Grizzlies Fall Short Against Nuggets in Wire-to-Wire Loss

The Grizzlies’ struggles at home continued in a 123-118 loss to the Denver Nuggets, their fourth loss at FedExForum after starting the season 2-0 at home. Let’s get into it. Denver controlled this game from the opening tip to the final buzzer, giving them their second wire-to-wire win of the season. It also reminded everyone that, despite it being a few seasons since he last earned an MVP award, Nikola Jokić is still very good at basketball. And he wasn’t even the best player on his team last night; that distinction goes to guard Jamal Murray, who led all scorers with 30 points, 17 of which came in the fourth quarter. The first half was just the Nuggets putting on a shooting clinic and playing with their food, which was reflected in their 65-52 halftime lead. In the two quarters, Memphis looked like what they are: a young team in the first year of a rebuild. Denver led by as many as 18 points in the first half, and that buffer let them absorb Memphis’s onslaught in the second half.

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