Author: Vinny Benedetto
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Nuggets notebook: Kyrie Irving comes up clutch; Christian Braun goes back-to-back; Potential Denver-Dallas playoff matchup
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It takes something special to beat the Nuggets in the clutch, and Kyrie Irving did just that in the final seconds of the Mavericks’ 107-105 win Sunday in Dallas. After an uncharacteristic miss from Jamal…
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Nuggets vs. Spurs: 3 takeaways from Denver’s win in Austin
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The team playing for the present helped the team prioritizing its future on Friday. Here are three takeaways from Denver’s 117-106 win over the playoff-eliminated Spurs in Austin, Texas. 1. The favorite for Most Valuable…
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Nuggets notebook: Reggie Jackson comes up clutch in Miami; Michael Porter Jr.’s hot streak; Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s All-Defense case
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Nuggets added another data point in their case to be considered the NBA’s best clutch team thanks to Reggie Jackson. After beating the Heat, and avoiding impending snowstorm on the Front Range, 100-88 Wednesday…
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Jamal Murray focused on present with Denver Nuggets ahead of potentially busy Olympic summer
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jamal Murray is taking things as they come ahead of what could be an especially busy and exciting summer. With the Nuggets looking like they could once again be playing through the NBA Finals in June, Denver’s star point guard was asked if he’s started…
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His brother’s keeper: How Michael Porter Jr. helped younger brother Jontay hold onto NBA dream
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The most meaningful assist of Michael Porter Jr.’s career came off the court. While the Nuggets forward recovered from a second back surgery that sidelined him for his first NBA season in 2018, his younger brother by roughly 15 months and childhood best friend, Jontay,…
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Hot start after All-Star break doesn’t change Michael Malone’s long-game approach to playoff seeding | 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 The Nuggets coach is saying one thing, but players are doing another. Michael Malone has maintained that starting the playoffs healthy and happy with his team’s brand of…
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Friday Faceoff: What should be the Broncos’ plan at quarterback?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Friday Faceoff: What should be the Broncos’ plan at quarterback? Vinny Benedetto, Nuggets beat writer Answer: Draft best quarterback available It’s time to take the first swing. Since the Broncos’ first pick, No. 12, falls outside the top 10 in a draft where most are projecting…
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Denver Nuggets, Boston Celtics enter big showdown coming off disappointing losses
Two championship contenders will be looking to start a new streak Thursday at Ball Arena. Denver’s six-game win streak was snapped by Phoenix, 117-107 in overtime, Tuesday at Ball Arena. The Boston Celtics saw what would’ve been a 12th consecutive win slip away in a 105-104 loss to the Cavaliers in Cleveland. Celtics coach Joe…
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Denver Nuggets’ second-half surge not enough to overcome Phoenix Suns’ dominant second quarter
By the time the Nuggets got out of chill mode, Grayson Allen and the Suns were already scorching. A 21-1 run fueled a 29-7 close to the second quarter in Phoenix’s 117-107 overtime win over Denver on Tuesday at Ball Arena. “That game was lost in the second quarter,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. The…
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Nuggets notebook: Grayson Allen heats up Nuggets, Denver’s new lob city, Bol Bol returns to Ball Arena
Grayson Allen got off to a historically hot start for the Suns on Tuesday in Denver. Phoenix’s starting shooting guard opened the scoring in the Suns’ 117-107 overtime win over the Nuggets with a 3-pointer. He missed his second shot, a floater, before hitting three more 3s in the first quarter without a miss. He…