Tag: Victor Wembanyama
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Will Jamal Murray make the NBA All-Star Game? Here’s how his case stacks up against international field
There’s no debate whether Jamal Murray’s on track to have the best season of his career, but there’s going to be discourse on whether that’s deserving of an All-Star debut. “I’m happy we’re off to a good start,” Murray said Tuesday, a day after he earned the first Western Conference player of the week award…
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Denver Nuggets’ NBA Cup dreams dashed by shorthanded Spurs
A potential trip to Las Vegas wasn’t enough to get the Nuggets to dial up their defense. With the winner of Friday’s game against San Antonio at Ball Arena winning NBA Cup Group C and moving within a win of the semifinals in Sin City, Denver’s defense didn’t show up for three quarters in a…
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Friday Faceoff: Who is Denver Nuggets’ X-Factor
Mark Kiszla, sports columnist: Peyton Watson Well, that escalated quickly. Only a week into this NBA season, a new serious challenger has emerged to Nikola Jokic’s MVP quest and the Nuggets’ standing as the primary threat to Oklahoma City in the Western Conference. We all strongly suspected Victor Wembanyama was going to grow into a…
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Nikola Jokic, Jayson Tatum named NBA players of the week — ahead of Nuggets-Celtics game
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The Nuggets ended last week by splitting a back-to-back set with Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs, but Nikola Jokic did enough to once again earn Western Conference player of the week honors. Jokic was named player of the week for the second time this season and the 16th time in his career, a…
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Denver Nuggets drop ball in final minutes, fall to San Antonio Spurs
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Possibly the only person on the planet capable of contesting Nikola Jokic’s signature shot did just that on the most important possession of Friday’s game at Ball Arena. “Of course, he can do it, because he’s a special player,” Jokic said of Victor Wembanyama after San Antonio’s 113-110 win over the Nuggets on Friday at…
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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…