On Friday night, the Denver Nuggets defeated the Brooklyn Nets 122-117, with Nikola Jokic scoring 29 points and pulling down 11 rebounds, and Jamal Murray scoring 32 points.

Thanks to 18 points from Aaron Gordon and 15 from Michael Porter Jr., the Nuggets advanced to 20-10.

The reigning champion Nuggets defeat the Nets 122-117 thanks to Murray and Jokic.

When asked why Denver has won four straight games on the road, Jokic responded, “The energy we need to get the game started right.” However, we have to be the ones attacking. “I think we had a 14-7 run to start the game and then kind of slowed down.” The person in control of the game is required.

Brooklyn is now 13–15 after losing five games in a row.

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With 23 points, Cam Thomas led the pace for Brooklyn. Leading the way with 17 points was Cam Johnson, followed by Dorian Finney-Smith and Mikal Bridges with 14, Royce O’Neale and Day’Ron Sharpe with 13, and Nic Claxton with 10 points and 16 rebounds.

Regarding the balanced scoring, Brooklyn coach Jacques Vaughn commented, “It’s a pretty good recipe for us.” “I believe we had eighteen assists at halftime, thirty or more by the end of the game; seven guys had double digits.”

Thomas’ four-point play with 19.4 seconds left brought the Nets to within one point.

“All in all, our guys put up a good effort,” Vaughn said. “I think we put ourselves in a situation where we want to win a game.” For the whole of the evening, I thought we were listening.

After a break, Murray increased the lead to four points by making three of his four free throw attempts. In the last five seconds, the teams exchanged free shots.

With 18.1 seconds left, Murray missed a free throw but still commented, “It worked out.”

Not long after the guard grabbed the offensive rebound, Thomas fouled him. After that, he converted both free throws, giving the Nuggets a 118-114 lead.

Ben Simmons (left lower back nerve impingement) and Lonnie Walker IV (strained left hamstring) were out for the Nets due to injury.