Nuggets get West’s 2-seed, to face Pelicans-Lakers winner in first round
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — As he so often does, Michael Malone captured the feeling of the entire Nuggets fanbase. “I’m kind of all over the place right now,” he said at …
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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 …
Nathan MacKinnon, Nikola Jokic prove they’re best in NHL, NBA
What pizza rats are to New York, what fountains are to Kansas City, MVPs are to Denver. Come for the sunshine. Stay for the reign. “I asked him a long …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Goal is to play every game as Nuggets pursue 1-seed in West
Nikola Jokic doesn’t want to take any games off in the last week of the NBA regular season as long as he’s healthy, the two-time MVP said Tuesday night after …
Nuggets dominate from 3-point range in rout of Cleveland Cavaliers
If the Nuggets need a just-in-case formula to win challenging games without Jamal Murray, look no further than Sunday. Just make every single 3-pointer, open or contested. Denver drained 21 …