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Denver Nuggets beat Memphis Grizzlies 123-118 as Jamal Murray scores 19 of his 30 in the fourth quarter
Jamal Murray scored 19 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter, and Denver held on after Memphis cut an 18-point deficit to one.
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Jamal Murray scored 30 points, 19 of them in the fourth quarter, and the Denver Nuggets held off the Memphis Grizzlies 123-118 at FedExForum on Wednesday, November 11. Denver never trailed and improved to 6-4. Memphis, which had won its previous game in Toronto, fell to 7-4 and is 2-4 at home.
Murray made 12 of 19 shots and had 8 assists. Nikola Jokic added 27 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists, and Cameron Johnson scored 23 and hit the three that put Denver up seven with 1:01 left. The Nuggets had 34 assists and only 6 turnovers, and they blocked 11 shots.
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Denver’s fast start
The game was tied 13-13 midway through the first quarter before Denver went on a 17-3 run for a 30-16 lead. The Nuggets led 35-24 after one, and Marvin Bagley III’s jumper early in the second quarter made it 42-24, their biggest lead of the night. Denver led 65-52 at halftime.
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Memphis gets within one
The Grizzlies won the third quarter 38-29. Javon Small’s jumper cut it to 77-75 midway through the period, and rookie Cameron Boozer’s 26-foot three with 1:21 left made it 87-86. Cedric Coward’s layup got Memphis within 89-88, but Murray answered with a 29-foot three off a Jokic pass and a 19-footer, and Denver led 94-90 after three.
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Murray’s fourth quarter
Murray opened the fourth with a step-back jumper and kept going. His 27-foot three made it 104-96, and his step-back three with 5:48 left gave the Nuggets a 113-104 lead. Memphis answered with a 7-0 run, a Ty Jerome three from 31 feet, a Jerome floater and a Boozer basket, to get within 113-111 with 4:01 left.
Murray’s floater off a Jokic pass made it 115-111, and after a Jerome jumper, Johnson’s layup and his three with 1:01 left made it 120-113. Jaylen Wells hit a three, and Zach Edey’s basket with 20.6 seconds left made it 120-118. Jokic made one of two free throws, Boozer missed a three, and Aaron Gordon’s two free throws with 4.5 seconds left closed it out.
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Around the box
Wells and Jerome scored 22 each for Memphis, with Wells making 5 of 10 threes. Coward had 15 points and 11 rebounds, Boozer had 13 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists, and Cam Spencer and Jerami Grant scored 15 and 14 off the bench. The Grizzlies made 17 of 41 threes and 19 of 21 free throws but committed 12 turnovers to Denver’s 6. Memphis played without Scotty Pippen Jr. (back), Quinten Post (head) and Richie Saunders (knee).
Christian Braun scored 12 for Denver, Gordon had 9 and DeMar DeRozan 8 off the bench. Julian Strawther (knee) did not play for the Nuggets. Attendance was 13,917.
What’s next
Both teams head to New Orleans next. The Grizzlies play the Pelicans on Friday, November 13, at 8 p.m. ET (3 a.m. Saturday Cairo time), and the Nuggets play them on Saturday, November 14, at 7 p.m. ET (2 a.m. Sunday Cairo time).
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