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How Isaiah Thomas — Joe Pesci with a jump shot — pushed Nuggets to NBA stratosphere

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He’s 5-foot-9 and rsquo & everybody;s big brother, Joe Pesci with a jump shooter. Occasionally it’s a tip. Occasionally it’s a nudge. Occasionally it’s a joke. Occasionally it’s a kick at the crown jewels. “He’s just one who’s definitely planning to mention anything such as, ‘You’re not playing good. You have to step upward,’ or
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Nuggets Insider: Michael Malone and Denver’s impending minutes crunch

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When it wasn’t readily clear a few weeks ago, it’s jumping-off-the-screen clear now — Malik Beasley is legit. Monte Morris isn’t too bad . Or Torrey Craig. Or Trey Lyles. Or Juan Hernangomez. Or. The Nuggets are filled, and we may not even understand it when it wasn ’ t for the injuries suffered during
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Malik Beasley, Torrey Craig drop career-highs as Nuggets snap losing streak to Rockets

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There were jams, and there has been a downpour of 3-pointers. But rather than coming out of a Houston side that has tormented Denver the past couple of decades, it had been the Nuggets who flipped the script. Underneath newly-crowned All-Star Nikola Jokic and career-high nights in Malik Beasley and Torrey Craig, the Nuggets snapped
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Nuggets’ Will Barton: If defense matched offense, Denver could put teams away by halftime

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Andy Cross, The Denver PostGolden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) slam dunks over Denver Nuggets forward Paul Millsap (4) and Denver Nuggets Ahead Torrey Craig (3) in first quarter in the Pepsi Center on Jan. 15, 2019. MEMPHIS — Veterans Paul Millsap and Will Barton understand for the Nuggets to reach their potential —
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How Malik Beasley, and not Jamal Murray, became Nuggets’ deadliest weapon from downtown

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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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Nuggets held two shootarounds in wake of Nikola Jokic suspension

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The Nuggets had gone through shootaround Friday morning and installed their strategy for the Suns if they got the news. Nikola Jokic, that hadn’t left the Pepsi Center within his black vest and chilly beanie, was served as a one-game suspension for leaving the bench during Wednesday’s altercation Going up from the worst team at
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Nikola Jokic scores 40 points to lead Nuggets past Blazers

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Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray whipped the Pepsi Center Audience into a raucous frenzy Sunday night, and the Nuggets continued their dominant Manners. Jokic poured into a season-high 40 points, Murray fell 24 like a crunchtime floater and 2 clutch free throwsand also the Nuggets endured a missed 3-pointer at the buzzer from Damian Lillard
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Kiszla: MVP candidate Nikola Jokic gives voice to Nuggets’ impossible dream: “Playoffs. Finals.”

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It’s Nuggetsmania. And that celebration will be off the hook. Last I looked inside the Pepsi Center, there was a middle-aged mother shaking her mother jeans onto the large screen, dance like no one was watching, least of all her humiliated son, who slumped into his seat, face buried in his hands. After Nuggets center
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Nikola Jokic’s triple-double leads Nuggets past Knicks for ninth consecutive home win

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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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Nuggets’ Will Barton stays close with teammates during rehab: “I’m still in the fight”

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May Barton, the heart and soul of the Nuggets, had as much fun as anyone amid Jamal Murray’s 48-point explosion on Monday night from Boston. Watching dutifully in the sidelines, Murray’s career-night functioned as both a momentary diversion from the grind of the rehabilitation and a motivational flashpoint. “Oh, it was crazy,” Barton stated. “I’m
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