A disappointing loss to the Clippers sets the Hawks up for a tough battle with a Denver Nuggets team poised to be one of the best in the Western Conference.

Jamal Murray scored 34 points and didn’t commit a single turnover Sunday. It wasn’t even his best game of the Nuggets’ road trip.

The Nuggets probably were buzzing on the flight back from Charlotte after extending the franchise-record road winning streak to 10 games. Here are three takeaways from Denver’s 115-106 win over the Hornets on Sunday at Spectrum Center: 1.

The Denver Nuggets just dropped to 14-6, which sounds fine when you’re looking at a baker’s dozen of teams in the NBA who have a losing record, but this team is

Coby White (22 points, 6-14 FG, 9-12 FT) led Chicago in scoring on a night when Josh Giddey and Nikola Vucevic combined for just 17 points on 5-for-16 shooting. Chicago committed 18 turnovers in a 120-105 loss to the Pacers.

The Denver Nuggets continue to get crushed by injuries, with another forward going down on Wednesday night vs. the Indiana Pacers.

After the Nuggets' latest road victory over the Indiana Pacers, 135-120, that marks their eighth-straight win away from home, and their 15th on the season so far, that effectively keeps them within the top five of a highly competitive Western Conference.

Jokic has appeared in all 18 games so far this season, yet he is in danger of missing his first. Ahead of Saturday’s game against the Phoenix Suns, the Nuggets announced that Jokic had been placed on the injury report. He received a questionable designation due to a left wrist injury, leaving his status uncertain before tipoff.

Explore the rise of the Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokic's MVP performance this season with record-breaking stats and victories.

Denver Nuggets, riding a two-game win streak and a strong road record, are poised to dominate the injury-plagued Charlotte Hornets. Despite a wrist is