On the heels of Jamal Murray's offensive explosion, the visiting Denver Nuggets will look to extend their recent dominance over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday.

Denver, which has won eight of nine outings against Atlanta since March 2021, will play the second of a four-game road trip after Murray went for a season-best 52 points in a 135-120 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday. It's not easy to overshadow his teammate Nikola Jokic, the league's leader in rebounds per game (12.6) and assists per game (11.1), but Murray made the three-time NBA MVP an afterthought against Indiana.

"It was good. It was really good," Murray said of his performance, which saw him drill a career-high 10 3-pointers. "Everything was smooth. ... For us, the defense fuels the offense. The difference with us is

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