NBA: Peyton Watson scores career-high as Nuggets outlast Wizards

WASHINGTON— Peyton Watson scored a career-high 35 points to lead the short-handed Denver Nuggets to a 107-97 victory over the Washington Wizards in the NBA on Thursday night. Jamal Murray added 24 points for the Nuggets, who avoided their first three-game losing streak of the season. Jonas Valanciunas had 16 points in his return after