Barton chipped in 23 points (9-16 FG, 3-8 3Pt, 2-3 FT), four rebounds, three assists and one block across 34 minutes during Friday's 114-108 loss to the Bulls.

EDGE Analysis

Barton has always been heralded as a legit scoring threat, and he has scored at least 20 points in three of his last five games while operating as one of the leading scoring weapons for Denver -- especially when the likes of Nikola Jokic (wrist) and Michael Porter (back) are out. Barton has started every one of his 14 appearances this season and is averaging 17.1 points while shooting 48 percent from the field.