Tag: Oklahoma City Thunder
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Denver enters offseason of change; David Adelman’s endorsements; Michael Porter Jr.’s pain | Nuggets notebook
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OKLAHOMA CITY – An era might’ve ended Sunday. “If we don’t win it this year, we all know they might have to break it up,” Michael Porter Jr. told ESPN early this season. After the Thunder ended the Nuggets’ season short of a championship with a 125-93 win in Game 7 Sunday at Paycom Center,…
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Denver Nuggets run out of gas early in Game 7, see season end in Oklahoma City
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OKLAHOMA CITY – The Nuggets had the legs required to pull off an improbable upset for seven minutes of Sunday’s Game 7. Denver walked, albeit gingerly, onto the top-seeded Thunder’s home court and quickly turned a raucous crowd into an anxious one. Christian Braun opened the scoring with a floater and exploded for a dunk…
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Experience favors Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets as MVP frontrunners enter Game 7
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The NBA dictionary’s definition of “valuable” is about to become a lot clearer. This is the debate: —Does Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s scoring title and status as the best player on the league’s best team carry more weight? —Or does Nikola Jokic’s triple-double average for a not-so-stacked roster matter more? The league is yet to announce the…
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Aaron Gordon, Jamal Murray, Russell Westbrook on Denver Nuggets’ injury report for Game 7
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save So, the injury report is saying there’s a chance. After suffering a strained left hamstring late in Thursday’s Game 6, Aaron Gordon is officially listed as questionable for the Nuggets’ Game 7 on Sunday in Oklahoma City. Gordon is dealing with a Grade 2 strain…
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Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon starts recovery process after hamstring injury
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Aaron Gordon’s shift wasn’t over after playing for more than 38 minutes in Denver’s Game 6 win on Thursday at Ball Arena. “I feel OK. We’ll see. I’m going to start the recovery process now to make sure I’m ready for Game 7,” Gordon said after the Nuggets forced a winner-take-all game with a 119-107…
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Denver Nuggets hand Oklahoma City Thunder first loss behind Nikola Jokic’s dominant triple-double
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On a night it looked like Oklahoma City would continue its early-season dominance and extend its win streak over the Nuggets to five games, Nikola Jokic had other plans. “That’s one of the most complete games I’ve seen him play,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said of his three-time Most Valuable Player after Wednesday’s 124-122 win…
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Denver Nuggets’ starters share preseason struggles in loss to Oklahoma City Thunder
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The reviews were reversed for the Denver Nuggets’ starters and reserves in the second half of Wednesday’s game in Oklahoma City. After the starters received praise and the bench unit’s production was criticized through three preseason games, roles reversed in the second half a 108-99 loss to the Thunder, dropping Denver to 0-4 on the…