Denver Nuggets Articles - Page 113

Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle, who is also the NBA’s Coaches Association President, has released a statement following Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone’s rant about coaches not being allowed to have family in the bubble and calling it a “criminal decision” by the league. Thus far, only players and refs have been allowed to […]

It looks like Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra doesn’t have a problem with the NBA’s guest policy. Not long after Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone blasted the NBA’s policy for not allowing coach’s family members inside the Orlando bubble, Spoelstra is defending the NBA for the league’s guest policy. According to the Heat […]

During his media session on Friday, Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone ripped the NBA for not allowing coaches to bring their family members to the bubble. Only players and refs are allowed to bring family to the bubble, something Malone is not happy about: Mike Malone – "Today is day 60. The players have […]

The Los Angeles Clippers flexed their muscles in Game 1 against the Denver Nuggets, and this unsurprisingly resulted in a lopsided contest all evening long. The game ended with a final score of 120-97, which pretty much sums up how dominant LA was against Denver on Thursday night. For their part, however, this series is […]

The Los Angeles Clippers made easy work of the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of their second-round matchup in the West, 120-97. After the lopsided defeat, Nuggets star Nikola Jokic provided some insight on the issues he believes Denver must work on entering Game 2. According to Jokic, the Nuggets’ defense made it way too […]

Led by Kawhi Leonard as well as the return of Patrick Beverley, the Los Angeles Clippers welcomed Jamal Murray and the Denver Nuggets to the second round with a 120-97 drubbing. The Clippers took the 1-0 series lead and are clicking on all cylinders heading into Game 2. Leonard finished with yet another efficient scoring […]

If you had any doubts about how good Nikola Jokic’s passing is, then this should settle it. The Joker’s incredible vision and passing ability was in full display again on Thursday as the Denver Nuggets began their second-round series against the Los Angeles Clippers. In the seven-minute mark of the opening quarter, Jokic was on […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is not a big fan of Nikola Jokic’s ability on defense. The former All-Star did not hold back with his criticism of the Nuggets superstar. According to Draymond Green, Jokic is anything but a defensive stalwart: DPOY and 3x All-Defense first teamer Draymond Green just eviscerated Jokic's defense, not […]

The Denver Nuggets came out flat on Thursday as they opened their second-round series with the Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers blew out the Nuggets 120-97 to claim an early advantage in the Western Conference Semi-Finals. Starting forward Paul Millsap knows what he’s got to do though to help them bounce back from the ugly […]

Hall of Famer and “Inside the NBA” host Charles Barkley does not like the chances of the Denver Nuggets pulling an upset against the heavily-favored Los Angeles Clippers in the Western Conference semifinals. As a matter of fact, Barkley is adamant that the Nuggets have absolutely no chance of advancing to the next round. Barkley […]

The Denver Nuggets just got past the Utah Jazz in a grinding and captivating first-round series that had both teams spent. Just two days after dispatching the Jazz, the Nuggets begin their Western Conference semifinal against the Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers were also pushed in the first round, with Luka Doncic supplying plenty of […]

The first-round series between the Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz delivered tons of drama and excitement, with the Nuggets pulling out a hard-fought Game 7 victory after a wild final sequence. After surviving a war of attrition against Donovan Mitchell and the upstart Jazz, Denver now faces the daunting task of trying to solve Kawhi […]

Denver Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray suffered a thigh injury in Game 7 against the Utah Jazz after getting fouled by Joe Ingles. While Murray was laboring a little bit during Game 7 following Ingles’ hit, the Nuggets star will be playing in Game 1 against the Los Angeles Clippers in the second round of […]

Jamal Murray and Donovan Mitchell traded blows during the first-round series between the Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz. Murray led his team back from 3-1 down and had multiple 50-point games in the series, while Mitchell averaged a whopping 36.3 points and shot over 50 percent from beyond the arc over the course of seven […]

The LA Clippers are preparing to the take on the Denver Nuggets, but they’ve been forced to play 10 of their last 11 games without Patrick Beverley, all inside the NBA’s bubble in Orlando. He missed the final five seeding games recovering from his calf strain only to further aggravate it in Game 1 of […]

The NBA released the Last Two Minute Report from Tuesday’s epic Game 7 between the Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz, and it featured two key misses in the insane final minute. Per the report, Nuggets big man Mason Plumlee should have been whistled for a foul on Jazz center Rudy Gobert’s game-tying dunk with 48 […]

The restart of the NBA season blessed fans with a high-octane series between the Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz, a roller-coaster ride that offered plenty to get the blood flowing for the remainder of the postseason. Despite being only a first-round affair, Nuggets-Jazz had it all, with high-scoring games, a matchup between two stars on […]

The Denver Nuggets narrowly escaped with a series-clinching Game 7 victory on Tuesday over the Utah Jazz in what was a whirlwind of a sequence in the dying seconds of the game. For his part, Nuggets star Nikola Jokic was relegated to the bench for the final seconds, and he could only look on helplessly […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone was in an understandably jovial mood inside the team dressing room following his team’s amazing Game 7 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday. So much so, that Malone decided to take a shot at his own player, Torrey Craig, during his post-game speech. As Malone was delivering his […]

After booting out the Utah Jazz in a tense Game 7, Jamal Murray of the Denver Nuggets couldn’t believe that they’ll be playing the powerhouse Los Angeles Clippers in two days. Jamal Murray joined Scott Van Pelt in a post-game presser where he learned that the Western Conference Semifinals will start on Thursday. This gives […]

Denver Nuggets budding star Jamal Murray got the better of his rival, Utah Jazz All-Star Donovan Mitchell, on Tuesday. The Nuggets overcame a 3-1 series lead by the Salt Lake City squad and took Game 7 on Tuesday, 80-78, to advance to the second round of the Western Conference playoffs. The pair of explosive scorers […]

Game 7 between the Denver Nuggets and the Utah Jazz ended with a whirlwind of a sequence, with the Nuggets emerging as the victors in this series-clinching contest. The Jazz came extremely close to stealing the series, though, with Mike Conley’s last-second shot just missing by a few inches. A new video has surfaced, however, […]

The Denver Nuggets have just emerged as the victors in what was an amazing final game to an equally epic first-round series against the Utah Jazz. After their tightly-contested 80-78 win, Jamal Murray could not help but take a shot at teammate Torrey Craig for missing a key layup in the dying moments of the […]

We were all treated to quite a nail-biter on Tuesday as the Utah Jazz were eliminated by the Denver Nuggets in Game 7 of this tightly-contested first-round series. Jazz guard Mike Conley put up a last-second heave that would have won the game for Utah, and the image below depicts just how close they were […]

The Denver Nuggets versus Utah Jazz first-round series was indeed the most exciting match-up in the 2020 NBA playoffs so far. With that said, it was only fitting that the exhilarating seven-game series ended in the most chaotic way possible. Denver managed to claw back from a 3-1 deficit and stun the Jazz in Game […]

The NBA playoff first-round series between the Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz was indeed one hell of a showdown, thanks in large part to each teams’ bright young stars Jamal Murray and Donovan Mitchell. The thrilling NBA showdown came to an epic conclusion on Tuesday, as the Nuggets narrowly escaped with an 80-78 win in […]

The Denver Nuggets completed an improbable comeback from 3-1 down in the series on Tuesday, when they defeated the Utah Jazz in Game 7 of this first-round series. After the game, Nuggets head coach Michael Malone was on the receiving end of the customary water bath courtesy of Denver guard Jamal Murray. Here’s a look […]

In the fourth quarter of Game 7 between the Utah Jazz and the Denver Nuggets, Nikola Jokic drove aggressively to the hoop to respond to the Jazz’s scoring run. But defensive stalwart Rudy Gobert had other ideas. Peep the clip below to see Rudy Gobert’s critical block on Jokic. Though Gobert bit on Jokic’s initial […]

After going down 3-1 in their first-round series against the Utah Jazz, the Denver Nuggets pulled off one of the biggest comebacks in team history and won Game 7 to secure their ticket to the second round of the playoffs. Nikola Jokic led the way for Denver with 30 points as the team eked out […]

After a hard foul from Utah Jazz veteran Joe Ingles, Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray grimaced in pain while clutching onto his hamstring/knee area. It appears that the foul wasn’t intentional, as Ingles quickly tended to Murray. However, the Nuggets star wasn’t having any of it. Instead of reaching back out to Ingles, he slapped […]

According to NBA Stats, Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray and Utah Jazz All-Star Donovan Mitchell have combined for the most combined points scored by a pair of players in a playoff series in NBA history. Both Murray and Mitchell have been scoring and shooting the ball at will in the Nuggets-Jazz series. Jamal Murray (13 […]

The LA Clippers finished their first round series against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday, and are still awaiting their second round opponent. Tuesday night’s Game 7 between the Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz will provide clarity as to Doc Rivers‘ next challenge. The Clippers, however, aren’t sweating it. The team scheduled a practice session on […]

Magic Johnson is not exactly known for throwing out particularly spicy NBA takes on Twitter. Ahead of Tuesday’s Game 7 showdown between the Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz, Johnson posted some on-brand analysis: “I’m so excited for Denver vs. Utah Game 7 & to see Jamal Murray vs. Donovan Mitchell! For Denver to win, Nikola […]

It’s not secret that Jamal Murray has been lighting it up recently, becoming just the fourth player ever to score 50 points twice in the same playoff series (Michael Jordan, Allen Iverson, Donovan Mitchell). Murray is averaging a staggering 47.3 points over the last three games, shooting 62.9% from the three-point line. Murray has been […]

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray has set the Utah Jazz ablaze over the last three games. In Games 2 and 3, Murray scored a mere 14 and 12 points respectively, but since Murray has dropped 50 points in Game 4, 42 points in Game 5, and 50 points again in Game 6. This scoring onslaught […]

For the second straight game, the Denver Nuggets’ season looked as if it was in jeopardy.  After building an early lead and threatening to run away in Game 6 of their first round series against the Utah Jazz, Donovan Mitchell was leading the sixth-seeded Jazz to a furious comeback in the second half.  But for […]

The Utah Jazz and Denver Nuggets have given NBA fans loads of excitement in their first round playoff series, with highlights from Donovan Mitchell and Jamal Murray making rounds on all forms of media. Currently, the teams are tied at three games apiece, with a pivotal Game 7 matchup on the horizon. In this piece, […]

Denver Nuggets star Jamal Murray had quite an evening on Sunday, as he led his team to a crucial 119-107 win over the Utah Jazz in Game 6 of their first-round series matchup. The 23-year-old came up with another 50-piece meal against Utah, and in the process, broke a 67-year-old record by the great Bob […]

Denver Nuggets star Jamal Murray isn’t taking his foot off the pedal and will continue to use his platform to intensify the commentary on racial justice. After exploding for another 50-piece and taking over Game 6 to push their series against the Utah Jazz to a do-or-die Game 7, the 23-year old found enough energy […]