Nikola Jokic continues to defy expectations with the Denver Nuggets, and David Adelman believes he is truly once in a generation. The Denver Nuggets are doing everything they can to give Nikola Jokic the tools he needs to lead them to another NBA championship.
Nikola Jokic was back to his dominant best against the Indiana Pacers, recording his sixth triple-double of the season with 32 points, 14 rebounds, and 14 assists.
The all-time list of NBA All-Stars is obviously long, and notably distinguished. However, there are some players — for various reasons — who the casual, or even most-dedicated, NBA fans can't recall having earned All-Star nods.
The Denver Nuggets defeated the Indiana Pacers 117-100 in a game where both teams were missing starters. With Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon out for precautionary reasons on the second night of a back-to-back, the Nuggets handled their business against the injury-stricken Pacers.
With Tyrese Haliburton out this season, thanks to that brutal Achilles injury in the 2025 Game 7 Finals, the Pacers are stumbling, trying to find their groove but looking more lost than a GPS on a road trip!
Nikola Jokic isn’t scoring quite as much and that’s not bothering Denver one bit. He’s averaging 24.4 points on 15.1 shots a night, down from 29.6 and nearly 20 attempts per game last season.
In a 129-104 blowout, Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon slammed another highlight dunk against the Golden State Warriors, which evoked a funny response from All-Star Nikola Jokic.
The Denver Nuggets, through their first segment of the 2025-26 NBA season, have gotten some solid contributions out of their newest backup center addition from this summer, Jonas Valanciunas.
The air in Ball Arena carried the familiar electric crackle of a big game night, but something was missing. Not from the Denver Nuggets but from the Warriors.
The Golden State Warriors were defeated by the Denver Nuggets 129-104, as the latter continued their perfect run at Ball Arena on Friday night, overwhelming the short-handed and stretching their home record to 5-0.
Nuggets fans had plenty to celebrate at the start of the season when Christian Braun signed a five-year, $125 million extension. The deal effectively locked in Denver’s core four for the Nikola Jokic era alongside Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon.