Technically, the Nuggets lost.
But Phoenix’s 100-93 win on Friday evening couldn’t have felt great for the victors.
Denver, which was missing four starters, cut a 27-point lead to just four on multiple occasions in the fourth quarter and nearly snatched their most improbable win of the season. On the second night of a back-to-back and with Nikola Jokic (calf), Jamal Murray (knee), Michael Porter Jr. . . .