DENVER -- — Jamal Murray scored 42 points on 15-for-24 shooting and the Denver Nuggets pulled away in the final minutes for a 121-115 win over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night.

With the game tied at 110, Murray hit a 3-pointer with 2:12 to play to put the Nuggets ahead to stay. He then added another jumper and a pair of free throws to extend the lead to 117-110.

Tim Hardaway Jr. had a season-high 30 points and Peyton Watson scored 21 as Denver, still playing without the injured Nikola Jokic (left knee bone bruise), won its fourth in a row and for the sixth time in its last seven games.

Kyshawn George had 29 points to lead the Wizards, who lost their sixth in a row including all four on this road trip. Khris Middleton and Alex Sarr scored 16 each.

The Nuggets shot 53% from the floor in the game including 40% from 3-point range.

The Nuggets made 14 3-pointers compared to the Wizards 11.

Murray scored 23 points in the first half and the Nuggets went into the break trailing 63-62. The Wizards held onto the lead through the third and entered the fourth up 86-83. Murray’s 16-point fourth quarter helped the Nuggets finish off the victory.

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Wizards: Return home to face the Clippers on Monday.

Nuggets: Host the Hornets on Sunday night.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Alex Sarr vs. Aaron Gordon (Jamal Murray gains possession)	0	0
11:50	Jalen Pickett makes 24-foot three pointer (Jamal Murray assists)	3	0
11:36	Tre Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper	3	0
11:33	Jalen Pickett defensive rebound	3	0
11:22	Jamal Murray makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jalen Pickett assists)	6	0
11:07	Khris Middleton makes 10-foot fade away jump shot	6	2
10:44	Kyshawn George blocks Peyton Watson's pullup jump shot	6	2
10:43	Nuggets offensive team rebound	6	2
10:42	Kyshawn George blocks Jamal Murray 's 25-foot fade away jump shot	6	2
10:42	Nuggets offensive team rebound	6	2
10:42	shot clock turnover	6	2
10:21	Tre Johnson misses two point shot	6	2
10:19	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	6	2
10:13	Aaron Gordon out of bounds bad pass turnover	6	2
9:59	Alex Sarr misses two point shot	6	2
9:58	Jalen Pickett defensive rebound	6	2
9:50	Peyton Watson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)	9	2
9:36	Bub Carrington makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alex Sarr assists)	9	5
9:19	Peyton Watson makes 13-foot pullup jump shot	11	5
9:09	Aaron Gordon shooting foul	11	5
9:09	Alex Sarr misses free throw 1 of 2	11	5
9:09	Wizards offensive team rebound	11	5
9:09	Alex Sarr misses free throw 2 of 2	11	5
9:08	Khris Middleton makes tip shot	11	7
9:08	Khris Middleton offensive rebound	11	7
8:52	Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	11	7
8:52	Kyshawn George defensive rebound	11	7
8:41	Kyshawn George lost ball turnover (Aaron Gordon steals)	11	7
8:36	Jalen Pickett misses running pullup jump shot	11	7
8:33	Alex Sarr defensive rebound	11	7
8:29	Alex Sarr misses two point shot	11	7
8:28	Spencer Jones defensive rebound	11	7
8:14	Peyton Watson misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	11	7
8:12	Kyshawn George defensive rebound	11	7
8:04	Kyshawn George makes 12-foot pullup jump shot	11	9
7:45	Spencer Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)	14	9
7:28	Alex Sarr makes alley oop layup (Khris Middleton assists)	14	11
7:04	Jamal Murray makes 1-foot two point shot	16	11
6:56	Kyshawn George makes driving layup	16	13
6:41	Jamal Murray makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Pickett assists)	19	13
6:26	Tre Johnson misses driving floating jump shot	19	13
6:24	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	19	13
6:12	Aaron Gordon makes driving layup (Peyton Watson assists)	21	13
6:12	Wizards Full timeout	21	13
6:12	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Jalen Pickett	21	13
6:12	Justin Champagnie enters the game for Khris Middleton	21	13
5:59	Alex Sarr misses 4-foot two point shot	21	13
5:57	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	21	13
5:41	Spencer Jones makes 2-foot reverse layup (Aaron Gordon assists)	23	13
5:30	Bub Carrington misses 25-foot three point jumper	23	13
5:28	Nuggets defensive team rebound	23	13
5:28	Will Riley enters the game for Kyshawn George	23	13
5:10	Jamal Murray makes 11-foot two point shot	25	13
4:58	Bub Carrington bad pass turnover (Spencer Jones steals)	25	13
4:50	Aaron Gordon misses layup	25	13
4:47	Alex Sarr defensive rebound	25	13
4:43	Tre Johnson misses driving layup	25	13
4:43	Nuggets defensive team rebound	25	13
4:43	Marvin Bagley III enters the game for Alex Sarr	25	13
4:26	Peyton Watson bad pass turnover (Will Riley steals)	25	13
4:21	Bub Carrington misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	25	13
4:19	Will Riley offensive rebound	25	13
4:19	Will Riley makes two point shot	25	15
4:19	Peyton Watson shooting foul	25	15
4:19	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Aaron Gordon	25	15
4:19	Jamir Watkins enters the game for Tre Johnson	25	15
4:19	Will Riley makes free throw 1 of 1	25	16
4:03	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper	25	16
4:02	Wizards defensive team rebound	25	16
3:48	Justin Champagnie makes driving layup (Marvin Bagley III assists)	25	18
3:30	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 19-foot step back jumpshot (Zeke Nnaji assists)	27	18
3:11	Will Riley misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	27	18
3:06	Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound	27	18
2:57	Peyton Watson makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	29	18
2:40	Tim Hardaway Jr. shooting foul	29	18
2:40	Nuggets Full timeout	29	18
2:40	Jalen Pickett enters the game for Spencer Jones	29	18
2:40	Bruce Brown enters the game for Jamal Murray	29	18
2:40	Kyshawn George enters the game for Bub Carrington	29	18
2:40	Marvin Bagley III makes free throw 1 of 2	29	19
2:40	Marvin Bagley III makes free throw 2 of 2	29	20
2:16	Peyton Watson misses 22-foot turnaround jump shot	29	20
2:16	Wizards defensive team rebound	29	20
2:03	Peyton Watson blocks Justin Champagnie 's 1-foot driving layup	29	20
2:01	Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound	29	20
1:56	Bruce Brown bad pass turnover (Marvin Bagley III steals)	29	20
1:49	Will Riley misses running layup	29	20
1:48	Marvin Bagley III offensive rebound	29	20
1:48	Marvin Bagley III makes tip in dunk	29	22
1:31	Zeke Nnaji misses 26-foot three point jumper	29	22
1:31	Wizards defensive team rebound	29	22
1:19	Marvin Bagley III makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Kyshawn George assists)	29	24
59.0	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 4-foot two point shot	31	24
52.2	Will Riley makes dunk (Kyshawn George assists)	31	26
38.2	Peyton Watson makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot (Zeke Nnaji assists)	33	26
27.8	Kyshawn George makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	33	29
6.1	Jalen Pickett misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	33	29
3.6	Nuggets offensive team rebound	33	29
0.5	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Peyton Watson assists)	36	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	36	29

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Venue

Ball Arena

Denver, CO

Date & Time

2:00 AM, January 18, 2026

Coverage

MNMT, MNMT2, Altitude Sports, NBA League Pass

Attendance

19,968

Referees

Scott Foster, Brandon Schwab, Jenna Reneau

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Miami	35	29	.547	W4
Orlando	33	28	.541	W2
Atlanta	32	31	.508	W5
Charlotte	32	32	.500	L1
Washington	16	46	.258	L7

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	49	15	.766	W4
Minnesota	40	23	.635	W5
Denver	39	25	.609	L1
Portland	30	34	.469	L1
Utah	19	44	.302	W1

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