Nikola Jokić had 26 points (20 in the paint) and 11 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Phoenix Suns 122-105 for their sixth straight win.
The Nuggets took control with a 20-6 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 23.
Jamal Murray scored 30 points (13 in the first quarter) with 6 3-pointers. Murray and Jokić set each other up for 7 baskets and 18 points, 4 of them 3-pointers.
For the Suns, Devin Booker scored 24 points, and Bol Bol added 19 points and 4 blocks off the bench.
The Nuggets shot 48.9% from the field and 45.7% from 3 to the Suns’ 38.8% and 34.0%. The Suns gave up 15 offensive rebounds, about 4 more than usual for the shots the Nuggets missed. They outscored the Nuggets 44-21 off the bench. The Suns were outscored 15-4 in 4 minutes with Jones, Booker, O'Neale, Bol and Richards on the floor together.