Nearly halfway through the season, the “coronary artery Nuggets” is more than an proper nickname. Despite a ferocious fourth-quarter rally, which saw the Nuggets struggle back from 14 points down to temporarily take the lead, ” the Cleveland Cavaliers got the better of them Saturday night at the Pepsi Center and hung on to win
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So much for a Sunday hangover. The Nuggets flushed their disappointing loss Saturday night and bounced back with an astonishing 114-104 victory in the Pepsi Center against the Los Angeles Clippers, one of the presumed name favorites heading into this season. Buoyed by Nikola Jokic’s creature match, Denver enhanced to 27-12. On the night of
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Nikola Jokic tried to give Michael Porter Jr. a high-five for his defensive effort, but, alas, the Nuggets’ celebrated rookie left him hanging, still clearly with a lot to learn. Porter made his first NBA start Sunday night, and the miss with Jokic was one of very few he had in a 120-115 victory against
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A Christmas Day showcase, it wasn’t. At least to the Nuggets, whose seven-game winning streak was snapped in the hands of a rebuilding — nevertheless hungry — Pelicans squad. New Orleans came to Pepsi Center for its Nuggets’ first Christmas Day match since 2012 and handed them a humbling 112-100 reduction, not reminiscent of the
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Even the New Orleans Pelicans defeated Denver Nuggets for the second time this year, only they did it at Pepsi Center. The end result of this closing Christmas Day match was 112-100 for New Orleans. Directed by an excellent Brandon Ingram, both the guests from the Big Easy was able to pull from the late
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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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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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NEW YORK — No team can cure an crime like the New York Knicks. The Nuggets began their road trip with a resounding win that was 129-92, yanking the Knicks their eighth consecutive loss. The win enhanced Denver’s listing to 6-2 and 14-5 away from Pepsi Center. “We (had) lost two matches in a row,”
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Kyle Kuzma walked with a Von Miller Broncos jersey slung over one shoulder, Lebron James hollered viewing rsquo & his child;s AAU basketball game streamed into a smartphoneand Rajon Rondo bumped rap songs from a speaker. Winning locker room vibes. A clear indicator for what happened Tuesday night as the visiting Lakers maintained their stronghold
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As gifted as the Nuggets are, theyrsquo;re going to achieve their peak with no Nikola Jokic regaining his distinctive brand of dominance. It didn’t happen Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Lakers, who came into the Pepsi Center riding a Western Conference-leading 17-3 album, despite an impassioned fourth-quarter rally from the Nuggets. LeBron James and
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