Tag: Chet Holmgren
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What the Thunder and Spurs have that the Nuggets lack | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider Whether it’s Oklahoma City or San Antonio, the Western Conference is going to be represented in the Finals by a team that does some things much better than the Nuggets. Here are the three biggest things…
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Oklahoma City Thunder poised to end NBA’s parity era | Vinny’s take
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This is supposed to be the NBA’s parity era, but Oklahoma City has other plans. The Thunder are going to be favored over the Pacers in the NBA Finals, which start Thursday in Oklahoma City. Regardless of which team lifts the Larry O’Brien trophy, this year will mark the seventh consecutive season the NBA has…
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Oklahoma City’s success sticking with twin towers | Nuggets notes
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Thunder’s two-big lineup didn’t bother the Nuggets too much in Game 1.- Despite Oklahoma City starting a pair of 7-footers – Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein – the Nuggets finished the series opener with a 63-43 advantage on the glass and outscored the Thunder 27-21 on second chance points. Nikola Jokic…
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NBA Insider | Julian Strawther’s stunning NBA start began at Summer League
Every week during the offseason, Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets: Julian Strawther found enough water in the desert to grow his game. Right after the Nuggets selected the Gonzaga University wing with the 29th overall pick and introduced him to the franchise in Denver, it…
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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…