The Denver Nuggets matched up against the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night, and despite being winless at 0-4, the Pelicans are capable of putting up a good fight.
The Denver Nuggets have gotten off to a mixed bag of a start to the 2025 NBA season, currently sitting at 1-1. First, Denver squandered a 50-point masterpiece from Aaron Gordon in their season-opening road loss to the Golden State Warriors, before bouncing back with a comfortable home win over the Phoenix Suns on Saturday.
Aaron Gordon turned back the clock and delivered another reminder of why he’s one of the best dunkers the NBA has ever seen. During Saturday night’s Denver Nuggets matchup against the Phoenix Suns, Gordon threw down a jaw-dropping 360 dunk that immediately sent NBA fans into a frenzy, and his postgame reaction was pure gold.
Aaron Gordon’s dream start to the season continues. The Denver Nuggets forward Gordon produced one of the highlights of the year thus far during Saturday’s game against the Phoenix Suns.
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 let one slip through their fingers Thursday night, dropping their season opener to the Golden State Warriors in overtime, 131-137. It was a game they had every opportunity to win, yet never fully controlled.
Nobody could have predicted what Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon would do in their season opener. Sure, the former fourth overall pick caught people’s attention when he shot a career-high 43.6% from 3 while taking 3.4 attempts 3-point attempts per game in the 2024-25 regular season.
Not many players get to score 50 points in an NBA game, but Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon achieved the feat on Thursday. Despite that, he had no interest in taking home the game ball for the performance.
Alperen Sengun showed a glimpse of what could be a new dimension in his game. The Rockets big man — who made just 21 threes all of last season — knocked down 5-of-8 from deep in Tuesday’s OT loss to the Thunder.
The biggest story of the night for the Denver Nuggets' season opener vs. Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors, despite the disheartening results of a brutal overtime loss, was the dominant performance of Aaron Gordon amid posting a career-high 50 points paired with a staggering 10 three pointers.
Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon put together a massive statement in his first game back on the floor for his season opener vs. the Golden State Warriors on Thursday.
Stephen Curry extended the game with a late 3-pointer, then teamed with Al Horford and Jimmy Butler III to connect from beyond the arc in overtime, allowing the Golden State Warriors to overcome Aaron Gordon's career performance on Thursday night in a 137-131 win over the Denver Nuggets in San Francisco.
Curry had made 2,999 more three-pointers in his career than Gordon before Thursday night. It still took a shot from near halfcourt for Curry to force overtime before the Golden State Warriors defeated the Denver Nuggets, 137-131.
Aaron Gordon is on fire. 7-of-7 from three in the first half, 25 points by halftime, and the Denver Nuggets holding a 70-61 lead over the Golden State Warriors.
Aaron Gordon has cemented himself as the Denver Nuggets’ starting power forward over the past few years because of his athleticism and elite finishing, but that’s not all there is to his game.