Tag: Russell Westbrook
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Nikola Jokic compares Aaron Gordon game-winning dunk to CSKA Moscow memory | Nuggets notes
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Michael Porter Jr. was much more productive in his second game playing through a shoulder sprain, but there’s a decent chance he won’t be active for Game 5 for a different reason. Porter was on the bench during the scuffle that broke out late in the second quarter of Game 4. As…
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Michael Porter Jr., Russell Westbrook injury updates; spacing vs. cutting | Nuggets notebook
MARINA DEL REY, Calif. – If they can, they will. That’s the message from Nuggets interim coach David Adelman surrounding Michael Porter Jr. and Russell Westbrook’s uncertain availability ahead of Game 4 at Intuit Dome. Both players are listed as questionable for Saturday’s game. Porter sprained his left shoulder in Game 2 and toughed out…
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Russell Westbrook wills Nuggets to 112-110 win over Los Angeles Clippers in Game 1
Late in Game 1 of the postseason opener Saturday at Ball Arena, Russell Westbrook made his former team rue the decision to trade him. The Clippers last summer sent Westbrook to Utah in a deal that brought Kris Dunn to Los Angeles. The Jazz waived Westbrook, freeing him up to sign with the Nuggets as…
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Russell Westbrook downplays Clippers matchup, ‘grateful’ for Los Angeles return with Denver Nuggets
The last week has taken Russell Westbrook from Houston to New York and back to Denver before the Nuggets start the playoffs against the Clippers, Westbrook’s former team. Next week, he’ll return home to Los Angeles for Games 3 and 4.
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Nuggets vs. Warriors | 3 takeaways from Denver’s third consecutive loss
Nikola Jokic narrowly missed another triple-double with 33 points, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Denver’s turnover woes and big nights from Stephen Curry and Brandin Podziemski.
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5 things learned from Denver Nuggets’ head-scratching start to road trip
From Nikola Jokic’s injury to Aaron Gordon’s hot shooting and Michael Malone’s rotation, here’s what was learned from Denver’s 1-2 start to an important Western Conference road trip
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Why Denver Nuggets guard Russell Westbrook to continues to invest in Oklahoma City long after Thunder tenure
Russell Westbrook made a significant investment to help bring professional soccer back to Oklahoma City more than five years after playing his last game in a Thunder uniform. It continued a long history of philanthropic efforts from the first-year Denver Nuggets guard.
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Jamal Murray’s dagger 3 allows Denver Nuggets to avoid disaster against depleted Los Angeles Lakers
The Nuggets needed to score five points in the final 10 seconds to beat a Lakers team that was without LeBron James, Luka Doncic and others, 131-126, on Friday at Ball Arena.
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Nuggets vs. Celtics: 3 takeaways from Denver’s unsuccessful comeback in Boston
It looked like the final meeting of the regular season between the last two NBA champions was going to get away from Denver at times, but Jamal Murray’s big second half gave the Nuggets a chance in Boston.
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Two Denver Nuggets starters won’t play vs. Blazers in final game before All-Star break
A couple of Nuggets starters got an early start to the All-Star break. Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. will miss his third-straight game with a left hamstring strain. Porter was previously listed on the injury report with hamstring tightness. Aaron Gordon also is out. He played in Monday’s game against Portland but missed Wednesday’s rematch…