Kiszla: Nuggets need one more piece to win NBA championship. Could Jrue Holiday be the answer?

If likability counted for anything in the NBA, Joker and Jamal would indicate pro basketball’s next great dynasty. Heck, Pepsi Center would need to be expanded to store all the Nuggets’ championship trophies. But hugs won’t get you hardware. To build a legit title contender, the Nuggets have to add another large piece. Maybe it’s
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Keeler: LeBron’s worried about home-court advantage in 2020 NBA Playoffs. That’s good news for the Nuggets.

At least they can hear you. Kind of. Thanks to web cams and the sharp knives in the NBA marketing drawer who made virtual fandom cool, they can even see a 2-D feed of you. Or your dog. But they can’t feel you. They can’t feel you in the final five minutes, when the Nuggets
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Chasing Gretzky, Alex Ovechkin could join 700-goal club against Avalanche

Alex Ovechkin will face the Avalanche on Thursday night needing two aims to become the eighth part of their NHL’s 700 club. But because of his age, that landmark goes past hockey and places the Washington Capitals superstar on par with the best professional athletes of all time. The Capitals’ media relations team duly suggests
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LeBron James, Lakers spoil Nuggets’ winning streak with overtime win

LeBron James’ electricity has bewildered hundreds of staff earlier, his size overwhelming them, his vision picking them apart. The Nuggets have been the most recent victims Wednesday night at the Pepsi Center, decreasing 120-116 in overtime, despite a valiant effort in their last match prior to the all-star break. The loss snapped Denver’s four-game winning
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Los Angeles Lakers Escape Death in Denver After OT, 120-116

The Los Angeles Lakers defeated Denver Nuggets, Following overtimes at Colorado. The result was 120-116 for gold and the purple, that rebuffed Denver’s potential push in the seed of their Western Conference. It was their second win of this season in Pepsi Center. “Defense,” said Anthony Davis once asked what was the secret for winning
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The NBA decade’s best and worst (Sorry, Knicks)

By Marc Stein, The New York Times The NBA stuffed a lot . It was a decade bookended from the very first forays into free service for LeBron James and Kawhi Leonard, the two of whom shook the league with all the decisions they made and the manner in which they left them. It was
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Nuggets Journal: Should Denver make a deal before trade deadline?

Think you’t obtained grandiose strategies to enhance your Denver Nuggets? Great, now that we’re past Dec. 15, those trade plans are just marginally more grounded in reality. Dec. 15 declared the unofficial beginning of NBA trade season, at which free agents that signed this summer are now eligible to be transferred. That means over 90%
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Denver Nuggets’ Late Push Breaks Los Angeles Lakers, 128-104

The LeBronless Los Angeles Lakers dropped their third match in a row, now against the Denver Nuggets. The visitors from Colorado were better at Staples tonight, beating the purple and gold 128-104 and avenging the loss at Pepsi Center earlier this year . LeBron’s absence was simply too much for the LAL, who didn’t possess
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Denver Nuggets’ Late Push Breaks the LeBronless Lakers, 128-104

The LeBronless Los Angeles Lakers dropped their third game in a row against the Denver Nuggets. The guests from Colorado were much better in Staples tonight, defeating the gold and purple 128-104 and also avenging the reduction in Pepsi Center before this season. LeBron’s absence was just too much for its LAL, who didn’t have
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“You’ve got to go in for a fight”: Nuggets ride momentum surge entering rematch with LeBron James and Lakers

Jamal Murray allow his emotions take charge. Would you blame him? The peak of this ferocious five-game Nuggets winning series remaining on Friday night when a Gary Harris steal resulted in some Nikola Jokic quick break, and then a crisp socket move to Murray behind the arc. Denver’s point guard didn’t wait. He cried the
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