“He just had a little discomfort,” Adelman said. “I don’t know exactly when he’ll play, but he’s doing well,” coach Rick Carlisle said.Īdelman said Jokic sitting out was more of a precaution. Haliburton has missed the last five games (sprained knee/elbow). Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton participated in some shooting contests with his teammates Friday. G Bones Hyland didn't play in the second half. F Jeff Green was back after sitting out 14 games with a broken hand. Nuggets: F Vlatko Cancar missed the game because of an illness not related to COVID-19. Indiana center Myles Turner had 15 points. Pacers: Indiana has lost six in a row to Denver. That was tied for their most since 1996-97 (against Washington on March 20, 2009), according to the team. The Nuggets were jamming along all night with 16 dunks. I feel if we cut the turnovers down we’re going to be there with the other teams.”ĭenver had a back-to-back-to-back dunk sequence in the third quarter that drew thunderous applause from the crowd. We’re not taking care of the ball, including me,” Duarte said. “So it’s very cool to see that.”īennedict Mathurin had 19 points and Chris Duarte added 18 for the Pacers, who dropped their sixth straight game. “He’s already had such a storied career here as a Nugget and everything he’s been through,” Adelman said. Those are special nights.”Īdelman was especially pleased for Murray, who's been working his way back from a torn ACL that kept him out all last season. “It was fun because a lot of guys contributed. “It was really fun to see our guys continue to play the way we play regardless of who’s on the court,” Adelman said. Michael Malone remains out after entering the league’s health and safety protocols.Ī stat line Malone will certainly appreciate - a season-high 38 assists. Nuggets acting head coach David Adelman improved to 3-0.
They haven't lost at Ball Arena since Dec. added 19 as the Western Conference-leading Nuggets ran their home win streak to 16 games. "It was nice to finally get one on the board.”Īaron Gordon scored 28 points and Michael Porter Jr.
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The ball was hopping.”Ībout their color-coordinated ensemble: “I didn’t know he was going to come in looking like a peach,” Murray cracked.Ībout emulating Jokic in getting into the triple-double department: “He steals a lot of my triple-doubles,” Murray cracked again. “I was just playing our game, playing aggressive,” Murray explained. Jokic had a courtside seat for the Jamal Murray Show and congratulated his point-guard teammate after the feat. Murray finished with 17 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds to replicate the kind of production usually seen from Jokic, who leads the league in triple-doubles.
The two-time reigning NBA MVP sat out due to hamstring tightness. Murray got his first career triple-double and the Denver Nuggets extended their winning streak to nine games by routing the Indiana Pacers 134-111 on Friday night without Jokic. This wasn't: Murray turning in his best Jokic imitation. Murray gets 1st career triple-double, Nuggets rout PacersĭENVER - The peach-colored coordination between Jamal Murray (shoes) and Nikola Jokic (suit) was purely by accident.
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