The Nuggets have lost their last two home games, but they’ve won six in a row on the road after a 125-115 victory at the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night. Here are three takeaways as Denver improved to 13-4 going into a three-day break.
Peyton Watson: 3-and-D?
That’s not how Watson has been known in his first three NBA seasons. But it could be his most feasible route to a lucrative second contract next summer. The Watson corner three renaissance has resumed lately. The two highest-scoring games of his career have occurred in the last week after he went for another 27 points in Memphis, going 11 of 22 from the field and making five 3-pointers.