Schedule Day! It’s finally here.
The NBA released its schedule on Wednesday, and the Nuggets, expected to be one of several Western Conference contenders, got no shortage of nationally televised games.
The NBA rewarded back-to-back reigning MVP Nikola Jokic with eight ESPN games, seven TNT games, one ABC game and 12 NBA TV games. That’s 28 nationally televised games in total. Oh, and Jamal Murray’s back. No more flirting with a comeback. After a year and a half, Murray’s devilish two-step with Jokic will once again confound opposing defenses.
One of the marquee matchups, as first reported by The Denver Post, will be a Christmas Day showdown against the Phoenix Suns in Denver.