Tag: Christian Braun
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Stars resting sets up Nuggets’ Julian Strawther, Jonas Valanciunas with another opportunity
Two players on the fringe of the Nuggets’ rotation will have one more chance to make their case for postseason consideration. Nikola Jokic, who must play 15 minutes in Sunday’s regular-season finale at San Antonio to be eligible for end-of-season awards, is listed as questionable with right wrist injury management. The other four starters –…
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Nuggets rest starters, rout Thunder to secure top-four playoff seed
The process was peculiar, but the Nuggets ensured they will start the playoffs at home. With two games left in the regular season, and home-court advantage in the first round still up for grabs, the Nuggets elected to sit their starting five against a Thunder squad that earned its rest. The risk worked out, as…
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Nikola Jokic’s floater, Christian Braun’s 3 ball come up big | Nuggets notebook
Somehow Nikola Jokic calculated the limit of Victor Wembanyama’s reach. There were three seconds separating the shot clock and game clock in the final seconds of overtime with the Nuggets nursing a two-point lead. Denver looked content to hold the ball to see if the Spurs were going to foul before Jokic wound up wide…
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How Aaron Gordon’s gritty defense on Victor Wembanyama rescued the Nuggets in OT
Victor Wembanyama’s yellow, size 20.5 Nikes get laced up the same way as Aaron Gordon’s black-and-white 361 sneakers. “He’s going to be an all-time player,” Gordon said after the Nuggets’ 136-134 overtime win over Wembanyama’s Spurs on Saturday at Ball Arena. “Hell of a ball player, but, at the end of the day, he laces…
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Peyton Watson overcomes fatigue, 6-week injury absence in return to Nuggets lineup
There were multiple reasons for fatigue in Peyton Watson’s first game back. “It was hard for me to sleep last night,” the Nuggets’ wing said after Denver’s 128-112 win over Portland on Sunday at Ball Arena. “I was just anticipating this day for a long time, obviously.” Anticipation built up for roughly six weeks. Watson…
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Is the Nuggets’ championship window already closed? | Friday Faceoff
Friday Faceoff: After another perplexing loss, this one at Memphis, is the Nuggets’ championship window already closed? Mark Kiszla, sports columnist: Yes That’s a wall, buddy. Freak out! Before the final buzzer sounded on the Nuggets’ bad loss in Memphis, the outrage was being scrawled all over social media. Fire coach David Adelman! Trade everybody!…
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Bruce Brown debuts new look to mixed results on and off court
Bruce Brown was kind enough to give his teammate a pass. “That (crap) is terrible,” Christian Braun said of Brown’s new look after the Nuggets beat the 76ers on Tuesday. Braun was referencing the new handlebar mustache Brown debuted about a week ago. So far, it hasn’t come up in the on-court dialogue. “Not at…
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Denver Nuggets dominate starless 76ers squad
The Nuggets needed no luck on St. Patrick’s Day. Denver never trailed while dismantling a short-handed 76ers team, 124-96, on Tuesday at Ball Arena. The Nuggets led by as many as 33. “I liked the pace of play offensively after the defensive rebound. I thought that was key,” Nuggets coach David Adelman said. “I thought…
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Denver Nuggets seek consistency ahead of NBA playoffs | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider This week provides the Nuggets with a golden opportunity to start their closing run with some much-needed consistency. Denver’s opponents — the 76ers, Grizzlies, Raptors and Trail Blazers — pale in comparison to last week’s gauntlet…
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Nuggets vs. Spurs | 3 takeaways from Denver’s comeback in San Antonio
It took a 20-point comeback, but the Nuggets pulled off a Texas two-step Thursday in San Antonio. Here are three takeaways from Denver’s 136-131 win at Frost Bank Center: 1. The comfortable win against Houston on Wednesday allowed the Nuggets to extend minutes on Thursday without too much risk. None of Denver’s starters played 32…