MEMPHIS (Interstat) — Jamal Murray scored 17 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter, Nikola Jokic added 27 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, and the Denver Nuggets held off the Memphis Grizzlies 123-118 on Wednesday night at FedExForum. Cameron Johnson finished with 23 points for Denver, including a 3-pointer off a Jokic pass with 1:01 left that put the Nuggets ahead 120-113. Murray also had eight assists. Memphis rookie Cameron Boozer missed a 3-pointer that would have tied the game with 6.9 seconds remaining. Cedric Coward scored 15 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Memphis, while Jaylen Wells and Ty Jerome each scored 22. Christian Braun added 12 points for Denver, which had 11 blocks. Denver shot 49 of 98 from the floor and committed four turnovers, while Memphis shot 41 of 89 and committed 11 turnovers. The Nuggets improved to 6-4, and the Grizzlies fell to 7-4. Attendance was 13,917.