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While the Denver Nuggets have seeingly gotten back on track, they have done it without Aaron Gordon. The power forward has been out with a calf strain and remains on the injury report ahead of the Nuggets’ Sunday night matchup with the Dallas Mavericks. Currently on a nine-game absence, Gordon is officially questionable to return […]

The Denver Nuggets will travel to the heart of Texas to face the Dallas Mavericks. It will be a battle at American Airlines Arena as we share our NBA odds series and make a Nuggets-Mavericks prediction and pick. The Mavericks lead the head-to-head series 98-93. Ultimately, the Mavs and Nuggets have split two games in Denver […]

On Friday night, the Denver Nuggets hosted the Brooklyn Nets with their star man Nikola Jokic back in action. Jokic had previously missed two straight games due to illness and was listed as questionable ahead of their matchup against the Nets. Despite this, not only did he manage to play the game, he also made […]

After the Denver Nuggets beat the Brooklyn Nets for their second straight win, they look for their third as they face the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday afternoon. As the Nuggets will face the Mavericks without Kyrie Irving, they have some issues of their own as stars Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray are on the injury […]

The Dallas Mavericks will face the Denver Nuggets on Sunday without star guard Kyrie Irving, who remains sidelined with a lumbar back sprain. Head coach Jason Kidd confirmed Irving’s status following Saturday’s practice, marking the fifth consecutive game the 14-year veteran will miss. “He did some shooting, and that was it,” Kidd told The Dallas […]

The Nikola Jokic-Russell Westbrook connection keeps looking better with each game for the Denver Nuggets. For the second time this season, the pair recorded a triple-double in the same game. They are the first pair of teammates to do so in the same game multiple times in a season. The historic feat came against the […]

The Denver Nuggets (21-15) are preparing to wrap up their three-game homestand with a matchup against the Brooklyn Nets (13-24) on Friday night. However, the availability of star center Nikola Jokic remains uncertain. The Nuggets listed Jokic as questionable with an undisclosed illness, which has kept him out of their last two games, including Wednesday’s […]

The Brooklyn Nets will receive reinforcements for the start of a six-game West Coast swing. After missing the team’s last three games due to calf soreness and lower back injury management, Ben Simmons will return to the lineup against the Denver Nuggets on Friday. With D’Angelo Russell (left shin contusion) and Cam Thomas (left hamstring […]

The NBA season continues, and we have a tilt between the Brooklyn Nets and the Denver Nuggets on Friday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Nets-Nuggets prediction and pick. The Brooklyn Nets (13-24) face the Denver Nuggets (21-15) on Friday at Ball Arena in Denver. The Nuggets, averaging 120.5 points per […]

Jimmy Butler requesting a trade from the Miami Heat has 2025 off to a hot start – pun intended – in regards to NBA storylines. The build-up to the trade request had its own unique headlines thanks to Butler’s usage of his own hair to drop hints. Furthermore, Butler and his agent nixed the Memphis […]

Russell Westbrook shared an emotional response to the devastating wildfires affecting Los Angeles following the Denver Nuggets’ 126-103 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. Speaking postgame, Westbrook reflected on the crisis impacting his hometown, expressing gratitude for first responders while acknowledging the challenges faced by many in the affected areas. “For me personally, it’s fine. […]

The Denver Nuggets faced one of their biggest challenges of the season this week, as they had to take on a difficult back-to-back slate without their star big man Nikola Jokic. Jokic isn’t dealing with any sort of injury, but he got sick on Monday and was forced to miss Tuesday’s game against the Boston […]

Despite not having the services of Nikola Jokic on the second night of a back-to-back, with the reigning MVP missing time due to illness, the Denver Nuggets defended their home floor with conviction against the Los Angeles Clippers, dominating nearly the entire proceedings en route to a 126-103 victory. Russell Westbrook was once again at […]

The NBA season continues, and we have a tilt between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Clippers-Nuggets prediction and pick. In a pivotal Western Conference clash, the Los Angeles Clippers travel to Ball Arena to face the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night. The […]

It’s no surprise that the Boston Celtics have high standards. The reigning champions go into nearly every game expecting to win, and when they fall short, they’re always looking to respond. Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis embodied this bounce-back mentality on Tuesday night during a 118-106 win over the Denver Nuggets. Before facing the 2023 NBA […]

One of the biggest matchups of the Tuesday night NBA slate pits the Denver Nuggets against the Boston Celtics in a battle of two of the best teams in the NBA so far this season. Unfortunately, the game’s biggest star will not be available. Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic is a late scratch and will […]

The Phoenix Suns are another team that has seen their 2024-25 campaign take turns for the worse with each passing day. Their 8-1 start to the season feels nothing but a distant memory, as they have now fallen all the way down to 12th in the Western Conference with a 15-18 record — a brutal […]

The NBA season continues, and we have a tilt between the Boston Celtics and the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Celtics-Nuggets prediction and pick. In a highly anticipated rematch, the Boston Celtics (26-10) travel to Ball Arena to face the Denver Nuggets (20-14) on Tuesday night. […]

The NBA trade market is heating up earlier than usual this season. Some teams are adding role players as they look to establish themselves as contenders while other teams are shopping some of their veterans as their struggles compound into the new year. One of those teams that has not been playing their best basketball […]

The Denver Nuggets had a wonderful Saturday night. Not only did they get a 122-111 overtime win over the San Antonio Spurs, but Russell Westbrook passed former Nugget Alex English for 22nd all-time on the NBA scoring list. Russell Westbrook is now 22nd All-Time on the NBA scoring list with this bucket 👍pic.twitter.com/3UqOfsojBe — Nuggets […]

In a match-up of the best big man in the NBA today vs. the player who’ll most likely hold that title soon – and hold it for a while – Victor Wembanyama beat Nikola Jokic in a 113-110 San Antonio Spurs victory vs. the Denver Nuggets. The NBA’s reigning Most Valuable Player scored 41 points, […]

The NBA season continues, and we have a tilt between the Denver Nuggets and the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Nuggets-Spurs prediction and pick. The San Antonio Spurs (18-16) host the Denver Nuggets (19-14) on Saturday in a highly anticipated rematch following their Friday night […]

On Friday night, the Denver Nuggets faced the San Antonio Spurs. Coming into Denver was one of the hottest young phenoms in the NBA, Victor Wembanyama. The Nuggets faced the tall task of figuring out how to defend the Spurs’ talented big man. As much as Denver tried to defend Wembanyama, the Nuggets couldn’t minimize […]

The Denver Nuggets’ frustrating season was perfectly encapsulated on Friday night. Nikola Jokic was phenomenal, but the Nuggets struggled to find lineups that gelled together. When Jokic was on the floor, the Nuggets outscored the Spurs, but the bench got crushed in the minutes he sat. In the end, the Spurs knocked off the Nuggets […]

The Jimmy Butler saga in Miami has gone from bad to worse, as the Heat star has now been suspended for seven games after publicly stating his displeasure with the franchise after their 128-115 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night. Shortly after the press conference, where Butler stated that he was unhappy playing […]

The San Antonio Spurs will battle the Denver Nuggets on Friday. It’s a possible playoff preview in Denver as we continue our NBA odds series with a Spurs-Nuggets prediction and pick. The Spurs lead the head-to-head series 123-80. This will be the first meeting between the Spurs and Nuggets this season. Significantly, the Nuggets went 3-1 […]

Nikola Jokic’s wife is Natalija Jokic. Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic is a three-time MVP winner who won his first-ever NBA title and Finals MVP in 2023. Jokic also has a net worth of $80 million. However, he’ll probably tell you that these aren’t the most valuable achievements of his life. The Joker will probably […]

To start the new year, Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone wants his team to play like they’re in a playoff series, and that’s exactly what they did in the second half against the Atlanta Hawks. The Nuggets gave up 71 points in the first half, and Malone was not a fan of that, even […]

The Denver Nuggets have had a rocky season so far, but star center Nikola Jokic is still playing like an MVP and dragging the Nuggets to win after win. Even while the rest of his teammates are inconsistent and banged up, Jokic continues to stuff the stat sheet and carry this Nuggets squad. On Wednesday […]

The Denver Nuggets have been playing better in recent weeks — with Russell Westbrook playing a prominent role in this stretch. On New Year’s Day, Westbrook put up another incredible outing as he continued to start in place of the injured Aaron Gordon, tallying 16 points and 11 assists to help the Nuggets earn a […]

The Atlanta Hawks and Denver Nuggets aren’t two teams familiar to each other, but that doesn’t mean we won’t get a thrilling game on New Year’s Day. Both teams have 18 wins, with the Hawks sitting sixth in the Eastern Conference and the Nuggets fifth in the West. The Nuggets have been dominating the meetings […]

The Denver Nuggets have not looked like a championship contender since they won the 2023 NBA title, which is why the Nuggets have been in trade rumors in terms of looking to upgrade their roster by the deadline. One name the Nuggets had been linked to is the Chicago Bulls’ Zach LaVine, but those talks […]

The Denver Nuggets cruised to a victory over the Utah Jazz on Monday night, 132-121. The win came thanks to Russell Westbrook and Nikola Jokic, who both recorded triple-doubles. Westbrook also accomplished another insane feat, having a perfect night shooting to join Jokic and Domantas Sabonis in history. Westbrook scored 16 points while going  7-for-7 […]

When you check a Denver Nuggets box score, you’re almost expecting to see someone put up a triple-double. Nikola Jokic stuffs the stat sheet seemingly every night in Denver, and now Russell Westbrook is in the mix to give the Nuggets two of the best ever at putting up triple-doubles. During Monday night’s 132-121 win […]

Detroit Pistons forward Isaiah Stewart played only 16 minutes in Saturday’s 134-121 loss to the Denver Nuggets, but Russell Westbrook still managed to raise the man’s blood pressure. Footage from the game shows the future Hall of Fame point guard engaging in trash talk with his opponent, ultimately wearing him down. Westbrook and Stewart were […]

The Denver Nuggets will play the Utah Jazz on Monday at the Delta Center. It’s a showdown in Salt Lake City as we share our NBA odds series and make a Nuggets-Jazz prediction and pick. The Jazz lead the head-t0-head series 124-91. Yet, the Nuggets have won both games against the Jazz this season. They have […]

Jamal Murray has had a bit of a slow start to his 2024-25 season. Hampered by injuries, the Denver Nuggets point guard has yet to really catch fire like most fans are accustomed to seeing from him. But in the Nuggets 134-121 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday, Murray finally looked like his vintage […]

Following the Denver Nuggets’ loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, they came back with a vengeance and bounced back in a huge way against the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night, 134-121. As the Nuggets look to stack some positives, star Jamal Murray spoke about Russell Westbrook being a key component. The Denver duo of Nikola Jokic […]

On Friday, the Denver Nuggets scored a whopping 135 points against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Normally, when teams score that much without going to overtime, they win. The Nuggets did not win, though, and ended up losing 149-135. The Nuggets’ poor defense has been hindering them for most of the season. Not only are fans taking […]