Tag: basketball
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GAZETTE PREPS | 2021 3A-1A Boys’ Basketball Peak Performer of the Year
Get to know St. Mary’s Sam Howery, the 2021 3A-1A Boys’ Basketball Peak Performer of the Year. (Video by Skyler Ballard)
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GAZETTE PREPS | 2021 5A/4A Boys’ Basketball Peak Performer of the Year
Get to know Fountain-Fort Carson’s Isaiah Thompson, the 2021 5A/4A Boys’ Basketball Peak Performer of the Year. (Video by Skyler Ballard)
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Denver Nuggets answer coach’s questions by soundly beating Houston Rockets
Michael Malone had a couple of questions for his team heading into Friday’s game against a grounded Houston Rockets squad. The experience of Will Barton III and JaVale McGee provided the answers. “Before we left the locker room, I asked the players ‘What do you think worries me most about this game?’ Will Barton said…
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GAZETTE PREPS | 4A boys’ basketball quarterfinals: Lewis-Palmer vs. Mead
Lewis-Palmer falls in quarterfinals to a Mead.
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PEAK PERFORMER | Amyah Moore
This week’s Peak Performer is Harrison High School senior, Amyah Moore. (Video by Katie Klann)
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Denver Nuggets drop finale of five-game road trip to San Antonio Spurs behind late turnovers
The 255 minutes of basketball played by the Denver Nuggets in five games over eight days across a few different time zones proved to be eight minutes too many. After starting the road trip with consecutive overtime wins at Phoenix last week that added an extra 15 minutes to the total, the Nuggets were tied…
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Broadmoor World Arena to host state basketball, spirit championships
The 2021 state basketball and spirit champions will be crowned in Colorado Springs. The Colorado High School Activities Association announced Thursday that the Broadmoor World Arena will host CHSAA’s 100th state basketball championships and 30th annual state spirit championships. Previously the state championships were held at the Denver Coliseum and the University of Denver Hamilton…
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Denver’s defense, rebounding vs. Miami Heat extends Nuggets’ best stretch of the season
The question of whether or not the Nuggets are playing their best basketball of the season produced a quick answer from coach Michael Malone after Denver’s 109-82 win Wednesday at Miami. “Oh, no doubt,” Malone said. “Obviously, it’s still very young in the season. December, we were not very good. We were 1-4 to start…
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Denver Nugget Nikola Jokic wins NBA Western Conference player of the week
Nikola Jokic led the Denver Nuggets to their first three-game win streak of the season last week and picked up an award Monday afternoon to show for his efforts. In a home win over Oklahoma City and back-to-back overtime victories at Phoenix, Denver’s 25-year-old star center averaged 29 points, 14.7 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 1.9…
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Michael Porter Jr. putting starting touches on all-around game in second season with Denver Nuggets
Michael Porter Jr. has said the right things about being a complete player for most of his time with the Denver Nuggets, and it looks like he’s increasingly starting to do the right thing. There has never been a question about the second-year forward’s shooting and scoring ability, and it quickly became evident the 6-foot-10…