Tag: Trail Blazers
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NBA Insider | One question for every Denver Nuggets starter
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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…
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NBA awards: Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic early favorite for third MVP in four years
Last season, Nuggets star Nikola Jokic narrowly missed out on being the fourth player in NBA history to win three consecutive Most Valuable Player awards. The list remains a short one – Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Larry Bird – after 76ers center Joel Embiid won last season’s award. This season, Jokic can join another short…
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Nuggets notebook: Scary fall stops Will Barton’s strong start vs. Portland, Bones Hyland and Zeke Nnaji working on next steps
A complete game, the type of game Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone wants to see from Will Barton III, was in the works before Barton’s night ended abruptly. “A peak Will Barton game is when he is getting seven or eight rebounds and is getting five or six assists. Those are numbers that are readily…
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Aaron Gordon makes impact on both ends as Denver Nuggets beat Atlanta Hawks
DENVER – Aaron Gordon got it done on both ends Friday at Ball Arena. “Aaron Gordon was just phenomenal tonight,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said after Denver’s 105-96 win over the visiting Atlanta Hawks. Gordon scored a team-high 23 points, making 7 of 11 shots from the field, 3 of 5 from 3-point range and…
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Five games to watch from the Denver Nuggets 2021-22 schedule
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The NBA released the full, 82-game schedule for all teams Friday. The Denver Nuggets are slated to open the season Oct. 20 at the Phoenix Suns, last year’s Western Conference champions, in a rematch of last season’s second-round playoff series. The Nuggets close the regular season at home on April 10 against the Los Angeles…
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NBA mock draft: Denver Nuggets add guard depth at No. 26
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Teams across the NBA will be looking to follow the Milwaukee Bucks’ lead by adding a player capable of bringing a championship to their city in Thursday’s draft. Here’s a shot at predicting the first round, including the Denver Nuggets’ pick at No. 26. 1. Detroit Pistons Cade Cunningham, G, Oklahoma State The hardest part…
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Denver Nuggets expect Phoenix Suns to provide different challenge from Portland Trail Blazers
Preparing for the second-seeded Phoenix Suns after eliminating the Portland Trail Blazers comes with some carryover, but there’s one big difference for the Denver Nuggets. While both the Suns and Trail Blazers have some of the NBA’s best offenses led by star guards, Phoenix also presents a challenge with its defense. “Both are very, very…
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Can Nikola Jokic lead the Nuggets to an NBA title? Damian Lillard thinks so: ‘He does everything’
Soon, Nikola Jokic is going to be named the league’s MVP. And deservingly so. The Nuggets star has been remarkable for a Denver team that has suffered several key injuries, leading them to a first-round victory over the Portland Trail Blazers Thursday night in Portland. Denver Nuggets defeat Portland Trail Blazers in 6 games behind…
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Denver Nuggets to face Phoenix Suns in second round
The Denver Nuggets will officially face the Phoenix Suns in the second round of the NBA Playoffs, after Denver beat the Portland Trail Blazers and Phoenix beat the Los Angeles Lakers Thursday night. Denver Nuggets defeat Portland Trail Blazers in 6 games behind Michael Porter Jr.’s start, Nikola Jokic’s finishing touch The Nuggets and Suns…