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What the Thunder and Spurs have that the Nuggets lack | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider Whether it’s Oklahoma City or San Antonio, the Western Conference is going to be represented in the Finals by a team that does some things much better than the Nuggets. Here are the three biggest things…
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Nikola Jokic finishes second in Most Valuable Player race
There’s a new back-to-back Most Valuable Player ruling the NBA. Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander received 83 of 100 first-place votes to repeat as MVP. He totaled 939 points in the voting to become the 14th player in NBA history to win the regular season’s highest individual honor in consecutive years. Denver’s Nikola Jokic, the most…
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Stars resting sets up Nuggets’ Julian Strawther, Jonas Valanciunas with another opportunity
Two players on the fringe of the Nuggets’ rotation will have one more chance to make their case for postseason consideration. Nikola Jokic, who must play 15 minutes in Sunday’s regular-season finale at San Antonio to be eligible for end-of-season awards, is listed as questionable with right wrist injury management. The other four starters –…
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Nuggets rest starters, rout Thunder to secure top-four playoff seed
The process was peculiar, but the Nuggets ensured they will start the playoffs at home. With two games left in the regular season, and home-court advantage in the first round still up for grabs, the Nuggets elected to sit their starting five against a Thunder squad that earned its rest. The risk worked out, as…
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Christian Braun contributes on both ends in Nuggets’ big win over Rockets
Initials are enough to identify Christian Braun’s defensive assignments to start the week. It started against “SGA” on Monday and continued Wednesday with “KD.” Braun was more pleased with his individual effort against Rockets star Kevin Durant in Wednesday’s win than he was with his job against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who scored an efficient 35 points,…
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s MVP moment seals Thunder win over Nuggets
OKLAHOMA CITY — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ended the game and possibly the Most Valuable Player debate Monday at Paycom Center. The game was tied with 10 seconds left after a record-tying performance from last year’s MVP, another Nikola Jokic triple-double and a second flagrant foul committed by Thunder forward Lu Dort in as many games. An…
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Nuggets, Thunder coaches address bad blood ahead of Monday rematch
OKLAHOMA CITY — Neither the Nuggets nor the Thunder planned on changing their approach after what happened the last time. A fight nearly broke out after Lu Dort collided with Nikola Jokic, sending Denver’s star to the hardwood in the second half of a Feb. 27 game at Paycom Center. Jokic confronted Dort once he…
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‘Beef Week’ will show what Denver Nuggets are made of | Vinny’s take
The next week of the Nuggets’ schedule is going to make the NBA’s “Rivalry Week” feel like child’s play. Denver’s headed into “Beef Week.” Playing the Thunder in Oklahoma City, the Rockets in Denver, the Spurs in San Antonio and the Lakers in Los Angeles features a whole lot more bad blood than the NBA’s…
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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…