Jamal Murray will continue getting mugged in the NBA Playoffs

#AbuseTheArrow? #MugMurray? #JamJamal? Even if it isn’t trending on Twitter, it’s sure as hell trending in the throes of this Nuggets-Blazers series. And Jamal Murray has the sorry we’re up to plurals to prove it. “(Those displays ) hurt. It’s what it is,” the Nuggets’ point guard said after a painful 15-point, seven-rebound campaign against
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For Avalanche rookie sensation Cale Makar, the sky’s the limit

Cale’s strengths are his overall foundational hockey abilities (skating, puck handling, checking, etc.). Cale also has a love and passion for the game. He loves to play and he loves to practice. — Crowchild Pee Wee coach John Smith’s end-of-season report card on Cale Makar, April 2010 It wasn the way Cale Makar toed the
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Why J.T. Compher is the Colorado Avalanche’s secret weapon in chase for Stanley Cup

We should’ve seen it coming. In the 14 regular-season contests in which winger Avalanche winger J.T. Compher found the web — he scored just 16 times, but few were cheapies — Colorado posted a stellar record of 10-1-3. Fast forward to the Stanley Cup playoffs and there’s Compher, again, fastening a set of jumper cables
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Gary Harris could be the ‘X’ factor in the Nuggets-Spurs series

While Gary Harris was in street clothes, DeMar DeRozan averaged 22.5 points and 6.0 rebounds in the first two meetings between the Denver Nuggets and San Antonio Spurs during the regular season. In both tilts that watched Harris active and in the scrum, the All-Star wing’s averages dipped to 17.5 and 3.5, respectively. Coincidence? Not
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“An all-out brawl”: Nuggets brace for playoffs vs. Spurs knowing lapses won’t cut it

The Nuggets needed a face-saving rally to avoid slogging into the postseason on a three-game losing streak. A loss to Minnesota, which had nothing to play for and rested numerous rotation players – including their star – would’ve been quite the sour note to begin their postseason journey. Instead, the Nuggets reeled off an improbable
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Why Denver fans say “This is my favorite Nuggets team of all time”

It took the blankety-blank Golden State Warriors to Create Ben Ouaglal a Denver Nuggets season-ticket holder. Seriously. Quick backstory: Ouaglal, a native of Paris, and Anne Schulte, who hails from Evergreen, lived in the Bay Area for a half-dozen years before moving to Denver last October. While in California, the pair fell in love with
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Legend alum Derrick White on the dunk that rocked the Nuggets: “Nobody stopped the ball”

Honestly? Derrick White was almost as stunned as you were that not a single Denver Nugget attempted to get the heck. At least, not until it was too stinking late. “I was just pushing it and nobody stopped the ball,” White, the former Legend High, ex-Colorado Buffaloes star and San Antonio Spurs point guard explained
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Chambers: Avalanche trade for Derick Brassard didn’t help playoff chances much, but Colorado was smart at the deadline

Based on the last four games, it s hard to criticize the Avalanche for doing little Monday’s NHL trade deadline. After outscoring four opponents by a combined 20-4 — including 5-0 at Nashville on Saturday — that the Avs are playing their best hockey of the season and believe they have what it takes to
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Gary Harris will play Friday, Nuggets coach says, but Trey Lyles is iffy

The Nuggets tipped from the next half of this season . For about an hour. “We had been healthy for approximately 50 minutes,” coach Michael Malone said Wednesday evening at the Pepsi Center following the franchise&rsquo. “(Forward) Trey Lyles kind of hobbled off the court, so that we all ’ll see what’s happening with him.
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How Isaiah Thomas — Joe Pesci with a jump shot — pushed Nuggets to NBA stratosphere

He’s 5-foot-9 and rsquo & everybody;s big brother, Joe Pesci with a jump shooter. Occasionally it’s a tip. Occasionally it’s a nudge. Occasionally it’s a joke. Occasionally it’s a kick at the crown jewels. “He’s just one who’s definitely planning to mention anything such as, ‘You’re not playing good. You have to step upward,’ or
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