No MVP? No problem.
The Nuggets, with Nikola Jokic serving a one-game suspension, earned their first three-game winning streak of the season Wednesday night with a 101-98 victory over the Indiana Pacers at Ball Arena. Denver improves to 7-4 ahead of Friday’s home test against the Atlanta Hawks.
Will Barton carried the Nuggets in Jokic’s absence with a game-high 30 points. Denver also received strong bench scoring contributions from rookie Bones Hyland (12) and second-year forward Zeke Nnaji (19).
The Pacers trailed 96-94 with 53 seconds left in regulation. Nuggets forward Jeff Green was called for a shooting foul on Indiana’s Domantas Sabonis.