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Kiszla: Paul Millsap is $30 million of dead weight. Nuggets need to bench him to avoid getting bounced from NBA playoffs by Utah.

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – The Nuggets’ bubble is going to burst. Their defense succeeds only as an exercise in social distancing. Injured starter Will Barton has gone house. Along with his teammates behaved like they didn’t want to be here during a distressing 124-105 playoff loss to Utah on Wednesday. “We could ’t be afraid
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A look at the Avalanche’s highest-scoring playoff games

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Jeff Vinnick, Getty ImagesMatt Nieto (83) of this Colorado Avalanche scores at 14:07 of the earliest period against Darcy Kuemper (35) of this Arizona Coyotes in Game Four of the Western Conference First Round through the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on Aug. 17, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Avalanche’s offense
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Top 10 Nuggets’ individual scoring performances in NBA playoff history

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Ashley Landis, Pool, The Associated PressDenver Nuggets’ Jamal Murray, left, responds close head coach Michael Malone after a drama against the Utah Jazz during the next half of an NBA basketball first round playoff match, Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, at Lake Buena Vista, Fla.. Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell had the third-highest scoring performance in NBA
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Keeler: LeBron’s worried about home-court advantage in 2020 NBA Playoffs. That’s good news for the Nuggets.

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At least they can hear you. Kind of. Thanks to web cams and the sharp knives in the NBA marketing drawer who made virtual fandom cool, they can even see a 2-D feed of you. Or your dog. But they can’t feel you. They can’t feel you in the final five minutes, when the Nuggets
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Former Denver head coach George Karl joins 104.3 The Fan as Nuggets analyst

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Former Nuggets head coach George Karl has joined KKFN 104.3 The Fan as an analyst, the radio station announced Monday. Related Articles Elijah McClain’s father on Nuggets’ T-shirt tribute: “He would’ve been thrilled” Nuggets star Jamal Murray shatters minutes restriction, makes triumphant Orlando debut Kiszla: The Avs. The Nuggets. Two games. Three overtimes. One afternoon
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Avalanche’s third-line, J.T. Compher thriving with Coyotes playoff series ahead

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Avalanche forward J.T. Compher skates to an opposing goaltender’s crease on a mission to create havoc on the forecheck, and even if it’s ugly, to put in the puck. “That’s how you score goals,” Compher said. “Getting to the net.” Colorado’s third-line center is more than just talk. Remember Saturday? In the Avs’ 4-3 overtime
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Rockies’ Tim Collins opts out of 2020 season; Michael Toglia joins Colorado’s player pool

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The Rockies added first base prospect Michael Toglia, their first-round pick in the 2019 draft, to their 2020 player pool. The addition brings the Rockies’ total player pool to 56 players, with 30 of them on the active big-league roster. Related Articles Bryan Shaw blames Coors Field and Denver’s mile-high altitude for poor Rockies run
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MacKinnon, Makar back on ice with Avs before heading to Edmonton

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DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon and defenseman Cale Makar were back on the ice Saturday after missing practices this week. A nice SIGH of relief for @Avalanche fans to see these two together on the ice.Both Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar missed practices this week, but seem to be in the groove
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Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. en route to Orlando, source says

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Nuggets ahead Michael Porter Jr. is en route to Orlando, according to a source, over fourteen days after the rest of the team came inside the NBA’s bubble. Related Articles Nuggets center Nikola Jokic “can’t restrain ” the way COVID-19 impacts him Nuggets’ Jamal Murray on chemistry using Nikola Jokic: It’s definitely going to take
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Avalanche’s Tyson Jost enters NHL restart with confidence: “I want to be in the lineup”

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Avalanche ahead Tyson Jost will restart the NHL season in Edmonton just a brief drive. However, his family was canceled by the coronavirus pandemic. “I’ll be about 15 minutes down the road from them, but I won’t see them for two and a half a year,” Jost said. “That’will be bizarre. It s bothersome. …
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