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This Unusual Trend Could Hurt the Nuggets in the Playoffs

The Denver Nuggets have had a rollercoaster 2025-26 season, with any glimpse of success overshadowed by a mountain of injuries. Still, though, they are sitting in fourth place in the Western Conference with a 34-20 record with just one game left before the All-Star break.

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The Nuggets led by 11 with ten minutes left. The NBA later released a report about the finish

The Denver Nuggets lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers 119-117. Denver led 100-90 with just over ten minutes remaining. Nikola Jokic had seven turnovers. The NBA’s Last Two Minute Report confirmed a missed call.

Denver Nuggets News / Denver Nuggets on SI / February 11

Nuggets Fall in NBA Power Rankings After Losing Skid

For the majority of the 2025-26 NBA season, the Denver Nuggets have been viewed as the second-best team in the league, just behind the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Denver Nuggets News / Athlon Sports / February 11

NBA Admits Nuggets on Wrong End of Missed Call in Cavs Loss

The Denver Nuggets led by as much as 11 points during Monday's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, but they ended up losing 119-117. Denver was even up 100-90 with a little over 10 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.

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The '3-Point Era playoff scoring leaders' quiz

How many of the 36 players in the NBA's Three-Point Era (since 1979-80) to score at least 2,500 career points in the postseason can you name in five minutes?

The 'Season triple-double leaders by team' quiz

The 'Most 50-point NBA games' quiz

The '10-time NBA All-Stars' quiz

NBA News / Field Level Media / February 10

Nuggets host Grizzlies, hoping to end first half on high note

The Denver Nuggets are stumbling into the All-Star break but they can grab a little momentum when they host the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night. Denver has lost four of its last five after letting one slip away against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night.

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20 NBA superstars who carried awful teams the farthest

Good players tend to succeed in the NBA. Sometimes, though, they find themselves in terrible situations but still find ways to over-achieve. These are the 20 players who carried the worst NBA teams.

Spencer Jones News / Denver Nuggets on SI / February 10

Nuggets Provide Update on Spencer Jones' New Contract

With the Denver Nuggets finally able to get under the luxury tax mark following the NBA trade deadline, it allowed the team a perfect route to sign two-way standout forward Spencer Jones to a new traditional contract in order for him to remain eligible to play on the main roster for the remainder of the 2025-26 campaign.

Nikola Jokic News / Denver Nuggets on SI / February 10

Nikola Jokic Shrugs Off Nuggets' Recent Rough Patch

The Denver Nuggets' latest five-game stretch hasn't gone quite the way they would've hoped, having come up short in four of those five contests with a loss, and now sit just two and a half games back from the Play-In picture in the Western Conference.

David Adelman News / Denver Nuggets on SI / February 10

David Adelman Addresses How Nuggets Could Fill Final Roster Spot

At the NBA trade deadline, the Denver Nuggets sent Hunter Tyson and a second-round pick to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for a second-round pick. Most notably, the Nuggets snuck under the luxury tax line with this move, but it also opened up an extra roster spot for them.

Jamal Murray News / Denver Nuggets on SI / February 10

Jamal Murray Explains Why Nuggets Need All-Star Break

This season's NBA All-Star Weekend will serve as one with a couple of purposes for the Denver Nuggets. For one, they'll be able to see not one, but two

Peyton Watson News / Denver Nuggets on SI / February 10

Lakers Named a Realistic Destination for Nuggets' Rising Star

The Denver Nuggets have been plagued by injuries this season, but several key absences have opened the door for other players to step up. 23-year-old wing Peyton Watson has made the most of the extra opportunities, bursting onto the scene as a rising star while in a contract year.

Christian Braun News / Denver Nuggets on SI / February 10

Nuggets Starting to Feel Christian Braun’s Impact Again

The Denver Nuggets have slowly but surely begun to see their fourth-year wing, Christian Braun, return to full health following his ankle sprain earlier this season in November that took him out of the lineup for a multiple-week stretch.

Nikola Jokic News / NBA on ClutchPoints / February 10

Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic under fire for not acknowledging Serbian group in Chicago

The Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokic enjoyed another stellar night in Chicago as they emerged victorious 136-120, as the Serbian produced his 182nd triple-double of his career.

Jamal Murray News / NBA on ClutchPoints / February 10

Jamal Murray hopes Nuggets use All-Star break to get healthy as team battles injuries

The Denver Nuggets could not be more ready for a break. Battered by injuries all season long, Denver has rarely been able to put a full lineup on the floor.

Denver Nuggets News / Hoops Wire / February 10

Cavs’ endings are different now, as stars deliver to knock off Nuggets

Random dribbles following the Cavaliers’ thriller of a 119-117 road win over the Denver Nuggets on Monday. 1. That’s how you end a West Coast trip. Loud building.

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The 'Super Bowl winning QBs' quiz

The 'Super Bowl MVPs' quiz

The 'Super Bowl coaches since 2000' quiz

The 'Super Bowl halftime show artists' quiz

Denver Nuggets News / Bleacher Report / February 10

Watch: Wild finish to Cavs vs Nuggets

NBA News / Denver Nuggets on SI / February 10

Nuggets Lose Nail-Biter to Cavaliers' New Star Duo

The Denver Nuggets hosted the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night, and in James Harden's second game on his new team, he helped the Cavaliers pick up a huge road win.

NBA News / Denver Stiffs / February 9

Denver Nuggets fumble another fourth quarter lead and lose to the Cleveland Cavaliers 119-117

The Denver Nuggets had an 11 point fourth quarter lead but couldn’t hang on and lost the game 119-117 to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Denver’s inability to close out wins on their home court in the clutch continued, falling to just 14-11 on their home court.

Denver Nuggets News / NBA on ClutchPoints / February 9

Nuggets’ biggest 2026 NBA trade deadline mistake

Watching the Denver Nuggets operate in the Nikola Jokic era has always required a dual lens. First, fans must trust the Serbian superstar’s generational brilliance.

Nikola Jokic News / Larry Brown Sports / February 9

Nikola Jokic under fire for allegedly snubbing Serbian performers

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is catching some heat for allegedly snubbing some of his countrymen. The Chicago Bulls hosted Serbian Heritage Night on Saturday, with the Nuggets paying a visit to the United Center in Chicago, Ill.

Denver Nuggets News / Last Word On Sports / February 9

Nuggets Should Bypass Rumored Free Agent Target

One of the Denver Nuggets’ emergent players, Stanford product Spencer Jones is getting a promotion, his contract being converted from a two-way deal to one of a standard variety.

NBA News / Field Level Media / February 7

Nuggets surge past Bulls with strong 4th quarter

Jamal Murray scored 28 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. added 23 and Nikola Jokic posted his second consecutive triple-double to lift the visiting Denver Nuggets to a 136-120 victory against the Chicago Bulls on Saturday.

Peyton Watson News / Field Level Media / February 6

Nuggets' Peyton Watson (hamstring) out at least 4 weeks

Denver Nuggets swingman Peyton Watson will be re-evaluated in four weeks as he recovers from a strained right hamstring, the team announced on Friday. Watson, 23, sustained the injury during Denver's 134-127 double-overtime loss to the New York Knicks on Wednesday.