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01/22 20:50 CST Peyton Watson scores career-high 35 points as short-handed
Nuggets outlast Wizards 107-97
Peyton Watson scores career-high 35 points as short-handed Nuggets outlast
Wizards 107-97
By IAN NICHOLAS QUILLEN
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) --- Peyton Watson scored a career-high 35 points to lead the
short-handed Denver Nuggets to a 107-97 victory over the Washington Wizards on
Thursday night.
Jamal Murray added 24 points for the Nuggets, who avoided their first
three-game losing streak of the season. Jonas Valanciunas had 16 points in his
return after missing 11 games with a strained calf. Aaron Gordon also scored 16
points.
Nikola Jokic missed his 13th consecutive game for Denver with a hyperextended
left knee.
Kyshawn George scored 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for Washington, which
lost its eighth in a row. Tre Johnson added 19 points for the Wizards, who
dropped 14 consecutive games from late October to early December.
Washington shot a season-worst 38.1% (32 of 84) to sink to 10-33, one game
ahead of last-place Indiana in the Eastern Conference. The Wizards never never
led after halftime, but pulled into an 83-all tie after Alex Sarr's free throw
early in the fourth quarter.
Denver responded with a 9-0 run, with Watson making a 3-pointer and another
jumper during the stretch. He later surpassed his previous season and career
best of 32 points with a free throw with 1:50 remaining after overcoming an
awkward fall during a contested dunk attempt.
Up next
Nuggets: Visit Milwaukee on Friday night.
Wizards: Visit Charlotte on Saturday night.
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