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Utah Jazz rising star Donovan Mitchell notched history on Sunday, joining the ranks of NBA Hall of Famers Michael Jordan and Allen Iverson as the third NBA player to record a 50-point outing multiple times in a seven-game playoff series. For the second time in the Jazz’s Western Conference first-round match-up against the Denver Nuggets, […]

The Utah Jazz obliterated the Denver Nuggets for the second straight game to go up 2-1 in their best-of-seven first-round series. After losing 124-105 in Game 2, the Nuggets fell by an inexcusable 37 points in Game 3. Nuggets head coach Michael Malone spoke about the embarrassing loss and said that their two stars Nikola […]

Michael Malone and the Denver Nuggets have gotten blown out in two straight games by the Utah Jazz and they now trail the best-of-seven first-round series 2-1 after winning Game 1. Following the Nuggets’ 37-point loss in Game 3, Malone tried to sum up what is going wrong with his team during his media session. […]

Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic led the Denver Nuggets to a Game 1 win over the Utah Jazz to begin their best-of-seven first-round series. However, since the victory, the Mike Malone-led squad has gotten blown out in two consecutive contests and now trail the Salt Lake City team, 2-1. After getting pummeled by 37 points […]

The Utah Jazz have been rolling so far in the playoffs. They followed up a tough OT loss against the Denver Nuggets with a huge 124-105 blowout Wednesday night — which has left the Nuggets defense a tad bit frustrated. One thing that’s been working so well for the Jazz is the screen-and-roll game they […]

Guard Gary Harris missed all of the Denver Nuggets’ eight seeding games due to right hip strain. Head coach Michael Malone gave an update of the guard’s condition, noting that Harris’ return is “getting closer and closer.” On Thursday, a day before Game 3 with the Utah Jazz, Malone shared the status of Harris. He […]

The Utah Jazz are listing point guard Mike Conley as probable to face the Denver Nuggets on Friday in Game 3 of their first-round series. Conley missed Games 1 and 2 due to the birth of his child. Mike Conley is listed as probable to play in Game 3 against the Nuggets tomorrow. — Ohm […]

Denver Nuggets swingman Will Barton is leaving the NBA bubble down in Florida in order to rehab a nagging knee injury, according to Mike Singer of The Denver Post. Barton hasn’t played since a July 27 scrimmage prior to the Nuggets’ eight seeding games. The ongoing knee problems are reportedly causing soreness in other areas […]

After securing an important Game 1 win in the first round of the playoffs against the Utah Jazz, the Denver Nuggets received some bad news about Will Barton. According to Mike Singer of The Denver Post, Barton will remain out indefinitely due to his sore knee, a setback that just continues to linger in the […]

The Denver Nuggets defeated the Utah Jazz 135-125 in overtime on Monday in a Game 1 thriller. Donovan Mitchell exploded for 57 points—the third-highest scoring total in a playoff game in NBA history—with nine rebounds and a team-best seven assists in the loss. The third-seeded Nuggets were led by Jamal Murray (36 points, 10 coming […]

Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley has returned to the NBA bubble and there’s optimism he could clear quarantine and be ready for Game 3 of the team’s series against the Denver Nuggets, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The point guard missed Monday’s high-octane Game 1 after leaving Orlando due to the birth of his […]

The Charlotte Hornets have indefinitely suspended their first-year radio play-by-play announcer John Focke after a recent N-word debacle. Focke looked to tweet about the timely shot-making during Game 1 between the Denver Nuggets and the Utah Jazz in the NBA Playoffs, but his tweet read very differently. “Shot making in this Jazz-(N-word) game is awesome! […]

Although it once appeared as though there would be no NBA Playoffs this year as a result of the ongoing “coronavirus” pandemic, the Denver Nuggets won the first postseason game of the year on Monday afternoon en route to taking down the always dangerous Utah Jazz in thrilling fashion. With Denver now officially up 1-0 […]

Despite dropping a career-high 57 points and nine assists in Game 1 of the Utah Jazz’s first-round series against the Denver Nuggets, Donovan Mitchell will not remember Monday’s performance fondly. The Jazz lost 135-125 in overtime, and a major miscue by Mitchell in the final minutes of regulation may have cost his team an opportunity […]

The unique part of the Disney bubble is that players can run into each other after hard-fought games. That’s exactly what happened with Denver Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray and Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell on Monday. Murray and the Nuggets defeated Mitchell and the Jazz on Monday to begin the 2020 playoffs. Both […]

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell lit up the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of their first-round matchup, posting a career-high 57 points in the overtime affair. Mitchell’s heroics weren’t quite enough, though, as Denver prevailed 135-125, boosted by a stellar performance from Jamal Murray. The Nuggets guard dropped 36 points on 13-for-20 shooting, including 6-for-9 […]

There was a rather ugly sequence during the first half of the Utah Jazz-Denver Nuggets game, and ESPN’s Mark Jones had the perfect description for it as the 2020 NBA Playoffs tipped off on Monday. Jones, who is calling the game with Doris Burke, added to his already legendary game calls: "It's looking like LA […]

Despite 57 points from Donovan Mitchell, the Denver Nuggets defeated the Utah Jazz in Game 1 of their first-round series behind Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic. One down, three to go! #MileHighBasketball https://t.co/vCxTdNrTkg — Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) August 17, 2020 Jamal Murray scored 36 points and hit clutch shots in the fourth quarter and overtime. […]

The NBA announced the sorting of the tiebreakers prior to the 2020 NBA Draft Lottery later this week, with the Sacramento Kings and Philadelphia 76ers coming out as the biggest winners. The Kings, who saw their playoff hopes fade early in the bubble, were tied with the New Orleans Pelicans with a 28-36 record prior […]

Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell showed off his athleticism in the second quarter of Monday’s matchup against the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the Western Conference Playoffs. Thanks in large part to solid play from Michael Porter Jr. and Nikola Jokic, the Nuggets jumped out to an early lead. Mitchell, however, brought the […]

The 2020 NBA Playoffs got started early on Monday afternoon, and it didn’t take long for ESPN color commentator Doris Burke to deliver some golden nuggets in her description of Denver Nuggets stud Michael Porter Jr.’s smooth jumper. The Nuggets forward buried two early triples in the opening quarter, and it didn’t take long for […]

The 2020 NBA Playoffs are finally upon us. At one point we weren’t sure we were going to make it, but thanks to the hard work and sacrifice of everyone in the league, here we are. There’s so much to cover in our version of predictions for the 2020 NBA Playoffs, so without further adieu, […]

The Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz will kick off the NBA playoffs at 1:30 p.m. ET on Monday, Aug. 17. Denver comes in as the third seed after only winning three of their eight seeding games. Meanwhile, Utah slipped down to the sixth seed after also only winning three of eight seeding games. Denver has […]

The Utah Jazz will be without Mike Conley for the beginning of their first-round series against the Denver Nuggets. Conley left the NBA bubble at Disney World on Sunday morning to go to Columbus, Ohio in order to be with his wife for the birth of their son, the Jazz announced. ESPN’s Eric Woodyard says […]

The Utah Jazz got what they wanted. No matter how much they deny it, the Jazz orchestrated a superb tank job to fall into the sixth seed. In doing so, they managed to avoid seeing the Houston Rockets, the team that has knocked them out in either the first or second round over the last […]

Denver Nuggets forward Paul Millsap is also climbing aboard the Bol Bol bandwagon. Shortly after the Nuggets’ 109-117 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Friday, the 4-time NBA All-Star bared his high hopes for the 20-year-old rookie. Paul Millsap on Bol Bol: "Through this short time he’s shown that he can be a superstar in […]

Ahead of tipoff in their duel on Wednesday, the Denver Nuggets tried to get into the mind of the Los Angeles Clippers by trolling them with Damian Lillard’s music. Per Dave McMenamin of ESPN, the Nuggets played Dame D.O.L.L.A’s song entitled GOAT Spirit during warm-ups. Note that this was a day after Lillard exploded for […]

The Denver Nuggets learned on Wednesday that their first-round opponent in the playoffs is going to be the Utah Jazz. Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic seems to be excited about their upcoming battle, and the All-Star center did his bit to hype up the matchup. Jokic pointed out that they have had more than a […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder locked up a playoff matchup with the Houston Rockets in the first round on Wednesday night by defeating the Denver Nuggets on a last-second shot by Thunder big man Mike Muscala. The team’s playoff positioning wasn’t the only thing that that shot affected, however. The Thunder had a draft pick that […]

After coming off with the steal against the Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets big man Bol Bol went coast to coast to slam one down over a helpless Lou Williams. Bol perfectly anticipated Paul George’s pass and, without hesitation, ran all the way to the other end and spiked one down on Williams, who had […]

The NBA announced it will name the Kia NBA All-Seeding Games Team and the Kia NBA Player of the Seeding Games to honor the top performers for games played from July 30–Aug. 14 during the 2019-20 season restart at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. This can be equated as the NBA Bubble MVP and […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will start Kyle Kuzma against the Denver Nuggets on Monday since Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is out with a foot injury. Kyle Kuzma will start on the wing tonight in place of KCP (foot). Pretty big lineup there with Kuz next to LeBron, Green, AD and McGee, but they like how Kuz is […]

Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic has just shared his secret when it comes to clutch situations. It’s not exactly an answer you’d typically expect, but it just is so on-brand for Jokic. For the 7-foot Nuggets big man, it’s actually quite simple. It’s just all about not thinking about the moment: “Because there is no […]

Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell played a great game on Saturday against the Denver Nuggets. He finished with 35 points, six rebounds and eight assists in 47 minutes of action and hit some clutch shots in the fourth quarter to send the game into overtime. However, in the overtime period, Mitchell made a “mental […]

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray will return to the lineup on Saturday against the Utah Jazz, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. This gives the Nuggets a chance to work the star guard back into these seedings games with a week-plus to spare before the playoffs. They're hopeful to get Gary Harris and Will Barton back soon […]

Michael Porter Jr. had arguably the best game of his career for the Denver Nuggets on Thursday against the Portland Trail Blazers. Recently, Nuggets head coach Michael Malone opened up about the youngster’s drive, and how he believes Porter is such a promising prospect. Malone shared a recent text exchange he had with Porter: “In […]

The Denver Nuggets were missing the centerpiece of their offense in the crucial stretch of Thursday night’s loss against the Portland Trail Blazers. After a monster triple-double in Monday’s OT win against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Nikola Jokic had another impressive outing last night and dropped 25 points. With the Nuggets playing their third game […]

Portland Trail Blazers superstar Damian Lillard is already displaying his playoff form, tying his career-high 11-made 3-pointers in the team’s 125-115 win over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday. The 5-time All-Star was simply unconscious from deep, uncorking a game-best 45 markers on an efficient 13-for-21 shooting from the field and 11-for-18 clip from past the […]

Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic properly welcomed Denver Nuggets rookie Bol Bol to the NBA on Thursday. Nurkic put Bol on a poster dunk during the Nuggets-Blazers game at Disney World. JUSUF NURKIC WITH THE FACIAL OVER BOL BOL 😤 pic.twitter.com/8lfo4FxJxg — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) August 7, 2020 It is so good to see Nurkic […]