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Jamal Murray, Nikola Jokic, and Trevon Brazile Pull the Nuggets From The Brink to Beat the Pelicans in Overtime 141-135 · Altitude Sports Radio Game Replays and Highlights

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  Speaker 1: Greetings, MS fans, far and wide.
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  Speaker 2: Here we go. It's the home opener for the Denver Nuggets.
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  Speaker 3: Casino and Hotel. Just one mile from Blackhawk in scenic,
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  Speaker 3: walkable Central City.
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  Speaker 2: Welcome to the Winter Zone.
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  Speaker 3: It'll be Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokic, Christian Brown, Jamal Murray,
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  Speaker 3: and Bryce Hopkins in the starting lineup tonight here for Denver.
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  Speaker 2: Nuggets already have a few injuries. One of those is
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  Speaker 2: obviously Cam Johnson.
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  Speaker 3: Starting five for the Pels, Trey Murphy III, Zion Williamson,
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  Speaker 3: DeAndre Jordan in the starting lineup, the former Nugget, DeJounte Murray,
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  Speaker 3: and Jeremiah Fears through the opening minutes. At the point
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  Speaker 3: is Jokic. Jokic cross-court pass to Gordon in the corner.
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  Speaker 3: Three-pointer's good. Denver crafts a scoreboard first. They're on top here, 3-0.
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  Speaker 3: And here comes Aaron Gordon. Top of the key over
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  Speaker 3: to Jokic. Jokic surveys the floor, throws it on the
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  Speaker 3: left side to Murray for three.
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  Speaker 2: That one's good. Shooters shoot, Scotty.
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  Speaker 4: Yep, got to keep it up. You did struggle a
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  Speaker 4: little bit in Oklahoma City, but you're home now.
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  Speaker 2: Jump shots on the way, and that one misses.
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  Speaker 3: Rebound down to Christian Brown in transition.
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  Speaker 2: Brown's going to go right to the rim, throws out
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  Speaker 2: of it to Murray for three.
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  Speaker 4: Buckets.
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  Speaker 3: Nuggets are within four, 21-17. Three-pointer by Queen is an
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  Speaker 3: air ball, and he throws away the outlet pass.
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  Speaker 2: DeRozan coast-to-coast, layup no good.
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  Speaker 1: Dog home!
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  Speaker 2: Trevin Brazil! And the Nuggets are knocking on the door.
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  Speaker 2: They're down by three, 27-24. Dude's turned into.
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  Speaker 4: A rebound machine for Denver off the bench.
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  Speaker 2: He really has.
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  Speaker 4: Pretty close, could not challenge that one. They would not
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  Speaker 4: have won it.
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  Speaker 3: Last play of the first quarter, three-pointers on the way.
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  Speaker 3: Jumpers up and in from way downtown. Bay has it
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  Speaker 3: at the mid-post, throws out of it over to Fears.
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  Speaker 3: Fears catch and go back to Bay in a three.
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  Speaker 2: Got it. Holy cow, man. The good news is we're
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  Speaker 2: only in the first half. Layup by Christian Brown goes
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  Speaker 2: up in here.
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  Speaker 5: Physical defense starting to cut. Now you've seen that urgency.
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  Speaker 5: that we did not see in that first quarter take place.
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  Speaker 3: Timeout called by Jamal Mosley. Nuggets are down 53-35. Five
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  Speaker 3: minutes left to go here in the first half. Jamal
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  Speaker 3: Murray has it at the point. He goes to the
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  Speaker 3: left hand, through the window to Jokic. Great pick and roll.
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  Speaker 3: Layup's good and a foul.
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  Speaker 4: Maffin reached in late.
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  Speaker 3: Outward pass off over to Jokic. Front court now is
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  Speaker 3: Aaron Gordon. Gordon's spin move. Kick out three, Jamal.
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  Speaker 2: Yes!
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  Speaker 4: Inside out, threes.
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  Speaker 3: Behind him to Jokic, down low to Christian. Christian back
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  Speaker 3: over to Jokic and a three.
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  Speaker 2: Good!
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  Speaker 3: 67-50, Nuggets are down by 17. Behind him to Jokic,
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  Speaker 3: down low to Christian. Christian back over to Jokic and
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  Speaker 3: a three. Good!
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  Speaker 2: Good!
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  Speaker 3: 67 to 50, Nuggets are down by 17. With less
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  Speaker 3: than a minute to go here in the first half.
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  Speaker 3: Inside the arc, it impels. Back behind him, it's Murray.
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  Speaker 3: Stolen away by Whitmore, gets down the lane, layup's good.
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  Speaker 5: Well, there's a five point cut you just had. Down
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  Speaker 5: 15 now, you're gonna get another possession. Can you cut
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  Speaker 5: it down even more?
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  Speaker 3: Now the shot clock's turned off. 12 seconds left here
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  Speaker 3: to go in the first half. Jamal Murray has it
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  Speaker 3: at the mid-court circle.
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  Speaker 2: Nine. Gets a high pick from Jokic.
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  Speaker 4: Six.
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  Speaker 2: Takes a three. Yeah!
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  Speaker 3: 71-57. Numbers down by 14. Four seconds left here for
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  Speaker 3: the Pelicans. Over to Murray and a three. Jumper short
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  Speaker 3: right at the horn. Rebound comes down to Aaron Gordon.
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  Speaker 3: Outlet pass to Jamal. Front court, Christian Brown, and the
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  Speaker 3: layup is up and in.
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  Speaker 5: Good start right there. Get a good stop defensively and
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  Speaker 5: get out and get a fast break.
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  Speaker 3: Outlet pass off over to Zion. Gets down the lane.
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  Speaker 3: Layup is up and in. And Adelman will.
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  Speaker 2: Call a timeout.
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  Speaker 4: Aaron Gordon just looked tired on that. He was just
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  Speaker 4: absolutely flat-footed.
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  Speaker 2: Scotty, Denver's getting booed here at Ball Arena. It's funny, man.
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  Speaker 3: You try and predict what's going to happen, like, I always,
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  Speaker 3: we'll get to this once we have free throws, Scott,
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  Speaker 3: but I always take the NBA schedule like in stretches, right?
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  Speaker 3: Like maybe 10 or so games at a time.
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  Speaker 2: Jokic for three.
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  Speaker 3: That jumper's up and in. Maybe the Nuggets have a
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  Speaker 3: little fight in them here. They're down by 19, though.
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  Speaker 3: We're halfway home in the third quarter.
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  Speaker 2: They lead it 106-89. High right side of Sadiq Bey. Six.
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  Speaker 2: He gets down to the low block.
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  Speaker 4: Three.
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  Speaker 2: In the paint. Throws it off. Down low. Layup.
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  Speaker 3: Wide open is up and in for Derrick Queen. And
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  Speaker 3: there's the horn to end the third quarter. Cross court pass.
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  Speaker 3: Brazil for three. Jumper short. Long rebound to DeRozan. Right
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  Speaker 3: side Brazil for three. That one's up and in.
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  Speaker 2: That a boy. 110 to 94.
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  Speaker 3: Nuggets are down by 16. Rebound down to Bagley. Al
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  Speaker 3: would pass off over to DeRozan. DeRozan stops. Throws out
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  Speaker 3: of it. Brazil three.
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  Speaker 4: Yeah!
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  Speaker 2: Now the Nuggets got something cooking. They're within 11. 112
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  Speaker 2: to 101. Timeout Jamal Mosley.
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  Speaker 3: And we're back in a moment on the Altitude Sports
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  Speaker 3: Radio Network.
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  Speaker 2: All in.
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  Speaker 3: Jokic back on the floor now for Denver. Jamal Murray
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  Speaker 3: with a long two.
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  Speaker 2: And that one goes up and in.
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  Speaker 3: Nuggets are down by 13, 118 to 105.
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  Speaker 2: Halfway home in the fourth quarter. Christian Brown with the
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  Speaker 2: left hand. Takes two.
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  Speaker 4: Yes!
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  Speaker 2: Yes!
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  Speaker 3: 118 to 107. Numbers down by 11. And here comes
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  Speaker 3: Jamal Murray. Murray has it on the high right side.
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  Speaker 3: This will be the closest the Nuggets have been since
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  Speaker 3: the first. Three-pointer to Rosen won't go.
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  Speaker 4: Rebound Brazil!
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  Speaker 2: If it feels good, do it, young man.
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  Speaker 1: Trevon Brazil making a difference here in the season home opener.
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  Speaker 3: Rebound down to Jamal Murray. Denver's down by eight. Jamal
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  Speaker 3: Murray has it up the left sideline. He's inside the arc.
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  Speaker 3: Left-handed layup.
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  Speaker 2: Good!
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  Speaker 3: They're down by eight, but they're slowly starting to run
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  Speaker 3: out of time here. Jamal Murray has it with 90
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  Speaker 3: seconds to go over to Jokic for three.
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  Speaker 2: Got it.
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  Speaker 4: That helps.
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  Speaker 3: 124 to 119, Denver's within five. Seven point lead now
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  Speaker 3: for the Pells. Jamal Murray has it on the high
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  Speaker 3: right side, he'll take.
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  Speaker 2: A tough three. Got it! Two big buckets in a
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  Speaker 2: row by Denver.
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  Speaker 3: Now that you're within four people, you still have life.
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  Speaker 2: This is probably the play of the game right here.
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  Speaker 3: Jokic hands it off over to Murray, back to Jokic,
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  Speaker 3: floater in the paint.
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  Speaker 6: Goal called by Aaron Gordon! Denver's within two. 48 seconds
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  Speaker 6: to go. Gets a pick from Jokic. Throws it to
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  Speaker 6: Joker on the pick and roll. Backs his way in
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  Speaker 6: the paint. Back over to Murray. Head fake in the three.
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  Speaker 6: Short no good, but he got fouled. And he will
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  Speaker 6: go to the free throw line for three of them.
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  Speaker 4: Well, you got enough time to catch it, turn around
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  Speaker 4: and shoot it.
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  Speaker 3: See, Gordon's like, dude, I'll take it out. You heave
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  Speaker 3: it up there. So now Gordon on the inbound. One
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  Speaker 3: second left. Denver hitting hyperspace here. Inbound to Jokic, and
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  Speaker 3: it's blocked and taken away. And there is the horn.
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  Speaker 2: So we have bonus basketball in Denver.
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  Speaker 3: We have five minutes to go in overtime. Come on, Jamal,
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  Speaker 3: hit that free throw.
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  Speaker 2: That one's good. He made them both.
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  Speaker 3: First time the Denver Nuggets have led since they were
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  Speaker 3: on top, 8-6. Jokic has it one-on-one with Derek Queen.
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  Speaker 3: Puts it on the floor, backs him down. Jump shot, good.
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  Speaker 4: 31 for Jokic.
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  Speaker 2: Inbound goes over to Jokic. Hands it off behind him
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  Speaker 2: over to Murray. Driving it is. Brazil the rookie for three.
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  Speaker 3: Good!
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  Speaker 1: Trevin Brazile! Welcome to Denver, bro! Puts the Nuggets up
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  Speaker 1: by four in overtime. Two for one is open.
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  Speaker 2: Murray for three. No good.
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  Speaker 4: Put back up and in by Jokic!
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  Speaker 2: A two-possession game with 28 seconds to go. No good.
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  Speaker 2: Got his own board, though. Put it back up.
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  Speaker 3: In!
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  Speaker 6: The rookie got the game winner in the season opener
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  Speaker 6: at home.
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  Speaker 2: Denver's going to survive in overtime.
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  Speaker 1: They lead the Pelicans by six with nine and a
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  Speaker 1: half seconds to go in overtime.
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  Speaker 2: What a game for Trevon Brazil, Scotty. Short, no good. Rebound,
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  Speaker 2: put back, won't go by Murphy.
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  Speaker 1: Rebound down to Jokic, and there's the horn in Denver.
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  Speaker 1: How about that? The Nuggets left for the dead. Down
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  Speaker 1: by 23 points. This thing was a yawner for most
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  Speaker 1: of the game. And they find a way to battle
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  Speaker 1: back and win this thing in overtime for their.
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  Speaker 2: First win of the year. Final tonight from Denver.
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  Speaker 3: The Nuggets take care of the Pelicans at home in overtime.