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Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray unsurprisingly emerged as the biggest heroes for the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals against the Miami Heat. But Nuggets head coach Michael Malone was not going to let people forget about the fantastic, tone-setting performance of Denver forward Aaron Gordon, who played a crucial role […]

Nikola Jokic has proven time and time again that he is one of the best players in the entire world and in Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals, the Denver Nuggets MVP continued his display of brilliance against the Miami Heat. Finishing the game with 27 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds, Jokic made […]

Right now, the Denver Nuggets are locked in on a solitary goal, and that’s winning their first-ever NBA title. They’ve done a marvelous job thus far in getting to the NBA Finals, but at this point, all their hard work will be put to waste if they fail to defeat Jimmy Butler and the Miami […]

Denver Nuggets superstar center Nikola Jokic is well on his way to ending his career as one of the best big men ever to play the game of basketball. His uncanny ability to stuff the stat sheet is unlike anything fans have ever seen at the center spot, as Jokic is a nightly triple-double threat. […]

Nikola Jokic is in the midst of an incredible 2023 NBA Playoffs and is ready to bring the Denver Nuggets their first NBA Finals ring. When speaking on his star player, head coach Michael Malone compared Jokic to NBA legend Tim Duncan with some high praise, via the NBA. "Tim Duncan was a selfless superstar…I […]

The Denver Nuggets are in the midst of NBA Finals media day on Wednesday and Michael Malone is already no stranger to many questions he is being asked. When prompted about the process associated with media day, Malone gave a candid answer on what the whole experience is like. "I'm just following the lead of […]

The NBA Finals matchup is finally set, with the Miami Heat taking on the Denver Nuggets. The Nuggets have had a week off since completing a four-game sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers, and they host Game 1 on Thursday night. Ahead of the NBA Finals, Nuggets head coach Michael Malone gave a brutally honest […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone doesn’t think Nikola Jokic took offense about being drafted 41st overall during the 2014 NBA Draft, though he admits being taken during a Taco Bell commercial is a different story. Malone shared as much during an interview with reporters after Friday’s practice. When asked if he thinks being picked  […]

Regardless of the fact that LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers got swept by the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals, there’s no denying that the buzz has yet to die down on the Purple & Gold. This is just the nature of the Lakers in that not only are they the most […]

The Denver Nuggets were the 1-seed in the Western Conference this season and they were the favorites going up against the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals. Many thought Denver was capable of winning this series, but nobody saw them sweeping the Lakers in four games! Now in the NBA Finals, the Nuggets […]

The Denver Nuggets haven’t generated a ton of fanfare throughout the 2023 NBA Playoffs, but they surely won’t care much given that they have managed to make it all the way to the NBA Finals. Part of that lack of fanfare trickled to Nikola Jokic during his MVP race with Joel Embiid, which is a […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone had nothing but praise for Magic Johnson Western Conference Finals MVP Nikola Jokic after the team swept the Los Angeles Lakers 4-0 on Monday night. While celebrating their first NBA Finals appearance in franchise history, Malone spoke to the media about Jokic when asked about what he has proven […]

The Denver Nuggets have a golden opportunity in their hands in Game 4 against the Los Angeles Lakers. Up 3-0 in the series, Nikola Jokic and Co. get the chance to humiliate the Lakers on their own home floor by accomplishing a clean sweep, and more importantly, punch their ticket to their first-ever NBA Finals […]

The Denver Nuggets have a commanding 3-0 lead over the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals. They are in prime position to advance to the NBA Finals. They need to win one more game though in this series, but they’re not going to be satisfied simply by advancing to the next round. Following […]

The Denver Nuggets have a chance to close out their Western Conference Finals series against the Los Angeles Lakers and to do it in sweeping fashion well, up 3-0 against the LeBron James and Anthony Davis-led squad. If that were to happen, the Nuggets will be making their first NBA Finals appearance since 1976, back […]

Denver Nuggets star guard Jamal Murray is reminded NBA fans who he is again amid a special postseason that’s seeing him pouring in points at an elite rate. However, while most may see him averaging 27.9 points per game in the 2023 NBA Playoffs — 7.9 points higher than his scoring average in the 2022-23 […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone doesn’t seem surprised one bit that his team has a 3-0 series lead over the Los Angeles Lakers. After years of coming up short in the Western Conference playoffs, Malone knows the Nuggets have what it takes to win a championship. The Nuggets are in the playoffs for a […]

The Denver Nuggets are one win away from reaching new heights. Up 3-0 in the Western Conference Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers, they are on their way to the franchise’s first appearance in the NBA Finals. Michael Malone does a lot of great scheming to get the most out of Nikola Jokic and Jamal […]

Jamal Murray stole the show yet again in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals on Saturday night. The Denver Nuggets star was red-hot right out of the gate as he torched the Los Angeles Lakers with 30 points in the opening half. However, there’s no denying that Michael Porter Jr. also played a key […]

The Denver Nuggets nearly let Game 3 slip away from their hands in what turned out to be a nail-biting affair against the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night. They stood firm, though, as they took LA’s best punch only to counter with a knockout blow that ultimately allowed them to secure an insurmountable 3-0 […]

The Denver Nuggets may have won Game 1 of their Western Conference Finals series in the NBA Playoffs against the Los Angeles Lakers, but it might have been difficult to tell. The Nuggets lead by double-digits for most of the game but due to a late Lakers flurry that got them within three points in […]

Much has been made about Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham’s key on-the-fly adjustment in Game 1 against the Denver Nuggets. The Lakers decided to put Rui Hachimura on Nikola Jokic in order to free up Anthony Davis as a roamer in the paint, and for the most part, it absolutely paid dividends for […]

The Denver Nuggets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 132-126 in Game 1 of their Western Conference Finals series on Tuesday. With the Nuggets looking to take a 2-0 series lead before hitting the road for Los Angeles, head coach Michael Malone spoke with the media at practice ahead of Thursday night’s Game 2 and had […]

Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone believes too much is being made of the Lakers’ hyped adjustment on Nikola Jokic. Jokic put on a masterful performance as his 34-point, 21-rebound, 14-assist triple double helped the No. 1 seed to a 132-126 victory in Game 1 to take a 1-0 lead over the Lakers in the Western […]

Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone thought his team did a great job of neutralizing Los Angeles Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell in Tuesday night’s Game 1 win — and he took a subtle shot at the 27-year-old after the game. “I felt we did a great job on D’Angelo Russell,” Malone said afterwards, according to ClutchPoints’ […]

Michael Porter Jr. played all but two minutes of the fourth quarter in the Denver Nuggets’ Game 1 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night. Nuggets head coach Michael Malone trusted Porter Jr. to close out the game, which got much more interesting towards the end than they would’ve liked. But if Malone […]

It’s no secret that Nikola Jokic has a pretty in-depth understanding of the game of basketball. Few players in history, and let alone those at his position, have shared his ability to understand what’s going on around him, locate where there is an open man – or where he could lead an open man – […]

Denver Nuggets star Jamal Murray remains questionable for Game 1 of their West Finals series with the Los Angeles Lakers. However, head coach Michael Malone is not losing hope that their scorer will be able to suit up in Tuesday’s game. Murray landed on the Nuggets’ injury report on Monday due to what the team […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets are the two remaining survivors within the Western Conference’s playoff race, with Game 1 of the conference finals slated to tip off Monday evening. The two franchises have a familiarity with one another, as they squared off on this same stage back during the 2020 NBA Playoffs, but […]

More than a few folks out there believed that the Phoenix Suns were cooked after Chris Paul was diagnosed  with a left groin injury that will force him to miss Games 3 through 5 of their NBA Playoffs second-round matchup against the Denver Nuggets. Well, that clearly hasn’t been the case with the Suns now […]

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 […]

The Denver Nuggets may be up 2-0 against the Phoenix Suns in their playoff series, but Michael Malone knows very well things are only going to get tougher from here on out. Ahead of Game 3 on Friday, Malone sent a warning to his Nuggets to prepare for a more difficult battle against a motivated […]

Amid their 125-107 down the Phoenix Suns in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals, the Denver Nuggets surprised plenty of NBA fans. After all, the Suns added Kevin Durant midseason. Though he didn’t get much chance to play with the Phoenix core, only suiting up for eight games, the Suns were dominant in the […]

Michael Malone and the Denver Nuggets took care of business in the first round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs in just five games, wiping out the Minnesota Timberwolves via a gentleman’s sweep. But the Nuggets expect to have a tougher battle in the second round where they will be facing off with a loadeded Phoenix […]

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 […]

The Denver Nuggets, despite being the no. 1 seed in the West, are heading to the second round of the NBA Playoffs as the underdogs against Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns. While some might find that disrespectful, though, head coach Michael Malone understands the reality of their situation. Speaking to reporters on Thursday as […]

Michael Malone’s Denver Nuggets were unable to complete the sweep on Sunday night in Minnesota, despite erasing a 12-point deficit in the final 2:52 of Game 4. Malone was not happy with his team’s play after the 114-108 overtime loss. “The hardest thing to stomach about this game is that we were unwilling and unable […]

With the first round of the NBA playoffs being a chaotic mess, it seems like the Denver Nuggets-Minnesota Timberwolves is the only one that makes sense. Other top contenders in the East and West are either fighting for a 3-1 lead or are trying to equalize the series. Not Denver, though. They are the first […]

Denver Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray laid waste on the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 2 of this first-round matchup in the 2022 NBA Playoffs. What he did in that 122-113 Denver win served as some sort of a reminder that he once ruled the playoffs back in the Orlando Bubble in 2020 when he looked […]