Jamal Murray scored 30 points, Nikola Jokic extended his NBA lead with his 17th triple-double of the season and the Denver Nuggets spoiled Jimmy Butler’s return by beating the Miami Heat 133-113 on Friday night.

Despite a quiet showing offensively, Braun made up for it with a season-high three blocks. He continues to have a career season for Denver and is on pace to return seventh-round value in nine-category formats with averages of 13.4 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.6 blocks.

The Denver Nuggets were dealt a shocking injury absence from Nikola Jokic tonight prior to a 128-108 blowout loss to the Houston Rockets on the second night of a back-to-back.

The Nuggets were lifted to their fourth straight win last night by what was far and away Jamal Murray's best game of the season so far as he dropped 45

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On Friday, the Miami Heat (20-19) host the Denver Nuggets (24-16) at the Kaseya Center, and if you’re wondering how to catch the action live, you’ve come to the right place. The Heat return home from a six-game road trip after finishing with a 3-3 record.

Denver must add depth on the wing ahead of the deadline. The teams needs depth to give their starters a break.

The first change of the game tonight happened before the game when Nikola Jokic injured his elbow during warm ups. Aaron Gordon was also ruled out. This

Jamal Murray scored 32 of his season-high 45 points in the first half and led the Denver Nuggets to a 118-99 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.

Three-time Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic hurt his elbow during his pregame warmup and missed Wednesday's loss to the Rockets at Ball Arena. Without Jokic and Aaron Gordon, the Nuggets committed 20 turnovers,

"Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon (calf strain) intends to make his return today against the Dallas Mavericks after missing the previous nine games," Haynes reported. With a starting lineup of Westbrook, Murray, Michael Porter Jr., Gordon and Jokic, the Nuggets will be getting a glimpse of who they could roll out come playoff time.