The Denver Nuggets are a threat in the West because they have the best player on the planet, Nikola Jokic. However, when Jamal Murray is playing at his peak next to Jokic, Denver looks like the team that won a ring just a couple of years ago.

The Nuggets were led by superstar center Nikola Jokic and star point guard Jamal Murray. Jokic dropped 26 points, 15 rebounds, and 10 assists, but Murray had a historic night. The 27-year-old point guard dropped 55 points,

Jamal Murray scored a career-high 55 points, Nikola Jokic had his 25th triple-double of the season and the Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 132-121 on Wednesday night for their eighth straight victory.