DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 37 points, Jamal Murray had 21 of his 34 points in a decisive third period, and the Denver Nuggets survived Detroit's fourth-quarter rally to beat the Pistons 134-121.
Michael Porter Jr. finished with 26 points for Denver, which used an 18-4 run to take the lead for good at halftime and then opened a 25-point lead heading into the fourth.
Murray scored 12 points in the final 2:27 of the period to give him his first 30-point game of the season. Cade Cunningham and Jaden Ivey scored 17 points each for Detroit.
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Proposed annexation could double a small Colorado town's population
A fifth-generation rancher has no official say as a massive housing development is proposed right next to his land. He lives just outside the town limits of Calhan, so he can't vote on the project that could double the town's size and threaten his way of life.
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