Nikola Jokic posted his fifth consecutive double-double and the Denver Nuggets won their fourth game in five with a 123-98 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night. Jokic scored a game-high 19 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to extend his streak. Three other Nuggets contributed 18 points apiece – Danilo Gallinari, Will…
via HIGHLIGHTS: Nuggets, Jokic stay hot in win over Clippers — Mile High Sports
DENVER (CBS4) – Young Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is quickly becoming a superstar. Jokic is averaging 29 points and 12 boards during a run of four straight double-doubles. Take Our PollJokic is only 21, and has been getting more playing time lately as center Jusuf Nurkic’s time on the court has been decreasing. Denver is…
via Jokic Establishing Himself As Player Nuggets Can Build Around — CBS Denver
Despite struggles on defense and up-and-down play as of late, the Denver Nuggets are currently the eighth and final seed in the Western Conference playoff picture. Nuggets play-by-play announcer Chris Marlowe joined Gil Whiteley and Whiskey Kate on Mile High Sports Radio to discuss the unselfishness of the team, as well as how the team…
Given his five NBA titles, it’s safe to say that the San Antonio Spurs are a better team when head coach Gregg Popovich is on the bench. That wasn’t the case on Thursday night, though, as the Spurs defeated the Nuggets, 118-104, thanks in large part to a second-half run the Spurs went on after…
via HIGHLIGHTS: Jokic goes for another career high, Popovich tossed — Mile High Sports
LOS ANGELES—Nikola Jokic took the court at the Staples Center on Tuesday night fresh off his career-high 30-point effort the night before against Orlando. The point total, combined with his 11 rebounds, five assists and three steals against the Magic, made Jokic one of only seven players to put up those numbers in a single…
via High-scoring or not, Nikola Jokic emphasizes Nuggets — The Denver Post
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
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
Nikola Jokic got schooled. But the 21-year-old big man with a big future also got a silver medal for his trouble.
via Kiszla: Silver medal too precious for Nikola Jokic to share with Nuggets teammates — The Denver Post
Tweet +1 Like Share Pin Reddit When it comes to international basketball, the United States reigns supreme, and even that might be an understatement. Heading into he Olympics, nobody asked who was going to win gold. The only question that mattered was who was taking home silver and bronze, and the list started with Spain…
via Nikola Jokic helps lead Serbia to the Olympic finals — Mile High Sports
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