Tag: Mike Malone
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An ode to the Ball Arena NBA champs | Cronin and Loevy
Move over Molly Brown, John Denver and John Elway. It is time to make room for our newest Colorado celebrities: the 2023 Denver Nuggets professional basketball team. Two superstars with key role players just proved they are the best basketball team in North America and probably in the world. Who are these champions who have…
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Nuggets hope to prevent Damian Lillard from replicating Game 5 performance in pivotal Game 6
Describing Damian Lillard’s 55-point, 10-assist Game 5 performance in Denver on Tuesday night is a difficult thing to do. Nuggets coach Mike Malone said Portland’s point guard was “superhuman.” Blazers coach Terry Stotts said it was “the best playoff performance I’ve ever seen.” Blazers guard CJ McCollum said it was “godlike.” Soon-to-be NBA MVP and…
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Nikola Jokic’s supporting cast, Nuggets’ bench will be key as Denver heads to Portland for Games 3 and 4
Nikola Jokic is going to get his. And Damian Lillard is going to get his, as well. The two stars are playing like it for their respective teams, but if Games 1 and 2 are any indication of how this first-round series is going to go, it’s the supporting cast — specifically the bench — of Jokic’s…
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Nuggets beat Rockets, 129-116, behind career highs from PJ Dozier, Michael Porter Jr.
DENVER — PJ Dozier took little time to adjust to the starting lineup. Dozier, who made his first career start Saturday in place of injured Will Barton III, hit his first three 3-pointers of the game, helping the Nuggets beat the Rockets 129-116 at Ball Arena. Dozier finished the game with a career-high 23 points on…