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Nikola Jokic’s carry job this seasonhas taken the NBA world by storm. More and more people are starting to realize the grim reality that without their Serbian behemoth, the Denver Nuggets wouldn’t even sniff the play-in tournament. His masterful playmaking and scoring is the only thing keeping the team afloat at this point. While it’s […]

Jamal Murray’s injury continues to be one of the Denver Nuggets’ biggest problems. The Canadian star has been out for the entire season after a torn ACL last year. Many expected Murray to be back some time within the regular season. However, the season is about to be over and Murray is yet to make […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves will battle the Denver Nuggets on Friday night in the NBA. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Timberwolves-Nuggets prediction and pick. Surprisingly, the Timberwolves are in a secure position as the postseason approaches. Minnesota is essentially locked in to the seventh seed in the Western Conference without […]

The Golden State Warriors went on a scorching run to begin the 2021-22 campaign, and they sat at 41-13 just shy of two months ago. The Warriors challenged the league-best Phoenix Suns for a while, and even after that, it seemed as if they would cruise to the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference. […]

The Denver Nuggets are working to improve their 46-31 record to secure a solid spot in the playoffs. They did just that in a huge Wednesday night win over the Indiana Pacers. The team has suffered from multiple late-season injuries, including JaMychal Green’s recent wrist injury. It was unclear whether or not Green was playing […]

Time is running out for Denver Nuggets star Jamal Murray to make a return this season after tearing his ACL last April. However, even with just over two weeks remaining until the start of the playoffs, the Nuggets don’t want to rule anything out just yet when it comes to their star shooting guard. Michael […]

Tensions flared during the game between the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night, with Austin Rivers and Lance Stephenson as the main protagonists. With eight minutes left in the fourth quarter, Rivers shoved Stephenson after he felt he got hit. The Nuggets guard then faked an elbow toward the Pacers veteran, earning him […]

The Brooklyn Nets were out of action on Wednesday night, but that didn’t mean Kevin Durant was taking a break from consuming some basketball. The former MVP was left a stunned spectator over one particular call as the Indiana Pacers took on the Denver Nuggets. With Nuggets guard Austin Rivers in a triple-threat position, he […]

The Denver Nuggets are in the middle of a tight positioning battle out in the West right now. At the moment, they are sitting at the sixth spot in the conference with just six regular-season games remaining in their schedule. Unfortunately for reigning MVP Nikola Jokic and Co., star forward Michael Porter Jr. has apparently […]

The Charlotte Hornets fell to the Denver Nuggets on Monday, 113-109. They played a pretty solid game overall, recording 33 total assists and knocking down shots when they mattered most. Their two best young players in Miles Bridges and LaMelo Ball put up 27 and 22 points respectively. However, they gave up a lot of […]

The Denver Nuggets take a Monday night visit to North Carolina as they do battle with the Charlotte Hornets. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Nuggets-Hornets prediction and pick. The Nuggets defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 113-107 on Saturday night. Nikola Jokic paced the Nuggets with 35 points, shooting 13-for-15. Furthermore, […]

The NBA has been amazing this season. There are so many teams that have a shot at the title if things go their way. Some of them are in a better position, obviously, but there are also talented squads like the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers that are in the play-in but cannot be […]

It’s the final Saturday of March people! With Easter quickly approaching and the NBA regular season coming to a close, the Oklahoma City Thunder travel to the Mile High City to battle it out with their division rivals in the Denver Nuggets. Let’s take a sneak peek at our NBA odds series, which will include our […]

The Denver Nuggets and Phoenix Suns are developing quite the little rivalry. The contempt for one another appeared to boil over Thursday night, as Nuggets forward Jeff Green attempted to break into the Suns locker room after the game. Nuggets players and staffers reportedly had to hold him back before he got inside the visiting […]

The Phoenix Suns will take on the Denver Nuggets in a battle of premier Western Conference powers. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Suns-Nuggets prediction and pick. This game is a potential preview of a postseason matchup. The Suns have been the best team in the NBA all year long, […]

Nikola Jokic and Michael Malone helped bring the Denver Nuggets to the forefront of the Western Conference. Both of them arrived in the 2015-16 season and have made the team one of the best in the conference. Although this year may not be the year they break through to the championship, they should have plenty […]

The Los Angeles Clippers will face the Denver Nuggets in a matchup of potential playoff teams. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Clippers-Nuggets prediction and pick. These teams have had somewhat similar seasons. The Clippers were expected to make the playoffs easily in a hotly contested Western Conference, but they’ve […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are a fringe playoff team in 2021-22, but that’s without two of their best players in Paul George and Kawhi Leonard. However, it wasn’t long ago that Ty Lue’s squad choked in the Orlando Bubble, blowing a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference semifinals to the Denver Nuggets in September of […]

Prior to the season, Markieff Morris was seen as an integral addition to the Miami Heat. His toughness and experience are perfect for a squad that takes pride in building a trademark culture. But things haven’t exactly gone Morris’ way in his first season with the Heat. While he contributed solid minutes off the bench […]

The Denver Nuggets have managed to stay afloat this season without two of their best players in Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr, thanks to the MVP play of Nikola Jokic. They currently sit at 42-30, which is tied for seventh place in the West. With Murray still recovering from an ACL injury, Michael Malone […]

Jaylen Brown knows his seasons. After the Boston Celtics hacked out a convincing 20-point win over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night, Brown was asked about a rather profound tweet. On Twitter, he posted a short quote, seemingly alluding to the Celtics’ positive turnaround. Winter always turns to spring 💯 — Jaylen Brown (@FCHWPO) March […]

The Denver Nuggets suffered their fourth loss in six games after getting trampled on Sunday night by the Boston Celtics at home, 124-104. After a decent start, the Nuggets got limited to only 16 points in the second quarter, as the Celtics broke the game wide open. His wards’ lethargic performance wasn’t lost on Nuggets […]

After the Denver Nuggets assigned Jamal Murray to the Grand Rapids Gold to get him some practice time, there were high hopes that it would lead to his return to the team sooner rather than later. Unfortunately, as head coach Michael Malone suggested, that is not the case. Speaking with reporters ahead of Sunday’s showdown […]

The Boston Celtics are on the third of a four-game road trip heading to the Rocky Mountains to take on the Denver Nuggets in a Sunday night showdown. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Celtics-Nuggets prediction and pick. The Celtics demolished the Sacramento Kings 126-97 in their Friday night battle in […]

The NBA regular season continues with games on Friday. The Denver Nuggets will hit the road and take on the Cleveland Cavaliers. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Nuggets-Cavaliers prediction and pick. Both of these teams have had very similar starts to the season. The Denver Nuggets are starting to […]

NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo remains deeply involved in the league despite retiring in 2009. After a stellar career that saw him win four Defensive Player of the Year plums, he has been a staunch advocate of the NBA in his home country of Africa. During his prime, Mutombo, who grew up in Congo, was one […]

Markieff Morris finally returned to action on March 12 after missing four months of action due to a lingering back/neck problem. Morris sustained his injury after he was shoved from behind by Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic during a heated altercation earlier in the season. It was Morris who ended up on the wrong end […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo entered the NBA as a frail, wide-eyed rookie from Greece, who was almost entirely clueless about the NBA. His teammates couldn’t even pronounce his name. Well now, he’s clearly a household name, as he gradually carved his legacy as one of the best players in NBA history. Giannis’ rags-to-riches story […]

Nikola Jokic has already put together quite the resume at just 27 years of age. He is a four time All-Star who won his first MVP award last season and is making a strong case to win it again this year. He recently strengthened his case for MVP by leading the Nuggets to a victory […]

The Denver Nuggets have quietly been playing really well under head coach Michael Malone. While speaking to reporters recently, Malone was asked about similarities that he saw between superstar Nikola Jokic and Kristaps Porzingis. His answer might have made that reportedly feel really stupid. According to Mile High Sports’ Ryan Blackburn, Malone made a blunt […]

Just this week, the Denver Nuggets mauled the Philadelphia 76ers in their own home and escaped with a 114-110 victory. While Nikola Jokic led the way, it can’t be denied that Bones Hyland’s 21-point performance from the bench greatly helped Mile High City get the dub. But the rookie is not just winning on the […]

In an encouraging turn of events for Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets, star guard Jamal Murray is taking a significant step in his bid to return from ACL injury. According to Harrison Wind of DNVR Sports, Murray will practice with the Nuggets’ G League affiliate–the Grand Rapids Gold–on Wednesday before returning to Denver. He […]

Following a grueling overtime matchup with the Orlando Magic Sunday night, the Philadelphia 76ers traveled home Monday for the second leg of a back-t0-back. Next up on the schedule was a meeting with Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets on national television. As expected, many eyes were glued to this game. Joel Embiid and Nikola […]

The Sixers hosted the Denver Nuggets on Monday night and apart from the fact that these are two of the top teams in their respective conferences, the underlying narrative centered around the Top 2 MVP contenders so far this season in Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic. It was Jokic and Co. that came out on […]

Bones Hyland helped the Denver Nuggets hack out a 114-110 victory on the road against the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night. But perhaps the bigger story was Hyland getting reunited with his family, friends, and another group of people very dear to his heart. The rookie guard grew up in Wilmington, Delaware, around 30 miles […]

Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic just came out with one of the best assists of the season on Monday night as his team took on the Philadelphia 76ers in Philly. The dime was so eye-popping that even Kevin Durant could not help but react to Jokic’s epicness. For starters, here’s a look at Jokic going […]

The Denver Nuggets’ game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday was supposed to be a showdown between Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid. While fans did get that, Bones Hyland stole the show from the MVP frontrunners, so much so that even Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum couldn’t help but be in awe. Hyland went bonkers […]

The Brooklyn Nets took a breather on Monday, so Kevin Durant had extra time to watch the other NBA teams go at it. Apparently, he chose to tune in on the game between the Denver Nuggets and Philadelphia 76ers. Good choice for the Nets superstar. After all, it’s always a great idea to watch two […]

The Denver Nuggets begin a short three-game road trip as they take on the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Nuggets-76ers prediction and pick. The Nuggets are coming off a 127-115 home loss to the Toronto Raptors. It was their second loss in a row, both […]