Tim Hardaway Jr. and Peyton Watson each contributed in their own ways with Denver down two starters Saturday.

Micheal Ray Richardson put Sugar in Isaiah Thomas’ gas tank. He could match Earvin Johnson’s Magic, spell for spell.

Is this the best Denver Nuggets team of Nikola Jokic’s career? Maybe, but here’s why it’s too early to say.

“Traveling the whole world, playing for Puerto Rico,” JJ Barea said, “for me is like the coolest thing you can do.”

Braun has been a pillar of durability early in his career, but the unfortunate injury suffered this week will cost him at least 17 games based on Denver’s injury timeline.

Nobody wins a title in November. But the actions of Necas and Jokic are the bread crumbs we can follow to a downtown parade.