Tag: Giannis Antetokounmpo
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Nuggets vs. Bucks | Denver survives another injury, late scare in Milwaukee
It took surviving another injury and a cold stretch that spanned most of the fourth quarter, but the Nuggets snuck out of Milwaukee with another improbable win. Here are five takeaways from Denver’s 102-100 win Friday at Fiserv Forum: 1. Aaron Gordon is a fan favorite for a reason. After playing 33 minutes on Thursday,…
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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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Will Jamal Murray make the NBA All-Star Game? Here’s how his case stacks up against international field
There’s no debate whether Jamal Murray’s on track to have the best season of his career, but there’s going to be discourse on whether that’s deserving of an All-Star debut. “I’m happy we’re off to a good start,” Murray said Tuesday, a day after he earned the first Western Conference player of the week award…
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NBA commissioner Adam Silver talks expansion, future of broadcasts | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider One expansion movement seems to have a little more steam than the other. Most expansion talk in recent years has been domestic with Las Vegas and Seattle being the likely new markets. That doesn’t appear as…
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Nuggets vs. Bucks: 3 takeaways from Denver’s loss in matchup of recent MVPs, champions
Nikola Jokic and Giannis Antetokounmpo both put on performances that helped their case to be this season’s Most Valuable Player, but Antetokounmpo got more help from the rest of the Bucks and the win.
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Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic wins another Western Conference player of the month award
Jokic raised his season-long averages to a triple-double over the course of 14 games in January.
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Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic leads Western Conference in first round of All-Star voting
Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic received the second-most votes in the first round of All-Star voting, which was released Thursday. Only Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo received more votes.
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NBA Insider | One question for every Denver Nuggets starter
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Every week during the offseason, Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto will take you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets: The Denver Nuggets’ starting five is set, but there’s still some interesting questions to answer ahead of the start of the season. Jamal Murray: Can the regular season look like your postseasons? The highest-scoring…
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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…
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Anthony Edwards in FIBA World Cup is must-see TV; Jamal Murray’s tough decision benefits Denver Nuggets: NBA Insider
Anthony Edwards in FIBA World Cup is must-see TV; Jamal Murray’s tough decision benefits Denver Nuggets: NBA Insider