Almost a year later, the Nuggets’ gruesome home loss to the Wizards last season sticks with you. In a way, it feels like the defining moment for Michael Malone and Calvin Booth’s eventual exits from Denver. And for much of the night on Saturday, it felt like we were headed for a repeat performance before the Nuggets hit some clutch shots and pulled away to beat the Wizards, 121-115, in Ball Arena on Saturday night.
Jamal Murray started the day on the injury report once again, but he was ruled available to play, and boy did he ever.