Jamal Murray Leads Nuggets Past Mavericks After Cooper Flagg Injury

The Denver Nuggets managed to prime up yet different triumph without Nikola Jokic. As they still play without their three-time MVP, nan Nuggets hit nan Dallas Mavericks 118-109 connected Wednesday night, marking their 5th triumph successful six games.

This was a immense roadworthy triumph for nan Nuggets successful a crippled without Jokic, Cam Johnson, and Jonas Valanciunas, arsenic they proceed to enactment afloat while dealing pinch important injuries. Luckily, of course, they person Jamal Murray to lead nan measurement while shorthanded.

Jamal Murray has different large game

In Wednesday's triumph successful Dallas, Murray vanished pinch a game-high 33 points connected 13-24 shooting from nan field. Murray is undoubtedly making his lawsuit for his first profession All-Star appearance, but much importantly for nan Nuggets, he is starring them to victories successful Jokic's absence.

Murray has been immense for Denver, and starring them to their 17th roadworthy triumph of nan season, bully for astir successful nan NBA, is simply a monumental measurement arsenic they eagerly hold for Jokic to return.

As nan Nuggets swept their back-to-back series, pinch a triumph complete nan New Orleans Pelicans connected Tuesday night, Murray mixed for 68 points and 14 assists, putting nan discourtesy connected his backmost pinch constricted weapons astir him. However, that does not mean he has not had immoderate help.

In Tuesday's win, Peyton Watson stepped up to driblet 31 points alongside Murray, but connected Wednesday night, it was a operation of Watson and Aaron Gordon arsenic his supporting cast. Gordon vanished pinch 22 points connected 8-12 shooting, while Watson had 18 connected 6-12. Overall, it was a bully squad capacity by nan Nuggets successful Dallas.

Cooper Flagg exits early pinch an ankle injury

While each eyes were yet connected nan Nuggets arsenic they pulled retired a win, Cooper Flagg's wounded was nan header of nan game. The first-overall prime near pinch an ankle wounded aft conscionable 15 minutes of action, arsenic he limped to nan locker room and did not return.

Flagg vanished pinch six points connected mediocre 3-9 shooting, but his absence surely took immoderate nosy retired of nan matchup. Still, moreover without him, nan Mavericks had an awesome 2nd half that astir amounted to a comeback.

The Nuggets stormed retired to return a 23-point lead, but Dallas outscored Denver successful nan 2nd half to astatine slightest make things absorbing by nan end, and did truthful pinch Flagg connected nan sideline. For a Mavericks squad already playing without Anthony Davis, Kyrie Irving, and more, arsenic good arsenic in-game injuries to Flagg and starting halfway Daniel Gafford, they managed to put up a valiant fight.

The Nuggets will now return location to Denver to big nan Washington Wizards connected Saturday aft picking up different beardown triumph successful Dallas.

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