Home / NBA Jokic and Murray are the best tandem in the NBA, says Denver coach Adelman Dallas had no answer to Jokic and Murray to suffer another close loss Written by Jon Fisher Last Update: March 26, 2026 08:53:09 am GMT 2 min read Denver Nuggets coach David Adelman labelled Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray the best tandem in the NBA after they combined to see off the Dallas Mavericks. Murray scored a season-high 53 points and Jokic added 23, 21 rebounds and 19 assists as the Nuggets beat the Mavs 142-135. It was the first time in history that a team had a player score 50 points and another contribute at least 15 points, 15 rebounds and 15 assists in the same game.Fifty-three from your point guard and 23, 21, 19 from your center. Just outrageous numbers from the best tandem in the NBA, Adelman said. They really are the history book of this franchise when it comes to the longevity together, and also the playoffs and all these wars theyve been through in a basketball sense, its just super special.It was a fourth successive win for Denver as they improved their season record to 46-28, good enough for fourth place in the Western Conference.But it was Murray and Jokic who stole the show.How we both started, the path that we had, from nobody to somebody into a championship and still growing and still performing, Jokic said.Murray added: I feel like our best chemistry is when were not [both playing well].Sometimes hes having a rough day and Ill pick up the slack, and then theres days when Im not doing anything and he takes over. Theres not tug-of-war with the ball; theres no animosity of whos shooting it.Kidd rues another close loss as Dallas suffer defeat no.50The Nuggets may be flying but the same cannot be said for Dallas, who dropped their fifth straight to slide to 23-50 overall. It is just their second 50-loss season in the last 28 years.I think when you look at the record, sometimes the record isnt the truth, but it is, coach Jason Kidd said. Thats what our record is. To have that many wins and that many losses, thats why you keep score.For us, weve been in a lot of close games, but unfortunately, we just havent won them. So, its something for us to learn from and hopefully we can get better the next time we play, which is Friday [in Portland]. Topics: Dallas Mavericks Denver Nuggets Follow us: Jon Fisher Jon has over 20 years' experience in sports journalism having worked at the Press Association, Goal and Stats Perform, covering three World Cups, an Olympics and numerous other major sporting events. Read more from Jon Fisher
