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When Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic received a technical foul for his scuffle with Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia during Game 4 on Sunday, plenty of fans criticized the call. After all, Jokic appeared to be simply protecting himself after Ishbia touched him. A lot of people also mocked Ishbia for flopping and selling the […]

The Denver Nuggets-Phoenix Suns Game 4 came down to the wire on Sunday. The game stayed close even until the final minute, which meant every point counted in Phoenix’s 129-124 win over Denver. That’s why Devin Booker gave new Suns team owner Mat Ishbia a shoutout for netting them an extra point. Ishbia got entangled […]

Nikola Jokic certainly earned the respect of both Devin Booker and Kevin Durant following his 50-point explosion on Sunday; however, the two Phoenix Suns stars couldn’t have been more different with the way they delivered it. Jokic dropped 53 points, four rebounds and 11 assists in the Nuggets’ 129-124 loss to the Suns in Game […]

Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic joins Michael Jordan in an elite playoff club on Sunday, though he probably wishes he’s not part of it. With his 53-point explosion in their Game 4 loss against the Phoenix Suns, Jokic now holds the fourth-most points to be scored in a postseason defeat. Jordan still has the record […]

The Phoenix Suns got a big 129-124 win in Game 4 of their second round NBA Playoffs series with the Denver Nuggets to tie the series at 2-2, but most people will remember the moment that Nikola Jokic picked up a technical foul for elbowing Suns owner Mat Ishbia while trying to retrieve the ball […]

When the Denver Nuggets needed a bucket in Game 4 against the Phoenix Suns, they simply went to Nikola Jokic, who exploded for 53 points, albeit in a 129-124 road loss to Devin Booker and company. If it weren’t for the Nuggets’ porous defense, Jokic’s performance wouldn’t have been wasted in a loss. Nevertheless, the […]

Nikola Jokic had a monster 53-point double-double in the Denver Nuggets’ Game 4 loss to the Phoenix Suns, but that didn’t stop the haters from clowning him for his lack of clutch gene in the contest. Jokic had a couple of key errors late in the fourth quarter that sealed Phoenix’s 129-124 victory. With the […]

Nikola Jokic has made history with his 50-piece against the Phoenix Suns in Game 4, with the Denver Nuggets star becoming just the second center in NBA history to score 50 points in a playoffs game. The other was a guy you might have heard of called Wilt Chamberlain, who seemed to have a pretty […]

Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers was voted the NBA’s MVP, but it came out that one voter did not have Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets in his top five. Charles Barkley was not happy to see that, and he made that known on TNT. “Something’s been bothering me, Joel deserved MVP, and Joker, […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic got involved in a little skirmish during the second period of Sunday night’s Game 4 showdown against the Phoenix Suns when he seemingly shoved Suns owner Mat Ishbia while going after the ball. Twitter immediately lit up with reactions to that unexpected player-owner scuffle, and even legendary NBA big man […]

From one great big man to another. Former Los Angeles Lakers superstar Shaquille O’Neal wants everyone to know that in his eyes, Denver Nuggets do-it-all center Nikola Jokic is the best at his position in the NBA, notwithstanding the fact that Joel Embiid has just been named the 2022-23 NBA regular season MVP. Nikola Jokic […]

Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets picked up a technical foul in the team’s NBA Playoffs game against the Phoenix Suns when he elbowed Suns owner Mat Ishbia after the ball went out of bounds. The Suns are trying to tie the series at 2-2 heading back to Denver for Game 5. If it happens, […]

Tensions flared late in the first half of Game 4 between the Denver Nuggets and Phoenix Suns in what has been a very close game. Emotions were already high with the Suns facing a must-win situation in the NBA Playoffs to avoid falling into a 3-1 hole and having to face elimination going back to […]

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets dropped their Game 3 road foray into the Footprint Center in Phoenix on Friday night, but not before Jokic showed off the kind of absurd skills that have made him a two-time MVP over the course of his career. Jokic seemed loose and in a “joking” mood prior to […]

The Denver Nuggets’ Game 4 matchup with the Phoenix Suns could be the turning point of their 2023 NBA playoff series. With the pivotal Nuggets-Suns game looming, be making our Nuggets Game 4 predictions. The Nuggets can take a commanding 3-1 series lead by defeating the Suns in Game 4 Sunday night. Only a handful […]

Nikola Jokic’s 30 points, 17 rebounds and 17 assists in Game 3 weren’t enough to give the Denver Nuggets a 3-0 series lead over the Phoenix Suns. Devin Booker and Kevin Durant were simply too good, combining to score 86 points on 56 field-goal attempts in Friday’s 121-114 victory. The Nuggets had no answers for […]

The Denver Nuggets lost to the Phoenix Suns 121-114 in Game 3, but it wasn’t for lack of trying on Nikola Jokic’s part. In the face of Devin Booker and Kevin Durant going crazy, the former two-time MVP put his team on his back. Unlike Booker’s fiery scoring, though, Jokic dominated the game in a […]

The Phoenix Suns notched their first victory of their NBA Playoffs second-round series against the Denver Nuggets on Friday night. It was thanks to eye-popping performances from Devin Booker and Kevin Durant, who combined for 86 out of the Suns’ 121 points on the evening. The Nuggets put up a formidable fight, but in the […]

The Denver Nuggets have a commanding 2-0 lead in their second round NBA playoff series against the Phoenix Suns. They did what they were supposed to do in the first two games of the series which was defend homecourt. There’s a saying that says an NBA playoffs series doesn’t officially start until a road team […]

Deandre Ayton of the Phoenix Suns knows he has his  work cut out for him as he must confront Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets on a regular basis in the second round playoff series between the two teams. Ayton talked about guarding Nikola Jokic. Mentioned the physicality of this series as something that’s stood […]

The NBA Playoffs second-round series between the Denver Nuggets and the Phoenix Suns has lived up to the billing. However, it’s the No. 1 seed Nuggets who have a major advantage after going up 2-0 in the series by winning both of their home games. The series now shifts to Phoenix for Games 3 and […]

The whole country of Serbia is mourning after eight children and a security guard were killed in a tragic school shooting in Belgrade on Wednesday. A dismayed Nikola Jokic shared some heartfelt words for the victims’ families at a Denver Nuggets practice. “I’m really sorry for everything families are going through,” he said, via ClutchPoints […]

Now that the MVP debate has already been settled in the NBA — with Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers winning the award — it becomes obvious that now is also the perfect time to gather in a room and dissect one of the most important subjects related to basketball today: Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola […]

Nikola Jokic has continued to play at an MVP-level for the Denver Nuggets throughout the entirety of the 2022-23 season. Jokic seemed to drop one insane stat line after another on a nightly basis, breaking records belonging to the greatest stat-sheet stuffer of all time in Wilt Chamberlain. Thus, for a while, it seemed like […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid is the 2022-23 MVP, but not for Denver Nuggets fans who think Nikola Jokic was robbed of what would have been his third straight MVP win. After Embiid was officially named MVP on Tuesday, the Nuggets faithful started flooding Twitter to criticize the Sixers big man’s win. Many accused Embiid […]

Known for often pointing out the obvious on Twitter, Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson has some thoughts about the Phoenix Suns’ struggles against the Denver Nuggets. Johnson doesn’t believe that the Suns can come back from their 2-0 series deficit against the Nuggets without changing the pace at which they’ve played during the second […]

There was considerable, justifiable doubt surrounding the Denver Nuggets entering the 2023 NBA playoffs. They did not end the 2022-23 regular season on the best foot, with the MVP discourse surrounding Nikola Jokic turning toxic, and as a result, some pundits believed that the Nuggets may end up being the casualty of a first-round upset. […]

The Denver Nuggets are a great all-around team, hence why they are the 1-seed in the Western Conference. However, they would not be half the team they are right now without their two-time MVP in Nikola Jokic. What Jokic has been able to accomplish over the last few seasons is simply remarkable. On Monday night […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have a major choice to make this offseason and its not whether or not they should keep Kyle Anderson or Rudy Gobert. Its whether they should keep Gobert or Karl-Anthony Towns, a player supplanted as face of the franchise by Anthony Edwards and who likely has a much higher trade value than […]

One of the most defining narratives of the 2022-23 NBA season has been the heated MVP debate between Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic and Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid. Jokic, who has won the past two MVP awards, has remained an elite, steadying force for the best team in the Western Conference. However, voter […]

To end the 2022-23 season, the discussion revolving Denver Nuggets star big man Nikola Jokic has turned sour. Jokic received plenty of criticisms regarding his defensive impact (or lack thereof), and the Nuggets proceeded to limp into the playoffs as a result. However, Jokic and the Nuggets appeared to have put all this toxicity behind […]

The Denver Nuggets ended the regular season with an abysmal 7-10 record, but that did not stop them from stomping the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs. They wrapped up that series in five games, moving onto a highly anticipated tilt with the Phoenix Suns. The Nuggets did not listen […]

Talk about making a statement. Despite being a matchup between the first and fourth seeds, many expected the battle between the Denver Nuggets and the Phoenix Suns to be an even match. Some even went so far as to say that Phoenix, the lower seed, was favored. In response, the Nuggets completely destroyed the Suns […]

Nikola Jokic is unlike any other NBA superstar we’ve seen in the past. So much so, that even Kevin Durant has struggled to put into words what the Denver Nuggets superstar brings to the table. Speaking to reporters on Friday, KD was asked if he felt Jokic was more of a point guard or a […]

The Denver Nuggets want to have their get-back against the Phoenix Suns. But they are not using it as a rallying cry. Two years ago, the Suns swept the Nuggets in the Western Conference semifinals en route to their 2021 NBA Finals appearance. Phoenix beat a shorthanded Denver team without Jamal Murray, who was a […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic knows his team could be at a matchup disadvantage against the Phoenix Suns. According to the Denver Post’s Mike Singer, Jokic will be holding his hands together, hoping the Suns do not do too much damage to the Nuggets’ defense this series.  Nikola Jokic, asked how to defend Phoenix’s pick-and-roll: […]

The Phoenix Suns face the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado Saturday at 5:30 p.m. PT.  The Suns are the betting favorites in this series and have two players who will be difficult for Denver to stop, Devin Booker (37.2 points per game in […]

The Phoenix Suns will face the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Semifinals for the second time in three seasons. The Suns defeated the Los Angeles Clippers in their first-round matchup but will have a much tougher test against the Nuggets, the third-best half-court offensive team in the NBA. Denver had the best record in […]

The Phoenix Suns are the odds-on favorite to win the Western Conference. But they are far from a finished product. Phoenix has Kevin Durant and Devin Booker, who have been a terrific in five playoff games together. Booker leads the NBA in postseason points per game (37.2) and Durant averaged 28.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and […]