Jordan, 37, signed a veteran minimum contract with New Orleans last week after waiting out the offseason for an opportunity to stay in the NBA a little longer before retirement. In a stroke of fortuitous schedule alignment, his new team was Denver-bound five days later, facing a Nuggets squad that Jordan didn’t want to leave in the first place.

It was an up and down affair, but the Denver Nuggets shined in the second half to take down the Minnesota Timberwolves on the road. No Anthony Edwards affected the dynamics of thi

Their second game of the season was also the home opener at Ball Arena and the Nuggets put on a show for the home crowd. The Phoenix Suns never had a chance as Denver led wire to wire with an all around effort.