Nikola Jokic is currently on pace for a historic season averaging 27.9 PPG, 12.9 RPG, and 10.8 APG. He has the potential to join Wilt Chamberlain as the only center to ever average a triple-double for an entire season.
Not only did the Denver Nuggets pick up their seventh straight win by beating the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night, but star center Nikola Jokic led the way with a historic performance.
Nikola Jokic has had a historic year with the Denver Nuggets. Despite an unfortunate injury absence for 16 games from December to January, Jokic has been an MVP contender from the opening tip with his dominant performances for the franchise.
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Jamal Murray caught fire early and never cooled off. Murray knocked down 10 3-pointers and finished with 37 points as the Nuggets beat the Jazz, 130-117.
Jamal Murray matched his career high of 10 3-pointers and scored 37 points to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 130-117 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City.
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The Denver Nuggets are on the road on Wednesday night as they travel to take on the Utah Jazz in a Western Conference matchup. Denver enters Wednesday’s game with a 48-28 record after defeating the Golden State Warriors at home on Sunday night.
With just six games left in the regular season, the Denver Nuggets are on the hunt to put themselves in a premier position to win a championship this year.
While his career-best campaign was put on pause for a brief moment in the second half of the regular season with a hamstring injury, Peyton Watson has still turned out to be one of the Denver Nuggets' biggest bright spots of their last five months.
The Denver Nuggets are rolling into their second matchup against the Utah Jazz within the past week with a chance at a season series sweep for a second consecutive year, and could make for the 11th win of their past 12 times these two teams have met since 2023.
With a Phoenix Suns loss on Tuesday night, the Denver Nuggets officially clinched a playoff spot, becoming the fourth team in the Western Conference to do so.
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The Denver Nuggets (48-28) will officially be competing in the NBA playoffs for an eighth consecutive year. They clinched their spot in the Western Conference gauntlet on Tuesday night, and they did not even have to lift a finger.
The Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz will go head-to-head on Tuesday night. The Nuggets are 48-28 and looking to move up in the Western Conference standings.
The Denver Nuggets are soaring to the finish line and look to post their seventh consecutive victory when they visit the Utah Jazz on Wednesday. The Nuggets (48-28) reside in fourth place in the Western Conference and could clinch their eighth straight playoff berth on their Tuesday night off.
The Nuggets pulled away from Golden State for their sixth straight victory on Sunday, but the team’s corps of forwards was depleted by the end of the game, writes Bennett Durando of The Denver Post.
Gary Payton II got petty Sunday as his Golden State Warriors started beefing with the Denver Nuggets. Tempers flared after Payton got fouled by Zeke Nnaji early in the second quarter at Ball Arena in Denver, Colo.
Nikola Jokic had 25 points and 15 rebounds, Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 13 of his 16 points in the second half and the host Denver Nuggets rallied to beat the Golden State Warriors 116-93 on Sunday night.
As the Denver Nuggets are closing in on the playoffs, much of the attention centers around Nikola Jokić and Jamal Murray. However, Denver’s title hopes may ultimately depend on Aaron Gordon.