The ever-dangerous Nikola Jokic rest minutes were looming. So Jamal Murray made the most of the minutes he had left with his partner in crime.
Murray assisted game-tying and go-ahead baskets to Jokic on Denver’s last two possessions of the third quarter to reach nine assists for the second consecutive game, and the Nuggets were finally on their way to a 112-103 win over the pesky Trail Blazers on Sunday night.
Denver (35-16) swept a two-game weekend series with Portland at Ball Arena and stayed within half a game of Minnesota and Oklahoma City for the top seed in the Western Conference.