The Houston Rockets were up five points after one quarter, but coach Ime Udoka did not like what he saw. The Rockets were being out-rebounded and outscored in the paint by the Denver Nuggets, who were missing three-time MVP Nikola Jokić.

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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.

They'd never admit it publicly, but the Denver Nuggets had to be pretty nervous about the way Jamal Murray kicked off his 2024-25 season. They were willing to brush off a disappointing 2024 postseason and a disastrous Olympic run with Canada over the summer when they gave him a new,

Jamal Murray’s season-high scoring night came on the heels of Michael Malone almost shutting him down at halftime in Denver’s previous game on Sunday.