AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostTorrey Craig (3) of the Denver Nuggets blocks Russell Westbrook (0) of the Houston Rockets Through the fourth quarter of Denver’s 105-95 win on Wednesday. He’s not just indoors Russell Westbrook&rsquo. Torrey Craig is buried deep in Westbrook’s unconscious today, a burr lodged so far to the buttocks of Beastbrook’s psyche
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Denver’s depth is only as imposing as its reserves make it. On Thursday, with stars Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray struggling, the Nuggets’ second unit made all the difference in its 101-93 win over a feisty Brooklyn squad. The Nuggets improved to 8-3 on the year. Denver’s reserves poured in 24 during the second-half rally,
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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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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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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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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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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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COLORADO SPRINGS — Nuggets wing Will Barton includes a habit of saying things that are illuminating, confusing and humorous all at one time. When Barton pleaded ignorance to the Nuggets’ open competition at little ahead Friday, a battle he’therefore allegedly a part of, so it was to take his own opinions in jest. “It’s open?
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It was simple practical, for Nuggets trainer Michael Malone to dismiss the query. Malone was sitting in the news conference for enviable forward Jerami Grant and was not interested in indulging questions which training camp and preseason would finally answer. “I haven’t thought rotations and about the depth chart,” Malone stated with a laugh. “I’m
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The business of basketball never sleeps. However, for the Nuggets, rather than having to negotiate a trade requirement from a celebrity player (New Orleans) or dreading a potential departure of a Finals MVP (Toronto), Denver is confronted with different so-called fantastic problems that summer. The most pressing issue pertains to the $30 million team option
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