Jamal Murray puts up 35 as Nuggets run past Pelicans

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Jamal Murray collected 35 points and nine assists and Peyton Watson added 31 points and seven rebounds, lifting the visiting Denver Nuggets to a 122-116 victory over the reeling New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday.

Murray made five 3-pointers in his return from a two-game absence caused by an ankle injury as well as an illness.

Watson, the reigning Western Confe