Even without Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray insisted, the team Denver brought on the road this week was a good one. Good enough that it should have won Friday night in New Orleans, at least. With an opportunity to prove his point in a second consecutive game without the MVP center,

Jaren Jackson scored 20 points, and the Memphis Grizzlies built a 24-point lead in the fourth quarter in a 105-90 victory over the short-handed Denver Nuggets on Sunday in the opener of a two-game set.

According to a post by the Grizzlies' PR account on X, he'll miss the remainder of the contest.Via Grizzlies PR: "Zach Edey (left ankle) will not return tonight against Denver."Given Edey's height at 7-foot-4 and his injury history with his ankles he experienced during the Summer League,