Tag: Zeke Nnaji
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Nuggets notebook: Nikola Jokic’s next step; Denver’s youth movement; Michael Malone’s tempered excitement
A louder voice paired with the historically productive numbers could lead to an even more productive season for Nikola Jokic. After Jokic posted the first 2,000-point, 1,000-rebound and 500-assist season in NBA history, Nuggets coach Michael Malone, when asked Wednesday how Jokic could improve next season, joked Denver’s star center could put up 2,500 points,…
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Denver Nuggets confident a healthy roster can take step forward in NBA playoffs
SAN FRANCISCO – It didn’t take long for the Nuggets to express excitement about the potential next season holds. After the Golden State Warriors eliminated Denver from the NBA playoffs Wednesday, the Nuggets allowed themselves to look forward to what a fully healthy team could accomplish. “It’s scary to think about that,” Nuggets coach Michael…
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Jordan Poole’s big night drowns Denver Nuggets in Game 1
SAN FRANCISCO – Jordan Poole started in place of Stephen Curry and did quite the impression in Golden State’s 123-107 win over the Nuggets in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series Saturday at Chase Center. With Curry reduced the final six minutes of each quarter as he continues to rehab from a foot injury,…
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Denver Nuggets unable to overcome 21 turnovers in loss to Boston Celtics
Getting on the same page was a struggle for the Denver Nuggets throughout Friday’s 108-102 loss to the Celtics in Boston. The Nuggets turned it over 21 times, leading to 22 of Boston’s points. Nikola Jokic was responsible for nine of those turnovers, while Will Barton III, Aaron Gordon, Facundo Campazzo and Zeke Nnaji were…
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Denver Nuggets’ bench builds big lead to beat New York Knicks
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DENVER – It was a rare night where the Nuggets bench set the standard that the starters had to match in a 132-115 win over the New York Knicks on Tuesday at Ball Arena. “That unit came in the game in that first quarter and really ignited us,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said of Bones…
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Denver Nuggets new-look second unit shines in second stint against New Orleans Pelicans
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Finding a consistent bench unit has been a season-long search for Michael Malone, but a new grouping impressed when it mattered Friday. The reasons behind the reserves’ collective struggles vary. PJ Dozier, a player the Nuggets coach planned to rely on off the bench tore his anterior cruciate ligament 18 games into the season and…
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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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Facundo Campazzo fuels Denver Nuggets’ decisive second-quarter run in win over Houston Rockets
Facundo Campazzo’s second-quarter show erased an early deficit and sparked the Denver Nuggets’ 124-111 win Saturday in Houston. The Rockets led by 11 in the first quarter and took a one-point lead to the second quarter. Reserve forward Vlatko Cancar gave the shorthanded Nuggets their first lead with a 3-pointer – off a Campazzo assist…