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The Los Angeles Lakers’ playoff season didn’t quite go according to plan with the team losing to the Nuggets in five games, but LeBron James and company aren’t done soaking up the limelight just yet. The offseason is expected to bring new challenges and opportunities including the possible selection of LeBron’s son Bronny in the […]

Nikola Jokic has been named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player, Victor Wembanyama was named the 2023-24 NBA Rookie of the Year, and the rest of this season’s awards have been handed out with the NBA Playoffs heading into the Western and Eastern Conference Finals. Finally, the NBA announced Wednesday the 15 players named to the […]

Frustration is really the only word that makes sense to describe the feeling surrounding the Denver Nuggets. After losing Game 7 to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Semifinals, the defending NBA champions’ dreams of going back-to-back are no more. The Nuggets are now forced to go down a path where they will need […]

On Sunday evening, Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves advanced to the Western Conference finals with a 20-point comeback win over Nikola Jokic and the reigning-champion Denver Nuggets in Game 7 of their conference semifinals series. The Nuggets controlled this one over the first 2 1/2 quarters before a third-quarter surge by the Timberwolves rapidly […]

Winning back-to-back championships in the NBA is an extremely difficult challenge. The Denver Nuggets were hoping to accomplish the feat in 2024, but fell short in the Western Conference Semifinals after losing Game 7 to the Minnesota Timberwolves 98-90 on Sunday. Nikola Jokic won the third MVP of his career in 2023-24. He performed at […]

The NBA hierarchy continues to undergo drastic change from year to year in what has been a surreal age of parity for the sport. Though, Denver Nuggets fans are not interested in considering the effect that their postseason exit has on the product as a whole. It will take them a while to recover from […]

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets were written off after dropping the first two games of their Western Conference semifinal series of the NBA Playoffs against the Minnesota Timberwolves. But in true heart of a champion form, the Nuggets stormed back to take the lead in the series. But with the Wolves forcing a Game […]

On Sunday evening, Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets will play host to Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 7 of their Western Conference semifinals series. The Timberwolves are coming off of a Game 6 home win in which they led by 50 (!) at one point in the game, but the Nuggets […]

From being drafted in the second round during a Taco Bell commercial, Nikola Jokic transformed himself into a three-time NBA MVP. Jokic is also a six-time All-Star, NBA champion, and a Finals MVP. Given Jokic’s impact in the NBA, it’s safe to say that he’s currently the best player in the NBA today. While Jokic […]

The Denver Nuggets will face off with the high flying Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday, May 19 with a trip to the Western Conference Finals on the line. For the defending champion Nuggets, the game is a chance to reclaim the spotlight as the best team in the NBA for the time being. For the Timberwolves, […]

The three-time NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic is doing everything he can to help his Denver Nuggets make history and repeat as NBA Champions. They’re heading to a pivotal Game 7 against the Minnesota Timberwolves and following a bad Game 6 loss, it’s all up to the Joker to save his team from elimination. […]

What do you say after losing by 45 points in Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals if you are the Denver Nuggets, knowing that a win would have sent you to the Western Conference Finals? The Nuggets lost 110-75 to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night in what turned out to be a complete […]

MINNEAPOLIS — The second-round series between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets has been truly mesmerizing. The Wolves trounced the Nuggets in the first two games proving home-court advantage meant nothing. Denver then came to Minnesota and stole the two games back. After a dominant Game 5 from Nikola Jokic, the Timberwolves’ backs were up […]

Nikola Jokic has been crowned the 2023-2024 NBA MVP, giving the Joker his third MVP award. There’s no question that the Nuggets star has been on a tear, especially just being fresh from leading the Denver Nuggets to the franchise’s first NBA title. With Jokic taking over the league, it’s worth looking back on how […]

After a performance like the one we saw from Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic on Tuesday night, a game in which the three-time league MVP scored 40 points, pulled down 7 rebounds, and dished out 13 assists — all while shooting 68 percent from the field, committing no turnovers, and being defended primarily by four-time […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves started Round 2 off with a bang. Minnesota quickly took a stronghold over the Denver Nuggets by winning Games 1 and 2 on the road. However, the Nuggets’ championship experience has shown up since. With a few adjustments, Denver has roared back and now holds a 3-2 series lead heading into Game […]

Basketball analyst and former player JJ Redick was speaking on his show “The Old Man & The Three” with Richard Jefferson where the topic of conversation was on the dominating performance of Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic Tuesday night. However, it was focused on the defensive performance on Minnesota Timberwolves big-man Rudy Gobert as there […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have their backs against the wall late in the second round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs. The Timberwolves lost 112-97 to the Denver Nuggets in Game 5 of their Western Conference semifinal. Rudy Gobert did all he could to stop Denver’s offensive juggernaut Nikola J0kic, but Jokic prevailed. Gobert explained Minnesota’s downfall […]

The Denver Nuggets heard all the criticism everyone hurled at them when it looked like they have finally met their match in the Minnesota Timberwolves, a team that has good size at every position that looked as though they were on the precipice of dethroning the reigning champion. Nikola Jokic, in particular, was once again […]

The NBA’s three-time Most Valuable Player went unconscious in Game 5. With the Minnesota Timberwolves-Denver Nuggets series lead on the line, the Nuggets and their top player would not be denied. In the third quarter, Jokic pushed the Denver lead to double digits behind a stellar 16-point quarter individually. Nuggets’ coach Michael Malone was thoroughly […]

On the night Nikola Jokic received his third NBA MVP trophy, he went out and proved why he was given that honor. In Game 5 of the Western Conference Semifinals, Jokic would power the Denver Nuggets to a 112-97 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. This marks the Nuggets’ third win in a row after falling […]

Things can change quickly in the NBA, and Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves are currently finding that out the hard way. After losing Game 5 of their Western Conference semifinals series against the Denver Nuggets by a score of 112-97, the Timberwolves have quickly gone from holding a commanding 2-0 lead over the Nuggets […]

The Denver Nuggets have changed the entire narrative of the Western Conference semifinals against the Minnesota Timberwolves and it is mainly because of the efforts of stars Nikola Jokic and especially Jamal Murray. When it comes to the latter, his status for Tuesday’s Game 5 is up in the air due to his listing on […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets are engaged in a heated and entertaining battle in the second round of the NBA Playoffs, led by two of the biggest names in the league Anthony Edwards and Nikola Jokic. San Antonio Spurs legend Manu Ginobili has become part of those intrigued by the matchup pitting an upstart […]

Just when everyone thought the Denver Nuggets were down and out, they have come crawling back. The Nuggets fell into a 0-2 series hole against the Minnesota Timberwolves after dropping two games in front of their home crowd. With Game 3 and 4 scheduled to be in Minnesota, everyone had virtually decided the Nuggets’ fate. […]

During the day of the announcement of the 2024 MVP winner, a member of the illustrious TNT Inside the NBA crew, Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal, made it clear to the winner of the award, Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic, that he thought Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was a more deserving awardee. Shaq usually has strong opinions […]

The Denver Nuggets have come back from the dead. Written off by many after the Minnesota Timberwolves ran out in dominant fashion to a 2-0 series lead in their second-round matchup in the 2024 NBA playoffs, the Nuggets showed why they are the reigning champion. Led by Nikola Jokic and Aaron Gordon, who scored 35 […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves had a golden opportunity in front of them when they returned home from their dominant Game 2 win over the reigning champion Denver Nuggets. A 2-0 series lead with back-to-back home games to potentially close out the series. However, Denver flexed their championship might in both Games 3 and 4. The Target […]

In games 1 and 2 of the series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the defending champion Denver Nuggets looked nothing like the dominant team we’ve seen all season. Despite it being the playoffs and every game being extremely important, the Nuggets looked tired and uninspired. Nuggets’ point guard Jamal Murray, who had been extremely clutch in […]

Nikola Jokic’s mom is Reda Jokic. She raised Nikola and his two brothers alongside her husband, Branislav Jokic. Jokic grew up in Sombor, Serbia. He developed a love for basketball at an early age, but no one could have predicted that he’d be one of the greatest basketball players ever. The Denver Nuggets drafted him […]

Nikola Jokic took home the MVP award for the third time in his career after having another monstrous season. However, many believe Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was much more deserving of the award. NBA legend Kevin Garnett is one of them as he explains why the Oklahoma City Thunder star should’ve won the MVP over Jokic. Kevin […]

More often than not, second-round draft picks commonly have an NBA career trajectory of spending a lot of time on the bench of a team or a short journeyman career. However, there are a handful of times when a second-round draft pick becomes a diamond in the rough by elevating into an All-Star or even […]

The city of Denver is one of the few cities with two pro sports teams in their respective playoffs right now. The Denver Nuggets are currently in the NBA’s Western Conference Semi-Finals. The Colorado Avalanche are also in the second round of the NHL playoffs. Both the Nuggets and Avalanche have been consistently good teams […]

Almost as impressive as Victor Wembanyama’s Rookie of the Year campaign was all the praise the San Antonio Spurs superstar received from the NBA’s biggest stars. In covering Spurs games throughout the season, ClutchPoints received reaction from the game’s elite as they’d go against the top pick in last summer’s draft. “He’s going to change […]

Denver Nuggets’ franchise star and now three-time NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic has had one of the most memorable years of his life and he’s got a chance to cap it off with back-to-back championships and basketball history. He also took a massive leap in his career by becoming the latest NBA superstar with […]

Nikola Jokic is an MVP again. After being a runner-up to Joel Embiid in the MVP race in the 2022-23 NBA season, Jokic is back on top, as he garnered a total of 79 first-place votes and 926 overall points in the voting. Winning the award again adds to the ever-growing legacy of Jokic in […]

The Denver Nuggets currently find themselves in an unenviable position as they trail their Western Conference Semifinal series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, 0-2. Not only that, but they lost both games at home and now face the daunting prospect of  must win games on the road. But prior to Game 3 tipoff, the Nuggets received […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished in second place in the NBA MVP voting behind Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic on Wednesday. As expected, some think the Thunder guard was robbed of the trophy after the season he’s had – including Shaquille O’Neal, who said so on Inside the NBA: "I felt [SGA] […]

On Wednesday, it was revealed that Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic won the 2023-24 NBA MVP Award. Jokic had a great season en route to winning the third MVP of his career. Shaquille O’Neal, though, felt that Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander should have won the MVP. In fact, Shaq even told Jokic his […]