The Denver Nuggets blew out the Orlando Magic tonight 112-87. Trey Lyles led all scorers with 22 points off the bench. Jamal Murray added 16 points. Nikola Jokic had just six points, but his rebounding (10), passing (11 assists), and defense were all great. Denver held Orlando under 90 points, a great sign of their defense being ON POINT.
The Nuggets began the game with their usual five starters, and while some of the easy shots weren’t falling, the defense was elite. Contests on every shot, forcing tough, leaning looks every time, including Jokic guarding his counterpart, Nikola Vucevic.