Bennett Durando is the Denver Nuggets beat writer for The Denver Post. Before moving to Colorado, where he started as The Post's Avalanche beat writer, he covered SEC football, basketball and other sports for five years: first reporting on his alma mater, Missouri, for the St.
Denver Nuggets center DeAndre Jordan slam dunks 0ver New Orleans Pelicans forward Herbert Jones in the second half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024. The Nuggets won in overtime 132-129. On a Nuggets road trip packed with memorable moments and sequences, one that won’t be remembered is the start of the fourth quarter in Portland.
Saric was inactive with a sprained ankle for five games earlier this month, but he was cleared to play in both games of Denver’s recent back-to-back against the Pelicans and Suns. Malone stuck with the “if it ain’t broke” philosophy anyway, and Jordan’s lineups continued to make a winning impact. During the Nuggets’ 5-1 stretch entering their Christmas clash with Phoenix, their net rating was 8.6 with the 36-year-old on the floor.
The personnel around Jordan has varied. Jamal Murray, who’s back to staggering with the bench most nights, has found harmony next to Russell Westbrook. But Murray was out with his own sprained ankle on Monday, causing Westbrook to play most of his minutes with the starting lineup and Jalen Pickett to slide into the second unit. For the second time in as many outings for Pickett, he was able to connect with Jordan on a lob.
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