The Denver Nuggets started hot by getting Jamal Murray an easy bucket on a back cut, but they immediately gave up a 3-point shot to George Hill. It was a quiet few minutes with the two sides trading misses before Luguentz Dort converted a layup in transition. Nikola Jokic got it back with a bucket of his own, but Jamal Murray then committed a foul which Isaiah Roby converted and turned into a 3-point play.
Down 4-8, Jokic got an easy floater to fall over Roby before Dort made a triple that was keeping Denver at arm’s length.