PHOENIX – Midway through the fourth quarter, the Nuggets’ six-game winning streak was spiraling out of control.
They were down 99-92 with less than seven minutes remaining, and their careless play, on the second night of a back-to-back, was striking. Three consecutive turnovers should’ve authored the end of their night – and subsequently, their streak.
The final one, an errant Jamal Murray pass, led to a transition runout that dug a nine-point deficit with 5:54 remaining.
That margin would crumble under the pressure of Denver’s clutch shooting and one magnificent, game-saving block, but Nikola Jokic, who had two of his team’s 21 turnovers, admitted the Suns had the Nuggets rattled.