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Jokic has 37, Murray scores 34 and Nuggets beat Pistons, 134-121
DENVER (AP) Nikola Jokic had 37 points, Jamal Murray scored 21 of his 34 points in a decisive third period, and the Denver Nuggets survived Detroit's fourth-quarter rally to beat the Pistons 134-121 on Saturday night.
Michael Porter Jr. finished with 26 points for Denver, which used an 18-4 run to take the lead for good at halftime and then opened a 25-point lead heading into the fourth. Murray scored 12 points in the final 2:27 of the period to give him his first 30-point game of the season.
Cade Cunningham and Jaden Ivey scored 17 points each to lead Detroit.
With the starters on the bench in the fourth quarter, the Pistons cut a 25-point deficit to 10 and forced Denver coach Michael Malone to put his starters back in. Ronald Holland’s 3-pointer made it 128-121 with 2:35 left but Jokic closed it out with six straight points.
Pistons: It was a tough end to a road trip but it is hard to be disappointed with the four-game set. Detroit beat Phoenix, the Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento to start the trip before falling to a motivated Denver team.
Nuggets: They tightened up their defense after allowing 149 points to Cleveland on Friday night. The Cavaliers had 80 points at halftime but Denver held the Pistons to 61 at the break.
Russell Westbrook was called for an offensive foul with 4:44 left in the third quarter but immediately drew one on Cunningham on the inbounds play. The play energized the Nuggets, who finished the quarter on a 22-8 run.
Denver is now 6-0 on the second game of a back-to-back and 2-4 on the front end.
The Pistons open a four-game homestand against Orlando on Wednesday night while the Nuggets travel to Utah on Monday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jalen Duren vs. Nikola Jokic (Cade Cunningham gains possession) | ||
| 11:33 |  | Cade Cunningham misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:31 | | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | ||
| 11:25 | | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:22 | | Jaden Ivey defensive rebound | ||
| 11:18 | | +2 | Jaden Ivey makes two point running pullup jump shot | 2-0 |
| 10:57 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Christian Braun assists) | 2-3 |
| 10:43 | | +3 | Jaden Ivey makes three point jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 5-3 |
| 10:18 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 5-6 |
| 10:03 | | Cade Cunningham turnover (lost ball) (Russell Westbrook steals) | ||
| 9:58 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point running finger roll layup | 5-8 |
| 9:48 | | Christian Braun shooting foul (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 9:48 | | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 6-8 |
| 9:48 | | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 7-8 |
| 9:48 | | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 8-8 |
| 9:26 | | Russell Westbrook misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 9:26 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 9:21 | | Jalen Duren turnover (bad pass) (Christian Braun steals) | ||
| 9:19 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point running dunk | 8-10 |
| 9:01 | | Tobias Harris misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:58 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:50 | | Tobias Harris shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 8:50 | | Jamal Murray misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:50 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 8:50 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-11 |
| 8:32 | | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 10-11 |
| 8:20 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 10-14 |
| 8:03 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point turnaround hook shot | 12-14 |
| 7:49 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving floating jump shot | 12-16 |
| 7:43 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point dunk (Jaden Ivey assists) | 14-16 |
| 7:26 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:20 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 7:20 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point tip dunk | 14-18 |
| 7:11 | | +3 | Cade Cunningham makes three point jump shot (Jalen Duren assists) | 17-18 |
| 6:57 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 17-20 |
| 6:39 | | Cade Cunningham turnover (lost ball) (Russell Westbrook steals) | ||
| 6:38 | | Russell Westbrook turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:38 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:32 | | +3 | Tobias Harris makes three point jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 20-20 |
| 6:13 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot (Russell Westbrook assists) | 20-22 |
| 6:04 | | Russell Westbrook personal foul (Malik Beasley draws the foul) | ||
| 5:48 | | +2 | Ausar Thompson makes two point driving reverse layup (Tobias Harris assists) | 22-22 |
| 5:38 | | Malik Beasley shooting foul (Christian Braun draws the foul) | ||
| 5:38 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:38 | | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-23 |
| 5:38 | | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-24 |
| 5:24 | | Malik Beasley misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:21 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:15 | | Russell Westbrook turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:11 | | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Tobias Harris draws the foul) | ||
| 5:02 | | Russell Westbrook personal foul (Cade Cunningham draws the foul) | ||
| 4:54 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 24-24 |
| 4:43 | | Julian Strawther misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:40 | | Christian Braun offensive rebound | ||
| 4:37 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:34 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 4:27 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving layup | 26-24 |
| 4:27 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:15 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Peyton Watson assists) | 26-27 |
| 3:57 | | +3 | Malik Beasley makes three point jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 29-27 |
| 3:48 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:34 | | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving floating jump shot (Isaiah Stewart assists) | 31-27 |
| 3:17 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 31-29 |
| 3:07 | | Cade Cunningham misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:02 | | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | ||
| 2:54 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:51 | | Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound | ||
| 2:45 | | Cade Cunningham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:40 | | Ausar Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 2:38 | | Ausar Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Peyton Watson steals) | ||
| 2:37 | | Cade Cunningham personal foul (Julian Strawther draws the foul) | ||
| 2:27 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving floating jump shot | 31-31 |
| 2:12 | | +3 | Malik Beasley makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Stewart assists) | 34-31 |
| 1:57 | | Jamal Murray misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:55 | | Ronald Holland II defensive rebound | ||
| 1:52 | | Malik Beasley misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:48 | | Malik Beasley offensive rebound | ||
| 1:47 | | +2 | Malik Beasley makes two point floating jump shot | 36-31 |
| 1:21 | | Julian Strawther misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:18 | | Hunter Tyson offensive rebound | ||
| 1:17 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point pullup jump shot (Hunter Tyson assists) | 36-34 |
| 0:59 | | Simone Fontecchio misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:55 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:45 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 36-36 |
| 0:41 | | Isaiah Stewart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:37 | | Simone Fontecchio offensive rebound | ||
| 0:30 | | +2 | Jaden Ivey makes two point driving reverse layup | 38-36 |
| 0:13 | | Isaiah Stewart personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:51 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point driving reverse layup | 38-38 |
| 11:35 | | +3 | Malik Beasley makes three point jump shot (Simone Fontecchio assists) | 41-38 |
| 11:12 | | +2 | DeAndre Jordan makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jamal Murray assists) | 41-40 |
| 10:53 | | Isaiah Stewart misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:51 | | Hunter Tyson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | Ronald Holland II personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 10:35 | | Isaiah Stewart kicked ball violation | ||
| 10:24 | | Jamal Murray misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:19 | | Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound | ||
| 10:07 | | Simone Fontecchio misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:05 | | Jaden Ivey offensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | Jaden Ivey turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:45 | | Julian Strawther misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:42 | | Ronald Holland II defensive rebound | ||
| 9:33 | | +3 | Isaiah Stewart makes three point jump shot (Simone Fontecchio assists) | 44-40 |
| 9:20 | | Peyton Watson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:16 | | Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound | ||
| 9:13 | | Malik Beasley misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:06 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 9:02 | | +2 | Hunter Tyson makes two point running layup | 44-42 |
| 8:46 | | Simone Fontecchio misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:44 | | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | ||
| 8:38 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point driving floating jump shot | 44-44 |
| 8:36 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:13 | | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 46-44 |
| 7:56 | | +2 | DeAndre Jordan makes two point cutting layup (Russell Westbrook assists) | 46-46 |
| 7:42 | | Cade Cunningham misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:40 | | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point cutting layup (Russell Westbrook assists) | 46-48 |
| 7:33 | | Jalen Duren shooting foul (Peyton Watson draws the foul) | ||
| 7:33 | | +1 | Peyton Watson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 46-49 |
| 7:09 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:04 | | Jalen Duren offensive rebound | ||
| 7:04 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point tip layup | 48-49 |
| 6:47 | | Russell Westbrook turnover (bad pass) (Ausar Thompson steals) | ||
| 6:42 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point running jump shot (Ausar Thompson assists) | 51-49 |
| 6:22 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:20 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 6:09 | | +2 | Ausar Thompson makes two point driving dunk | 53-49 |
| 6:01 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:48 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:45 | | Ausar Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:32 | | Peyton Watson shooting foul (Jalen Duren draws the foul) | ||
| 5:32 | | +1 | Jalen Duren makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 54-49 |
| 5:32 | | Jalen Duren misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:30 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:06 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point layup | ||
| 5:04 | | Ausar Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:56 | | Cade Cunningham misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:56 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 4:46 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving finger roll layup | 54-51 |
| 4:21 | | Ausar Thompson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:16 | | Jalen Duren offensive rebound | ||
| 4:16 | | Jalen Duren misses two point tip layup | ||
| 4:16 | | Jalen Duren offensive rebound | ||
| 4:14 | | Jalen Duren misses two point layup | ||
| 4:13 | | Ausar Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 4:04 | | Jalen Duren misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:01 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 3:55 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 54-53 |
| 3:55 | | Ausar Thompson shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:55 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 54-54 |
| 3:34 | | Jaden Ivey turnover (lost ball) (Christian Braun steals) | ||
| 3:28 | | Christian Braun misses two point running layup | ||
| 3:25 | | Russell Westbrook offensive rebound | ||
| 3:25 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point tip dunk | 54-56 |
| 3:14 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Jalen Duren draws the foul) | ||
| 3:14 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:14 |