The Nuggets have had a surprising amount of success without Nikola Joki, and the rest of the NBA should take notice of this.

The Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City met in the second round of last year's playoffs, and after a grueling seven-game first-round series against the LA Clippers

Jamal Murray scored 33 points and the Denver Nuggets held on for a 118-109 victory over Dallas. The Mavericks were without Cooper Flagg for the second half after the rookie No. 1 overall pick sprained his left ankle.

Nuggets get positive injury news as Nikola Jokic trends well, with Aaron Gordon and Christian Braun nearing returns during Denver’s road trip.

The Denver Nuggets have been one of the NBA's best teams this season, currently sitting in second place in the Western Conference with a 28-13 record. The crazy

With a 118-109 win against the Mavericks, the Nuggets moved to a 27–13 record and improved their hold on the No. 2 seed in the West.

The Nuggets were in third place when Nikola Jokic got hurt. Nine games later, as they arrived at the halfway point of the season, they had somehow found a way to ascend to second without him.

While still a bit distant from the top two candidates in the mix— that being Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija (-175) and Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson (+220)— he might be a name worth keeping an eye on in the coming weeks of the season, depending on whether his recent production is sustainable over the long haul.