GAME STORY: Nikola Jokic erupts for season-high 43 as Nuggets extend winning streak to three by msinger
Jokic erupted for a season-high 43 points on 17-of-20 shooting, pacing Denver for a raucous 141-128 victory over the Wizards. En route to their third consecutive win, the Nuggets racked up 98 points in the paint, an unheard of total even for an offensive juggernaut like Denver.
But that award was supplanted when the Nuggets presented Jokic with last season’s MVP trophy in the postgame locker room. It’s the first season the award has been named for Michael Jordan. Michael Porter Jr. watched the festivities from the bench dressed in black sweats. It was the 10th consecutive game he’s missed with a heel strain, but Malone assured he was on the mend. A relatively rigorous shooting competition against several of his teammates Wednesday morning served as evidence.
His pinpoint, transition look to Kentavious Caldwell-Pope split two Washington defenders and led his shooting guard to pay-dirt for the slickest assist of the night. But Washington’s bench didn’t relent once Jokic went to the bench. Denver entered the fourth up 102-95, which wasn’t close to the margin Jokic deserved after dominating to start the second half.In his previous two games, Murray had amassed 51 points as his rhythm and timing slowly crept back to pre-injury levels.
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