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Nikola Jokic and Jusuf Nurkic used to be teammates on the Denver Nuggets, and it was a somewhat awkward situation because they didn’t pair well together on the floor. Jokic even came off the bench at one point during the 2016-17 season, but Nurkic ultimately requested a trade and was sent to the Portland Trail […]

Facing elimination, Rodney Hood of the Portland Trail Blazers popped in 25 points in a Game 6 win over the Denver Nuggets. He has exceeded his entire 2018 postseason scoring output. Per Kevin Pelton of ESPN, Rodney Hood played a total of 17 playoff games last year when he was a member of the Cleveland […]

Tempers flared between the Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets in Game 6 of their second-round NBA playoff series on May 9. More specifically, Blazers guard Seth Curry took exception to Nuggets guard Will Barton’s antics. After officials called Denver center Nikola Jokic for the offensive foul with 6:16 left in the game, Barton pointed […]

Jimmy Butler in Denver — the notion is worth discussing. The Denver Nuggets were one of the surprise teams of the 2018-19 NBA season, winning 54 games and stampeding to the second seed in the Western Conference. The surprises have continued into the postseason, where the Nuggets earned a hard-fought series win over the San […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone says the team is “aware” Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard could score 50 points in Game 6 on Thursday. The Blazers are at home and their season is on the line. The Nuggets have done a pretty good job of containing Lillard in this series, but […]

Denver Nuggets star center Nikola Jokic thinks he might be playing the best basketball of his life right now, and it’s hard to disagree with him. In his first ever playoffs, Jokic is showing the world he’s not afraid of the big stage and that the Nuggets are a serious threat to win the NBA […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard has never lacked confidence. Just in case you forgot, this is the same man that earned the nickname “Logo Dame” after repeatedly drilling near half-court shots in this year’s NBA All-Star Game. It’s the very same Damian Lillard who drilled a 37-foot 3-pointer over Paul George — the likely […]

Some have called them one of the worst two-seeds we’ve seen. Some have questioned their youth and inexperience. But the Denver Nuggets are one win away from the Western Conference Finals, and that’s no accident. Surviving their seven-game bout with the San Antonio Spurs was just the beginning. Despite losing an epic four-overtime thriller in […]

Prior to the start of this year’s NBA playoffs, a lot of people have been skeptical about the Denver Nuggets’ chances of making a deep run. Yet here they are a month later, one win away from advancing to the Western Conference Finals. A large part of the Nuggets’ success is because of 24 year-old […]

The Portland Trail Blazers were embarrassed by the Denver Nuggets in Game 5, but even before the final whistle blew, Damian Lillard got up from his seat on the bench, looking at the eyes of every one of his teammates to deliver a message: “We just need to get back here,” Lillard said he repeated […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Mike Malone isn’t very surprised to see his starting power forward Paul Millsap thrive within his system, recently giving the team an average of 19 points and 9.6 rebounds per game through five games, aiding the Nuggets to a 3-2 lead in their series against the Portland Trail Blazers. “I think […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is continuing to establish himself as one of the best big men in today’s NBA. As a result of his outstanding play in Tuesday night’s victory over the Portland Trail Blazers, the Joker is now the first Nugget to record three straight playoffs games with at least 20 points, 10 […]

Paul Millsap has embarked on this, his third different stint of his career, in a much different way than he did his previous two. The 34-year-old Denver Nuggets power forward has always been a leader, but his instinct now calls for doing it by means of showing the way, rather than putting up beefy numbers […]

Jamal Murray was feeling good with the Denver Nuggets up big in the second half of Game 5 against the Portland Trailblazers. In fact, he felt so good that the usual pull-up jump shooter brought out the hops with an unexpected putback throwdown to put Denver up by 23 in the third quarter. Murray came […]

Denver Nuggets talent Jamal Murray cooked the Portland Trail Blazers to the tune of 18 points and nine assists in a 124-98 win, one that included this delicious up-and-under finger roll maneuver to shake off Al-Farouq Aminu. The move had the local Nuggets crowd at the Pepsi Center buzzing, and Murray couldn’t help but to […]

The Denver Nuggets totally humiliated the Portland Blazers in Game 5 of the Western Conference Semi-Finals, defeating them by a score of 124-98. Whenever a team is beat that badly, there is usually some showboating. Sure enough, forward Juancho Hernangomez did some celebrating after hitting a three in garbage time in front of the bench. […]

The Denver Nuggets put on an offensive clinic on Tuesday night, dropping 124 points on the Portland Trailblazers en route to a Game 5 victory. The Nuggets looked comfortable all night on the offensive side of the floor, swinging the ball effortlessly for countless open baskets. Nuggets head coach Mike Malone praised his team’s execution, […]

In Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone’s opinion, veteran power forward Paul Millsap is the team’s steadying influence. More specifically, Malone dubbed Millsap “the calm on our team” after the Nuggets dismantled the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 5 of their second-round playoff series on May 7, 124-98. "He is the calm on our team." […]

Denver Nuggets All-Star center Nikola Jokic took exception to a hard foul from Portland Trail Blazers center Meyers Leonard in Game 5 of their second-round playoff series on Tuesday. With a little over six minutes to go in the game (with Denver up by 20 at that point), Jokic posted up Leonard near the free […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone has weighed in on the STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting on May 7. According to ESPN’s Rachel Nichols, the shooting occurred just two minutes from Malone’s residence in Denver. Even though his children don’t attend STEM School Highlands Ranch, they were terrified, nonetheless. Nuggets Coach Michael Malone on the […]

Denver Nuggets guard Will Barton has a lot of good things to say about star big man Nikola Jokic, who is putting up monster numbers in his first ever playoff run. Barton says Jokic is the best big man in the league and always makes the right play, something the swingman has never seen before […]

Will Barton isn’t taking this closely-contested series personally against his former team, the Portland Trail Blazers, as the agile wing has had plenty of time to move on from his trade back in 2015. The Denver Nuggets swingman was traded along with Victor Claver, Thomas Robinson and a lottery-protected 2016 first-round pick for Arron Afflalo and Alonzo Gee. He is […]

With the series tied at two games apiece, the odds will be in the Denver Nuggets’ favor as Game 5 will take place on their home floor. But Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts sent out a gentle reminder to their foes. “We’ve won on the road in OKC and in Denver,” Stotts said […]

The Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers are locked in a fiercely contested Western Conference semifinal with the series knotted up at two games apiece. The Nuggets fought hard on the road, winning Game 4, and the Blazers eked out a sensational win in quadruple overtime in Game 3. Now the series returns home to […]

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts says his guys have to do a better job of putting bodies on the big men of the Denver Nuggets. The Nuggets are killing the Blazers on the boards this series, especially in offensive rebounds. The Nuggets grabbed 23 offensive rebounds in Game 2, 24 in Game 3 […]

The Western Conference Semifinals are proving to be a tightly-contested affair, as many experts and analysts thought it would be. On Friday night, the Nuggets and Trail Blazers played in an epic four-overtime thriller, resulting in a 140-137 Game 3 victory for Portland. Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic logged an incredible 65 minutes in the […]

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” read a wise quote from George Santayana, one Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone has been determined to live by in this second-round series against Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers. Malone watched how Lillard obliterated the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first […]

Damian Lillard has been reduced to a shell of himself, seemingly nullified from the volcanic version of himself he showed in the Portland Trail Blazers first-round series against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Denver Nuggets have stalemated his isolation game, as well as closed down the spaces on the perimeter that make him such a […]

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray is one of the best free throw shooters in the league. Throughout three seasons, he has made 524 out of 596 free throws, good for an 88 percent clip. That is about 12 percent better than the average NBA player shoots from the line. On Sunday night, Murray had to […]

The Denver Nuggets Nikola Jokic has developed a reputation around the league as a comedian. The big man is constantly making his teammates laugh, whether it is at the All-Star Game or a morning shootaround. Jokic is so well known for his humor he earned the nickname “Joker”. He had yet another opportunity to show […]

One way to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers is to contain star guard Damian Lillard who has been having a great postseason so far. After their Game 4 victory, Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray were asked to share their thoughts on how to make it tough for Lillard to get his offensive game going. While […]

Denver Nuggets swingman Will Barton had a rough time in Game 4 of their the Western Conference Semifinals against the Portland Trail Blazers. The athletic wing shot only 4-of-14 from the field en route to 11 points. However, head coach Michael Malone explained why he stuck with the struggling player when he had other options: […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone says he never doubted that his team would lose in the closing seconds of Game 4 against the Portland Trail Blazers, even using statistics to back up his claim. In his presser conference after their Game 4 victory, Malone pointed out that his team is 13-3 in close games […]

It seems like Denver Nuggets forward Nikola Jokic keeps on breaking team records, and he cracked another one on Sunday night in Game 4 against the Portland Trail Blazers. After recording 21 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists, Jokic had his fourth postseason triple-double. This made him the owner of the most triple-doubles in Nuggets […]

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic had another dominating performance in helping the team beat the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 4 of the Western Conference semi-finals. Jokic finished with 21 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists, his second consecutive trip-dub in the series. This also marks the fourth time in these playoffs that the Serbian […]

In their Game 4 win over the Trail Blazers, the backcourt trio of Jamal Murray, Will Barton, and Gary Harris scored the majority of the Denver Nuggets’ points in the fourth quarter. Specifically, Murray, Barton and Harris scored 17 points in the last five minutes of their Game 4 victory over the Blazers. As a […]

The Denver Nuggets escaped with a 116-112 road victory against the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals, and Jamal Murray stole the show once again. Murray finished with 34 points on an efficient 10-20 shooting, five rebounds, and four assists. After the game, Nuggets head coach Michael Malone told reporters […]

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray entered into some rare company on Sunday night after recording his second straight 30-point game against the Portland Trail Blazers. According to NBA Stats, the last Denver player to score 30-plus points in back-to-back contests was Carmelo Anthony. With 34 PTS tonight, Jamal Murray is the first @nuggets player since […]

After getting the road win in Game 4, Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone praised his team for its toughness. Malone pointed out Jamal Murray’s exceptional performance from the free throw line. He also praised his team’s competitive spirit and toughness, especially after their heartbreaking loss in Game 3 that went to four overtimes. “Jamal […]