Tag: Dallas Mavericks
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Peyton Watson’s expanding offensive game gives Nuggets a unique new weapon
A five-second span of the second quarter showed the element Peyton Watson adds to the Nuggets. “We have been a pass-and-cut team. We’re not a team that travels to the paint off the dribble very much,” Nuggets coach David Adelman said after his team’s 142-135 win over the Mavericks Wednesday at Ball Arena. “It’s been…
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Murray, Jokic make case as top tandem in Denver Nuggets’ win over Dallas
Milestones were narrowly missed, but the Nuggets’ top two made their case as the league’s best duo and All-NBA selections together for the first time. With 53 points, Jamal Murray finished a bucket shy of matching his career-high in Denver’s 142-135 win over the Mavericks on Wednesday at Ball Arena. With 23 points, 21 rebounds…
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Nikola Jokic, David Adelman stand by final sequence as Nuggets lose in Dallas
DALLAS – There was only one regret from the final seconds of Denver’s 131-130 loss to the Mavericks on Tuesday at American Airlines Center. “I was really hoping that they didn’t call the shot-clock violation,” Nuggets coach David Adelman said after the team’s 11-game win streak away from home ended. “I thought we had a…
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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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Nuggets vs. Mavericks: 3 takeaways from Jamal Murray’s masterpiece in Denver’s win
The Nuggets pulled off a double dip in Dallas. Here are three takeaways from Denver’s 118-99 win over the Mavericks on Tuesday at American Airlines Center. 1. That was the strongest indication Jamal Murray is taking another jump in January. Slow or inconsistent starts have been an issue for much of Murray’s career, but he’s…
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Denver Nuggets update Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon’s availability ahead of Mavericks game
Denver’s game in Dallas on Sunday could be short on star power. Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon on listed on the Nuggets’ injury report, while Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic will miss the game for the Mavericks
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Peyton Watson increasing production for Denver Nuggets while still a student of the NBA game
Watson is in line for a seventh start Friday. That will give him more starts this season than his first two NBA seasons combined. He’s scored in double figures in five or his starts. With the increased playing time, Watson’s on pace to set new career highs in points (9.5), rebounds (3.5) and steals (.9)…
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Peyton Watson, Christian Braun come up with clutch stops on Kyrie Irving to help Denver Nuggets defeat Dallas Mavericks
There weren’t many stops against Kyrie Irving, but the Nuggets got the two that mattered most. The Mavericks’ guard made 17 of his first 20 shots after banking in a fadeaway over Peyton Watson’s outstretched hand with 1:40 left. That gave Irving 43 points and the Mavericks a two-point lead. “That’s just one of those…
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Nuggets notebook: Denver misses Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s defense in loss to Thunder; Turnover troubles show up late
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was unavailable for a second straight game, and his presence was missed in the fourth of Saturday’s 118-117 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday at Ball Arena. Justin Holiday again started in place of Caldwell-Pope, who missed a second game while in the league’s concussion protocol, against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the…