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Takeaways from Nuggets’ lone home preseason game of 2023: Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray give Ball Arena a treat

Jalen Pickett got more opportunities at backup point guard with Reggie Jackson out, and Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray brought their magic back to Ball Arena.

Denver Nuggets guard Jalen Pickett, center, fights for control of the ball with Chicago Bulls forward Onuralp Bitim, left, and guard Quenton Jackson in the seocnd half of a preseason NBA basketball game Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Denver Nuggets guard Jalen Pickett, center, fights for control of the ball with Chicago Bulls forward Onuralp Bitim, left, and guard Quenton Jackson in the seocnd half of a preseason NBA basketball game Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
A head shot of Colorado Avalanche hockey beat reporter Bennett Durando on October 17, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
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In their lone home preseason game of 2023-24, the Nuggets defeated the Chicago Bulls 116-102 on Sunday night at Ball Arena. Here are three takeaways from the win. NBA's top two-man game? Officially back In case it wasn't enough that Nikola Jokic broke out the Sombor Shuffle on Denver's first possession at Ball Arena since the Finals, he and Jamal Murray proceeded to remind an admirable preseason attendance of the magic they made here four months ago when the world was watching.
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