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

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 on Monday night.

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.

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.

The Denver Nuggets open their season against the Golden State Warriors Thursday at Chase Center in San Francisco, California.

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.

Get to know the 2025-26 team here with a breakdown of the full roster, from Nikola Jokic to Denver’s two-way players.

The Phoenix Suns (1-1) and Denver Nuggets (0-1) are set to face-off in Ball Arena Saturday. Tip-off from Denver, Colorado, is set for 9 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the Suns vs. Nuggets odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions for the best bets.

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Nikola Jokic joins NBA Showtime to discuss how the Nuggets are building chemistry to open the season, Jamal Murray's energy, and his supporting cast of "offensive weapons" after defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves.