Nikola Jokic’s triple-double leads Nuggets past Knicks for ninth consecutive home win

Two starters , one to go. Gary Harris returned by his hip injury Tuesday night in the Pepsi Center, along with the Nuggets fended off a feisty New York Knicks team 115-108 to improve to 24-11. It had been the Nuggets’ ninth successive win in the home along with also the Knicks’ eighth straight loss
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Spurs hand Nuggets second straight loss with fourth-quarter surge

SAN ANTONIO — The Nuggets could still maintain a Christmas lull. The Spurs took it into the Nuggets from the fourth quarter of Wednesday night’s match and pulled away to get a 111-103 win. A 15-0 fourth-quarter run, buoyed by 3-pointers along with dunks, secured the Spurs’ success, although Denver made a late run to
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Nuggets icon: “At Christmas, you’re far enough into the season now that it’s not a fluke”

“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all of the year. I’ll live in the Past, the Present and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I won’t shut out the courses they teach! ” — Ebenezer Scrooge, “A Christmas Carol” STAVE 1: DAN ISSEL The
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“Quiet storm, baby”: Nikola Jokic, Nuggets not dwelling on Charles Barkley’s comments

Nikola Jokic can attempt to deflect the MVP conversation he wants, but all bets are off when Charles Barkley has involved. “The Joker should be the frontrunner for MVP,” Barkley said Thursday, immediately prompting resistance from Reggie Miller and Kenny Smith.  Barkley’s comments on TNT’s tip-off reveal made their way to the Pepsi Center to
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