Recap: Nuggets fall just shy to Memphis; fall to .500

Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty ImagesWill Barton had his best game of the season. He had 26 points and 7 assists. Nikola Jokic had a great game as well. He had 34 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. However, the Nuggets came up shy due to the Grizzlies torching them from 3 point range; where they shot 47.1% (16/34). The Nuggets got in a hole early, and despite recovering they came up short on the last possession.

First Quarter

The Nuggets started this game out very, very sloppy. Players were playing sluggish — committing turnovers, and committing fouls. They were also playing bad perimeter defense. Their interior defense was okay though. The Grizzlies jumped out to an 8-2 lead, and that…