The Denver Nuggets recovered from a shaky start to the season by winning five games in a row behind Nikola Jokic's MVP play. Since Jokic has missed the last two games for personal reasons, the Nuggets were uncompetitive in losses against the Memphis Grizzlies (90-105) and New Orleans Pelicans (94-101).

After winning five consecutive games, all at home, the Denver Nuggets hit the road to take on the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday for an NBA Cup Group Play matchup. The Nuggets had to head into New Orleans without superstar center Nikola Jokic,

For the second time in as many games, Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. weren’t ... What went wrong: The game got away from the Nuggets in the second quarter. Denver scored just 18 points in the period. It took more than five minutes for the Nuggets ...

The Denver Nuggets dropped another game without Nikola Jokic on their road trip tonight, losing 105-90 against the Memphis Grizzlies.

Even without Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray insisted, the team Denver brought on the road this week was a good one. Good enough that it should have won Friday night in New Orleans, at least. With an opportunity to prove his point in a second consecutive game without the MVP center,