The Denver Nuggets have been a Western Conference powerhouse for years.They have made the playoffs in seven straight seasons, and they won the NBA championship in 2023.
The Denver Nuggets are on the road on Tuesday night as they travel to take on the Phoenix Suns in a Western Conference showdown. Denver enters Tuesday’s game with a 44-28 record after defeating the Portland Trail Blazers at home on Sunday night.
Just a few weeks after the Denver Nuggets had sunk to the sixth seed in the Western Conference, they're already back on the upwards trend under a month away from the regular season coming to a close.
Recently, the Denver Nuggets received a boost when wing Peyton Watson returned to the lineup for their game against the Portland Trail Blazers at home.
Heroes run the NBA, but every story also needs a villain. For some franchises, it's a particularly hated opponent, but every now and then, it's one of their own.
After starting their 2025-26 season with plenty of optimism, the Denver Nuggets have not been as impressive recently. Since the start of February, the Nuggets are just 11-12 through 23 games, and three-time MVP Nikola Jokic has not been as dominant as usual.
The season is ending soon, with weeks away before the playoffs, and the Denver Nuggets will take on the Phoenix Suns. Denver has been playing well, winning two in a row and six of their last ten games.
Denver Nuggets guard Peyton Watson returned from a hamstring injury on Sunday against the Portland Trail Blazers. Watson contributed in a 128-112 win, as he scored 14 points and added six rebounds and three assists.
ESPN’s Marc Spears revealed that the Denver Nuggets have growing concerns about how opposing teams are defending All-Star Nikola Jokic after returning from a left knee injury.
For the first time since the start of November, the Denver Nuggets were finally able to send out a fully healthy rotation from top to bottom against the Portland Trail Blazers amid the return of Peyton Watson from his weeks-long hamstring injury, and came away with a strong 128-112 victory to show for it.
Basketball has changed so, so much since it was first played in the late 1800s. The NBA has a lot to do with this, and there are even a handful of players who can be credited with influencing significant shifts on their own.
The 2025-2026 MVP race in the NBA is heating up as the season enters its final stretch. Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder) and Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs) have delivered impressive seasons.
The Denver Nuggets have spent most of the season chasing something that once felt routine. Not wins, not rhythm, not momentum. What they have been chasing is availability.
The Denver Nuggets had one of the most impactful 2025 offseasons of any team in the NBA, headlined by key additions of Tim Hardaway Jr., Cam Johnson, Bruce Brown, and Jonas Valanciunas.
Nikola Jokic had 22 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists, Jamal Murray also scored 22 points and the host Denver Nuggets never trailed in a 128-112 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday.
Jamal Murray scored 12 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter, Nikola Jokic finished with 22 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, and the host Denver Nuggets rallied to beat the Toronto Raptors 121-115 on Friday night.
At 6-foot-8, Luka Doncic can dwarf non-basketball people, but not tennis legend Maria Sharapova. Although Sharapova is several inches shorter than Doncic
Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic drilled a game-winning jumper in a 127-125 home overtime victory over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday, but that wasn't the matchup's best moment.