Overview
- Jamal Murray shot 15-for-24 and scored 16 in the fourth quarter, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:12 left.
- Tim Hardaway Jr. posted a season-high 30 points and Peyton Watson added 21 as Denver closed strong.
- Nikola Jokic remained out with a left knee bone bruise, while Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon were listed as probable and played.
- The victory marked Denver’s fourth straight and sixth in seven games, part of a 6-3 stretch without Jokic.
- Kyshawn George led Washington with 29 points as the Wizards finished a winless four-game trip and extended their losing streak to six; newly acquired Trae Young has yet to debut and is expected out until after the All-Star break.