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Jokic has 37, Murray scores 34 and Nuggets beat Pistons, 134-121

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Pistons
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Nuggets
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46-95FG46-82
48Field Goal %56
12-393PT13-27
31Three Point %48
17-23FT29-36
15Offensive Rebounds8
26Defensive Rebounds32
29Assists29
8Steals9
1Blocks6
12Turnovers13
2Technical Fouls0
17Points Conceded Off Turnovers20
14Fast Break Points16
25Fouls18
5Largest Lead25

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Detroit Pistons vs. Denver Nuggets: Game Highlights
Detroit Pistons vs. Denver Nuggets: Game Highlights

DENVER -- — Nikola Jokic had 37 points, Jamal Murray scored 21 of his 34 points in a decisive third period, and the Denver Nuggets survived Detroit's fourth-quarter rally to beat the Pistons 134-121 on Saturday night.

Michael Porter Jr. finished with 26 points for Denver, which used an 18-4 run to take the lead for good at halftime and then opened a 25-point lead heading into the fourth. Murray scored 12 points in the final 2:27 of the period to give him his first 30-point game of the season.

Cade Cunningham and Jaden Ivey scored 17 points each to lead Detroit.

With the starters on the bench in the fourth quarter, the Pistons cut a 25-point deficit to 10 and forced Denver coach Michael Malone to put his starters back in. Ronald Holland’s 3-pointer made it 128-121 with 2:35 left but Jokic closed it out with six straight points.

Takeaways

Pistons: It was a tough end to a road trip but it is hard to be disappointed with the four-game set. Detroit beat Phoenix, the Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento to start the trip before falling to a motivated Denver team.

Nuggets: They tightened up their defense after allowing 149 points to Cleveland on Friday night. The Cavaliers had 80 points at halftime but Denver held the Pistons to 61 at the break.

Key moment

Russell Westbrook was called for an offensive foul with 4:44 left in the third quarter but immediately drew one on Cunningham on the inbounds play. The play energized the Nuggets, who finished the quarter on a 22-8 run.

Key stat

Denver is now 6-0 on the second game of a back-to-back and 2-4 on the front end.

Up next

The Pistons open a four-game homestand against Orlando on Wednesday night while the Nuggets travel to Utah on Monday night.

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Jalen Duren vs. Nikola Jokic (Cade Cunningham gains possession)
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Cade Cunningham misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
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Russell Westbrook defensive rebound
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Christian Braun misses 22-foot three point jumper
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Jaden Ivey defensive rebound
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Jaden Ivey makes 7-foot running pullup jump shot
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Nikola Jokic makes 27-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists)
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Jaden Ivey makes 22-foot three point jumper (Cade Cunningham assists)
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Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
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Cade Cunningham lost ball turnover (Russell Westbrook steals)
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Jamal Murray makes two point shot
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Christian Braun shooting foul
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Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 3
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Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2 of 3
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Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 3 of 3
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Russell Westbrook misses two point shot
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Jalen Duren defensive rebound
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Jalen Duren bad pass (Christian Braun steals)
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Christian Braun makes 1-foot dunk
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Tobias Harris misses driving floating jump shot
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Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
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Tobias Harris shooting foul
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Jamal Murray misses free throw 1 of 2
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Nuggets offensive team rebound
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Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
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Tobias Harris makes 10-foot two point shot
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Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
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Cade Cunningham makes 4-foot two point shot
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Jamal Murray makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot
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Jalen Duren makes 1-foot dunk (Jaden Ivey assists)
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Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot
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Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound
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Michael Porter Jr. makes dunk
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Cade Cunningham makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jalen Duren assists)
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Michael Porter Jr. makes 2-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
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Cade Cunningham lost ball turnover (Russell Westbrook steals)
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Nuggets Full timeout
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Russell Westbrook out of bounds bad pass turnover
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Julian Strawther enters the game for Jamal Murray
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Malik Beasley enters the game for Jaden Ivey
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Tobias Harris makes 22-foot three point jumper (Cade Cunningham assists)
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Nikola Jokic makes 9-foot two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)
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Russell Westbrook personal foul
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Ausar Thompson enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.
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Ausar Thompson makes two point shot (Tobias Harris assists)
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Malik Beasley shooting foul
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Pistons Full timeout
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Christian Braun makes free throw 1 of 2
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Jalen Duren lane violation
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Jalen Duren lane violation
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Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2
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Malik Beasley misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
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Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
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Russell Westbrook out of bounds bad pass turnover
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Nikola Jokic personal foul
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Russell Westbrook personal foul
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Jamal Murray enters the game for Russell Westbrook
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Cade Cunningham makes 7-foot two point shot
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Julian Strawther misses 22-foot three point jumper
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Christian Braun offensive rebound
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Michael Porter Jr. misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
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Jalen Duren defensive rebound
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Cade Cunningham makes driving layup
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Nuggets Full timeout
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Peyton Watson enters the game for Christian Braun
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Isaiah Stewart enters the game for Jalen Duren
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Nikola Jokic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Peyton Watson assists)
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Malik Beasley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cade Cunningham assists)
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Nikola Jokic out of bounds bad pass turnover
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Simone Fontecchio enters the game for Tobias Harris
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Cade Cunningham makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Isaiah Stewart assists)
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Jamal Murray makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
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Cade Cunningham misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
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Julian Strawther defensive rebound
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Michael Porter Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
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Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound
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Cade Cunningham misses 25-foot three point jumper
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Ausar Thompson offensive rebound
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Ausar Thompson bad pass (Peyton Watson steals)
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Cade Cunningham personal foul
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Hunter Tyson enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.
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Jaden Ivey enters the game for Cade Cunningham
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Ronald Holland II enters the game for Ausar Thompson
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Jamal Murray makes 18-foot driving floating jump shot
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Malik Beasley makes 27-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Stewart assists)
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Jamal Murray misses 21-foot step back jumpshot
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Ronald Holland II defensive rebound
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Malik Beasley misses running pullup jump shot
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Malik Beasley offensive rebound
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Malik Beasley makes 7-foot two point shot
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Julian Strawther misses driving floating jump shot
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Hunter Tyson offensive rebound
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Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three pointer (Hunter Tyson assists)
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Simone Fontecchio misses 26-foot three point jumper
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Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
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Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot layup (Jamal Murray assists)
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Isaiah Stewart misses 25-foot three point jumper
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Simone Fontecchio offensive rebound
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Jaden Ivey makes two point shot
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Isaiah Stewart personal foul
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Ausar Thompson enters the game for Jaden Ivey
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Nikola Jokic misses 7-foot two point shot
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