Murray Scores 30 and Jokic Adds 27 as Nuggets Beat Grizzlies 123-118

Jamal Murray scored 30 points and Nikola Jokic added 27 as the Denver Nuggets beat the Memphis Grizzlies 123-118 at FedExForum in Memphis on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. Murray scored 17 of his points in the fourth quarter. Denver led by as many as 18 points and held off a late Memphis push in the final minutes.

Murray finished with 30 points, four rebounds and eight assists. It was his fifth game of 30 points in 10 games this season, and the fourth quarter was his strongest stretch of the night. Jokic scored 27 points with 11 rebounds and eight assists on 10 of 16 shooting. Cameron Johnson added 23 points with four three pointers. Between them, Murray and Jokic scored 57 points, more than enough to carry Denver through a game that Memphis kept close at the end.

How the game ran

Denver scored 35, 30, 29 and 29 points across the four quarters. Memphis scored 24, 28, 38 and 28. The Nuggets led 65-52 at halftime after a 35-point first quarter, and they never trailed after a run in that first quarter. Memphis won the third quarter 38-29 and cut the Denver lead to 94-90 going into the fourth. The Grizzlies got within one possession with about four minutes remaining. They could not complete the comeback. Murray's 17 fourth quarter points gave Denver an answer each time Memphis closed in, and the Nuggets closed out a five point win on the road.

Memphis stays in it to the end

Ty Jerome recorded his fifth straight game of 20 or more points for Memphis. His scoring helped the Grizzlies turn a game that Denver led by 18 into a one possession game in the closing minutes. The third quarter did most of that work. Memphis scored 38 points in the period against 29 for Denver, the only quarter the Grizzlies won, and it set up the tight finish. Denver still had the two best players on the floor at the end. Murray ran the fourth quarter and Jokic gave the Nuggets steady scoring and rebounding all night, with 27 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists.

For Denver, the night was a road win built on its two stars and finished under pressure. Murray's fourth quarter decided the last minutes, Jokic controlled his share of the game throughout, and Johnson's 23 points gave the Nuggets a third scorer Memphis had to guard. For Memphis, the comeback from 18 down fell one possession short.