MEMPHIS — The Denver Nuggets saw their five-game win streak snap at FedEx Forum, where they fell 89-87 to the Memphis Grizzlies Wednesday night.
A missed 3-pointer from Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray, followed by a floater in the lane from Memphis’ Michael Conely Jr., put the home team up four with 40.2 seconds remaining and Denver never recovered.
On the following possession, Murray dished it to forward Trey Lyles beneath the basket. Lyles absorbed the contact to score from point-blank range. Juancho Hernangómez gathered the offensive rebound off Lyles’ free-throw miss and Murray stroked a stepback jumper to tie the game with 17.