LOS ANGELES— The Denver Nuggets entered Staples Center to take on the Lakers on Tuesday as on target offensively as a team could be. The scoring train just kept right on rumbling against Los Angeles, but the Denver’s defensive struggles continued as well, turning what was shaping up to be a blowout into a down-to-the-wire…
via Nuggets’ offense keeps rolling as Denver downs Los Angeles — The Denver Post
Nikola Jokic scored 29 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, and the Nuggets extended the woes of the Lakers with a 127-121 victory Tuesday night at Staples Center.
via Jokic Leads The Way Again As Nuggets Defeat Lakers — CBS Denver
NBA.com writers are handing out grades for every team at the halfway mark of the 2016-17 season.
Nikola Jokic continued his dominant play and the Denver Nuggets have their second three-game win streak of the season and their second since Dec. 15 after defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 127-121 on Tuesday night. It was also only Denver’s second win on the second night of a back-to-back. After scoring a career-high 30 points…
via HIGHLIGHTS: Jokic stays hot as Nuggets win third straight — Mile High Sports
The Nuggets sliced into the deficit separating their current salary and the NBA’s mandated minimum a team must spend by making a minor move late Tuesday night. They traded the rights to 2005 draft pick Cenk Akyol to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for guard Mo Williams and cash, an NBA source said. The Nuggets…
via Nuggets make cost-cutting move, trade for Mo Williams only to release him — The Denver Post
Heading into Tuesday night’s game between the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers, we knew that it would be fantasy basketball gold. It was the 30th best defense facing off against the 27th best defense for the past month, so we knew there would be some points being scored. The Nuggets won 127-121, picking up…
via Emmanuel Mudiay has been a catalyst during 3-game win streak — Mile High Sports
Nikola Jokic suffered a badly sprained left wrist against the Miami Heat in December and wore a brace on that wrist ever since. That was, until Thursday, when Jokic played without the brace for the first time when the Nuggets played Indiana in London. He looked as if he didn’t need it, scoring 22 points…
via Nuggets Nikola Jokic sheds wrist brace, but isn’t 100 percent — The Denver Post
The Nuggets’ next trick: Taking their performance in a big win as the home team in London back to their permanent home in Denver. “Just stay with it, keep playing for each other,” guard Emmanuel Mudiay said Sunday. “We can’t be playing selfish basketball.” The Nuggets’ 140-112 win over Indiana was anything but selfish. –…
via Nuggets’ goal: Take the season’s best performance and replicate it — The Denver Post
The Denver Nuggets will try to keep pace for the eighth seed in the West with another win at a place they’ve suffered some tough and frustrating losses: Pepsi Center (aka home). The Nuggets welcome in the Orlando Magic who are currently 17-25 and 12th in the Eastern Conference playoff race on Monday, Jan. 16 for…
via Nuggets Preview: Keys to beating the Orlando Magic — Mile High Sports
By Zac Boyer, The Associated Press LONDON — Nikola Jokic had 22 points and 10 rebounds and the Denver Nuggets emphatically ended a five-game losing streak with a 140-112 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night in the NBA’s Global Games series at O2 Arena. Wilson Chandler added 21 points, and Danilo Gallinari had…
via Denver drills 15 3-pointers as Nuggets wallop Indiana Pacers in London — The Denver Post
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