Tag: Peyton Watson
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Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray one win away from another milestone | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider For all the things Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray have accomplished in Denver, a 10-game win streak has been elusive. Murray and Jokic led the Nuggets to nine consecutive wins in January of the 2022-23 season…
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Peyton Watson ‘week to week’ for Denver Nuggets after latest injury
The timeline for Peyton Watson’s return isn’t being measured in days. “Peyton’s going to be week to week,” Nuggets coach David Adelman said after Friday’s practice at Ball Arena. Watson will miss Saturday’s game against San Antonio after straining his right hamstring for the second time in Wednesday’s win over the Jazz. The first strain…
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Nuggets vs. Jazz | 3 takeaways from Denver’s seventh win in a row
The win streak reached seven, but it was hardly a lucky night Wednesday in Salt Lake City. Here are three takeaways from Denver’s 130-117 win over the Jazz at Delta Center. 2. Be mad at Michael Malone all you want, but the ol’ ball coach is correct. The ESPN studio show – which featured Denver’s…
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Peyton Watson, Tim Hardaway Jr. leave Nuggets game with Jazz with injury
Peyton Watson got the exact opposite of what he hoped in the Nuggets’ 130-117 win over the Jazz on Wednesday in Utah. At Tuesday’s practice, Watson said he wanted to have his minutes ramped up in Wednesday’s game against the Jazz. Instead, Watson left after playing a little more than nine minutes with right hamstring…
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Denver Nuggets still searching for steady rotation to close regular season
The revolving door of available players continues to turn for the Nuggets with only two weeks left in the regular season. Bruce Brown is the only player who has appeared in all 76 of Denver’s games. Tim Hardaway Jr. (75), Jamal Murray (71) and Spencer Jones (64) are the only others who have played more…
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Peyton Watson’s expanding offensive game gives Nuggets a unique new weapon
A five-second span of the second quarter showed the element Peyton Watson adds to the Nuggets. “We have been a pass-and-cut team. We’re not a team that travels to the paint off the dribble very much,” Nuggets coach David Adelman said after his team’s 142-135 win over the Mavericks Wednesday at Ball Arena. “It’s been…
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Nuggets vs. Suns | 5 takeaways from Denver’s win in Phoenix
The outcome was up for grabs until the final seconds, but the Nuggets picked up a massive win over the Suns in Phoenix thanks to Nikola Jokic’s floater. Here are five takeaways from Denver’s 125-123 win at Mortgage Matchup Center: 1. That win should solidify Denver’s spot in the top six of the Western Conference.…
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Cam Johnson, Nuggets’ starting five clicking at right time | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider A few weeks ago, Cam Johnson was wondering when his uncharacteristic shooting slump would end. These days things are different. “Even day-to-day is a difference,” Denver’s starting small forward said after Sunday’s win over the Trail…
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David Adelman goes in different direction with Denver Nuggets’ bench
With 10 games left and 15 healthy bodies, David Adelman changed direction. Denver’s coach went away from Jonas Valanciunas and without a true backup center for a second consecutive game. Adelman has decided to roll with Jamal Murray, Bruce Brown, Tim Hardaway Jr., Peyton Watson and Spencer Jones while Nikola Jokic and most of the…
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Mark Kiszla: Why the Denver Nuggets still don’t look like NBA champions
When these Nuggets look in the mirror, they so desperately want to see a champion that their lying eyes fail to acknowledge the fatal flaws. And that’s the problem with this team. The Nuggets want to believe all that’s held them back and kept them down in the Western Conference standings is the lack of…