Tag: Aaron Gordon
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Denver enters offseason of change; David Adelman’s endorsements; Michael Porter Jr.’s pain | Nuggets notebook
OKLAHOMA CITY – An era might’ve ended Sunday. “If we don’t win it this year, we all know they might have to break it up,” Michael Porter Jr. told ESPN early this season. After the Thunder ended the Nuggets’ season short of a championship with a 125-93 win in Game 7 Sunday at Paycom Center,…
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Denver Nuggets run out of gas early in Game 7, see season end in Oklahoma City
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Nuggets had the legs required to pull off an improbable upset for seven minutes of Sunday’s Game 7. Denver walked, albeit gingerly, onto the top-seeded Thunder’s home court and quickly turned a raucous crowd into an anxious one. Christian Braun opened the scoring with a floater and exploded for a dunk…
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Aaron Gordon, Jamal Murray, Russell Westbrook on Denver Nuggets’ injury report for Game 7
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save So, the injury report is saying there’s a chance. After suffering a strained left hamstring late in Thursday’s Game 6, Aaron Gordon is officially listed as questionable for the Nuggets’ Game 7 on Sunday in Oklahoma City. Gordon is dealing with a Grade 2 strain…
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Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon starts recovery process after hamstring injury
Aaron Gordon’s shift wasn’t over after playing for more than 38 minutes in Denver’s Game 6 win on Thursday at Ball Arena. “I feel OK. We’ll see. I’m going to start the recovery process now to make sure I’m ready for Game 7,” Gordon said after the Nuggets forced a winner-take-all game with a 119-107…
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Denver Nuggets embrace tough road ahead after missed opportunity in Game 4 | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider As big of a missed opportunity as Game 4 was, the Nuggets live to fight at least another four days. “It’s not a funeral, guys,” Jamal Murray said in the postgame locker room after Sunday’s 92-87…
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Aaron Gordon, the glue, just as important as game-winners for Nuggets against Oklahoma City
In the midst of a playoff glow up, Aaron Gordon’s still focused on being the glue that holds the Nuggets’ championship hopes together. After stepping up in the clutch for a third time this postseason in Denver’s 113-104 overtime win over the Thunder Friday, Gordon wasn’t ready to zoom out and appreciate his individual successes…
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Interim coach David Adelman trying to lead Denver Nuggets to second bounce back after big loss
OKLAHOMA CITY – David Adelman is still short on playoff experience, but the Nuggets interim coach has been here before. Friday’s series-tilting Game 3 against Oklahoma City will mark the 10th playoff game Adelman has coached. It will be the second time he tries to get his team to rebound after a demoralizing defeat. “He’s…
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Jamal Murray shakes off Shaquille O’Neal’s criticism entering Game 2 vs. Thunder | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider OKLAHOMA CITY — It looked in Game 1 like Jamal Murray was going to add to his resume as one of the NBA’s elite playoff performers. In the first quarter of Denver’s 121-119 comeback win over…
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Denver Nuggets head to Los Angeles with opportunity to extend dramatic season
The stuff of Disney movies comes later. Heading into Thursday’s opportunity to close out the Clippers in six games, the Nuggets know they need to bring the grit and intensity of an A24 thriller to Los Angeles. “We want pressure. We want to make it nasty. We want to make it rough. We want physicality,”…
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Nuggets vs. Clippers: 3 takeaways from Denver’s dramatic Game 4 win
INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Aaron Gordon’s buzzer-beating dunk evened the Nuggets and Clippers series at two games apiece Saturday. Here are three takeaways from Denver’s 101-99 win Saturday at Intuit Dome: 1. Just like 2019, the Nuggets were able to move past a deflating Game 3 loss and win Game 4 on the road. Homecourt advantage…