Tag: Victor Wembanyama
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3 things that could decide NBA Finals between New York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs
The parity era continues. After San Antonio denied the Thunder’s repeat bid Saturday in Oklahoma City, the NBA will have a different champion for an eighth consecutive year with no team winning multiple titles in that span. The unprecedent stretch in NBA history will continue with either the Spurs or the New York Knicks. The…
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Which superstar big man do you take now: Nikola Jokic or Victor Wembanyama? | Friday Faceoff
Friday Faceoff: Which superstar big man do you take now — the Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama or Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic? Paul Klee, sports editor Answer: Joker With all due respect to my friend Vinny Buckets, the basketball world’s rush to crown Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama is a classic case of recency bias. This is Wemby’s moment.…
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What the Thunder and Spurs have that the Nuggets lack | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider Whether it’s Oklahoma City or San Antonio, the Western Conference is going to be represented in the Finals by a team that does some things much better than the Nuggets. Here are the three biggest things…
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Nikola Jokic’s floater, Christian Braun’s 3 ball come up big | Nuggets notebook
Somehow Nikola Jokic calculated the limit of Victor Wembanyama’s reach. There were three seconds separating the shot clock and game clock in the final seconds of overtime with the Nuggets nursing a two-point lead. Denver looked content to hold the ball to see if the Spurs were going to foul before Jokic wound up wide…
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How Aaron Gordon’s gritty defense on Victor Wembanyama rescued the Nuggets in OT
Victor Wembanyama’s yellow, size 20.5 Nikes get laced up the same way as Aaron Gordon’s black-and-white 361 sneakers. “He’s going to be an all-time player,” Gordon said after the Nuggets’ 136-134 overtime win over Wembanyama’s Spurs on Saturday at Ball Arena. “Hell of a ball player, but, at the end of the day, he laces…
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Mark Kiszla: Jokic vs. Wembanyama more than clash of titans. It’s basketball for the ages.
The NBA universe has not been shaken by clash of titans like Joker vs. Wemby since Wilt vs. Russ. We are the lucky witnesses to Nikola Jokic doing one-on-one battle with Victory Wembanyama, because spotting giants of the game who not only thrill us but revolutionize the sport are as rare as Halley’s Comet. “I…
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Kickin’ it with Kiz: Who’s the real MVP of NBA this season? Hint: It’s not Nikola Jokic
We don’t care who’s the MVP of the NBA regular season. All we want is for Nikola Jokic to be MVP of the NBA Finals. – H.N., Denver Kiz: In more than four decades of covering the NBA, I’ve never been asked to cast a ballot for MVP. But it seems to me the award…
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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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Nuggets vs. Spurs | 3 takeaways from Denver’s comeback in San Antonio
It took a 20-point comeback, but the Nuggets pulled off a Texas two-step Thursday in San Antonio. Here are three takeaways from Denver’s 136-131 win at Frost Bank Center: 1. The comfortable win against Houston on Wednesday allowed the Nuggets to extend minutes on Thursday without too much risk. None of Denver’s starters played 32…
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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…