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Kiszla: Nuggets need to end this charade with Isaiah Thomas, their reluctant $2 million cheerleader, and cut him.

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The Nuggets need to do the right thing and cut ties with Isaiah Thomas, until a proud athlete’s fall from legit MVP candidate to being a sad prop at the end of Denver’s bench becomes any more painfully awkward to watch. Yes, this really is a bummer deal. The Nuggets were hoping for a miracle,
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Nuggets snap offensive funk, pound Timberwolves with selfless night

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For three days, the Nuggets stewed over their abysmal showing at Golden State, not able to modify the narrative that their crime had ground to a halt due to ball-stopping, selfish play. Tuesday nightthey put a hard stop to this subject. The Nuggets dished a season-high 40 assists and pounded the Minnesota Timberwolves 133-107 at
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Why Isaiah Thomas’ DNP vs. Minnesota casts doubt on his Nuggets future

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For once, the most intriguing wrinkle of Michael Malone’s latest Nuggets spinning wasn’t who he played. It was who he didn’t. Offensively, Denver’s 133-107 win over Minnesota late Tuesday night in the Pepsi Center was a banner evening: A barrage of 3-pointers — 18 makes on just 30 attempts. Crisp passing and an even crisper
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Kiszla: As NBA playoffs approach, how great do Nuggets want to be? “I want to be Michael Jordan,” Nikola Jokic insists.

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What do the Nuggets want to be? “You want the real answer? ” Nikola Jokic said. Yes, please. “Michael Jordan,” Jokic said. “That’s who I need to be. ” Hey, we all can dream. But I suggested Jokic may need to jump a bit higher to be like Mike. “No, I need to be Michael
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Colorado Avalanche get shut out at home by Carolina Hurricanes

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Carolina Hurricanes goalie Petr Mrazek gathered or pushed aside everything the Avalanche threw at him Monday night, destroying the Avs’ glorious chance to gain ground in the Western Conference playoff hunt. “I have to say, he played a great game,” Colorado ahead Mikko Rantanen stated. After Minnesota dropped at home and Arizona dropped on the
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The Avs riding goalie Philipp Grubauer again while fighting for their playoff lives

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There seems to be some hope being built between the Avalanche and goalie Philipp Grubauer. For the first since Jan. 4, Grubauer will make his second consecutive start Monday night when the Avs host the Carolina Hurricanes. He helped Colorado, holding loosely to playoff hopes, to an 18-save shutout of Buffalo on Saturday afternoon. “It’s
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Avalanche dominates Buffalo Sabres in first game without Gabe Landeskog

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Producing shots Saturday was no issue, and preventing them seemed similarly as easy. The Avalanche, minus all-star left wing and team captain Gabe Landeskog, put together one of its most complete game of the season in front of a sellout crowd of 18,052 in the Pepsi Center. In Landeskog’s first absence of this season, Colorado’s
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Denver Botanic Gardens, Telluride festivals announce summer concert lineups

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Telluride is currently preparing for another year of music with a pair of announcements on its own festival scene. The Telluride Jazz Festival will present a lineup which uses the expression “jazz” as liberally as other festivals bearing that genre, using a mixture of jazz, blues, jam-band, Americana and more. Festival passes for the Aug.
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Nuggets Insider: A brutal stretch run puts Denver at risk of falling out of the No. 2 seed

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Remember when that Western Conference No. 2 seed seemed like all but a sure thing? The Nuggets had just defeated their next closest challenger (OKC) in staking themselves to a four-game lead with 23 to go — a lead that was really five matches, since Denver clinched the season series against OKC. And they had
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Avalanche defeats Red Wings in overtime on Nathan MacKinnon’s winning shot

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Two third-period rallies led to a two points that were crucial for the Avalanche on Tuesday night at the Pepsi Center. In keeping up with the Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild and overtaking the Arizona Coyotes for a Western Conference wild-card playoff berth, Colorado star center Nathan MacKinnon scored 2:29 into overtime for a 4-3
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