The Nuggets with good defense against the After Timeout Play by the Mavericks late in the 4th quarter MPJ with the putback lay in at the other end

Osayi Osifo carries the Nuggets in the 4th quarter - the dunk off a dime by DeJon Jarreau also going to coast for the And-1 layup the tip in and the powerful And-1 dunk with replaysFour consecutive buckets

Erik Stevenson taps the ball to himself in mid-court and scores the clutch layup Payton Sandford with the clutch 3 to cut the lead to 1 With 21 seconds remaining in regulation the Nuggets try to score and Bryce Hopkins scores off his own miss The Thunder miss game-tying 3s

The Rockets with hustle defense against Mikel Brown Jr force a jumpball and the Rockets' bench gets loud liking the effort with a replay

1990 Denver Nuggets 3 Pick Drops 51 Points in 41 Minutes

Denver Nuggets 3 Pick Drops 51 Points in 41 Minutes Against John Stockton's Utah Jazz - 1727 FG 62 914 3PT 65 88 FT

The Pelicans with a comeback win Jalon Moore with the clutch layup the Hornets with their 20th turnover Hunter Dickinson with the clutch 3 to give the Pelicans their first lead Bufkin forces a jumpball Kalkbrenner tips it to the rookie Jaron Pierre Jr who scores the fastbreak dunk