DENVE— Christian Braun had 22 points, Nikola Jokic finished with 14 assists, and the Denver Nuggets routed the injury-plagued Philadelphia 76ers 124-96 in the NBA on Tuesday night. Denver kept pace with Minnesota, which beat Phoenix on Tuesday night, in a tight NBA Western Conference race. There are 1 1/2 games separating the third-place Los Angeles Lakers and the Timberwolves in sixth. Philadelphia played without Joel Embiid (right oblique strain), Tyrese Maxey (sprained finger) and Kelly Oubre Jr. (left elbow strain). Paul George is serving a 25-game suspension. The sold-out crowd booed Embiid when he came to the bench for […]... Keep on reading: NBA: Nuggets rout short-handed 76ers, bolster West seeding