The Denver Nuggets served up a show against the Phoenix Suns. The Nuggets have now put up 130+ points in each of their first two games. They had seven players i

Nikola Jokic had his second triple-double of the season despite a quiet shooting night, Jamal Murray scored 23 points, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Phoenix Suns 133-111 in their home opener on Saturday night.

The Phoenix Suns continue their three-game road trip against the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena in the second of a back-to-back.

Following the game, the NBA confirmed Jokic’s latest feat on social media, announcing he became just the fifth player in league history to open a season with back-to-back triple-doubles. He joins Russell Westbrook, Magic Johnson, Jerry Lucas and Oscar Robertson on that exclusive list.

For the second-straight game, the talent discrepancy between the Suns and their opponent was too much for Phoenix to overcome, and the Suns did not help themselves by letting the Nuggets getting a lot of easy looks, especially in the first half.

Aaron Gordon brought back Dunk Contest vibes with a 360 slam vs. the Suns and then dropped a hilarious ESPN quote postgame.

It has been three games and the Phoenix Suns are missing one of the two players they absolutely cannot afford to have sidelined. With that said, they have not offered a flattering first impression with their third straight dud in the first half, the latest coming in Saturday’s 133-111 loss to the Denver Nuggets.

The Denver Nuggets suffered a crushing overtime loss to the Golden State Warriors to open their 2025-26 season, but were able to bounce back to pick up a much-n

Gordon came out with red-hot shooting, scoring 50 points in his season debut against the Golden State Warriors. He continued that momentum in Denver's contest against the Suns, throwing down a remarkable 360 dunk. It called back to his dunk contest performances in 2016 and 2020.