The Denver Nuggets don’t have the depth this season that they once had the past two seasons. When one of their core players goes down, the entire team feels it. Unfortunately for the Nuggets, that’s exactly what happened Friday night when Jamal Murray left the game with a head injury that left him with a concussion.

It looked like 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 very good player and it’s always good to have him, but we can’t think about that,” Jokic said. “He was out for the entire last quarter, even more, so we have to find a way.”

Needing to find a way is the perfect statement that sums up what the Denver Nuggets need to do. The team struggled even when fully healthy, barely beating non-competitive teams. Now they may miss their second-best player for a few games. Now is the time to figure things out for the Nuggets.

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