Jamal Murray Scores 17 of His 30 in the Fourth as the Nuggets Hold Off Memphis 123-118
Murray scored nine straight Denver points in crunch time. Nikola Jokić had 27 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists, and the Nuggets improved to 6-4. Memphis has lost four of five after a 6-0 start, NBA.com said.
By the Bay Area Brief staff · Edited by Seamus McKenna · · 3 min read
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Jamal Murray scored 17 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter, including nine straight Denver points in crunch time, and the Nuggets beat the Memphis Grizzlies 123-118 on Wednesday, NBA.com reported.
Nikola Jokić added 27 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists as Denver improved to 6-4. The loss was Memphis’s fourth in five games after a 6-0 start, the league site said.
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