Tag: Christian Braun
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Nuggets vs. Trail Blazers | 5 takeaways from Denver’s dominant performance
A day made all the difference for the Nuggets. Denver shook off a frustrating loss Thursday with a dominant performance Friday. Here are five takeaways from the Nuggets’ 157-103 win over the Trail Blazers at Moda Center: 1. Denver’s All-Stars made amends for Thursday’s performance. Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray were the primary reasons for…
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The Braun brother arrives
For this tight-knit basketball brood representing the Nuggets and Roadrunners, it’s family first It’s wild to think that Christian and Landon Braun, two tightly bonded basketball brothers from Burlington, Kan., play their home games about 1,000 feet apart in Denver. Landon is a redshirt freshman in his second year with the Metropolitan State University of…
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Christian Braun, Tim Hardaway Jr. help Denver Nuggets head to break with win over Grizzlies
The two All-Stars statistically led the Nuggets to a win in their final game before the break, but there might’ve been a bad taste in Nikola Jokic’s and Jamal Murray’s mouths without a couple of less-heralded players. “The guy tonight that should be talked about is Christian Braun,” Nuggets coach David Adelman said after his…
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Christian Braun breaks down stop-and-start recovery from injury with Nuggets | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider Numbers never lie, but sometimes they mislead. Christian Braun in Monday’s loss to the Cavaliers scored more than 10 points for the first time since suffering a serious ankle sprain against the Clippers on Nov. 12.…
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Nuggets vs. Bulls | Nikola Jokic passes Oscar Robertson for 2nd on all-time triple-double list in win
Nikola Jokic changed some longstanding NBA history, and the Nuggets reversed some recent history on Saturday in Chicago. Jokic moved into second place on the NBA’s career triple-double list, while the Nuggets avoided a winless road trip and ended a three-game losing streak against the Bulls. Here are five takeaways from Denver’s 136-120 win at…
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Nuggets vs. Knicks | More Nikola Jokic history not enough for Denver
A couple of extra periods allowed Nikola Jokic to make a little more NBA history Wednesday, but it wasn’t enough to prevent the Nuggets’ first three-game losing streak of the season. Jokic recorded the 181st triple-double of his career and tied Oscar Robertson for second on the NBA’s all-time list. The three-time Most Valuable Player…
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Denver coach David Adelman discusses his Bills fandom and Peyton Watson’s star turn | Nuggets notebook
There’s going to be one busy member of Bills Mafia at Ball Arena on Saturday. Nuggets coach David Adelman will have one eye on Buffalo’s 2:30 p.m. playoff game against the Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High and one eye on his team’s preparation for a 7 p.m. tipoff against the Wizards at Ball…
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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 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…