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Nikola Jokic struggles as Denver Nuggets lose Game 4 to Portland Trail Blazers
Saturday was not Nikola Jokic’s day. The likely soon-to-be league MVP didn’t look like himself in Game 4 versus the Portland Trail Blazers, as the Denver Nuggets lost 115-95 in Portland, tying the series 2-2. Jokic finished with 16 points, shooting 7 of 18 from the field, with nine rebounds and one assist. In his…
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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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Hungry Portland Trail Blazers beat Denver Nuggets to end regular season, set up playoff rematch
Portland had plenty to play for — the Nuggets not so much — and it showed Sunday in Portland. That won’t be the case next time the two teams meet, in a first-round playoff series that will likely start next weekend. The Trail Blazers scored the game’s first 11 points, hit nine 3-pointers in the first quarter,…