Jamal Murray recorded 24 points and eight rebounds and the Denver Nuggets thrived despite the absence of Nikola Jokic to notch a 115-103 victory over the host Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night. Michael Porter Jr. scored 22 points and Aaron Gordon added 17 for the Nuggets, who won their fifth straight game and earned their 15th victory in the past 18. Jokic, the two-time reigning NBA Most Valuable Player, sat out due to a wrist injury on a night when the Nuggets took over sole possession of first place in the Western Conference. The victory was Denver's eighth in the past nine meetings with the Clippers. https://twitter.com/AltitudeTV/status/1614147892905902085?s=20&t=srEl...Keep on reading: NBA: Nuggets top Clippers, move into first alone in West