Denver Nuggets Locker Room Celebration After Nikola Jokic Makes Double-Double vs. Utah Jazz!

Denver Nuggets Locker Room Celebration After Nikola Jokic Makes Double-Double vs. Utah Jazz!

Jamal Murray scored 28 points, Nikola Jokic tallied 28 points and 13 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets pushed past the shorthanded Utah Jazz 111-95 on Tuesday night.

Murray missed seven games with a knee injury but is working his way back into game shape the last two contests. After being restricted to 21 minutes against Atlanta on Saturday, Murray went 11-for-20 in 27 minutes against the Jazz.

“I just go in there playing free,” Murray said. “I play winning basketball anyways. So I’m just looking to not hesitate — that’s probably the biggest thing — and just stay aggressive all game.”

Murray dunked a career-high five times in the first half and had four steals.

“He was the defensive player of the game — four steals, three blocks and five deflections. He took the challenge of guarding some of their bigger players and wanted that challenge,” Denver coach Michael Malone said.

In the fourth quarter, he hit three straight 3s to push a close game to 104-90 with 4:10 to play.

“Man, put me in the game. So I went in there and made some shots and yeah, that was it,” Murray said about taking over down the stretch.

Jokic is happy to have his point guard back.

“He’s a warrior. Obviously, he really wants to play and when he plays he doesn’t think about it. Hopefully, he’s back now because we need him,” Jokic said about Murray.

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