Tag: Los Angeles Lakers
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‘Beef Week’ will show what Denver Nuggets are made of | Vinny’s take
The next week of the Nuggets’ schedule is going to make the NBA’s “Rivalry Week” feel like child’s play. Denver’s headed into “Beef Week.” Playing the Thunder in Oklahoma City, the Rockets in Denver, the Spurs in San Antonio and the Lakers in Los Angeles features a whole lot more bad blood than the NBA’s…
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Nuggets top Lakers 120-113 as LeBron James sets NBA field goal record
There’s another jewel in King James’ crown, even if it came in another loss to the Nuggets. Lakers forward LeBron James became the NBA’s all-time leader in made field goals late in the first quarter of Denver’s 120-113 win on Thursday at Ball Arena. “He’s a really, really, really legendary player in this league. What…
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Denver Nuggets will still be without multiple forwards vs. Lakers
David Adelman is not going to get his wish. A few weeks ago, the Nuggets coach hoped his team would be at full strength for the final 20 games of the regular season. The Nuggets will be without three forwards for Thursday’s game against the Lakers, Denver’s 63rd of the 82-game regular season. Aaron Gordon,…
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Denver Nuggets lose to Lakers behind second-half drought
The offense went dark as the night got late. After shooting the lights out in the first half, the Nuggets scored fewer points in the second half (36) than they did in the first quarter (37) in a 115-107 loss to the Lakers on Tuesday night at Ball Arena. The Nuggets went 3 for 17…
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Denver Nuggets are last stronghold standing against LeBron James | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider LeBron James’ kingdom spans the NBA landscape almost without exception. Denver, however, has proved to be unconquerable. The Nuggets are the only team with a winning record (24-21) against James in the regular season, heading into…
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Offseason winners and losers after wild start to free agency | NBA Insider
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Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider The first 24 hours of free agency featured some transformative transactions, some good and some bad. Here are our three winners and losers from the start of the offseason: Winners 1. Rockets Houston was the beneficiary…
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Nuggets vs. Lakers | 3 takeaways from Denver’s loss in Los Angeles
A slow start sunk the Denver Nuggets to 1-1 on the four-game road trip, as Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray missed another game due to injury. Aaron Gordon led the Nuggets with 26 points, while Lakers star Luka Doncic scored 21 of his points in the first quarter.
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Jamal Murray’s dagger 3 allows Denver Nuggets to avoid disaster against depleted Los Angeles Lakers
The Nuggets needed to score five points in the final 10 seconds to beat a Lakers team that was without LeBron James, Luka Doncic and others, 131-126, on Friday at Ball Arena.
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What Denver’s so-so record against elite competition says about Nuggets’ championship chances
The Nuggets haven’t won a game against the top-four teams in the Eastern Conference, but they’ve held their own against the elites in the Western Conference
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Los Angeles Lakers dial up defense on Jokic to defeat Denver Nuggets
The Lakers came in with a plan to limit Nikola Jokic’s touches and pulled it off. Jokic attempted seven shots from the field, which matched his season low.