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Murray scored 38 and Jokic 25, but Denver lost 110–100 in Houston. The 5–4 Nuggets now visit 7–3 Memphis, where Boozer just had 22 points and eight assists and Jerome scored 27. Watch Denver’s supporting offense and whether it finishes stops with rebounds.
At 2 p.m. ET, Strawther is out; Memphis’s Stewart and Mashack are questionable.
Denver’s last defeat was not short on star production: Murray had 38, and Jokic supplied 25 points, 16 rebounds and nine assists. Houston still won 110–100 and outrebounded the Nuggets 50–39.
Memphis arrives from a 118–102 win in Toronto. Boozer had 22 points and eight assists, Jerome scored 27, and Grant made all three of his threes. The caution: Memphis also committed 17 turnovers.
Watch Denver’s next rebound and Memphis’s next decision under pressure. The 2 p.m. ET report lists Strawther out, with Stewart and Mashack questionable for Memphis.
Denver’s two leading scorers supplied 63 of its 100 points in the Houston loss. Memphis enters 7–3; Denver is 5–4.
Boozer had 22 points and eight assists in Toronto; Jerome scored 27. Grant and Wells combined to make seven of eight threes.
Watch the rebound: Houston beat Denver 50–39 on the boards. At 2 p.m. ET, Memphis’s Stewart and Mashack are questionable; Strawther is out for Denver.
Jamal Murray scored 38 in Houston, and Nikola Jokic added 25. Denver still lost 110–100. Their combined 63 points tell you why the Nuggets’ visit to Memphis is about more than waiting for another impressive star line.
Denver arrives 5–4; Memphis is 7–3 after winning 118–102 in Toronto. The Grizzlies’ last win offers a different picture: several productive scorers and a rookie making decisions as well as baskets. Watch whose offense gives its best players more help.
Murray made 14 of 23 shots, including five of eight threes, against Houston. Jokic paired his 25 points with 16 rebounds and nine assists. Those are substantial contributions even in a loss.
Memphis has Cameron Boozer, who produced 22 points, seven rebounds and eight assists in Toronto. Ty Jerome scored 27 with five made threes. One player can create a scoring chance; another can make the defense regret leaving it available.
The rebounding deficit complicates Denver’s scoring story. Houston won the boards 50–39, and the NBA preview records 15 offensive rebounds for the Rockets. Giving away another attempt can undo a possession that began with solid defense.
At 2 p.m. ET on November 11, Denver lists Julian Strawther out. Memphis lists Isaiah Stewart and Jahmai Mashack questionable; Scotty Pippen Jr., Quinten Post, Richie Saunders and Karim Lopez are out. A previous box score should not be read as tonight’s confirmed lineup.
Watch Boozer’s decisions after he attracts a second defender. His eight assists in Toronto came with six turnovers, while Memphis finished with 27 assists and 17 turnovers as a team. The productive pass and the costly pass both belong in the picture.
For Denver, the useful response is not simply waiting for a mistake. Notice whether the next defensive possession ends with the Nuggets holding the ball. That would let their offense begin without another scramble.
Jerami Grant made all three of his threes in Toronto and scored 17 on 6-of-9 shooting. Jaylen Wells made four of five threes and finished with 14. Those supporting makes helped give Memphis more than one route to a basket.
The percentages are a record of that game, not a forecast. What carries into tonight as a viewing question is how those shooters get their touches—and whether Denver can make them less comfortable.
FanFluent’s read: Denver needs its possessions to do more than display the quality of Murray and Jokic. Their 63 combined points in Houston left 37 for everyone else, while the team also surrendered a large rebounding advantage.
Memphis’s challenge is different: keep the variety without giving possessions away. Its 17 turnovers against Toronto give the Nuggets a detail to test even though the Grizzlies won comfortably. For a Head pick, those competing weaknesses deserve attention alongside the records.
Try: “Would Denver rather find another scorer or give Houston fewer second chances?” Monday’s 110–100 loss provides evidence for both sides: Murray and Jokic had 63, and Houston collected 15 offensive rebounds.
For Memphis, ask whether Boozer’s next pass creates an easier shot or an avoidable risk. Eight assists and six turnovers in Toronto make that a real question rather than a generic compliment about a young player.
At 2 p.m. ET on November 11, Denver lists Julian Strawther out. Memphis lists Isaiah Stewart and Jahmai Mashack questionable; Scotty Pippen Jr., Quinten Post, Richie Saunders and Karim Lopez are out. Source
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