Jamal Murray is back to playing good basketball. And the Nuggets will need him more than ever if they want to contend for a championship.

Jamal Murray scored 32 of his season-high 45 points in the first half and led the Denver Nuggets to a 118-99 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.

Braun logged 22 points (10-11 FG, 2-3 3Pt), four boards and one assist in 35 minutes of action in Wednesday's 128-108 loss to the Rockets. The third-year guard matched Jamal Murray as the team's leading scorers with Nikola Jokic (elbow) sidelined and Michael Porter cobbling together a quiet outing Wednesday.

The Denver Nuggets avoided the Rocky Mountain cold this weekend by escaping to Florida, and they picked up two wins while they were away. They’ll return to Denver to host the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday after a 113-100 win over the Orlando Magic on Sunday.

Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett believe the Nuggets are much better with Russell Westbrook running point guard and Jamal Murray at the two.

Jamal Murray, Christian Braun, Michael Porter Jr., and Nikola Jokic. It was the exact opposite start of Sunday's game, as the Mavs couldn't make anything early outside of some point-black attempts ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 34 points and became the Minnesota Timberwolves’ career leader in 3-pointers in a 133-104 victory over the Denver Nuggets 133-104 on Saturday. Edwards made 14 of 23 shots from the floor and scored 23 points in the second half as Minnesota pulled away after leading by 11 at halftime.

So often in matchups like these, a primetime matchup against a rival, the team that “wants it” more and brings more energy and aggression to the game is the one that takes it. Against the Timberwolves last year, the Nuggets were too often back on their heels receiving haymaker after haymaker in the form of forced turnovers and transition points.

In his best game of the season, Jamal Murray put up 45 points and 6 assists to lead the Denver Nuggets to a win over the Dallas Mavericks 118-99. It

It was a banner night for Jamal Murray, who dropped a season high 45 points to go with six assists. Murray show the ball efficiently all night, effectively ending the game by halftime with an incredible first half.

The Denver Nuggets’ strong road record hit a bump on Saturday night as they fell 133-104 to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a one-sided contest. Despite

Nikola Jokic had a historic outing in Denver Nuggets' victory over Sacramento Kings in the NBA. Nuggets defeated Kings 132-123 with Jokic playing a starring role in the triumph. Jokic finished the game with 35 points,