Nikola Jokic rejects the idea that the Denver Nuggets are title favorites, comparing it to Serbia’s early EuroBasket exit.

On Tuesday, the Nuggets announced their official injury report and listed Johnson as questionable for Wednesday’s home game against the New Orleans Pelicans with right shoulder inflammation. If he is unable to go, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Bruce Brown would likely see increased minutes in his absence.

In the midst of the Denver Nuggets ' refreshing victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night, they saw one of their starting pieces, Cam Johnson, get taken out in the middle of the fourth quarter with an injury that would sideline him for the rest of the way.

Jokic's statistical marvel of a game has only been duplicated by one other player, a legend in his own right, since field goal percentage was first tracked in 1956-57.

Carmelo Anthony was impressed with the Denver Nuggets’ performance, and one player, in particular, stood out to him. The Denver Nuggets picked up their second win of the season after taking down the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Nikola Jokic recorded his third triple-double in as many games to start the season; Jamal Murray had his best game of the season, and the Nuggets improved to 2-1 on Monday in Minneapolis. Here are three takeaways from Denver’s 127-114 win at the Target Center: 1.

The Phoenix Suns continue their three-game road trip against the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena in the second of a back-to-back.

The New Orleans Pelicans remain winless after a quick two-game homestand and, to add injury to insult, they hit the road needing better health for their best player.