SALT LAKE CITY — The Nuggets, at least momentarily, lost control of their own destiny Tuesday night. By falling 118-108 to the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night, the Nuggets (53-28) were made to wait on the result of this Houston-Oklahoma City game to determine whether their postseason seed could be sealed. Happily for Denver, the
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Paul Millsap slunk into a black leather chair in front of his Nuggets locker Sunday night when asked the question. He paused. Put a hand to his chin deep in thought. And still, the 13-year NBA veteran had trouble finding the right words. What’s been the biggest issue facing Denver’s offense lately? “I don’t know,”
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After hitting a trick shot that would’ve done Larry Bird proud to beat Dallas in the buzzer, Nikola Jokic pulled on his “Baywatch” boxers in the Pepsi Center locker room and acted as if his heroics were as pure dumb luck as purchasing a winning lotto ticket with the last dollar in his pocket. “Lucky
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For three days, the Nuggets stewed over their abysmal showing at Golden State, not able to modify the narrative that their crime had ground to a halt due to ball-stopping, selfish play. Tuesday nightthey put a hard stop to this subject. The Nuggets dished a season-high 40 assists and pounded the Minnesota Timberwolves 133-107 at
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What do the Nuggets want to be? “You want the real answer? ” Nikola Jokic said. Yes, please. “Michael Jordan,” Jokic said. “That’s who I need to be. ” Hey, we all can dream. But I suggested Jokic may need to jump a bit higher to be like Mike. “No, I need to be Michael
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Remember when that Western Conference No. 2 seed seemed like all but a sure thing? The Nuggets had just defeated their next closest challenger (OKC) in staking themselves to a four-game lead with 23 to go — a lead that was really five matches, since Denver clinched the season series against OKC. And they had
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AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostWill Barton (5) of the Denver Nuggets drives agains the Oklahoma City Thunder during the first quarter on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. Mike Malone felt his telephone buzz last weekend in the Pepsi Center following his Nuggets team beat the Clippers. Will Barton texted his coach with a very simple request.
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Denver’s charge toward the postseason is on. The Nuggets (41-18) discharged the Los Angeles Clippers 123-96 on Sunday at the Pepsi Center with a well-rounded, democratic performance featuring big games from Nikola Jokic and Paul Millsap and cruised to another home win. The victory improved the Nuggets’ home record to 26-4 and bumped them to
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The Nuggets tipped from the next half of this season . For about an hour. “We had been healthy for approximately 50 minutes,” coach Michael Malone said Wednesday evening at the Pepsi Center following the franchise&rsquo. “(Forward) Trey Lyles kind of hobbled off the court, so that we all ’ll see what’s happening with him.
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The timing was perfect, and, well terrible. When you’ve got your mojo working, once you’ve got the crowd, the shooter, the adrenaline pumping, even if you’t just played with your very first NBA contest in almost a year, the last thing you want is a stinking holiday. So Isaiah Thomas figures, what the hell? He’ll
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