What Nuggets’ collapse in San Antonio could cost them in playoffs
SAN ANTONIO — At first, you would have thought it was a Game 7. Multiple players held their heads in their hands, eyes closed, silent. Others mumbled the obvious to …
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Nuggets blow 23-point lead to Spurs, losing 1-seed footing before finale
SAN ANTONIO — To hold serve at the top of the Western Conference standings, the Nuggets had to weather one last Wemby storm. They couldn’t. In what might have been …
Nikola Jokic’s 41 pushes Nuggets past Timberwolves atop Western Conference
There wasn’t much time for build-up, but with what little there was, the superstars representing Denver and Minnesota offered contradictory perspectives on the Battle for First Place. In Minneapolis, Anthony …
Will Justin Holiday have role in Nuggets’ playoff rotation?
SALT LAKE CITY — Justin Holiday was out of the locker room early to warm up for the second half Tuesday night, but an acrobatic halftime performer and his small …
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting lights-out with swollen pinky finger
It’s clear which of the Nuggets’ four remaining games is the most consequential, but what precedes it might be the dictionary definition of a trap game. There’s even a precedent. …
Jamal Murray returns from injury on minutes restriction. How will Nuggets manage him?
Twice this season, Jamal Murray has gone two weeks or longer without appearing in a Nuggets game due to various leg injuries. One of those absences came to a merciful …
Michael Malone shouts out Caitlin Clark, women’s NCAA Tournament
Michael Malone’s mind was wandering. He strolled into his postgame press conference after a 142-110 Nuggets win late Saturday night and interjected before the end of the first question. He …
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scores season-high to lead Nuggets past Hawks
The Nuggets harnessed the power of the white headband to execute a bounce-back blowout. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, one of six players in Denver’s rotation wearing one, scored a season-high 24 points …
Nuggets fall one Nikola Jokic shot short of comeback at Clippers
The Nuggets lost 102-100 to the Clippers on Thursday night in Los Angeles, falling behind Minnesota in the loss column for first place in the Western Conference with five games …
Which players will make Nuggets’ 2024 playoff bench rotation?
If their success in 2023 set any sort of precedent, then the Nuggets are probably about to shorten their bench for the NBA playoffs. Michael Malone kept his rotation eight-deep …