Game Story: If you didn’t know any better, you’d think the Nuggets planted their fans in the nation’s capital. That’s how much support the Nuggets had Wednesday night while pounding the Washington Wizards, 127-109.
That’s how much support the Nuggets had Wednesday night while pounding the Washington Wizards, 127-109.
Jokic racked up 29 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists in the Nuggets’ second win of the East Coast swing. With two free throws late in the third quarter, he surpassed 10,000 career points as well. He only played 26 minutes due to the margin. The dunk drew the entire bench up, and prompted DeMarcus Cousins to start miming a boxing sequence – jab, jab, uppercut. The Nuggets finished with 30 assists on the night.
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