Tag: Portland
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Carmelo Anthony responds to being booed in Denver: ‘I gave it my all when I was here’
DENVER — As Carmelo Anthony checked in eight minutes into the first quarter of Game 1 between the Nuggets and Blazers in the first round of Western Conference playoffs, the boos came raining down at Ball Arena. “What? The boos? It’s cool, man,” Anthony said after the game. “They love me, they hate me. I can’t…
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Nikola Jokic serves as Denver Nuggets’ North Star throughout rocky regular season
The only respite Nikola Jokic accepted during an unrelenting regular season came after he could do no more to help the Denver Nuggets. While stars around the league rested in the final days of the regular season, Jokic expressed no interest in a night off or playing any part in manipulating results for optimal playoff…
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Looking back at the 2020-21 Denver Nuggets regular season
With 72 games, a series of awards and a couple of crucial injuries packed into fewer than five months there was no shortage of storylines to stay on top of this Denver Nuggets season. Here’s a look at the biggest events of each month of the season. December – Slow to start The run to…
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Nuggets notebook: Defending Portland’s great group of guards, Denver duo among award finalists, injury update ahead of Game 1
The Denver Nuggets’ path past Portland in the first round of the playoffs starts with defense. “The thing that scares me the most is the 3-point line,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said Thursday ahead of Saturday’s Game 1 at Ball Arena. “They take 42 (3-pointers) a game. They were second or third in both makes…
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Hungry Portland Trail Blazers beat Denver Nuggets to end regular season, set up playoff rematch
Portland had plenty to play for — the Nuggets not so much — and it showed Sunday in Portland. That won’t be the case next time the two teams meet, in a first-round playoff series that will likely start next weekend. The Trail Blazers scored the game’s first 11 points, hit nine 3-pointers in the first quarter,…
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Gambling: NBA trades bring betting opportunities
After a five-game Thursday, the NBA is back in full swing Friday with a massive 11-game schedule. The dealmaking was in full swing ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline, and plenty of players change teams. Remember, this is not like it happens in a videogame. Players need to clean out lockers, take care of personal things,…
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Will Barton on brink of basketball return as Denver Nuggets close preseason with games vs. Blazers
A nine-month itch could get scratched Wednesday. Nuggets wing Will Barton played his last meaningful basketball in a 113-97 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on March 11, coincidentally the same day the NBA shut down after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19. Barton traveled to the NBA’s Florida bubble, and reportedly participated…
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Alaska Airlines launches nonstop flights from Denver to Portland
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Alaska Airlines added new daily nonstop flights between Denver and Portland, Oregon, on Tuesday. Previously, Denver was the largest market in the country without Alaska Airlines’ service from Portland. “We are pleased to have Alaska…