Nikola Jokic scored 39 points and the Denver Nuggets rallied from 23 points down with a big fourth quarter to beat the Atlanta Hawks 134-133.

When Murray became the eighth player in the NBA and the third Nugget this season to score 50 with an off-the-dribble 3-pointer, he fired the Blue Arrow, his go-to move dating back to college.

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During the Jamal Murray, Nikola Jokić era, Denver Nuggets fans have seen their fair share of 50-point games, but the addition of another 50-bomb from a third player this season means this Nuggets team is in rarified air.

Rarely have these Nuggets faced the specific form of adversity they encountered Friday night, when the Hawks threatened to run them out of the gym.

The Denver Nuggets suffered a 131-121 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night, but the scoreboard wasn't their only concern. Star point guard Jamal Murray sprained his right ankle in the third quarter, adding to Denver's growing list of injured starters.

DENVER -- Paul Millsap provided Denver with veteran plays to get the Nuggets a much-need win. Jamal Murray gave the Lakers fuel for a rematch in four days. Millsap scored 21 points and hit a key 3-pointer in the final minutes, and the Nuggets beat Los ...

Murray kept shooting and scoring all the way to the end of a brilliant 52-point outing on Wednesday night, and in the process, he helped Denver make NBA history. This was the third different Nuggets player to score 50 points in a game this season. Nikola Jokic and Aaron Gordon have both done it, too.