Tag: Facundo Campazzo
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Denver Nuggets’ starters share preseason struggles in loss to Oklahoma City Thunder
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The reviews were reversed for the Denver Nuggets’ starters and reserves in the second half of Wednesday’s game in Oklahoma City. After the starters received praise and the bench unit’s production was criticized through three preseason games, roles reversed in the second half a 108-99 loss to the Thunder, dropping Denver to 0-4 on the…
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Vlatko Cancar staying ready to help Denver Nuggets after productive Summer Olympics with Slovenia
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Coming up a bucket short of a chance to show what he can do against the best basketball team in the world did little to diminish Vlatko Cancar’s experience at the Olympics this summer. Cancar, entering his third season with the Denver Nuggets, was one…
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Facundo Campazzo’s fierce brand of basketball benefiting Denver Nuggets during playoff series vs. Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. – Facundo Campazzo entered his NBA experience with a question. The 30-year-old rookie from Argentina asked if he needed to change his approach, according to Nuggets coach Michael Malone. Campazzo admitted a habit of getting under the skin of teammates – namely Sergio Rodriguez and Sergio Llull – with his unrelenting play during…
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Nikola Jokic’s supporting cast, Nuggets’ bench will be key as Denver heads to Portland for Games 3 and 4
Nikola Jokic is going to get his. And Damian Lillard is going to get his, as well. The two stars are playing like it for their respective teams, but if Games 1 and 2 are any indication of how this first-round series is going to go, it’s the supporting cast — specifically the bench — of Jokic’s…
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Denver Nuggets looking for more ball movement, bodies moving heading into Game 2 vs. Portland
Neither the ball nor the Nuggets seemed to move with typical intensity in Saturday’s Game 1 loss to Portland. While offense wasn’t Denver’s primary problem — that was Portland’s 19 for 40 3-point shooting — the Nuggets scored six fewer points than their season average and recorded nearly five fewer assists. Portland’s plan of playing Nikola Jokic…
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Nuggets notebook: Defending Portland’s great group of guards, Denver duo among award finalists, injury update ahead of Game 1
The Denver Nuggets’ path past Portland in the first round of the playoffs starts with defense. “The thing that scares me the most is the 3-point line,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said Thursday ahead of Saturday’s Game 1 at Ball Arena. “They take 42 (3-pointers) a game. They were second or third in both makes…
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Washington Wizards beat Denver Nuggets behind Davis Bertans 3s, Brad Beal free throws
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The Nuggets’ need to play each second — or tenth of a second — of the 48 minutes was more apparent Wednesday in Washington than any point to date this season. After leading by 20 in the first quarter, the Nuggets fell apart in the second quarter and got back in the game behind Jamal Murray’s late…
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P.J. Dozier’s development increasing Denver Nuggets’ depth
Part of the reason Bol Bol has started the last two games is Nuggets coach Michael Malone wanting to keep his emerging bench unit intact. P.J. Dozier is part of the reason the reserves are playing at a high level. According to Action Network’s Matt Moore, Denver’s defensive rating, the estimated points allowed per 100…
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Facundo Campazzo finds rhythm, leads Denver Nuggets bench to best showing in win over Timberwolves
Facundo Campazzo and the Nuggets’ second unit had coach Michael Malone feeling friendly after Sunday’s 124-109 win over the Timberwolves in Minnesota. Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray were their typical selves, but the bench, led by Campazzo, gave the Nuggets (2-4) their biggest boost so far this season. Jokic finished with his fourth triple-double in…