All eyes have been on the New York Knicks for all the wrong reasons over the past few weeks, but it was Denver’s Nikola Jokic who had the eye-popping performance on Friday night. Jokic scored a career-high 40 points (the third time he’s put up a career mark since Jan. 16) at Madison Square Garden in…
via HIGHLIGHTS: Jokic posts another career high in 131-123 win over Knicks — Mile High Sports
If you have watched a Denver Nuggets game lately, odds are you’ve probably asked, who is that tall, lanky and goofy looking guy? You know, the guy that’s whiffing one-handed passes while looking in the opposite direction, whose scoring basket after basket and has single-handedly brought that spark back that Denver fans have desperately needed?…
via Nikola Jokic finally starting to turn some heads outside of Denver — Mile High Sports
Defense is a consistent issue for the Nuggets, who rank 28th in the NBA in scoring defense while allowing opponents an average of 111.4 points.
via Jokic, Nuggets Travel To NY For Big City Showdown With Knicks — CBS Denver
ATLANTA – Kenneth Faried’s return to the team was short-lived. The athletic Nuggets big man went down in the second quarter Wednesday night with a sprained right ankle. X-rays on the ankle came back negative. Faried went down and had to be helped to his feet by a couple of his teammates. He put no…
via Nuggets’ Kenneth Faried injures ankle vs. Hawks, is day-to-day — The Denver Post
ATLANTA (The Sports Xchange) – The Atlanta Hawks head out to the West Coast for their final games before the All-Star break with a victory after continuing their winning ways at home against the Denver Nuggets. Dennis Schroder had 24 points and 10 assists as the Hawks, up by 20 points early in the third…
via Hawks Start Strong, Hold Off Nuggets 117-106 — CBS Denver
ATLANTA – The last time the Nuggets saw the Hawks, in Denver on Dec. 23, Atlanta was busy shutting the home team out in the last 1:42 while making nine consecutive free throws to rally for a 109-108 victory. Tonight, the Nuggets get a second – and final – look at the Hawks this season.…
via Second matchup between Nuggets and Hawks features many differences — The Denver Post
DENVER (The Sports Xchange) – Nikola Jokic tormented the Dallas Mavericks in the first two games this season, but when foul trouble held him in check, Will Barton took over. Barton scored a season-high 31 points and grabbed eight rebounds, Gary Harris had 20 points and the Denver Nuggets beat the Dallas Mavericks 110-87 on…
The first, subtle change came a couple of weeks ago. That was when Nikola Jokic became the last player announced during Nuggets pre-game introductions. You know, the spot reserved for A) the star of the team; B) the fans’ favorite player; or C) both. It’s not likely Jokic was overjoyed at the change. One of…
via Dempsey: Nuggets’ star search looking more and more like it ends with Nikola Jokic — The Denver Post
DENVER (The Sports Xchange)– Nikola Jokic returned to the lineup with 20 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists for his first career triple-double, and the Denver Nuggets held off a Milwaukee comeback to beat the Bucks 121-117 on Friday night. Jokic had come within a pair of assists of a triple-double in two previous games…
There’s a festering stench in the Nuggets’ locker room, a stench that recedes into the walls after victories, but bubbles to the surface in defeat. For a team with legitimate playoff aspirations, it’s a stench that needs to be scrubbed clean. There are three players that must decide if they want to be in Denver:…
via Kiszla: There’s a stench in the Nuggets’ locker room and it smells like pouting — The Denver Post
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