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It was a pretty clean dress rehearsal for the defending NBA champion Nuggets on Tuesday.
A 115-107 win over the Suns in which forward Michael Porter Jr. was the only starter held out.
Then again, what does Finals MVP Nikola Jokic and his Denver teammates really have to prove in a preseason opener against Phoenix?
That will come in a few weeks when the games count, and they officially become the hunted.