Denver Nuggets Articles - Page 135

During the Phoenix Suns’ matchup with the Denver Nuggets on Sunday, Paul Millsap tried to contest Devin Booker at the rim to no avail. The Suns star began the sequence using an in-and-out dribble move against Gary Harris and then turned on the jets after getting past him. To cap off the sequence, Millsap was […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone believes the Boston Celtics have a top five offense and defense. The Celtics are 11-3 on the season, good for second place in the Eastern Conference standings. Nuggets coach Mike Malone says he believes the Cs have a top 5 offense and defense. “They play at a high level […]

The Denver Nuggets showcased their defensive prowess on Wednesday, as they scored a 105-95 victory against fellow Western Conference contenders, the Houston Rockets. Following the game, Rockets superstar James Harden was questioned about his rather pedestrian performance on the evening. The former league Most Valuable Player was in an understandably stand-offish mood, and when asked […]

The Houston Rockets take on the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday. Nuggets head coach Michael Malone knows his team is in for a big challenge, as Rockets star James Harden makes his way to The Mile-High City. Malone claims “not one guy” can guard Harden one-on-one in the NBA. The Beard is leading the league in […]

The Denver Nuggets absolutely dominated the Memphis Grizzlies in the first half of their matchup on Sunday evening, mostly due to the scoring exploits of point guard Jamal Murray. Murray hung 26 points on the Grizzlies in the first two quarters, setting a career-high for most points in a single half: Jamal was 🔥🔥🔥 in […]

Will Barton of the Denver Nuggets is questionable for his team’s Sunday evening game against the Memphis Grizzlies due to suffering from left adductor tightness, according to T.J. McBridge of Mile High Sports: Well this is a bummer. Will Barton III is questionable for tomorrow’s game with left adductor tightness. Hopefully another core injury doesn’t […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic was proud of his frontcourt mate Paul Millsap after proving key in a 101-93 win over the Brooklyn Nets. Millsap seems to have found the fountain of youth, according to Jokic, playing like he’s much younger than he is. “Paul is playing like he’s 21, not 77,” Jokic said of […]

Several notable basketball personalities have expressed their joy over the news that Carmelo Anthony is signing with the Portland Trail Blazers. NBA Hall of Famer Allen Iverson is the latest to congratulate Melo and even applauded the Blazers’ organization for giving him a chance to restart his career. https://www.instagram.com/p/B4376Yvg9aj/ Iverson and Anthony formed a high-scoring […]

The Brooklyn Nets have upgraded point guard Kyrie Irving from questionable to probable to face the Denver Nuggets on Thursday. Irving is dealing with right shoulder impingement, but it looks like the Nets star will face the Nuggets: Kyrie Irving has been upgraded to PROBABLE for tonight's game at Denver. — Anthony Puccio (@APOOCH) November […]

Carmelo Anthony will go down as one of the most polarizing figures in the NBA, as well as one of the greatest scorers to ever play the game. In his prime in 2010, Anthony was one of the best players on the planet and a coveted superstar by many other teams when it became clear […]

Kyrie Irving is listed as questionable for the Brooklyn Nets’ game against the Denver Nuggets on Thursday because of a shoulder injury: Nets @HSpecialSurgery Injury Report for tomorrow's game in Denver: pic.twitter.com/NnaU3CN4LY — Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) November 13, 2019 If Irving isn’t able to play, the Nets are really going to have their hands full […]

Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young silenced his haters with a brimming 42-point performance against the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday, and he made sure to rub it in their faces after the game with an epic caption from his Twitter account: YOUR APOLOGY NEEDS TO BE AS LOUD AS THE DISRESPECT WAS… pic.twitter.com/EQszirVp1X — Trae Young […]

The Denver Nuggets faced off against the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night, and the elite passing of All-Star center Nikola Jokic was on display late in the second quarter of the game. 👀 Jokic with eyes in the back of his head! 👀 #MileHighBasketball Watch Live: https://t.co/3bTQPOmwYk pic.twitter.com/8y3HNZ7xQ1 — NBA (@NBA) November 13, 2019 Hitting […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is coming off two game-winning shots, one against the Philadelphia 76ers and the other versus the Minnesota Timberwolves. So, which one did Jokic like more? The Nuggets star says his one against the Sixers was better because he made it with less time on the clock, via Katy Winge of […]

Against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday, the Minnesota Timberwolves missed a total of 39 3-pointers — which claims the record for third-most in NBA history. In their loss to the Nuggets, 100-98, the Timberwolves were 6-of-45 from deep for 13.3 percent shooting. Per Elias, this is this third-worst shooting performance from deep in NBA history. […]

Denver Nuggets All-Star center Nikola Jokic did it again. After hitting a game-winning jumper against the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night, Jokic sunk the Minnesota Timberwolves with a turnaround jumper to give the Nuggets an overtime win in Minnesota. The Nuggets led for the entirety of the contest and led the Timberwolves by 16 midway […]

Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic continues to prove why he is the best passing big man of this generation. Jokic used his body and busted out a click wrap-around pass to give Gary Harris an easy layup during Sunday’s contest against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Joker just got it like that. 😤#MileHighBasketball https://t.co/39yBKqqi5Z — Denver […]

The NBA L2M report says the offensive foul called on Sixers star Joel Embiid should have actually been a foul on Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic instead. Here is the play from Friday night: Nikola Jokic draws the offensive foul on Joel Embiid on the #Sixers' final inbound play to effectively seal the #Nuggets' […]

Going into Friday night, Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic had been struggling — well, by his standards, at least. Yes, he had already tallied a pair of triple-doubles. But he wasn’t shooting the ball particularly well, and he was only averaging 14.9 points per game, which is simply not enough for a No. 1 […]

Nikola Jokic put on his hero cape for the Denver Nuggets and saved the team against the Philadelphia 76ers. With the Sixers leading 97-96 with less than 10 seconds remaining in the game, the Sertbian All-Star stepped up for the Nuggets and drilled the game-winning shot to stun the visitors. As Paul Millsap failed to […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are set to square off with the Denver Nuggets on Friday night. Both are powerhouse teams who boast a 5-2 record this season. Fans are also excited to see the matchup between Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic, two of the best centers in the NBA right now. Sixers head coach Brett Brown […]

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra says swingman Justise Winslow has a concussion and entered the league’s concussion protocol. Winslow took a nasty hit from Denver Nuggets big man Paul Millsap. He missed the Heat’s game on Thursday against the Phoenix Suns and obviously won’t play on Friday versus the Los Angeles Lakers. “Justise does […]

The first time we heard the nickname “Unicorn” in the NBA was when it was given to Dallas Mavericks big man Kristaps Porzingis during his time with the New York Knicks. But Porzingis isn’t the only player in the league deserving of that nickname. Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown says that Denver Nuggets center […]

The Denver Nuggets are looking to get a winning streak going when they host the Philadelphia 76ers. Of course, the biggest storyline of the game will be the All-Star matchup between centers Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid. The showdown between two of arguably the best big men in the NBA has generated plenty of hype. […]

Shooting guard Dion Waiters’ absence from the Miami Heat continues on Tuesday night, as he is inactive against the Denver Nuggets. Per the South Beach Sun Sentinel’s Ira Winderman on Twitter: “Dion will not be active,” Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra said. “He will work out. I met with him. He and I talked. Things […]

Ahead of their Tuesday night matchup in the Mile High City, Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone complimented the Miami Heat, calling them the best “cutting” team in the NBA. Per the South Florida Sun Sentinel’s Ira Winderman on Twitter, the Nuggets’ fifth-year coach called the team’s off-ball movement particularly “impressive.” Michael Malone calls Heat […]

The Denver Nuggets, one of the dark horses to go all the way in a ruthless Western Conference this season, has had a less than stellar start to the new campaign. On Thursday night, the Nuggets suffered their second defeat in their first five games against a shorthanded New Orleans Pelicans side. For his part, […]

The Denver Nuggets leaned on superstar Nikola Jokic to close out the Orlando Magic on the road. With less than two minutes remaining in the fourth and the shot clock winding down, Jokic drained a fadeaway high-looper to extend their lead at a crucial part of the game. Watch the Dirk-esque turnaround from The Joker […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone knows star big man Nikola Jokic needs to be more aggressive on offense for Denver to win games. That’s why Malone had a chat with Jokic and told the center he needs to take at least 15 shots on Saturday against the Orlando Magic: Michael Malone said he talked […]

While Denver Nuggets All-Star center Nikola Jokic is often praised for is savant-like skills on offense, the Serbian big man is also frequently criticized for his lack of intimidation on defense, including poor rim protection and overweight appearance. Through a handful of games into the 2019-20 NBA season, opponents are shooting 80% at the rim […]

Denver Nuggets rookie Michael Porter Jr. finally made his much-awaited NBA debut for his team on Thursday agains the New Orleans Pelicans. Unfortunately for the Nuggets, they suffered an unexpected defeat at the hands of a shorthanded Pelicans side, 122-107. It was, however, a pretty impressive debut from Porter, who logged 15 points (on 5-of-8 […]

The Denver Nuggets fell to the previously winless New Orleans Pelicans 122-107 on Thursday night, handily losing every quarter of play. Nuggets head coach Michael Malone was not happy with his team’s defensive performance against a young and inexperienced team that was also shorthanded. The Pelicans led by as many as 22 points and put […]

Prized young gun Michael Porter Jr. has scored the first basket of his NBA career against the New Orleans Pelicans. He ended the game leading the Denver Nuggets in scoring. Check out Porter Jr.’s first basket in the clip below. In 21 minutes of action, the 14th overall pick of the 2018 NBA Draft finished […]

Brandon Ingram continues to ball out in his first season in a New Orleans Pelicans jersey. The 22-year-old lanky forward unleashed a viscous one-handed hammer in the team’s home game versus the Denver Nuggets on Thursday. With the Pelicans up by 10 points with under three minutes left in the third quarter, the Duke product […]

Michael Porter Jr. of the Denver Nuggets made his debut on Thursday night against the New Orleans Pelicans after missing all of last year recovering from back surgery after only playing three games in college with Missouri. During the first quarter of the game against New Orleans, Porter Jr. registered his first career bucket: Michael […]

On a cold Halloween night on Thursday, the Denver Nuggets and New Orleans Pelicans faced off on national television in Denver. In the early goings, the Pels jumped out to an early five-point lead, but the Nuggets responded in kind and held the game within two points heading into the second quarter. The true highlight […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday thinks he’ll be able to play against the Denver Nuggets on Thursday. Holiday has missed the previous two games due to a left knee sprain. The Pelicans are 0-4 on the season: Jrue Holiday on left knee sprain that kept him out of two games: "It feels alright. I […]

The Denver Nuggets have one of the deepest rosters in all the NBA, but they could look to upgrade for a final piece to their puzzle. While Will Barton did just enough to fend off Torrey Craig for a starting small forward spot, the team is still in need of a defensive stalwart who can […]

Will Barton had his best night of the 2019-20 season on Tuesday, finishing with 19 points and 11 rebounds in a narrow loss to the Dallas Mavericks. The Denver Nuggets wing topped it off with a beautiful up-and-under to finish with a sweet reverse flip that careened into the basket over the defense of Maxi […]