The Denver Nuggets had a chance on Saturday night to bolster their standing as the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference, hosting a Charlotte Hornets team playing the final game of a West Coast road trip. Instead, Denver came out flat and saw their lead on the final playoff spot in the west slip to…
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DENVER (AP) – Kemba Walker scored 27 points, Nicolas Batum had 21 points and eight assists, and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Denver Nuggets 112-102 on Saturday night. Marvin Williams had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Hornets, who wrapped up a seven-game road trip with an impressive victory. The Nuggets came out flat…
via Nuggets Can’t Keep Momentum With Home Loss To Hornets, 112-102 — CBS Denver
Denver Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried has missed the team’s past four games due to spasms in his back. Prior to Saturday’s game against the Charlotte Hornets, head coach Michael Malone gave an update on the Manimal’s condition. “He’s in some pain,” Malone explained to the media. “He didn’t travel with us on that two-game road trip. He’s…
via Nuggets’ Faried ‘in rough shape’ dealing with back spasms — Mile High Sports
The art of taking a selfie is a delicate dance for Nikola Jokic. If the center for the Nuggets is standing side by side with the subject who is snapping the shot on his or her cell phone, a deep bend in his 6-foot-10 frame is required. If Jokic is standing behind a group of…
MILWAUKEE — Juancho Hernangomez wasn’t supposed to check in during the first quarter of a game in the thick of a playoff race in March and immediately bury a big 3-pointer. The rookie forward for the Nuggets wasn’t supposed to finish that quarter with an emphatic dunk in transition either. Yet, there Hernangomez was Wednesday…
via Rookies making key impact ahead of schedule during playoff push for Nuggets — The Denver Post
MILWAUKEE — It was only two years ago that Jamal Murray was throwing lobs to Thon Maker. The two players were a nearly unstoppable duo for Orangeville Prep in Canada in 2015. They should have been, of course. It’s not often a high school boasts two starters who end up as top-10 picks in the…
via High school teammates Jamal Murray, Thon Maker meet as starting NBA opponents — The Denver Post
Nikola Jokic put on a show Tuesday night, recording his third triple-double of the season en route to a Denver Nuggets 125-107 victory over the Chicago Bulls. Jokic posted 19 points, 10 assists, and 16 rebounds, with that triple-double being good for another addition to the many accolades the center has received in recent time. …
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CHICAGO (The Sports Xchange) – The Denver Nuggets picked up their effort defensively and it allowed their potent offense to carry them to a 125-107 victory against the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night at the United Center. Led by their defense in the second half, the Nuggets took control late in the third quarter and…
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Seven Denver Nuggets scored a dozen or more points, including a game-high 22 from Danilo Gallinari, as Denver defeated the Bulls 125-107 in Chicago on Tuesday night. Nikola Jokic recorded a triple-double, and Denver shot 56.3 percent from the field as a team in the win. After enduring a mini-slump that saw him record just…
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CHICAGO — The Nuggets will likely be without forward Kenneth Faried for a least a week as he works through back spasms, coach Michael Malone said Tuesday. Faried left the Nuggets’ game against the Brooklyn Nets on Friday in the third quarter and did not return. He did not play in the team’s loss to…
via Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried to miss at least a week with back issues — The Denver Post
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