How defending champs can improve
Happy 2024, Nuggets fans. To ring in the new calendar, here are our New Year’s Resolutions for the defending champions as they try to repeat the glory of 2023. Kentavious …
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Jamal Murray’s 28 leads Nuggets to Christmas win over Warriors
The Nuggets used a perfect day at the foul line from Nikola Jokic, key shots from Jamal Murray in the fourth quarter and some defensive stops by Michael Porter Jr. …
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope passed concussion protocol to return to Nuggets game
CHICAGO — After sustaining a head injury during the first quarter Tuesday night, Nuggets guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope passed in-game concussion protocol to briefly check back into the game, coach Michael …
Nikola Jokic ejected 2nd time this season as Nuggets beat Bulls
CHICAGO — Eastern Conference NBA cities get to see Nikola Jokic play basketball in-person once a year. Already this season, two of those cities have been snubbed with less than …
Jamal Murray ejected Nuggets lose first home game of season after dramatic comeback
Mercifully for the Nuggets, they don’t have to play the Rockets anymore. Four matchups in the first 23 games of the season? That’s more than enough. Three was enough. But …
How concerning is Denver Nuggets’ poor free-throw shooting?
Beat writer Bennett Durando opens up the Nuggets Mailbag periodically during the season. Pose a Nuggets- or NBA- related question here. When does the free throw percentage become a serious concern? …
Nuggets’ Michael Malone vows to make changes to bench rotation
HOUSTON — After business hours on Black Friday, Denver Nuggets bench minutes went on sale. The holiday season is here. The second-unit carousel has officially started spinning again. Nuggets coach …
Nuggets lose late to Magic in Orlando, continuing tough road trip
ORLANDO, Fla. — Life on the road continues to be hard on the Nuggets, even around the holidays. Paolo Banchero made a lucky-bounce 3-pointer with just under two minutes remaining …
Peyton Watson’s formative warm-up days and crucial cold months
It was cold outside and lonely inside the gym. As Peyton Watson got settled in Michigan last November, he was encountering new hurdles in every environment. Watson was used to …
Nuggets escape Clippers for in-season tournament win on late comeback
In a building where nobody seems to defeat Nikola Jokic, much less outplay him, Paul George and the new-look Clippers came as close as anyone has this young season. In …