The Nuggets had to find a way to get it done without Nikola Jokic or coach Michael Malone for much of the game, but they will take their scrappy road win over the Pistons on Monday night.
“We were desperate tonight, because we were 0-2 on this road trip and we really needed a win,” guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope told reporters. “We knew they were going to come out hard, because they hadn’t won a game in a while, but we got it did done.”
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