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Aaron Gordon again questionable for Game 6; Peyton Watson still out for Nuggets
MINNEAPOLIS – The delicate dance with Aaron Gordon’s tricky left calf continues. Denver’s starting power forward is once again listed as questionable for Thursday’s win-or-go-home Game 6 at Target Center. After missing Game 3, Gordon last played in Game 4 but had his minutes cut after halftime. “His mobility, the way he guarded (Julius) Randle…
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Nuggets take big step toward another 3-1 comeback with 125-113 win in Game 5
The chance to be No. 14 is still alive and looking increasingly likely. Denver’s 125-113 win over the Timberwolves on Monday at Ball Arena extended the first-round series to a sixth game. With a win Thursday in Minneapolis, the Nuggets will have a chance to complete the 14th comeback from down 3-1 in NBA history.…
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Nuggets vs. Timberwolves | 3 takeaways from Denver’s Game 5 win that keeps season alive
The season has been saved. The Nuggets avoided elimination and their first opening-round exit in four years with a 125-113 win over the Timberwolves in Game 5 Monday at Ball Arena. Game 6 is Thursday (time/TV TBA) in Minnesota. Here are three takeaways:
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Mark Kiszla: Nuggets too weak to stop Minnesota from punking them in Game 4
MINNEAPOLIS – The Nuggets got punked, then turned into whiny, little chumps. As a 112-96 loss to Minnesota covered them in shame, center Nikola Jokic lost his cool when Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels laughed in the Nuggets’ face by scoring a breakaway layup as the clock wound down to the final horn. After Denver had…
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Nuggets vs. Timberwolves | 3 takeaways from Denver’s loss to fall behind 3-1 in series against Minnesota
The Nuggets are coming home on the brink of elimination. In what is an eighth straight season with a postseason appearance, Denver has yet to lose in the first round in a year where both Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray are healthy. That reality is now one loss away after a 112-96 defeat at the…
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What Denver Nuggets’ music playlist says about Game 4 mentality vs. Timberwolves
MINNEAPOLIS — The lyrics booming from a portable speaker on the Target Center court Friday revealed the Nuggets’ headspace ahead of Game 4. “Come with me, Hail Mary/Run quick see, what do we have here?” the late Tupac Shakur’s voice carried through an empty arena. “Now, do you wanna ride or die?” That’s the question…
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Mark Kiszla: Denver can’t get a stop, much less stop Jaden McDaniels from dissing Nuggets’ horrific defense
The Nuggets’ defense is less reliable than a 1975 Ford Pinto. It’s not a question of if, but when, it will break down. And the fatal flaw of this team stunk up the gym on Monday night, when the Nuggets’ not only blew an early 19-point advantage in a 119-114 loss to Minnesota, but also…
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Nuggets vs. Timberwolves | 3 takeaways from Denver’s defeat in Game 2
Home-court advantage is heading back to Minnesota with the Timberwolves. Here are three takeaways from Denver’s 119-114 loss on Monday at Ball Arena: 2. Forget the road team winning, an NBA series doesn’t start until the coaches start lobbying. That happened prior to Monday’s late tipoff. “Maybe we ought to start flopping, too,” Timberwolves coach…
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Timberwolves’ small lineup fuels Game 2 comeback win over Nuggets
The player who Chris Finch said was his team’s best in Game 1 sat and sat and sat as the Timberwolves battled their way back into a “gotta have it” Game 2 at Ball Arena. The Timberwolves’ adjustment after a Game 1 loss, somewhat forced on them by foul trouble — putting center Rudy Gobert…
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Timberwolves looking to correct ‘self-inflicted wounds’ ahead of Game 2 vs. Nuggets
The last image Ball Arena had from a playoff game against the Timberwolves was an epic collapse at the Nuggets’ expense two years ago. As Minnesota clawed its way back from a 15-point deficit to within two points midway through the fourth quarter of Saturday’s Game 1 in the latest postseason meeting between these division…