Jamal Murray had 23 points in Denver's home opener, Nikola Jokic notched his second straight triple-double to start the season and the Nuggets beat the Phoenix Suns 133-111 on Saturday night.

Christian Braun scored 20 points and Aaron Gordon had 17 points two nights after posting a career-high 50 for Denver, which had seven players score in double figures. Cameron Johnson scored 15, Jonas Valanciunas added 12 and Bruce Brown contributed 11 as the Nuggets shot 51.2% (43 of 84) from the field.

Jokic finished with 14 points, 15 assists and 14 rebounds. He took just eight shots, making five, and didn't attempt a field goal until a goaltending call on Phoenix with 2:26 left in the second quarter. His first shot attempt was a free throw with 4:18 left in the first half.

Devin Booker led the S

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