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Defending champion Nuggets finish second in West, beating Grizzlies 126-111

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By CLAY BAILEY
Associated Press

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jamal Murray scored 21 points, Nikola Jokic had 15 points and 15 rebounds, and the defending champion Denver Nuggets secured the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference with a 126-111 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. The Nuggets matched a franchise high for wins and finished with the same record as Oklahoma City at 57-25, but the Thunder took the top spot in the West because of a head-to-head tiebreaker. GG Jackson led Memphis with a career-high 44 points. Jake LaRavia finished with 29 points for the Grizzlies, who finished 27-55, 13th in the West.

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