Murray hadn't looked like himself for months, including during the Olympics. But his aggressiveness on Tuesday night was a welcome sign.

After two straight disappointing games and an ill-fated trip to UFC 309, Jamal Murray was under fire from his critics. He answered them with an emphatic performance Tuesday night.

The Nuggets will likely be hard-pressed to acquire a rotation-worthy big man before the trade deadline — Robert Williams III, Jonas Valanciunas and Nikola Vucevic come to mind — unless they’re willing to part with young talent, which could compromise an already tenuous floor-spacing situation.

The idea of Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic has been a basketball fantasy in the minds of NBA fans for years. It's always seemed like this pairing that seemed too extravagant to be real. It turns out, there was a moment where it almost actually happened.