Tag: Minnesota Timberwolves
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Nuggets vs. Timberwolves | 3 takeaways from Denver’s second straight win
Nikola Jokic recorded his third triple-double in as many games to start the season; Jamal Murray had his best game of the season, and the Nuggets improved to 2-1 on Monday in Minneapolis. Here are three takeaways from Denver’s 127-114 win at the Target Center: 1. Anyone who thought that was going to be easy…
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Denver Nuggets’ momentum stalls in loss to Timberwolves in preseason opener | Vinny’s take
The vibes were high to start the Nuggets’ stay in San Diego, but things didn’t end that way. Denver started its five-game preseason slate with a 126-116 loss to a shorthanded Timberwolves squad. Here are three takeaways from the Nuggets’ first preseason game: 1. There was a lot of excitement surrounding the Nuggets’ new-look starting…
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Denver Nuggets picked to host Christmas Day game
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Nuggets will spend Christmas at Ball Arena for a fourth straight year. Denver will host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Dec. 25, according to an ESPN report Friday. The Nuggets have been featured on the NBA’s marquee day of the regular season the past three…
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From preps in Portland to NBA playoffs, how previous experiences prepared David Adelman to lead Denver Nuggets into next era
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The night David Adelman got married changed the life of the Nuggets’ new coach in multiple ways. First, he married his bride, Jenny, the mother of their two children. During the wedding reception, Adelman’s father, Rick, a longtime NBA coach, informed his son’s boss at Portland’s Lincoln High School, Jeff Peeler, that he would soon…
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Just how close were the Denver Nuggets to the NBA’s conference finalists? | 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 Nuggets should have a pretty good idea how they stack up with one of the four teams left in the title hunt. Oklahoma City and Denver split their first 10 matchups of the regular season…
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Ex-Nuggets coach Michael Malone refers to Oklahoma City’s as ‘the best fans in the NBA’
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It didn’t take long for Michael Malone to leave his mark on television. The former Nuggets coach looked comfortable and clean in a blue suit during his broadcasting debut during ESPN’s coverage of Game 1 of the Western Conference finals between the Thunder and Timberwolves on Tuesday. Prior to Oklahoma City’s Game 1 victory Malone…
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Jamal Murray leads Denver Nuggets to close out of Minnesota Timberwolves
The rain dousing Denver Tuesday night turned into Murray flurries after halftime. Jamal Murray’s scoring surge to start the third quarter kept the Nuggets in the game while Nikola Jokic and Michael Porter Jr. struggled to make shots early in Game 5 on Tuesday at Ball Arena. Murray finished with a game-high 35 points, making…
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Denver Nuggets assistant Ryan Saunders returns to Minnesota with chance to get last laugh
Ryan Saunders and the Nuggets could leave the series against Minnesota with the last laugh. Saunders is the son of the late Flip Saunders, who tops the Timberwolves franchise chart for wins by a coach with 427. Minnesota’s current coach, Chris Finch, is second on that list with 104 wins heading into Sunday’s Game 4…
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Denver Nuggets looking for better production from struggling bench unit
DENVER – The starters are doing their job, but the rest of the Denver Nuggets seem to be struggling. Friday’s 114-112 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves marked the second straight game where the Nuggets’ starters produced a comfortable lead only to watch it diminish as they rested. “I don’t know if guys are really comfortable…