It’s just the preseason, but the Nuggets have their first win streak of the season.

Here are three takeaways from Denver’s third consecutive win, a 124-117 victory over the Bulls on Tuesday at Ball Arena.

1. Jamal Murray continued to look ready to change the narrative surrounding his slow starts to seasons. Murray scored 10 points in the first quarter, added 11 more in the second quarter and continued to attack into the third quarter. Murray finished with 30 points on 18 shots and a perfect 10-for-10 mark from the line, but his most impressive play of the night was a second-quarter bounce pass through traffic to Aaron Gordon for a dunk. Murray cut to the basket for a dunk on the Nuggets’ next possession. Denver’s No. 2 looks physically and mentally ready to start the preseason.

2. The rest of Denver’s starters looked ready to go, even if Cam Johnson’s still getting up to speed. Jokic and Gordon also ended the first half in double figures. Christian Braun impacted the game with some playmaking and defensive plays that led to easy offense. Johnson missed his first two attempts but got going with a couple of welcomed 3-pointers in the third. That group was largely responsible for an 18-0 run that broke the game open in the first quarter. All five of Denver’s starters were plus-15 or better in their minutes. Gordon had the best mark, winning the 22 minutes he was on the court by 32 points. Jokic added 18 points and was a couple of rebounds and assists shy of a triple-double in three quarters of action. Gordon scored 17, while Johnson added 11.

3. David Adelman continues to send a message with his rotations. For most the first half, Denver used a nine-man rotation, featuring Bruce Brown, Tim Hardaway Jr., Peyton Watson and Jonas Valanciunas in the second unit. When Adelman went to a 10^th man, it wasn’t Jalen Pickett, Julian Strawther or DaRon Holmes II. It was two-way player Spencer Jones. Adelman has praised the defensive versatility Jones brings to the table and used him at center for a very short stretch of the second quarter. Strawther entered the game to start the fourth quarter, while Pickett and Holmes didn’t enter the game until the final five minutes with the rest of Denver’s third unit.