DECEMBER 30, 2024 • SACBEE.COM
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Aaron Gordon - Remains out for Monday Gordon (calf) has been ruled out for Monday's game against the Jazz.
Impact Gordon will miss his third consecutive outing due to a right calf strain. With the veteran forward sidelined, Peyton Watson and Hunter Tyson will likely continue to see a bump in minutes.
DECEMBER 29, 2024 • ROTOWIRE
Russell Westbrook ruffles Detroit Pistons' feathers during Nuggets' dominant third quarter Veteran guard Russell Westbrook got under the Detroit Pistons' skin and spurred a pivotal third-quarter run in the Denver Nuggets' win Satur...
DECEMBER 29, 2024 • GAZETTE.COM
Nikola Jokic - Comes close to triple-double Jokic ended with 37 points (11-17 FG, 4-5 3Pt, 11-14 FT), nine rebounds and eight assists in 37 minutes during Saturday's 134-121 win over the Pistons.
Impact Jokic delivered an impressive performance Saturday, missing just six of his 17 shots from the field while ending only one board and two dimes away from recording what would've been his 13th triple-double of the season -- and sixth since the beginning of December. The star big man, an early favorite for the MVP award, is averaging a robust 31.9 points, 11.8 rebounds and 8.2 assists per game since the beginning of the month.
DECEMBER 29, 2024 • ROTOWIRE
Michael Porter Jr. - Goes for 26 points Porter totaled 26 points (9-14 FG, 5-7 3Pt, 3-4 FT) and three rebounds in 34 minutes during Saturday's 134-121 victory over the Pistons.
Impact Porter didn't do much outside of scoring in this victory, but he was extremely efficient and finished as one of three Denver players with more than 25 points, with Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic being the other two. Porter has been heavily linked with a potential move away from Denver before the Feb. 6 trade deadline, but he remains an integral part of the Nuggets' offensive scheme despite all the speculation regarding his future. Porter has scored at least 20 points in three of his last four games and is averaging 18.7 points per game since the beginning of December.
DECEMBER 29, 2024 • ROTOWIRE
Jamal Murray - Scores season-high 34 points Murray had 34 points (12-21 FG, 4-7 3Pt, 6-7 FT), five rebounds, four assists, three blocks and one steal over 40 minutes during Saturday's 134-121 win over the Pistons.
Impact Murray has been playing at a high level in recent weeks, but he turned more than a few heads Saturday after notching his best scoring mark of the season by a sizable margin -- his previous season-high output was 28 points, established twice and more recently on Dec. 16. The star floor general has reached the 20-point mark in all but one of his last seven outings, averaging 24.7 points and 6.3 assists per game while shooting 48.1 percent from the floor and 44.2 percent from three in that span. Murray's recent numbers have been impressive enough to say he's riding his most productive stretch of the entire season.
DECEMBER 29, 2024 • ROTOWIRE
Malik Beasley - Drains three treys Saturday Beasley posted 14 points (5-11 FG, 3-9 3Pt, 1-2 FT), two rebounds and one assist in 19 minutes during Saturday's 134-121 loss to the Nuggets.
Impact Beasley has thrived both as a starter and bench option for the Pistons, and he's been flourishing in that latter role over the last few weeks. Even though he's started just once in 10 December games, Beasley has scored in double digits while sinking three or more three-pointers eight times in that stretch. Beasley is making 45.5 percent of his three-point shots since the beginning of December and a career-high 41.8 percent throughout the campaign.
DECEMBER 29, 2024 • ROTOWIRE
