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02/11 22:44 CST All-Stars Jokic and Murray lead Nuggets past scrappy Grizzlies
122-116
All-Stars Jokic and Murray lead Nuggets past scrappy Grizzlies 122-116
By ARNIE STAPLETON
AP Sports Writer
DENVER (AP) --- Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray warmed up for their appearances
in the NBA's All-Star festivities by teaming up to help the Denver Nuggets hold
off the Memphis Grizzlies 122-116 Wednesday night.
Jokic had the 184th triple-double of his career with 26 points, 15 rebounds and
11 assists. Murray added 22 points and was 4 for 4 from the foul line in the
final 11.7 seconds.
Tim Hardaway Jr. added 21 points for the Nuggets, who head into the break at
35-20 despite an injury-riddled season that has seen all five starters miss
time and six of their top rotation players go out for significant stretches.
The Grizzlies, losers of 10 of 12, erased a 15-point fourth-quarter deficit,
largely with Jokic on the bench, but never could take the late lead.
Jokic reached the triple-double when he assisted Hardaway on a 3-pointer with 5
seconds left in the third quarter for a 93-81 lead.
The Nuggets pulled away in the second quarter when they hit four consecutive
3-pointers to make it 44-33. But the Grizzlies scored the final seven points of
the first half to pull to 60-54 at the break.
They used another 7-0 run to pull to 66-65 and force a timeout at 8:58 of the
third quarter. A 3-pointer by GG Jackson II, whose 21 points led Memphis, tied
it at 68 but the Grizzlies never could grab the lead.
Denver coach David Adelman said Spencer Jones, whose two-way contract hasn't
been converted yet, is still "at the end of the concussion protocol," and "the
negotiation that's going on there obviously is being slow-played because of the
concussion." Jones is expected to sign a pro-rated contract before the Nuggets
return to action following the All-Star break, one that would also allow them
to sign a 15th player for the stretch run.
Up next Grizzlies: host the Utah Jazz on Friday, Feb. 20. Nuggets: visit the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday, Feb. 19. ___ AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA
Up next Grizzlies: host the Utah Jazz on Friday, Feb. 20. Nuggets: visit the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday, Feb. 19. ___ AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA
