Tag: American Basketball Association
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Denver Nuggets left wondering ‘what if’ after being swept by Phoenix Suns
A second-round series with the Suns showed the Denver Nuggets the speed at which the NBA landscape can change. During season-best eight-game winning streak in late March and early April, the Denver Nuggets had seamlessly, it appeared, added Aaron Gordon to the rotation and felt like champion contenders. They looked the part in a 101-94…
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Denver Nuggets drilled from the jump in ’embarrassing’ loss to Phoenix in Game 2
PHOENIX – The struggles for the Denver Nuggets in a 123-98 loss in Game 2 on Wednesday at Phoenix Suns Arena started with shooting and spread seemingly everywhere else. “(One team) wanted to be here, played with a purpose and urgency, and one team did not want to be here and played with no urgency,”…
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Denver Nuggets earn right to rest – if they choose – after securing home-court advantage by beating Charlotte Hornets
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The time has come for Michael Malone to talk with his stars about rest. The Nuggets’ 117-112 win over the Hornets in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday secured a top-four finish in the Western Conference and home-court advantage for the first round of the playoffs. Nuggets president Tim Connelly shared with Malone after the game that…
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Two Denver Nuggets see no need for team to take part in trade talks
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Trade talks are getting louder around the NBA ahead of the March 25 deadline, but at least a couple of Nuggets see no need for their team to be involved in those conversations. “I think we’ve got everything we need,” JaMychal Green said after the Nuggets beat the Pacers on Monday to improve to 23-16,…
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Denver Nuggets drop finale of five-game road trip to San Antonio Spurs behind late turnovers
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The 255 minutes of basketball played by the Denver Nuggets in five games over eight days across a few different time zones proved to be eight minutes too many. After starting the road trip with consecutive overtime wins at Phoenix last week that added an extra 15 minutes to the total, the Nuggets were tied…
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Michael Porter Jr. putting starting touches on all-around game in second season with Denver Nuggets
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Michael Porter Jr. has said the right things about being a complete player for most of his time with the Denver Nuggets, and it looks like he’s increasingly starting to do the right thing. There has never been a question about the second-year forward’s shooting and scoring ability, and it quickly became evident the 6-foot-10…
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Denver Nuggets’ defense, bench deliver win over New York Knicks
Bench contributions and defense, two things Nuggets coach Michael Malone has criticized through the first nine games of the season, came together the 10th time. Sunday’s 114-89 win over the host New York Knicks marked the first time the Nuggets held their opponent to fewer than 100 points and improved Denver’s record to 5-5. The…