In the midst of the Denver Nuggets ' refreshing victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night, they saw one of their starting pieces, Cam Johnson, get taken out in the middle of the fourth quarter with an injury that would sideline him for the rest of the way.

Carmelo Anthony was impressed with the Denver Nuggets’ performance, and one player, in particular, stood out to him. The Denver Nuggets picked up their second win of the season after taking down the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Jamal Murray scored 23 of his 43 points in the third quarter and Nikola Jokic had a triple-double as the Denver Nuggets beat the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves 127-114.

After losing their 2025-26 season opener, the Denver Nuggets have since picked up consecutive wins to move to 2-1 early in their new campaign. The Nuggets scrap

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The third quarter was all Nuggets, specifically all Murray. He torched the Wolves, and when he wasn’t shooting, Tim Hardaway Jr. was. He added 15 points as Denver scored 45. The Wolves were going under screens on Murray and leaving him to double Jokic at other times. He made them pay.

The Phoenix Suns drop to 1-2 after a loss to the Denver Nuggets in the second game of 3-game road trip that continues on Oct. 27 at Utah.

JJ Barea and Jared Dudley didn’t even suit up for the coaches, who still demolished the Denver media by a score of 114-16.

Holmes, the Nuggets' first round pick at 22nd-overall in 2024, heads to the G League in order to get some extended playing time for his first healthy season, as he would be sidelined for the entire way of his 2024-25 campaign.

The Phoenix Suns continue their three-game road trip against the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena in the second of a back-to-back.