Tag: National Basketball Association
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Denver Nuggets second unit still being sorted out with nine games left in regular season
The three leading candidates for Most Valuable Player will be on the Ball Arena court in the next few days, but that’s of little concern to Michael Malone. The Nuggets welcome Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks to Denver for Saturday’s game before Joel Embiid, the current favorite to end Nikola Jokic’s MVP reign, and the…
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3 takeaways from Denver Nuggets’ loss to New York Knicks
The Nuggets’ 116-110 loss to the Knicks on Saturday in New York City didn’t feel like the previous four defeats. For one, the Knicks are a playoff team playing at home. Additionally, Denver’s effort was up to a level that gave them a chance to win away from home. After the first quarter, the Nuggets…
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Three observations from Denver Nuggets’ frustrating loss to San Antonio Spurs
Denver Nuggets fall to Spurs despite Nikola Jokic’s triple-double, Jamal Murray’s record-breaking shot
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2022 Year in Review
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It seemed like 2022 would be the “get back to normal” year as Colorado pulled itself out of the pandemic, and the business and travel shutdowns that came with it. That manifested itself with things like Red Rocks setting an attendance record in 2022 with an estimated 1.54 million attending ticketed events making it the…
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Paul Klee: How Nathan MacKinnon can surpass Joe Sakic as Avalanche’s greatest star
Joe Sakic, playoffs god, won his first Stanley Cup at age 26. Nathan MacKinnon is 26. You can see where this is going, and it’s time we go there. Does a 25-year gap make for a fair comparison? Not really. Different eras, supporting casts, all that. But after two decades away the Avs are back…
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T-shirts say it all as Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets celebrate second straight NBA MVP
Celebratory shirts once again delivered Nikola Jokic’s message. The party appeared to start just after Jokic was presented with his second straight NBA Most Valuable Player award Wednesday in his hometown of Sombor, Serbia. There was a band in attendance and no shortage of drinks to fuel the singing and dancing. “With some music and…
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Nuggets notebook: Nikola Jokic’s next step; Denver’s youth movement; Michael Malone’s tempered excitement
A louder voice paired with the historically productive numbers could lead to an even more productive season for Nikola Jokic. After Jokic posted the first 2,000-point, 1,000-rebound and 500-assist season in NBA history, Nuggets coach Michael Malone, when asked Wednesday how Jokic could improve next season, joked Denver’s star center could put up 2,500 points,…
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Top seed, top target: Capturing conference rarely converts to playoff success in NHL
A No. 1 seed in the NHL means little when it comes to capturing the ultimate prize. Though the Colorado Avalanche enter the playoffs with the best record in the Western Conference, it has been 14 years since that distinction accompanied a team into the Stanley Cup Finals. Since Detroit skated to a Presidents’ Trophy…