Things almost couldn’t have gone any better for the Nuggets’ home opener.
Nikola Jokic messed around and got his first triple-double of the season in just their second game of 2018-19, scoring 35 points, grabbing 12 rebounds and dishing out 11 assists without turning the ball over to lead his team a 119-91 win against the Suns Saturday night.
All five Denver starters, a bunch that also included, Jamal Murray (26), Gary Harris (18), Will Barton (14) and Paul Millsap (14), finished in double-figures in scoring in front of a sellout crowd of 19,592.
The Nuggets, who came into the contest leading the NBA in defensive rating, limited their opposition, which put up 121 points in its opener, to just 16 in the first half.