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Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets had a tremendous 2018-19 season in which he was named to the NBA All-Star team and helped lead his team to the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference. The joy of the regular season turned to the pressure of the playoffs, as the Nugs were immediately forced to […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone is treating Thursday’s Game 6 against the San Antonio Spurs like a Game 7. The Nuggets are up 3-2 on the Spurs and can close out the series in San Antonio on Thursday. Denver won Game 4 in San Antonio after losing Game 3. A focused Michael Malone at […]

After winning Game 5 which put them up 3-2 in their first-round series against the San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets Head coach Michael Malone said that Gregg Popovich not being in the Hall of Fame is a ‘damn shame.’ Per Ben Golliver of the Washington Post, Malone said in the post-game conference: “Why is Gregg […]

Overshadowed by the Denver Nuggets’ first-round match-up with the San Antonio Spurs is the news of rookie forward Michael Porter Jr. getting ready for next season. Porter Jr. was one of the single-biggest recruits in the 2017-18 NCAA men’s basketball season and hailed as a top-3 lottery pick at one point, but he barely played […]

The Denver Nuggets came into the playoffs as the second seed in the Western Conference, but they are facing a very experienced San Antonio Spurs team in the first round. Despite being a very young team, they’re able to hang with the veteran Spurs squad that has appeared regularly in the postseason. One of the […]

The Denver Nuggets were able to tie their first round playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs last Saturday, and head coach Michael Malone said that a huge part of their success in Game 4 was because of Nikola Jokic’s defense. In an interview with Mike Singer of Denver Post, Malone said he’s proud of […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic says he modeled his offensive game after San Antonio Spurs legend Tim Duncan. Both Jokic and Duncan aren’t athletic at all. They use their large frames and basketball fundamentals to dominate the game. Duncan, of course, was nicknamed The Big Fundamental. Jokic, whose Nuggets are tied with the Spurs at […]

The Denver Nuggets and San Antonio Spurs are currently tied in their best-of-seven series at two games apiece, and as they prepare themselves for the pivotal Game 5, expect both teams to make necessary adjustments to push the series in their favor. The Nuggets-Spurs series is undoubtedly the most competitive in these playoffs. Every time […]

Denver Nuggets big man Paul Millsap is “super proud” of point guard Jamal Murray, whom he called his ‘little brother.’ Millsap says Murray’s game has developed so much since last season, and it’s a big reason why the Nuggets were able to get the No. 2 seed in the rugged Western Conference this campaign. A […]

When the eight playoff teams became locked in the West, the goal for many of the bottom seeds was to maneuver their way into a series with the Denver Nuggets. Every team in the mix — the Spurs, Thunder, and Clippers — certainly would have rather faced a team that hadn’t been tested in a […]

Denver Nuggets point guard Isaiah Thomas’ fall from grace has been almost as rapid as his meteoric rise to fame. From MVP contender just a couple of seasons ago to a player that now barely figures in his team’s rotation, it has been a rough couple of years for the former two-time All-Star. Nevertheless, despite […]

The Denver Nuggets have been balling all season long. The team has an array of stars that can go off on any given night, but one individual that has established himself as an inspirational leader for the squad — despite barely figuring in the team’s rotation — is none other than point guard Isaiah Thomas. […]

With his team’s season on the line, Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone needed to make some changes. Malone boldly inserted reserve forward Torrey Craig into the starting lineup, replacing struggling forward Will Barton, in Game 4 of their first round series match-up against the San Antonio Spurs. The former G-League standout proved to his […]

Prior to Game 4, the Denver Nuggets have failed to come in the AT&T Center and defeat the San Antonio Spurs on the road this season. In fact, they haven’t defeat the Spurs on their home floor for the past seven seasons, until last night. Despite this, the Nuggets have shown that they love making […]

All-Star center Nikola Jokic is establishing himself as one of the best players to ever suit up for the Denver Nuggets. The Serbian big man led Denver to a 117-103 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 4 of their first round playoff series. The win allowed the Mile High City ballclub to tie […]

If Game 3 was the Derrick White Game, then Game 4 has to be the Torrey Craig Game. Reserve forward Torrey Craig gave the Denver Nuggets a much-needed spark to propel them to an important Game 4 victory over the San Antonio Spurs, 117-103. None of this would have been possible, though, without Michael Malone’s […]

Coming into Game 4, the Denver Nuggets had lost 13 straight road games to the San Antonio Spurs. In fact, only two players on Denver’s roster, Paul Millsap and Will Barton, had ever won a game played at AT&T Center. You wouldn’t have known it on Saturday, though, when the Nuggets overcame a dreadful first […]

For the second time in this first-round NBA playoff series, the Denver Nuggets saved their season against the San Antonio Spurs. Nuggets head coach Michael Malone was focused on that reality, not a larger piece of the Nuggets’ bitter history in San Antonio. Denver knotted this Western Conference quarterfinal series at 2-2 with a 117-103 […]

NBA referees can be inconsistent, but one rule is almost always enforced – don’t throw the ball at an official. But late in the San Antonio Spurs’ Game 4 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Saturday, Spurs guard DeMar DeRozan broke that rule. DeMar DeRozan got ejected after throwing the ball at referee Scott Foster […]

Already down two games to one in the series, Saturday’s Game 4 was a must-win for the Denver Nuggets. The team was heavily favored going into their first round showdown with the seventh-seeded San Antonio Spurs, but a loss would push Denver into a corner. However, the Nuggets weren’t about to let that happen. Center […]

The Denver Nuggets were considered favorites heading into their 2019 NBA Playoffs first-round series against the San Antonio Spurs. However, the second-seeded Nuggets now found themselves trailing, 2-1, in the series. The Nuggets lost their homecourt advantage after taking a 101-96 loss to the Spurs in Game 1. They managed to protect their court in […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Mike Malone is considering making lineup changes ahead of Saturday’s crucial Game 4 against the San Antonio Spurs. Hours after the Nuggets dropped Game 3 to the Spurs, Malone told The Denver Post’s Mike Singer that he will consider all options in terms of making changes in Game 4 to give […]

The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Denver Nuggets by a score of 118-108 in Game 3 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series on Thursday night, taking a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven set. Nuggets head coach Michael Malone was not happy with the Nuggets’ effort during the loss, saying that some of the players […]

The San Antonio Spurs were able to take a 2-1 series lead over the Denver Nuggets thanks to a breakout performance by point guard Derrick White. Nuggets guard Gary Harris indicates that the team may have felt a bit slighted by his outing. The Nuggets simply had no answer for White’s ability to get to […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone says referees are letting San Antonio Spurs big man Jakob Poeltl get away with setting moving screens. The Spurs blew out the Nuggets in Game 3 to take a 2-1 series lead in their first round series. Malone says the refs allowed the Spurs to play a physical game […]

Will Barton’s shooting struggles have now plagued him for three straight games and while Denver Nuggets head coach Mike Malone decided not to bench his starter, he made no promises when it comes to fourth quarter minutes. So Barton was benched for a second consecutive game against the San Antonio Spurs, due to a lackluster […]

San Antonio Spurs point guard Derrick White provided the performance of the evening on Thursday as he led the Spurs to a 118-108 Game 3 victory against the Denver Nuggets. Following White’s 36-point explosion, Nuggets head coach Michael Malone described the 24-year-old’s attitude coming into the game as if he “hasn’t eaten in two days.” […]

Legendary Denver Nuggets head coach Doug Moe visited the players during shootaround on April 18. According to The San Antonio Express-News’ Tom Osborn, Nuggets head coach Mike Malone invited the 80-year-old NBA icon to chat with Nuggets players on Thursday. Malone referred to Moe as “a legend.” He’s a legend. I told all our players […]

Denver Nuggets forward Paul Millsap vowed that they will “do better” in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs. Millsap and the Nuggets took a 118-108 loss to the Spurs in Game 3 of the best-of-seven series on Thursday night at the AT&T Center in San Antonio. The Nuggets, who […]

Derrick White played the game of his life on Thursday night. The San Antonio Spurs guard led his team to a crucial 118-108 victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game 3 of the teams’ first-round series, scoring a career-high 36 points, grabbing five rebounds, dishing five assists, and swiping three steals on scorching 15-of-21 shooting. […]

The Denver Nuggets’ hot outside shooting against the San Antonio Spurs isn’t enough. The Nuggets have remained winless against the Spurs in San Antonio this season, even though they drilled at least 15 3-pointers in all three games played in the Alamo City. In Denver’s 118-108 loss to San Antonio in Game 3 of their […]

The San Antonio Spurs overcame a hot-shooting night from the Denver Nuggets to score a 118-108 win in Game 3 of their first-round series on Thursday at the AT&T Center. The Nuggets looked poise to regain homecourt advantage after losing it with a loss in their series opener. Denver shot an impressive 15-for-29 clip from […]

Gregg Popovich, one of the greatest basketball coaches of all time, is never one to shy away from providing some snappy responses to reporters’ questions. Pop is known as a quippy character, and his legendary monosyllabic responses to on-court interviews are often the most entertaining parts of San Antonio Spurs telecasts. Tonight, ahead of the […]

The San Antonio Spurs entered the 2019 playoffs as an underdog. The Western Conference’s seventh seed is matched up with the second-seed Denver Nuggets in the first round, a very tough opponent. Very few picked San Antonio to move on. But so far, the Spurs have held their own. The series is currently tied at […]

Denver Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray arrived to Game 3 of the team’s first-round NBA playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs in a Charles Barkley shirt. After the Nuggets’ Game 2 win at home, Barkley roasted Murray for wearing an NBA Jam shirt that had a drawing of Murray on it. The Nuggets’ sharpshooter […]

After winning Game 2 at home in thrilling fashion, Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic thinks the team will be “relaxed a little bit” in Game 3 of their first round series against the San Antonio Spurs. The Nuggets were on the verge of going down 0-2 when point guard Jamal Murray put the team […]

San Antonio Spurs big man LaMarcus Aldridge will not be facing any punishment from the league for his below-the-belt contact with Nuggets shooting guard Gary Harris in Game 2 of their first round series. Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News shared news of the NBA’s ruling on Thursday morning, noting that it was “incidental […]

Denver Nuggets shooting guard Will Barton is struggling to find a rhythm in the first round of the playoffs. In fact, he has made just one 3-pointer in his first two games against the Spurs. Despite this fact, Barton says he isn’t worried, so long as Denver wins: “I’m fine,” Barton told Harrison Wind of […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Mike Malone has no intentions of benching forward Will Barton after two poor-shooting games this postseason, claiming he won’t overreact to a brief slump through the early part of this series. The transition specialist shot 1-of-10 from the field on Tuesday and 6-of-15 on Sunday’s Game 1, combining for a woeful […]