Tag: Guard
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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…
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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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Denver Nuggets assistant Ryan Saunders returns to Minnesota with chance to get last laugh
Ryan Saunders and the Nuggets could leave the series against Minnesota with the last laugh. Saunders is the son of the late Flip Saunders, who tops the Timberwolves franchise chart for wins by a coach with 427. Minnesota’s current coach, Chris Finch, is second on that list with 104 wins heading into Sunday’s Game 4…
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Creighton comes into another second-round matchup with Baylor looking a lot different than 2014 team
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The names of the universities, mascots and coaches are about the only things that remain the same since Baylor beat Creighton in the 2014 NCAA Tournament. The Bears brought an unceremonious end to Doug McDermott’s decorated college career by blasting the 2014 National Player of the Year and the Bluejays, 85-55, in the second round…
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Denver Council hears public testimony on proposed city budget
Editor’s note: This story originally reported: “The high demand for public restrooms is compounded by a 4.8% rise in homelessness, Grenaille said.” The actual percentage rise was 12.8%. The story has been updated to correct the two-year rise in homelessness in Denver. The Denver Gazette apologies for the error. Homelessness, public safety and safe streets were…
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Denver Nuggets’ bench builds big lead to beat New York Knicks
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DENVER – It was a rare night where the Nuggets bench set the standard that the starters had to match in a 132-115 win over the New York Knicks on Tuesday at Ball Arena. “That unit came in the game in that first quarter and really ignited us,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said of Bones…
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Bryn Forbes’ shoot-for-the-stars approach pays off despite Nuggets loss to Jazz
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Perfection is an impossible standard, but the pursuit of the unattainable has been a big part of Bryn Forbes’ success. “I work hard enough on my game that I expect every shot to go in,” Forbes said after Denver’s 108-104 loss to the Jazz on Wednesday in Utah. The process, Forbes said, mirrors his college…
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Denver Nuggets beat Brooklyn Nets behind Austin Rivers’ second-half surge
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Austin Rivers stepped up to the second-half challenge in the Nuggets’ 124-118 win over the Nets on Wednesday in Brooklyn. After what Michael Malone described as an “inexcusable,” close to the first half, which saw the Nets leading by 11, Denver’s coach said he challenged his team to turn things around in the second half.…