If there was one glaring weakness on this Nuggets’ roster coming into the season, it was the lack of a true backup point guard behind Jamal Murray. But the only other point guard on the roster, fourth-year pro Jalen Pickett, got his chance to step up on Monday night with Murray out of the lineup, and boy did he ever step up.
Pickett dropped 29 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists, hitting 7-11 from three-point range. He dug down and played solid defense against the Sixers’ dynamic guards, and steadied the offense, helping lead the most improbable victory of the season, a 125-124 overtime win in Philadelphia on the second night of a back-to-back.