Tag: Shai Gilgeous-alexander
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Why Jamal Murray was excluded from Canada’s next Olympics cycle | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider Jamal Murray’s future with the Canadian national team was thrown into question Monday. The Nuggets’ star guard was excluded from Canada’s 23-man roster for the upcoming Olympics cycle. Rowan Barrett, the father of Raptors wing RJ…
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Nikola Jokic finishes second in Most Valuable Player race
There’s a new back-to-back Most Valuable Player ruling the NBA. Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander received 83 of 100 first-place votes to repeat as MVP. He totaled 939 points in the voting to become the 14th player in NBA history to win the regular season’s highest individual honor in consecutive years. Denver’s Nikola Jokic, the most…
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Mark Kiszla: Is Nikola Jokic losing grip on crown as world’s best basketball player?
MINNEAPOLIS – After a five-year reign as the undisputed best hooper on the planet, Nikola Jokic’s championship belt is on the line. There’s no debating the No. 1 reason Denver’s season is on the brink in the first round of the NBA playoffs. The greatest player to ever wear a Nuggets uniform has stunk. In…
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Mark Kiszla: Jamal Murray must do some heavy lifting for Nikola Jokic to crack NBA top 10
Anybody with eyes can clearly see Nikola Jokic is the best basketball player on the planet, but please don’t get mad that Joker has zero chance to be named MVP of the NBA in 2026. Let the voters huff and puff, arguing about whether Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Victor Wembanyama or Luka Doncic deserves to take home…
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Christian Braun contributes on both ends in Nuggets’ big win over Rockets
Initials are enough to identify Christian Braun’s defensive assignments to start the week. It started against “SGA” on Monday and continued Wednesday with “KD.” Braun was more pleased with his individual effort against Rockets star Kevin Durant in Wednesday’s win than he was with his job against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who scored an efficient 35 points,…
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s MVP moment seals Thunder win over Nuggets
OKLAHOMA CITY — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ended the game and possibly the Most Valuable Player debate Monday at Paycom Center. The game was tied with 10 seconds left after a record-tying performance from last year’s MVP, another Nikola Jokic triple-double and a second flagrant foul committed by Thunder forward Lu Dort in as many games. An…
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‘Beef Week’ will show what Denver Nuggets are made of | Vinny’s take
The next week of the Nuggets’ schedule is going to make the NBA’s “Rivalry Week” feel like child’s play. Denver’s headed into “Beef Week.” Playing the Thunder in Oklahoma City, the Rockets in Denver, the Spurs in San Antonio and the Lakers in Los Angeles features a whole lot more bad blood than the NBA’s…
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Something old, something new leave Nuggets blue after overtime loss to Thunder
OKLAHOMA CITY — New and old issues collided and cost the Nuggets on Friday at Paycom Center. The minutes Nikola Jokic rested, a years-old issue, showed up in a big way. Denver won the 44 minutes, 34 seconds, Jokic was on the court by 15 points. The Nuggets lost the 8 minutes, 26 seconds, Jonas…
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‘The rule wasn’t made for them’ | What Nuggets, Thunder coaches said about NBA’s 65-game threshold
OKLAHOMA CITY – The NBA got a step closer to another contentious Most Valuable Player debate Friday at Paycom Center. Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made his return against Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets after missing the previous nine games with an abdominal strain. The rematch of last season’s second-round playoff series marked the 50th game…
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Do the Nuggets have enough to beat the Thunder in the playoffs? | Friday Faceoff
With the Nuggets set for their second meeting against the defending champion on Thunder on Friday night (7:30 p.m. ESPN), does Denver have enough to take down Oklahoma City if the two meet again in the NBA playoffs? Vinny Benedetto, Nuggets beat writer Answer: No Denver needs another body to dethrone the champions. Oklahoma City…