Author: Vinny Benedetto
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Nuggets vs. Clippers: 3 takeaways from Denver’s defeat in first trip to Intuit Dome
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Nuggets left their first game at the Clippers’ new Intuit Dome with a loss. Here are three takeaways from Denver’s 126-122 defeat Sunday in Los Angeles. 1. It’s been quite the start to the season for Denver’s triple-double tandem. A few weeks after Russell…
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Christian Braun’s Year 3 leap worthy of Most Improved Player consideration | Vinny’s take
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A case can be made for Christian Braun to be an early contender for Most Improved Player, but the voting is going to have to buck a trend. The last 10 winners – Jimmy Butler, CJ McCollum, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Victor Oladipo, Pascal Siakam, Brandon Ingram,…
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Nuggets vs. Jazz: 3 takeaways from Denver’s rare road win in Utah
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Salt Lake City has been the site of many Nuggets’ struggles in recent years, but that wasn’t the case Wednesday. Here are three takeaways from Denver’s 122-103 win at Delta Center: 1. It was as if Jamal Murray saw the people calling for Russell Westbrook…
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Nuggets seek fresh start in Utah after stinking up Ball Arena
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The stink from the Nuggets’ performance Monday might linger in Ball Arena for a while. “We’re not flushing,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said of quickly moving on after Monday’s 145-118 loss to the Knicks. “You don’t flush when you get embarrassed. You don’t flush when…
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Nuggets vs. Knicks: 3 takeaways from Denver’s worst game of the season
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It was a night to forget for most of the Nuggets on Monday at Ball Arena. Here are three takeaways from Denver’s 145-118 loss to the Knicks: 1. There are make-or-miss losses and effort losses, and Monday’s game was the latter. The Knicks got whatever…
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Jamal Murray confident consistency is coming | NBA Insider
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets: NBA Insider One stretch late in Friday’s loss to the Mavericks showcased the kind of season it’s been for Jamal Murray. With the Nuggets down two in the final four…
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Michael Malone leads Nuggets past Lakers, moves atop Denver’s win list
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The summit push took a little while, but Michael Malone made it to the mountaintop late Saturday night. Denver’s 127-102 win over the Lakers was the 433rd of Malone’s time in Denver, moving him past Doug Moe for the franchise record for coaching victories. It…
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New father of two Nikola Jokic doesn’t miss a beat in return to Denver Nuggets
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Nikola Jokic came back like he never left. “I think a lot of guys exhaled because Nikola was back and expected Superman to carry the day. That’s not fair,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said after his team’s 123-120 loss to the Mavericks on Friday, Jokic’s…
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Nuggets vs. Mavericks: 3 takeaways from Denver’s second NBA Cup loss
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Michael Malone’s wait for win No. 433 with the Nuggets will extend another day. Dallas used a late surge to win 123-120 to drop Denver to 8-6 on the season and 1-2 in the NBA Cup action. Here are three takeaways from Denver’s third loss…
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Nuggets guard Russell Westbrook provides clutch assist to Denver’s foundations’ Feed-A-Family event
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Russell Westbrook put up some gaudy numbers to pad the only kind of legacy he cares about. The morning before Denver’s NBA Cup game against Dallas, the Nuggets’ point guard donated $20,000 to help the Epworth and Daddy Bruce Randolph Legacy foundations provide meals to…