Murray ices it from the line. Nuggets win 136-131. Murray drops 39 and goes 15-15 at the line with 7 assists. Jokic drops 31-20-12 with 3 steals and 2 blocks. Jones (19), Johnson (15), Braun (11) and Strawther (10) also in double figures. Big W for Denver, bigger game Saturday.

Christian Braun with a big-time defensive rebound, his ninth of the game. Murray gets fouled with 12.2 seconds left and makes both to put Denver up 5.

And the Nuggets are up 9 with 3 minutes to go. Murray has reached flow state. Cam Johnson just hit a big 3 off a Jokic assist.

Jokic gets his triple-double with a feed to Spencer Jones, and Jamal Murray gives the Nuggets a two-point lead with 4:38 to go with a step-back 3. He's reaching for the arrow.

Spencer Jones with a second-chance floater and an open 3 from the top of the key on the last two possessions to bring the Nuggets within 4 with 9+ minutes to play. Best game from Spencer in a minute.

Nikola Jokic's nose has taken more bumps than an 80s disco party in the last few games. Spurs up 102-88 after three. Jokic has 31-18-7. Murray's up to 23 points on 11-11 FT. Castle has 25-8-8 for the Spurs.

David Adelman is emphatically using his challenge on an offensive foul called on Jokic with 4 minutes left in the third. Spurs up 12.

Nuggets closed within 9 late in the second quarter before turnover problems popped up late. Spurs lead 69-53 at halftime. San Antonio is +21 from the 3-point line. Denver's 4-20, which is not exactly blazing it. Jokic 17-11-3. Stephon Castle with 15 for the Spurs.

Spencer Jones, back. He's scored 7 points in the last few minutes to bring Denver within 11 late in the second.

Feels like Julian Strawther has taken some meaningful strides on the defensive end. Float game remains strong.

Spurs up 37-25 after one. Denver commits just one turnover but goes 1-14 from 3. Spurs are 5-12. Jokic with 12 points on 10 shots is the only Nugget with more than 5 points. Devin Vassell leads the Spurs with 9 points.

Spurs start 4-6 from 3. Denver's 1-8 from deep. San Antonio up 16-12 in the middle of the first.

Aaron Gordon is out tonight, the Nuggets announce. Jamal Murray is a go.

Aaron Gordon is questionable for tonight’s game against San Antonio. Jamal Murray is probable, and Peyton Watson remains out. G League assignments are the only other Nuggets listed.

Final: Nuggets 129, Rockets 93. Nice to have a comfortable win on the first night of a back to back. Murray leads with 30 on 11-21. Joker with 16-12-13. Great nights from Cam Johnson and Christian Braun. Rockets finish 4-34 from 3.

Jamal Murray might be getting the other starters the rest of the night off. He's got 8 points in the first three minutes of the fourth, up to 30 on the night. Denver's up 26.

I think you just did.

A very professional third quarter has Denver up 93-69 after three. Murray leads with 22 points. Jokic 16-12-13. CB 19 pts on 10 shots. Cam 17 on 9 shots. Denver's 10-20 from 3. Rockets are 2-22.

Cam Johnson and Christian Braun are hoopin hoopin. Joker has his triple-double. Nuggets up 19 with 4 minutes left in the third.

Cam Johnson, participating in his own recovery. Nuggets up 11 in the middle of the third with Cam going to the line.

Aaron Gordon with a great block on one end. Cam Johnson hits a corner 3 on the other. Denver's up 5, should be 7 but there was a missed goaltend, early in the third.

Christian Braun caps an efficient 13-point first half with a 3 right before the buzzer. Nuggets up 53-47. Jokic has 6-7-9 with 5 steals and 5 turnover. Murray with 14-2-3. Smith with 9, Thompson 8 for the Rockets. Kevin Durant taken just 4 shots.

Jokic's fourth steal of the first half leads to a layup for Christian Braun. Cam Johnson finishes in transition on the next possession to give the Nuggets a 46-43 lead late in the 2Q.

Nuggets up 24-20 after one. Denver just forced more turnovers in the first quarter (5) than they did all game against OKC (3). Jokic with 4-6-5. Murray leads the way with 9 on 6 shots. Looks like he'll stagger to start 2Q. Jabari Smith Jr. with 9 for Houston. Rockets 1-8 from 3.

Jamal Murray's looking spry. Nuggets up 14-10 in the middle of the first. Murray's 3-4 from the field. He cut for a dunk and just drained a 3.

Injury Update ahead of tonight's game against the Rockets: AVAILABLE: Jamal Murray (Left Ankle Sprain) Cameron Johnson (Back Spasms) OUT: Peyton Watson (Right Hamstring Strain)

David Adelman is very pro Bam Adebayo's 83-point night and how he got there. DA said it was great to watch with his kids, called Bam a true professional.

David Adelman threw out next week as a possible return for Peyton Watson. DA added Peyton still hasn't played against anyone but the coaches and Aaron Gordon when AG was ramping up.

Nikola Jokic says his face is fine. He doesn’t think Lu Dort crossed the line on the play.

Asked David Adelman if he saw anything malicious on Lu Dort's flagrant foul on Nikola Jokic. "I’m done talking about it. It’s every time we play them," Adelman started his answer. Will post the full response when time allows.

Shai just hit a step-back on Spencer Jones and called game. Thunder with 129-126. That feels like an MVP moment. SGA goes for 25-9-15 on 14-21 FG. Jokic 32-14-13. Another classic between the Nuggets and Thunder at Paycom.

Murray connects. It's 126-all. Thunder ball with 8.5 seconds left.

Never mind. Game might be back on. Jokic hits a 3, and Williams is called for a foul running through Murray's screen. Murray to shoot the tying free throw with 8.5 seconds left.

Jokic brings it within 1. SGA just hit what feels like a dagger 3. Thunder up 4 with 13.6 to go.

Flagrant 1 on Dort for "unnecessary" contact. Thunder fans not happy.

David Adelman is hot after Jokic goes down after Dort runs through a screen. Refs reviewing to see if it's a flagrant. I didn't see anything malicious from afar. Thunder up 7 with 1:12 to go.

Unsuccessful challenge. DA, CB and AG having a conversation with Marc Davis after the announcement.

David Adelman takes a timeout to challenge what would be Christian Braun's fifth foul. Thunder are up five with 2:56 to go. If the call stands, and I think it will, SGA will head to the line for his third and fourth free throws of the night.

Couple of really impressive defensive plays from SGA on the last few possessions. Then, he finds Jaylin Williams for a tough bucket inside, his 13th assist of the night. Thunder up 2 with 5:25 to go.

Cam Johnson just secured possession with a hustle play and hit a corner 3 that put Denver up 4, but he's not moving very fluidly afterward. OKC using a challenge with 9 minutes to go. Looks like it should be successful.

And DA abandons that plan 90 seconds later. Spencer Jones in for Jokic.

David Adelman starts the fourth with Murray/Brown/Johnson/Gordon/Jokic. That's a significant change. Daigneault gets Jaylin Williams back out there as fast as he can.

Thunder up 96-93 after three. SGA has 25-7-12. Jokic with 21-9-11. Hardaway up to 25 points on 7-10 3PT. Cam Johnson returned to Denver's bench in the final minute of the quarter.

Cam Johnson is questionable to return with back spasms, I'm told.

Nuggets used a 12-0 run in the middle of the third to move back in front. Nuggets up 84-83 with a few minutes left in the third. Hardaway hit a couple of 3s. Jokic is getting back to it on the inside.

Cam Johnson went to the back after being subbed out early in the third quarter.

Nuggets give up a clean corner 3 in the final seconds of the 2Q, and Isaiah Joe connects to give the Thunder a 66-60 lead. Gordon has 21 and 4 to lead Denver. Jokic wit 9-7-5. Hardaway 16 off the bench. SGA with 17, Ajay Mitchell 16 for OKC.

SGA just hit CB with the "too small" gesture after creating space and hitting a middy.

Nuggets struggling to stop OKC's momentum. SGA just grabbed a rebound over Jokic and finished on the other ending, giving the Thunder a 12-point lead with 3 minutes left in the second quarter. Denver has 8 points in the quarter.

Thunder go super small with a Kenrich Williams/Lu Dort frontcourt to start the second, and Denver struggles on both ends. OKC up 51-46 with Lu Dort headed back to the line for one more free throw in the middle of the second quarter.