Nuggets Build Tremendous Lead, Then Hold On To Defeat Sixers In First Home Game Before Fans In Over A Year

By CBS Denver Staff:

DENVER (AP) – DENVER (AP) — Jamal Murray scored 30 points, Michael Porter Jr. added 27 and the Denver Nuggets raced out to a 25-point lead on their way to a 104-95 win over the slow-starting Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night. Nikola Jokic added 21 points for the Nuggets, who played in front of a home crowd for the first time since the pandemic shut down the 2019-20 season in mid-March of last year.

“They made all the difference in the world for us,” Murray said. “It was just good to have them back in the building.”

Especially after the 76ers’ backups made a late run to turn the blowout into a contest.

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