Tag: denver nuggets
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Nuggets top Lakers 120-113 as LeBron James sets NBA field goal record
There’s another jewel in King James’ crown, even if it came in another loss to the Nuggets. Lakers forward LeBron James became the NBA’s all-time leader in made field goals late in the first quarter of Denver’s 120-113 win on Thursday at Ball Arena. “He’s a really, really, really legendary player in this league. What…
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Denver Nuggets will still be without multiple forwards vs. Lakers
David Adelman is not going to get his wish. A few weeks ago, the Nuggets coach hoped his team would be at full strength for the final 20 games of the regular season. The Nuggets will be without three forwards for Thursday’s game against the Lakers, Denver’s 63rd of the 82-game regular season. Aaron Gordon,…
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How Nuggets guard Bruce Brown got back to being himself | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider Count Bruce Brown among the Nuggets ready to make life easier on Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray. “The way that we’re being guarded, somebody else is going to have to make a big shot,” Nuggets coach…
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Former Colorado State star David Roddy to join Denver Nuggets
David Roddy is coming back to Colorado. The former Colorado State star is joining the Nuggets on a two-way contract, The Denver Gazette confirmed Wednesday. HoopsHype was first to report Roddy’s addition. Roddy has bounced around the NBA since being drafted by Philadelphia with the 23rd pick of the 2022 draft. The 6-foot-5 forward was…
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Denver Nuggets complete roster with veteran point guard
The Nuggets filled their 15th and final standard roster spot on Monday. Veteran point guard Tyus Jones agreed to sign with the Nuggets, according to an ESPN report. Jones will be eligible for the playoffs since he was waived by Dallas prior to the March 1 deadline. The 29-year-old started the season in Orlando and…
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Ankle injury, inefficiency leave Denver Nuggets’ Cam Johnson in a dark place
The fastest way to get out of a dark tunnel is to keep going. That’s what Cam Johnson plans on doing when he returns to the court. Denver’s starting small forward told the The Denver Gazette he doesn’t anticipate playing in Monday’s game in Utah due to a right ankle injury that forced him out…
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Nuggets’ bench struggles reach brink in loss to Timberwolves
The time for change came around 3:30 Sunday afternoon. After watching a nine-point lead at the end of the first quarter disappear in all of 2 minutes and 8 seconds without Nikola Jokic or Jamal Murray on the court, Nuggets coach David Adelman decided his rotation need to be shaken up. “It’s just something we…
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Mark Kiszla: If Nikola Jokic thinks slumping Nuggets should start worrying, so should we
Beefing and moaning won’t win the Nuggets a championship. This team talks tougher than it plays. On a Sunday when the Nuggets got their butts handed to them in a 117-108 home loss to Minnesota, David Adelman was still fussing and fuming about a foul so flagrant by Oklahoma City guard Lu Dort that it…
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Something old, something new leave Nuggets blue after overtime loss to Thunder
OKLAHOMA CITY — New and old issues collided and cost the Nuggets on Friday at Paycom Center. The minutes Nikola Jokic rested, a years-old issue, showed up in a big way. Denver won the 44 minutes, 34 seconds, Jokic was on the court by 15 points. The Nuggets lost the 8 minutes, 26 seconds, Jonas…
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Tempers flare during another tightly contested matchup between Denver Nuggets, Oklahoma City Thunder
OKLAHOMA CITY – The temperature of one of the NBA’s most heated rivalries got turned up a couple of notches Friday at Paycom Center. Things reached a boiling point with eight minutes left in regulation after Jared McCain gave the hosts a two-point lead. Thunder guard Lu Dort obstructed Nikola Jokic’s route down the court…