Overview
- Jamal Murray tallied 42 points on 15-for-24 shooting, including a go-ahead 3-pointer inside the final three minutes.
- Denver has won four straight and six of its last seven while Jokic remains out with a left knee bone bruise.
- Washington dropped its sixth consecutive game, concluding a four-game road skid with the loss in Denver.
- The Nuggets shot 53% from the field and hit 14 threes, while the Wizards made 11 from long range.
- Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 30 and Peyton Watson added 21 for Denver; Kyshawn George led Washington with 29.