Tag: Miami Heat
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Nuggets star Nikola Jokic taking small steps toward return from knee injury
There was a good reason for the Ball Arena crowd to cheer three minutes into Friday’s game. With a short-handed Nuggets squad enjoying an early 8-5 lead over the Hawks, Nikola Jokic walked out of the tunnel without any sign of a limp before taking a seat next to Spencer Jones at the end of…
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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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David Adelman, Denver Nuggets draw first blood against family friend Erik Spoelstra’s Heat
The days of David Adelman tagging along are long gone. “I went to college with Kathy. She’s been a phenomenal high school girls coach for many years in Portland,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said of Adelman’s older sister prior to Wednesday’s game against the Nuggets at Ball Arena. “I was really close with RJ. Then,…
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Nuggets vs. Heat: 3 takeaways from Denver’s season at the midway point
The Denver Nuggets are 25-16 at the midway point of the regular season after beating the Heat on Friday in Miami. Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray are off to typical starts, while Aaron Gordon’s injuries have made it tough to determine what, if anything, Denver’s roster lacks ahead of the tradeline.
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Jamal Murray starts slow, finishes hot in Denver Nuggets’ win over Miami Heat
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After missing three games, Jamal Murray let the 3-ball fly in his return to the Nuggets’ starting lineup in Friday’s 135-122 win over the Heat. Murray missed Denver’s last few games after a collision in Minnesota landed the Nuggets’ starting point guard in the NBA’s concussion protocol. He bounced back with a season-high 28 points…
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Fidel Romero, 10-years-old, explains his prediction for Nuggets vs Heat in the NBA Final
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Ten-year-old Fidel Romero tells Denver Gazette reporter Carol McKinley his prediction on how the Denver Nuggets will win the NBA Final championship against the Miami Heat
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Collective defensive effort delivers Denver Nuggets decisive victory over Miami Heat in Game 1 of NBA Finals
Michael Malone faced a good problem after the Nuggets beat the Heat in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The Nuggets coach had just one Defensive Player of the Game chain to hand out and a few deserving candidates after Denver downed Miami, 104-93, Thursday at Ball Arena. Aaron Gordon started as the primary defender…
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RTD offers extra capacity for Nuggets NBA Finals games at Ball Arena
Denver Nuggets fans headed for the NBA Finals between the Nuggets and the Miami Heat at Ball Arena can use the Regional Transportation District’s light rail and bus systems, as transportation officials said they are adding train cars to accommodate riders. The additional train cars will be added to the regularly-scheduled A (Sunday games) and…
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Nuggets’ NBA Finals run boosts downtown Denver businesses
The Denver Nuggets’ history-making run to the NBA Finals has been a shot in the arm for Denver businesses, especially those that call downtown home. The finals games alone could mean a $22 million infusion into the business community — from hotels to restaurants, according to the Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce. That doesn’t include…