Tag: Aaron Gordon
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Nuggets’ Aaron Gordon to be reevaluated in 4-6 weeks with right hamstring strain
Aaron Gordon is facing another extended absence. Gordon will be reevaluated in four to six weeks after reaggravating his strained right hamstring in Friday’s game at Milwaukee. Gordon first strained his hamstring in Denver’s win in Houston on Nov. 21. He returned on Jan. 4. “(He) really held us down when he came back and…
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Examining Denver Nuggets’ options at trade deadline | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider Trade buzz has been decreased by a string of injuries. Many of the biggest names potentially on the market – including Giannis Antetokounmpo, Ja Morant and Jonathan Kuminga – are injured and will not return before…
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Nuggets vs. Bucks | Denver survives another injury, late scare in Milwaukee
It took surviving another injury and a cold stretch that spanned most of the fourth quarter, but the Nuggets snuck out of Milwaukee with another improbable win. Here are five takeaways from Denver’s 102-100 win Friday at Fiserv Forum: 1. Aaron Gordon is a fan favorite for a reason. After playing 33 minutes on Thursday,…
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Denver Nuggets lose to Lakers behind second-half drought
The offense went dark as the night got late. After shooting the lights out in the first half, the Nuggets scored fewer points in the second half (36) than they did in the first quarter (37) in a 115-107 loss to the Lakers on Tuesday night at Ball Arena. The Nuggets went 3 for 17…
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Jamal Murray, Tim Hardaway Jr. provide late juice for Denver Nuggets
The elation didn’t last long inside Ball Arena. A bunch of fans in orange and blue made the short trek from Empower Field at Mile High after the Broncos win and settled in for a much less anticipated Nuggets game against the Wizards, which entered with the NBA’s worst net rating and the second-worst record…
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What Peyton Watson’s leap means for Denver Nuggets’ salary cap situation
Even good problems require solving. In the last few weeks, Peyton Watson has played the Nuggets into a pickle. Once the franchise and Watson failed to reach a contract extension in the offseason, the 23-year-old was destined to enter restricted free agency this summer. That means Denver will have the opportunity to match any contract…
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Nuggets vs. Pelicans | 5 takeaways from Peyton Watson’s, Jamal Murray’s massive performances
Jamal Murray and Peyton Watson had the Pelicans in a blender Tuesday night at Smoothie King Center. Here are five takeaways from Denver’s 122-116 win in New Orleans: 1. The way Watson plays in New Orleans might lead the Pelicans’ executives to call Denver’s front office before the trade deadline. Watson followed the highest-scoring night…
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Nuggets executives, Gilgeous-Alexander headline mid-season award picks | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider The midway point of the NBA season is here. The Nuggets play their 41st game of the season Wednesday in Dallas. Every other team will reach the milestone at some point this week or next. Here…
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Nuggets vs. Celtics | 5 takeaways from Jamal Murray’s big night in Boston
The next-man-up Nuggets continued to step up in a second straight win to cap the longest road trip of Denver’s season. Here are five takeaways from Denver’s 114-110 win over the Celtics on Wednesday at TD Garden: 1. It’s a lot easier to say there’s trust in teammates regardless of missing three rotation players than…
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3 takeaways from Nuggets’ 127-115 loss to Michael Porter Jr. and Brooklyn Nets
The Nuggets played like there was no sleep in Brooklyn. Denver got a couple of injured players back for Sunday’s matinee but still faded down the stretch. Here are three takeaways from Denver’s 127-115 loss Sunday at Barclays Center: NETS 127, NUGGETS 115 What happened: Brooklyn started the second quarter ahead by four and led…