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Preview: Nuggets look to clinch season series against the Utah Jazz Share this story Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Following a shellacking over Julius Randle and the New York Knicks on Wednesday, the shorthanded Nuggets next have eyes on the Utah Jazz. Denver will be in Salt Lake City for the only time this year (regular season at least); both prior meetings took place in the Mile High City, with Utah taking the first matchup on January 17th and the Nuggets winning a few weeks later. ...

Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images Tonight, the Utah Jazz (48-18) take on the Denver Nuggets (44-22) in a game where both teams are playing short-handed. For Utah, both Donovan Mitchell (ankle) and Mike Conley (hamstring) are still out. With the season coming to a close, the Jazz are obviously going to be very cautious with their heath so that come playoff time, these injuries don’t linger. On Denver’s side, they’ve unfortunately been hit with the injury-bug as a of late. Jamal M...

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Nuggets vs. Lakers NBA Odds & Picks: Back Jokić, Denver in Showdown with Los Angeles (Monday, May 3) Two powers in the Western Conference meet on Monday night in hopes of finishing the regular season on a high note. The Lakers have struggled of late and face some injury problems, while Denver is getting ready for the playoffs without Jamal Murray. Raheem Palmer breaks down the matchup, delivering picks on the spread and game total. Nuggets vs. Lakers Odds Is there trouble in paradise? With eig...

Denver puts home win streak on the line against New York Durango, Colorado Currently Tue 9% chance of precipitation 0% chance of precipitation 1% chance of precipitation Toggle font size New York Knicks (37-28, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (43-22, third in the Western Conference) Denver; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Denver will try to keep its six-game home win streak intact when the Nuggets play New York. The Nuggets are 24-10 in home game...

The NBA regular season ends May 16. But we still have so much to figure out! Will the Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets or Milwaukee Bucks secure the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference? Can the surging Phoenix Suns outduel the Utah Jazz in the race for the Western Conferences top seed? Will the New York Knicks really capture a top-4 seed? Those are a lot of questions. The next two weeks will answer all of them. Until then, heres where our panel sees all 30 teams -- each with something to play...

May 3, 2021 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Denver is missing some key pieces to its backcourt. As long as the Nuggets have Nikola Jokic and Michael Porter Jr, they remain one of the top teams in the Western Conference. Jokic had 30 points and 14 rebounds, Porter scored 25 points and Denver extended its winning streak to five games with a 110-104 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers yesterday to move into the third seed in the West. “We are winning games. The offence hasn’t been pretty, but it has be...

Los Angeles takes on Denver, looks to end 3-game skid Durango, Colorado Currently Mon 30% chance of precipitation 17% chance of precipitation 1% chance of precipitation Toggle font size Denver Nuggets (43-21, third in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (36-28, sixth in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Monday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles comes into the matchup against Denver after losing three games in a row. The Lakers have gone 21-15 against We...

The Clippers play the Nuggets on Saturday in the season series tiebreaker, but it's unclear if Kawhi Leonard's sore foot will allow him to play.

Good test for both teams with playoffs approaching.