Nikola Jokic scored 13 of his 32 points in a decisive third quarter, and the Denver Nuggets routed the scuffling Phoenix Suns 117-90. Michael Porter Jr. had 24 points on 10-of-12 shooting for Denver, which played without guard Jamal Murray. The Nuggets have won four of five and they handed Phoenix its third straight loss.
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Michael Porter Jr. had 24 points on 10-of-12 shooting for Denver, which played without guard Jamal Murray . The Nuggets have won four of five and they handed Phoenix its third straight loss. The Suns were missing guards Devin Booker and Grayson Allen . They struggled to find scoring outside of Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal, both of whom had 23 points.
Denver led by four at halftime and outscored Phoenix 45-28 in the third. Jokic, Porter and Russell Westbrook combined to shoot 13 of 17 from the field in the period, and the team was 18 of 28.Suns: Jusuf Nurkic has had success guarding Jokic but got into quick foul trouble against his former teammate. Nurkic had four fouls and played just 9:15 in the first half and was ineffective.
Nuggets: With Murray out, coach Michael Malone dipped deeper into his bench and gave little-used guard Jalen Pickett minutes. Pickett scored a career-high 11 points and played 22 minutes after logging a total of 41 in the first 26 games.Phoenix scored eight straight points to cut into a 24-point deficit before Jokic was fouled on a layup. He missed the free throw, but the Nuggets grabbed the rebound and Hunter Tyson hit a corner 3-pointer to give Denver a 100-79 lead heading into the fourth.
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