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Hawks’ Trae Young erupts for 42, Atlanta snaps Denver’s four-game winning streak

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The Nuggets understood what they had been in for, however they looked helpless to prevent the Atlanta Hawks’ firecracker point protector. Trae Young toyed with the Nuggets’ shield Tuesday night at the Pepsi Center as part of a gorgeous functionality. Snapped the Nuggets’ streak since the Hawks prevailed 125-121. The loss, which was all the
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Nuggets’ Will Barton makes quick impact in return from injury

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Will Barton lose his walking boot Tuesday night. And in his Nuggets actions back out of a absence, he sprinted to victory against the Heat. Barton, less than two minutes into the match in Pepsi Center, snatched a defensive rebound. He pushed in transition, drove hard into the street, attracted attention from Miami point guard
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Nuggets guard Malik Beasley talks Kobe Bryant camp, contract year: “I have no pressure at all”

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Malik Beasley’s brain cramp against Phoenix was exactly the type of play he and Kobe Bryant had worked to eliminate. Beasley had earned one of the coveted invites to Bryant’s Mamba Sports Academy camp in late August. It was the same camp that Jamal Murray, Beasley’s close friend and teammate, called the “highlight” of his
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Kiszla: How soon can Jerami Grant replace Paul Millsap as Nuggets’ starter at power forward?

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The chants of “M-V-P, M-V-P!” bounced off the Pepsi Center walls from the first time Nuggets center Nikola Jokic stepped to the foul line, less than two minutes into the first quarter of the home-opener in the most anticipated season in franchise history. “I’d much rather clean up and teach after a win than a
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Nuggets coach Michael Malone on respect from NBA: No explanation for scheduling quirk

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PORTLAND — Nuggets coach Michael Malone said he thinks this year ’s schedule is the most positive one his staff is entering his fifth season in Denver. The 17 national TV matches, together with the Christmas Day game against New Orleans, could be considered tokens of respect from the NBA. Think about the looks a
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How the Nuggets will fare in 2019-20, according to the national media

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Expectations couldn’t be higher for the Denver Nuggets this year. The general consensus: The Nuggets are going to be great, but just not good enough to win an NBA title. It doesn’t require a comprehensive look of national media outlets to locate predictions with the Nuggets as the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference.
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Nuggets rookie Michael Porter Jr. sought conversation with coach Michael Malone over role

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Last Thursday, Michael Porter Jr.’s parents sat seven pops up from the Pepsi Center court, right facing the Denver Nuggets’ bench. Porter’s parents were in Portland because of his preseason debut Oct. 8. They desired to be there when he made his home debut facing Nuggets fans, even though it was the preseason finale. His
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Why Paul Millsap and Jerami Grant bring needed balance to Nuggets frontcourt

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Paul Millsap cashed in a pull-up jumper from behind the arc. Jerami Grant, seated under the scorer’s table inside the Pepsi Center prepared to check, flashed three fingers on each hand. Seconds later from the quarter of the Nuggets’ preseason finale Thursday night against the Blazers, there was a frontcourt substitution emblematic of a larger
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NBA GMs tab Nuggets as most “fun” team to watch

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Less than a week from the onset of this 2019-’20 NBA season, general managers across the league are packed with the Denver Nuggets. The Nuggets were featured In NBA.com’s yearly survey of this league’s 30 GMs, even if they didn’t choose them to win a title this season. (They did predict, but theyrsquo;d finish with
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Nuggets rookie Michael Porter Jr. can be “terror” on defense

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Take it in the lifeblood of this Nuggets defense: Michael Porter Jr. is a terror on the defensive end of the ground. Paul Millsap has been the back of this Nuggets’ frontcourt since he signed with Denver during the summer of 2017. Conceptual understanding and his comprehension have made him an above-average defender as his
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