The Nuggets won't be contending for a championship until they have a true No. 2 next to Jokic and Murray is the No. 3 option.

Aaron Gordon dropped 38 points ... I’ll target one of the few healthy players on the roster in Michael Porter Jr. MPJ is averaging 7.0 rebounds per game this season, and he had an eight-rebound ...

The Denver Nuggets left their defense in San Francisco and paid for it early and often as they lost to the Lakers 120-108.

Despite missed games for Aaron Gordon, Russell Westbrook ... 9.3 rebounds and 9.6 assists. MPJ comes and goes with the night (12, then 28) and Julian Strawther is a project under construction.

When the Nuggets tried to reset and get the ball inside, Aaron Gordon flashed to the high post ... As Jokic backs down Reaves comes off MPJ and right is there as he turns baseline, LeBron takes ...

MPJ must be Robin in the two-man offensive ... defender but also prove he can provide a key basket in the clutch. “Aaron Gordon and Michael Porter are going to have to be great for us ...

Michael Porter Jr. skies for an impressive block which sets up an Aaron Gordon and-1.

We posted three plays, and we went 2-0-1 thanks to the absence of Aaron Gordon. Isaiah Collier made ... In his last five games prior to the break, MPJ was averaging 28.8 points per game while ...