Nuggets fall to Bucks without Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray available

Denver Nuggets’ Zeke Nnaji shoots past Milwaukee Bucks’ Brook Lopez during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)MILWAUKEE – The Nuggets’ best chance of stealing one on the road wore a black jacket and dark pants and never stepped foot on the court for Wednesday’s game.

Nikola Jokic missed the second night of Denver’s back-to-back tending to a sore hamstring, and the Nuggets fell, 107-99, to the Milwaukee Bucks. Jokic warmed up prior to the contest, which suggested the decision to hold him out was more maintenance than injury related.

But regardless of the reasoning, the Nuggets were without their MVP, while Milwaukee’s Giannis…