Tag: Luka Doncic
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Mark Kiszla: Is Nikola Jokic losing grip on crown as world’s best basketball player?
MINNEAPOLIS – After a five-year reign as the undisputed best hooper on the planet, Nikola Jokic’s championship belt is on the line. There’s no debating the No. 1 reason Denver’s season is on the brink in the first round of the NBA playoffs. The greatest player to ever wear a Nuggets uniform has stunk. In…
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Mark Kiszla: Jamal Murray must do some heavy lifting for Nikola Jokic to crack NBA top 10
Anybody with eyes can clearly see Nikola Jokic is the best basketball player on the planet, but please don’t get mad that Joker has zero chance to be named MVP of the NBA in 2026. Let the voters huff and puff, arguing about whether Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Victor Wembanyama or Luka Doncic deserves to take home…
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‘What are those?’: The story behind Spencer Jones’ start-up sneakers for Nuggets
Spencer Jones has conversation starters on his feet when he steps on the court. The “Andiem Pivot 1.0” sneakers he’s sported this season might not be the flashiest, and they’re definitely not the most popular option in the NBA. “A few guys at the free-throw line were like ‘What are those?’ They hadn’t seen them…
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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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Will Jamal Murray make the NBA All-Star Game? Here’s how his case stacks up against international field
There’s no debate whether Jamal Murray’s on track to have the best season of his career, but there’s going to be discourse on whether that’s deserving of an All-Star debut. “I’m happy we’re off to a good start,” Murray said Tuesday, a day after he earned the first Western Conference player of the week award…
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NBA commissioner Adam Silver talks expansion, future of broadcasts | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider One expansion movement seems to have a little more steam than the other. Most expansion talk in recent years has been domestic with Las Vegas and Seattle being the likely new markets. That doesn’t appear as…
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Get to know David Adelman’s first Denver Nuggets’ staff | 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 It looks like coach David Adelman’s first staff is complete. Adelman added Chase Buford and Mike Moser to his staff, according to a report from HoopsHype on Friday. That would bring the total to nine assistants…
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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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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.
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Many questions remain after blockbuster trade between Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks | Vinny’s take
There are so many questions that still need to be answered in the wake of one of the most surprising trades in NBA history. The most pertinent is what exactly is Dallas general manager Nico Harrison thinking? When NBA people from executives to players and media members wonder if the league’s top news-breaker, Shams Charania,…