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The Nuggets scored 44 points in the first
quarter, a season high for the period, and never trailed in
winning their third straight. The score was 9-6 before Denver
started to pull away.
Murray started things with a rare four-point play. Porter had a
layup and Jokic scored on two layups and then Porter hit a
26-foot 3-pointer to make it 22-10.
Seth Curry's jumper broke the run, but the Nuggets scored 10 of
the next 14 points to increase their lead to 32-16. After
Matisse Thybulle made a 3-pointer, Denver ended the first on a
12-3 run, capped by a 3-pointer for Murray to give him 16 points
in the period.
The Sixers were able to trim the deficit to 17 at one point, but
20 first-half points from Porter and 18 by Murray gave the
Nuggets a 68-45 lead at the break.
Denver led by 25 on seven occasions in the third quarter, but
Philadelphia made a run at the end of the period. Mike Scott hit
a 3-pointer, Simmons made a layup and Milton drained another
from behind the arc in the final second to make it 88-71 heading
into the fourth.
The Sixers continued to chip into the deficit at the start of
the fourth. Furkan Korkmaz had a dunk, two free throws and a
layup to get Philadelphia within 90-77. After a timeout, Murray
hit from the baseline, made a pullup jumper and sank a 3-pointer
to stretch the lead to 97-79.
Maxey scored all of his points in the final 4:28 to help
Philadelphia get within six in the final minute, but Denver held
on for the easy victory.
--Field Level Media
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