Behind a season-high 31 points, Jamal Murray bewildered Houston’s defense en route to a 129-113 Nuggets home win Monday night.
There have been fits and starts for nearly a quarter of the season, but his familiar bounce was back.
His counterpart, Nikola Jokic, was equally as special, but he didn’t have to battle an 18-month road to recovery like Murray did before getting to savor his success again. Jokic finished with 32 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, overwhelming the Rockets’ interior for Denver’s third consecutive win. The Nuggets will host the Rockets again on Wednesday.
It took until the third quarter, but the Nuggets finally got separation from the Rockets. At the heart of it, of course, was Jokic and Murray. They played their version of anything you can do, I can do better, trading off 3-pointers and scoop finishes to help seize momentum. Malone said the priority entering Monday’s game was limiting Houston’s second-chance opportunities — an area they’ve dominated over the past five games.
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