Murray was 20 of 36 from the ground, together with seven 3-pointers. It is the third-most factors in franchise historical past, trailing solely David Thompson’s 73-point sport on April 9, 1978, and Jokic’s 56-point effort Dec. 7.
Jokic had with 26 factors, 15 rebounds and 10 assists on an evening when the workforce celebrated Serbian Heritage Night time and handed out his bobblehead.
Denver led by 23 factors, solely to see Portland lower it to single digits late within the second sport between the groups in Denver in three nights. The Nuggets gained 146-117 on Monday.
Anfernee Simons led Portland with 26 factors, and Donovan Clingan had 17 factors and 20 rebounds. The Path Blazers have been with out Deandre Ayton (strained calf), Scoot Henderson (sprained ankle) and Jerami Grant (sore knee).
Path Blazers: Ayton’s left calf pressure might be re-evaluated in a month.
Nuggets: The Nuggets have been lacking Michael Porter Jr. (hamstring), Aaron Gordon (calf), Peyton Watson (knee) and Russell Westbrook (hamstring).
Murray missed a free throw with lower than a second remaining till halftime, however Jokic was in a position to crash the boards and faucet it in for a 75-56 lead.
Denver had seven blocked pictures, together with 4 by Zeke Nnaji.
After the All-Star break, each groups play Feb. 20. The Nuggets host Charlotte, and the Path Blazers host the Los Angeles Lakers.
