The Denver Nuggets sit just under a month away from the regular season ending, and this year's playoffs slate finally rolls around to give this group their chance at a trip to the Finals that they've been striving for over the past five months.
The Denver Nuggets will continue jockeying for Western Conference playoff positioning on Wednesday night, visiting a Memphis Grizzlies team on a much different trajectory heading into the final month of the regular season.
There are nights in the NBA when a basketball game feels like a heavyweight title fight, with two titans trading blows until the final horn. Then there are nights like Tuesday in Denver, where the game feels more like a synchronized swimming routine for one team and a desperate struggle to stay afloat for the other.
From the opening minutes, this never felt like a game that would swing the other way. The Denver Nuggets came out sharp, organized, and completely in control, rolling to a 124-96 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.
Christian Braun had 22 points, Cameron Johnson scored 18, and the host Denver Nuggets used a big first half to rout the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers, 124-96, on Tuesday night.
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.
The Philadelphia 76ers face the Denver Nuggets tonight with several key players missing the game due to injury or suspension. Denver didn’t use that as an excuse to not execute and they came out early to put Philadelphia away.
The Denver Nuggets have escaped the most grueling stretch of the schedule, facing nine top-six seeds in their last ten games. In that stretch, they have picked up four wins over expected title contenders, but they also suffered a few crushing losses.
The Denver Nuggets fell victim to another loss to the LA Lakers over the weekend in overtime fashion, coming up short 125-127 due to a heart-wreching Luka Doncic game-winner in the final seconds of extra time.
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The Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokic haven't had many matchups with Joel Embiid in their limited games against the Philadelphia 76ers in recent years. So much so, that the missed opportunities to see these two face off within the past six seasons have begun to reach an alarming rate.
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The Denver Nuggets stunned Philadelphia in their first meeting, and they go for the season sweep when they host the 76ers on Tuesday night. Denver pulled out an overtime win at Philadelphia on Jan.
The Denver Nuggets revealed some good news to start the new week as it pertains to the injury status of Peyton Watson, as David Adelman said he expects to get their breakout wing back healthy and in the rotation by the end of the week, as he's missed over a month with a Grade 2 hamstring strain.
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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.
On Saturday evening, the Denver Nuggets suffered one of their more crushing losses of the season with an overtime road defeat at the hands of the Los Angeles Lakers.
Doncic hit the game-winning shot in overtime for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Denver Nuggets on Saturday. But to make it to the extra period, the Lakers needed a clutch miss from Reaves.
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The Nuggets have had a brutal season, one defined by injuries. Aaron Gordon still remains sidelined, while Christian Braun is working hard to get back to his old explosive self, and the lingering concerns over Nikola Jokic’s wrist may be the biggest worry of all.
It’s been a challenging season for the Denver Nuggets, as they’ve seen much of their roster get ravaged by injuries. Starters Aaron Gordon, Cameron Johnson, and Christian Braun have each missed over 26 games.
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