Tag: Anthony Davis
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Jokic’s triple-double wasted as Nuggets’ defense crumbles again in 131-121 loss to Mavericks
The Nuggets’ defense these days can make even the NBA’s worst offense look unstoppable. The Mavericks entered Monday’s 131-121 win over the Nuggets at Ball Arena with a 106 offensive rating, the worst mark in the league. Denver entered with the league’s best offensive rating, 123.9, but it didn’t make a difference. “We’re not physical…
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Many questions remain after blockbuster trade between Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks | Vinny’s take
There are so many questions that still need to be answered in the wake of one of the most surprising trades in NBA history. The most pertinent is what exactly is Dallas general manager Nico Harrison thinking? When NBA people from executives to players and media members wonder if the league’s top news-breaker, Shams Charania,…
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NBA awards: Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic early favorite for third MVP in four years
Last season, Nuggets star Nikola Jokic narrowly missed out on being the fourth player in NBA history to win three consecutive Most Valuable Player awards. The list remains a short one – Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Larry Bird – after 76ers center Joel Embiid won last season’s award. This season, Jokic can join another short…
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National attention on the ‘Lake Show’ no distraction to Nikola Jokic as he delivers at historic rate for Nuggets
The one sports show Michael Malone seems genuinely interested in probably will never end up on television. “If you want to be consistently great, you have to put in consistent work, and Nikola doesn’t skip steps,” the Nuggets coach said Thursday night after Denver’s 108-103 win over the Lakers in Game 2. Then, Malone pitched…
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Denver Nuggets excited by Jamal Murray’s potential return, Aaron Gordon’s highlight dunk
Michael Malone had more to say about Jamal Murray’s potential return to the court than Michael Porter Jr.’s progress following Friday’s loss to the Timberwolves. Neither Murray nor Porter will play Sunday against the Lakers, according to the team’s injury report, but Malone kept the door open for Murray’s return Friday. The Nuggets coach was…
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Five games to watch from the Denver Nuggets 2021-22 schedule
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The NBA released the full, 82-game schedule for all teams Friday. The Denver Nuggets are slated to open the season Oct. 20 at the Phoenix Suns, last year’s Western Conference champions, in a rematch of last season’s second-round playoff series. The Nuggets close the regular season at home on April 10 against the Los Angeles…
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Gambling: Absent companions make for attractive NBA bets
With just two weeks remaining in the first half of the 2021 NBA season, teams are vying for a few extra wins heading into the All-Star break with some of the top teams in the NBA having players miss time with injury. For Wednesday’s slate of games, there are nine games — including Jazz vs.…
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Gambling: Short-handed Lakers offer enticing wager prospect
The work week kicks off with a six-game NBA slate and a handful of attractive early bets. As always, my top two early bets to target are listed below, accompanied by the respective book where you can find the odds listed. Chicago Bulls (+1) at Houston Rockets (-110, PointsBet) While certainly not for the faint…
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Gambling: Harden trade tangles NBA championship picture
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save We’re about a month into the NBA season, which means it is a good time to take stock of what has happened against what we thought was going to happen before the season began. In order to do that, we need to compare the present…