The swings were violent enough to make Nuggets fans nauseous, but Thanksgiving’s going to be a bit more satisfying after what Denver pulled off Wednesday night.
What was once a 19-point lead melted into a double-digit deficit, and still, Denver didn’t quit. On the second night of a back-to-back, without two starters and another key reserve, the Nuggets, behind Aaron Gordon’s 3-point blitz, erased a 15-point fourth-quarter deficit to force overtime.
Once they’d got it that far, Nikola Jokic wasn’t going to let them lose. Denver survived 131-126 thanks to career nights from Bruce Brown and Vlatko Cancar, and a season-high 39 points from Jokic. Gordon, who buried three 3-pointers in the fourth, logged a season-high 30.
