Overview
- Jokic went down in the first half after colliding with teammate Spencer Jones, grabbed his left knee, and did not return.
- Nuggets interim coach David Adelman confirmed a left-knee injury and said the star would proceed through the evaluation process.
- Before exiting, Jokic had 21 points, following a 56-point, 16-rebound, 15-assist performance four days earlier.
- Denver, third in the Western Conference per the report, absorbed a lopsided road defeat that could test its short-term rotation.
- On the same night, the Orlando Magic lost 106–107 to the Raptors after leading by 21 as Franz Wagner remains out with an ankle injury, Moritz Wagner nears a return from an ACL tear, and Isaiah Hartenstein is sidelined with a calf issue.