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Short-handed and written off before tipoff, the Nuggets leaned on a career performance from Jalen Pickett to escape Philadelphia with a 125–124 overtime win.
Against all odds, the Colorado-based team defeated the Sixers by 125–124 on the road in their fourth game without Jokic, maintaining fourth place in the Western Conference. They were led by Jalen Pickett with 29 points and seven assists and Peyton Watson with 24 points and seven rebounds.
The Denver Nuggets pulled together what could be their most impressive win of the season vs. the Philadelphia 76ers, thanks to their standout depth.
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Nuggets’ skeleton crew stuns 76ers in overtime classic
With none of their regular starters available, the Denver Nuggets shocked the Philadelphia 76ers 125–124 in overtime behind unlikely heroes and a coach moved to tears by his team’s resilience.
Maxey did not face the same injury questions as Embiid and George, so it made sense for fantasy managers to expect more from him. However, for him to be a top-five fantasy player at this point in the season is somewhat surprising.