Tag: Golden State Warriors
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David Adelman believes Nikola Jokic has a defensive balancing act | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider His offense is why Nikola Jokic won his 20th Western Conference Player of the Week award Monday after putting up 26 points, 17 rebounds and 14 assists last week. But he’s at his best when he’s…
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David Adelman, Denver Nuggets dig deep after injuries to beat Warriors
David Adelman earned his money Sunday. “There was a timeout where I just looked back at my day,” the Nuggets’ first-year coach said after a 116-93 win over the Warriors at Ball Arena. “I woke up this morning thinking Aaron Gordon is going to start.” After a brief stint at full strength, the Nuggets were…
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Aaron Gordon misses Nuggets game against Golden State
The Nuggets are down to six games for the starting five to get ready for the postseason. Aaron Gordon was held out of Sunday’s game against Golden State after experiencing tightness in his left calf earlier Sunday. Peyton Watson, who remains on a minutes restriction, started in Gordon’s place alongside Jamal Murray, Christian Braun, Cam…
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What the numbers say about Denver Nuggets clutch struggles | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider When Nikola Jokic admits concern, something is wrong. That’s what happened after the Nuggets suffered another close loss against the Warriors on Sunday in San Francisco. “I’m definitely concerned, because we are losing the games,” Jokic…
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Nuggets vs. Warriors | 5 takeaways from another disappointing Denver loss
The short-handed Warriors took the fight to the Nuggets on Sunday in San Francisco. Here are five takeaways from Denver’s 128-117 loss at Chase Center: 1. The days of Denver being a dominant clutch team feel like a distant memory. The Warriors led by five with five minutes to go, meeting the NBA’s definition of…
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Nuggets vs. Warriors | 3 takeaways from Denver’s season-opening defeat
The Nuggets and Warriors opened the season with a bang, but Denver was on the wrong side of its season opener. Here are three takeaways from the Nuggets’ 137-131 overtime loss Thursday at the Chase Center in San Francisco: NUGGETS 137, WARRIORS 131 What happened: Denver wasted little time erasing Golden State’s 10-0 run to…
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Denver Nuggets drawn into difficult group in NBA Cup
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save If it was soccer, the NBA Cup’s West Group C would be called the group of death. The NBA’s in-season competition returns for its third season, and the Nuggets once again share a group with some of the heaviest hitters in the Western Conference. Denver…
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Nuggets vs. Warriors | 3 takeaways from Denver’s third consecutive loss
Nikola Jokic narrowly missed another triple-double with 33 points, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Denver’s turnover woes and big nights from Stephen Curry and Brandin Podziemski.
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Nuggets vs. Warriors | 3 takeaways from Denver’s win to start key road trip
The Nuggets were without Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and Christian Braun but used big games from Aaron Gordon, Michael Porter Jr., Russell Westbrook and others to start an important, four-game road trip with a win.
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Banged-up Denver Nuggets embark on decisive road trip focused on building better habits
Three of the Nuggets’ four games on this week’s road trip will come against teams right around Denver in the Western Conference standings. The trip comes after Washington used a familiar formula to beat the Nuggets on Saturday at Ball Arena.