Nikola could hardly recall the last time the Denver Nuggets were at full strength.

Now that they are healthy again, he instantly remembered just what a force they can be.

Jerami Grant scored a career-high 29 points and Jokic had a season-best four steals to help the healed-up Nuggets beat the Detroit Pistons 115-98.

„As long as we keep it like this, we’re going to be good,“ Jokic said.

At 40-18, the Nuggets, even through an array of injuries, are tied for their best start through 58 games in their NBA franchise history. They had the same mark a season ago on their way to winding up with the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference.

Jokic added 16 points in a game where Denver led by as many as 15 points in the third quarter, had it cut to single digits and pulled away in the fourth to remain the second seed in the West.

HIGH PRAISE

Casey spoke highly of the Jokic-Murray combination.

„Two superstars,“ Casey said. „We don’t have anyone like Jokic. We don’t have anyone like Murray. I’m not ashamed to say that. We’re working to get there.“

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