Nuggets Beat Suns 127-120: Murray Scores 39, Braun Has Career-High 31, Each Hits Seven 3-Pointers
The Denver Nuggets defeated the Phoenix Suns 127-120 on Oct. 30 at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, in an NBA Cup group game. Denver won its second straight game and improved to 3-2. Phoenix fell to 1-3. Denver has won six straight games in the series.
Jamal Murray scored 39 points with eight rebounds and five assists for Denver, making seven of nine 3-pointers, with 28 points in the second half. Christian Braun scored a career-high 31 points, also making seven of nine 3-pointers, after making all six of his first-half attempts from deep for 22 points before halftime. Nikola Jokic had 18 points, seven rebounds and 10 assists, finishing three rebounds short of a triple-double one game after recording his 200th career regular-season triple-double. All five Denver starters scored in double figures, and the Nuggets made 20 of 38 3-pointers.
Miles Bridges led Phoenix with 24 points and 10 rebounds. Devin Booker scored 20 points on his 30th birthday, and Collin Gillespie had 16 points and 10 assists off the bench. Dillon Brooks scored a season-high 22 points with four 3-pointers before he was ejected on a Flagrant 2 foul against Murray with 8:05 left in the third quarter, when Denver led 84-76.
Phoenix led 37-32 after the first quarter. Denver scored 39 points in the second quarter to lead 71-67 at halftime and stayed in front through the fourth quarter. A late 7-0 Suns run cut it to 123-117 with 35.4 seconds left, but Phoenix got no closer.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 掘金球员贾马尔·穆雷比赛照（资料图）。All-Pro Reels 摄，CC BY-SA 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Nuggets guard Jamal Murray in action (file photo). Photo by All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
