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Michael Porter Jr. and Nikola Jokic each scored 30 points, and the Nuggets held off the Hornets 117-112 on Tuesday night to snap a two-game slide and clinch no worse than fourth place in the Western Conference.
The win allows the Nuggets the option to rest players for the final three regular-season road games, but Porter has mixed feelings on that.
"Well, you want to stay in rhythm, too," Porter said. "And we have like a week off after the season to rest so I don't see a big need for it. It's up to (the team). If they want to avoid some crazy injury before the playoffs, then that's cool. But I don't feel a need body-wise."
Despite the loss, the Hornets clinched a spot in the play-in tournament by virtue of the Chicago Bulls' loss to the Brooklyn Nets. That failed to ease the sting of a tough loss, according to Graham.