Tag: National Basketball Association
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‘Soul Power’: Long live the ABA
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Fifty years later, new documentary series takes nostalgic look at how the rebel American Basketball Association changed the NBA – and the world Three-point ABA trivia question: What do rapper-actor Common and Grammy Award-winning singer India.Arie have in common? Answer: Their fathers both played for the Denver Rockets of the American Basketball Association. No, I am…
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Denver Nuggets over-the-air TV game schedule in 2024-25
Altitude Sports will make 20 games available free on 9NEWS, My20
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Jamal Murray makes strong case to be Nuggets’ second All-Star in win over Boston Celtics
BOSTON — The Nuggets are pushing for Jamal Murray to be an All-Star by any screens necessary. “Jamal Murray was outstanding today,” coach Michael Malone said after Denver’s 102-100 win over the Celtics on Friday. “I hope everybody out in Nuggets nation, pick up your phone, pick up your computer, call your aunt, whoever you’ve…
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Nuggets vs. Nets: 3 takeaways from Denver’s 122-117 win in Brooklyn
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The Nuggets (20-10) have won two-thirds of their games to start the season and are two-thirds of the way to a perfect road trip. Here are three takeaways from Denver’s 122-117 win Friday in Brooklyn. 1. A near-perfect night continued Nikola Jokic’s takeover of the Denver Nuggets record books against the Nets. With the last…
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Nuggets notebook: Denver misses Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s defense in loss to Thunder; Turnover troubles show up late
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was unavailable for a second straight game, and his presence was missed in the fourth of Saturday’s 118-117 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday at Ball Arena. Justin Holiday again started in place of Caldwell-Pope, who missed a second game while in the league’s concussion protocol, against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the…
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Nuggets vs. Clippers: 3 takeaways from Denver’s 111-102 loss in Los Angeles
Denver’s road struggles reared their unsightly head Wednesday against the Clippers. Here are three takeaways from Denver’s 111-102 loss Wednesday in Los Angeles: 1. Nikola Jokic is truly one of one. Who else could have a 22-point, 15-rebound and 10-assist triple-double considered a bad game? The shot wasn’t falling for the two-time Most Valuable Player,…
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Nuggets vs. Pistons | 3 takeaways from Denver’s 107-103 win in Detroit
The Denver Nuggets are back in the win column and sitting second in the Western Conference with a 10-4 record, trailing only the Minnesota Timberwolves. Here are three takeaways from the Nuggets’ 107-103 win in Detroit: 1. Reggie Jackson played his best game in place of Jamal Murray so far and picked quite a time…
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Nuggets lose first In-Season Tournament game despite big numbers from Jokic, Braun
The road to Las Vegas got a little trickier Friday in New Orleans. The Pelicans handed the Nuggets their first loss of the In-Season Tournament group stage, 115-110. New Orleans and Denver are both 2-1 with the Pelicans owning a tie-breaker thanks to Friday’s win. The route to advancing out of the group stage could…
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Rookie Jalen Pickett produces during Nuggets’ In-Season Tournament win over Clippers
A little extra bulk bolstered the Nuggets’ bench in Tuesday’s In-Season Tournament win over the Los Angeles Clippers. After Jamal Murray’s hamstring strain moved Reggie Jackson from back-up point guard to starter, coach Michael Malone elevated Collin Gillespie into the rotation for the first few games. That changed Wednesday, as Malone gave fellow rookie Jalen…
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s quest for defensive honors continues vs. Rockets | Holiday brothers reunite in Houston
Houston is the next stop on Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s award tour. The Nuggets shooting guard’s defensive assignments during Denver’s 8-1 start to the season have ranged from young stars like Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards to some of the game’s greats like Golden State’s Stephen Curry and Dallas’s Luka Doncic. He’s a big…