The short-handed Phoenix Suns didn’t have enough energy or firepower to keep up with the surging Denver Nuggets in Saturday’s 122-105 loss before a sellout crowd of 17,071 at Footprint Center. Jamal Murray and three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic combined for 56 points in leading the Nuggets (34-19) to a sixth straight win.

The Phoenix Suns (26-25) play the second of back-to-back home games against the Denver Nuggets (33-19) on Saturday.

A full-court heave was Nikola Jokic's only missed shot in the first half of the Denver Nuggets' win over the Suns on Saturday in Phoenix. He nearly posted a triple-double against the Suns despite sitting for the entire fourth quarter.