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After foul performance from line, Lakers seek improvement vs. NuggetsA first-round playoff matchup from a season ago will get a rewind Saturday when the Los Angeles Lakers host the Denver Nuggets.The defending...
Nuggets vs. Mavericks: 3 takeaways from Denver's second NBA Cup lossNikola Jokic made his return from a three-game absence and produced a triple-double, but it wasn't enough to beat a Mavericks team that was...
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Christian Braun - Breakout campaign continuesBraun supplied 17 points (6-9 FG, 2-3 3Pt, 3-6 FT), five rebounds, one block and one steal over 29 minutes during Friday's 123-120 loss to Dallas.
ImpactThe third-year wing has scored in double digits in every game so far this season, the only Nugget to do so. Braun is also making an impact on the defensive end, racking up 10 steals over the last four contests, and through 14 appearances he's on pace for a career-best campaign. The Kansas product is averaging 16.2 points, 5.3 boards, 1.8 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.4 threes a game while shooting 55.7 percent from the floor and 44.2 percent from beyond the arc.
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Jamal Murray - Double-double in Friday's lossMurray amassed 14 points (4-16 FG, 4-11 3Pt, 2-2 FT), five rebounds, 11 assists and three blocks over 39 minutes during Friday's 123-120 loss to Dallas.
ImpactIt's the first double-double of the season for Murray. The veteran point guard has also rejected multiple shots in three straight games, and in six contests since returning from a concussion he's averaging 19.3 points, 7.3 assists, 4.5 boards, 3.0 threes, 1.3 steals and 1.2 blocks.
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Nikola Jokic - Triple-double in returnJokic recorded 33 points (13-22 FG, 2-2 3Pt, 5-7 FT), 17 rebounds and 10 assists over 39 minutes during Friday's 123-120 loss to Dallas.
ImpactThe perennial MVP candidate missed the prior three games for personal reasons, but Jokic didn't miss a beat in his return, producing his fifth straight triple-double and seventh of the season in 11 contests. Friday's game was his first of 2024-25 in which he didn't record a block or a steal, however. Jokic is averaging 30.0 points, 14.0 boards, 11.5 assists, 2.2 threes, 1.5 steals and 0.9 blocks to begin the season, numbers that would be career highs almost across the board if he can keep them up, and he's shooting an eye-popping 58.5 percent from three-point range.
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Quentin Grimes - Hits for 14 in Friday's startGrimes amassed 14 points (5-9 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 2-2 FT), four rebounds, three assists and two steals across 29 minutes during Friday's 123-120 win over the Nuggets.
ImpactGetting another start in the Mavs' backcourt in place of Luka Doncic (hand), Grimes came through with solid numbers once again. The fourth-year guard has played more than 20 minutes in six straight games while Doncic has dealt with a series of minor injuries, starting three of them, and over that stretch Grimes has averaged 10.3 points, 4.8 boards, 2.8 assists and 1.8 threes while shooting 51.2 percent from the floor and 45.8 percent (11-for-24) from beyond the arc.
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P.J. Washington Jr. - Double-double in Friday's winWashington provided 22 points (8-15 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 6-7 FT), 13 rebounds, one assist and three steals over 36 minutes during Friday's 123-120 win over the Nuggets.
ImpactIt's the second double-double in three games for Washington since he returned to the Dallas starting lineup. The 26-year-old forward missed five games earlier this month with a knee injury and delivered an unimpressive four-point, six-rebound effort Tuesday against the Pelicans, but he's at least been consistent on the defensive end. In those three starts, he's recorded four steals and three blocks.
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