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The Denver Post
The Denver Post
Sport
Mike Singer

Down four starters, Nuggets nearly pull off 27-point comeback vs. Suns

DENVER — Technically, the Denver Nuggets lost.

But Phoenix’s 100-93 win on Friday evening couldn’t have felt great for the victors.

Denver, which was missing four starters, cut a 27-point lead to just four on multiple occasions in the fourth quarter and nearly snatched their most improbable win of the season. On the second night of a back-to-back and with Nikola Jokic (calf), Jamal Murray (knee), Michael Porter Jr. (heel) and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (non-COVID-19 illness) all in Denver because of various ailments, Aaron Gordon was game.

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