How Malik Beasley, and not Jamal Murray, became Nuggets’ deadliest weapon from downtown

Actually, the Nuggets’ deadliest stroke was the mother of jobs. It began on the summer, between Malik Beasley’s ears. “Just placing at work, watching movie, believing in myself, simple as that,” the shooting guard explained. “It’s challenging to perform. If you get out there on the court, but if you set in the work, the
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Torrey Craig: Nuggets defense feeling “tired, mentally, physically”

Paraphrasing Freddie Mercury, a scribe recently posed this burning question, Bohemian Rhapsody style, to Denver Nuggets forward Torrey Craig: Was the lockdown defense during the first ten weeks of this season the life? Or was it just dream? “I mean, it’s a tough league,” answered Craig, whose Nuggets (31-15) host Phoenix (11-38) at seven on
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Penalties, Blackhawks doom Avs to fourth straight defeat

The Avalanche spent 60 minutes to the wall using their collective backs. For all those backs to break, it took only 41 minutes of overtime. Patrick Kane’s power play goal less than a minute to action, his second of the day, handed Colorado its fourth straight loss, a 3-2 decision on Saturday night in front
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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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