Tag: Jamal Murray
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Nuggets vs. Heat | 3 takeaways from Denver’s depressing loss in Miami
Nothing after halftime mattered Monday in Miami. Here are three takeaways from Denver’s depressing 147-123 loss on Monday at Kaseya Center: 1. The worst thing Denver could do is let Nikola Jokic’s left knee injury impact Christian Braun, Aaron Gordon and Cam Johnson’s timelines for return. If Jokic is going to miss an extended stretch…
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Nikola Jokic leaves Nuggets’ game in Miami with injury
Denver’s worst-case scenario potentially struck Monday in Miami. Nikola Jokic was marked questionable to return at halftime of a 147-123 loss to the Heat and was later ruled out for the second half with a left knee injury. The injury occurred when Spencer Jones inadvertently stepped on Jokic’s left foot in the final seconds of…
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Nuggets vs. Magic | 3 takeaways from another close loss in Orlando
The longest road trip of the season just got a little longer. The Nuggets will have a 17-point blown lead to think about as they head to Miami for the second contest of a seven-game trip. Here are three takeaways from Denver’s 127-126 loss to the Magic on Saturday at Kia Center. MAGIC 127, NUGGETS…
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Ziveli! A Christmas toast to Nikola Jokic after another all-time performance
David Adelman has a couple of decades to get some Jelen in the refrigerator for an all-time rewatch. “They’re going to show this game 20 years from now, and I’ll crack open a beer and watch it,” Adelman said after another historic night from Nikola Jokic in Denver’s 142-138 overtime win over Minnesota on Thursday…
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Nuggets vs. Timberwolves | 3 takeaways from Denver’s crazy win on Christmas
The absence of three key ingredients didn’t stop Nikola Jokic from cooking up a win over the Timberwolves on Christmas. Here are three takeaways from Denver’s 142-138 overtime win over Minnesota on Thursday at Ball Arena: “Wildly up and down, because the initial conversation was ‘Hey, maybe it’s not as bad as it looked.’ Then,…
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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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Nikola Jokic appreciates David Adelman’s support after Nuggets’ coach’s ejection
Nikola Jokic liked what he saw from his new coach Saturday. With 8:40 left in the fourth quarter, David Adelman had seen enough after Jokic spent an extended stretch of the third quarter on the bench with four fouls. Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. swiped at Jokic a couple of times without being whistled early…
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Nikola Jokic credits late coach ‘Deki’ Milojevic after setting NBA center assists record
It turned out Nikola Jokic had one more assist in him Thursday night. After climbing to the top of the NBA’s career assists chart among centers, Jokic credited his former coach at Serbia’s Mega Basket, Dejan “Deki” Milojevic, for his now-famous approach to the game. “I always say the assist makes two people happy,” Jokic…
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Jamal Murray joins Nikola Jokic in dominating Magic as Nuggets win 6th straight, 126-115
The case for the Nuggets to have a couple of All-Stars is stronger than ever. Nikola Jokic, who’s all but a lock to play in his eighth All-Star Game in February, is yet to have a teammate accompany him to the festivities, but Jamal Murray took another step toward changing that by scoring a game-high…
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Denver Nuggets celebrate Jokmas with overtime win over Houston Rockets
It required a group effort and five extra minutes to ensure Denver enjoyed a Merry Jokmas on Monday. The local holiday celebrates the day Nikola Jokic became the Nuggets’ full-time starting center on Dec. 15, 2016. The three-time Most Valuable Player finished with a game-high 39 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists, two steals and two…