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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
After a long six-plus-wait, the Denver Nuggets were finally able to see Peyton Waston back out on the floor from his extended hamstring injury absence, and thus allowed this rotation to get back to full health for the first time since early November.
Nikola Jokic recorded his 35th triple-double of the season and finished with 22 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists, while Jamal Murray also scored 22 as the Nuggets beat the Trail Blazers, 128-112.
Nikola Jokic knows exactly what the Denver Nuggets are capable of, and he’s making sure the rest of the NBA doesn’t forget it. Despite an inconsistent stretch, the former Finals MVP sent a clear warning to opposing teams: if Denver finds its rhythm, stopping them will be a completely different challenge.
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.
After missing six-plus weeks due to a right hamstring strain, Nuggets forward Peyton Watson is expected to be active for Sunday’s game against Denver, as Shams Charania of ESPN reports (via Twitter).
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.
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