The Denver Nuggets don’t have the depth this season as they did the last two seasons. When one of their starters is out, the entire team feels it. Unfortunately for the Nuggets, that’s exactly what happened on Friday night when Jamal Murray left the game with a head injury that left him with a concussion.

It appeared the Nuggets would survive the night in Minnesota despite Murray’s injury. Unfortunately, the team completely collapsed in the last two minutes of the game, allowing a 10-0 run and ultimately losing by three points.

After the loss, Nikola Jokic was asked about the impact of Jamal Murray’s injury, but the three-time MVP was more focused on his own play and the team’s complete collapse.

“He’s a really good player and it’s always good to have him, but we can’t think about that,” Jokic said. “He was missing the whole last quarter, even longer, so we have to find a way.”

Having to find a way is the perfect statement that sums up what the Denver Nuggets need to do. The team was already struggling when fully healthy, only narrowly beating uncompetitive teams. Now they may be missing their second best player for a few games. It’s now time to figure things out for the Nuggets.

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