Tag: Porter
-
Nuggets notebook: Denver misses Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s defense in loss to Thunder; Turnover troubles show up late
—
by
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…
-
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,…
-
Nuggets ride efficient offense to win Jeff Green’s ringless return to Denver
The jokes are just that, at least for now. “He left us, so bye-bye,” Nuggets center Nikola Jokic said of former teammate and fellow champion Jeff Green following Sunday’s game. “He’s not getting the ring.” That remained the case Wednesday. The veteran forward played his first game back in Denver, but the planned ring ceremony…
-
Denver Nuggets deliver good time to fans at open practice
The Denver Nuggets welcomed fans back to Ball Arena with an open practice Saturday. Fans who took advantage of the free tickets occupied most of the lower bowl with more scattered throughout the upper sections. Here are the highlights from the roughly hour-long exhibition. – The festivities ended with some light rookie hazing. Hunter Tyson…
-
Nuggets vs. Suns: 3 takeaways from Denver’s preseason opener in Phoenix
The Nuggets started the preseason with a 115-107 win over the Suns on Tuesday in Phoenix. Here are three takeaways from the first of Denver’s five preseason games: 1. The Nuggets led 55-48 at the half, as they should have. The Suns opted not to play Devin Booker, Bradley Beal or Kevin Durant. The Nuggets…
-
Hunter Tyson hoping lob lesson is the first of many from rookie season with Denver Nuggets
—
by
Hunter Tyson has successfully applied one lesson learned. The Nuggets’ rookie is hopeful there are many more. “I’m just trying to get adjusted, trying to sponge up as much as I can from all these guys,” Tyson said at Sunday’s practice after his first training camp. “I’m just trying to take as much as I…
-
Denver Nuggets’ Michael Porter Jr. makes most of healthy offseason
One play from the NBA Finals showed what’s possible if Michael Porter Jr.’s offseason work pays off. With the Nuggets up two points late in the third quarter of Game 5, Porter snatched a loose ball and started dribbling up the court into a one-on-two situation. As Heat guard Duncan Robinson lunged at the ball…
-
NBA Insider | One question for every Denver Nuggets starter
—
by
Every week during the offseason, Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto will take you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets: The Denver Nuggets’ starting five is set, but there’s still some interesting questions to answer ahead of the start of the season. Jamal Murray: Can the regular season look like your postseasons? The highest-scoring…
-
Collective defensive effort delivers Denver Nuggets decisive victory over Miami Heat in Game 1 of NBA Finals
Michael Malone faced a good problem after the Nuggets beat the Heat in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The Nuggets coach had just one Defensive Player of the Game chain to hand out and a few deserving candidates after Denver downed Miami, 104-93, Thursday at Ball Arena. Aaron Gordon started as the primary defender…
-
National attention on the ‘Lake Show’ no distraction to Nikola Jokic as he delivers at historic rate for Nuggets
The one sports show Michael Malone seems genuinely interested in probably will never end up on television. “If you want to be consistently great, you have to put in consistent work, and Nikola doesn’t skip steps,” the Nuggets coach said Thursday night after Denver’s 108-103 win over the Lakers in Game 2. Then, Malone pitched…