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Donovan’s defense is declining at a nearly inverse rate as he comments on his personal defensive improvement

By now, this should be familiar territory for Brandon Ingram, Zion Williamson and Lonzo Ball. For a second straight season, the New Orleans Pelicans’ starting lineup is clicking at a rate that makes it one of the most effective in the NBA. That trio, along with guard and center spots that have changed hands to Eric Bledsoe and Steven Adams in 2020-21, has been dominant lately,

Published February 7, 2021, 12:19 PM SOARING – Harrison Barnes #40 of the Sacramento Kings grabs the rebound during the game against the Denver Nuggets on February 6, 2021 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. (AFP) Harrison Barnes scored 28 points as the red-hot Sacramento Kings overcame Nikola Jokic’s 50-point night with a 119-114 victory over the under-manned Denver Nuggets on Saturday. The Kings used a balanced scoring attack to continue their dominance over the Nuggets. They ha...

Author The Los Angeles Lakers are back at Staples Center to take on the Denver Nuggets following their longest road trip of the season. Thursday night is the first of a five-game homestand and it tips of with a Western Conference Finals rematch. While both teams have undergone roster changes since last meeting in the playoffs, the Lakers will need to contain Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray to slow down Denver’s high powered offense. Jokic is having himself a career year on both ends of the f...

The NBA’s longest active win streak has come to an end, courtesy of Nikola Jokić and the Denver Nuggets.  Jokić was once again otherworldly and matched his career-high of 47 points to help the Nuggets end the Jazz’s league-leading run of 11 consecutive victories with a 128-117 win.  Although Jokić's teammates wanted him to score 50, the center was content with getting a win

Can the Nuggets snap Utah’s win streak?

When discussing the Denver Nuggets in recent seasons, one of the first aspects of the team that would be brought up is the team’s depth. Through impressive drafting and key additions through free agency or trades, Denver has enjoyed quality depth at nearly every position for several years now. Heading into the 2020-21 campaign, the Nuggets’ rotation was more of a question mark as a result of several departures in the offseason and the addition of seven new faces. Early in the season, the N...

Mavs-Nuggets preview: Two MVP candidates will go at it Jan 25, 2021 Eddie Sefko Game No. 17. TV: Fox Sports Southwest Radio: ESPN 103.3 FM (Univision 1270 AM, Spanish) About the Mavericks (8-8): They got a much-needed day off on Sunday after five games in seven days . . . They have had some issues on the home floor, going just 2-3 in the first month of the season, including the blowout loss to Houston on Saturday nig...

Nikola Jokic is getting some early season buzz as an MVP candidate, and with good reason. The Denver Nuggets star is averaging a triple-double 14 games into a 7

USA TODAY Biden will have a receptive crowd of NBA teams that want to celebrate their league championship at the White House. “It would be great,” Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James. “But I have no idea what we can even do right now besides hotel, arena and home.” That is because the NBA has outlined strict healthy and safety protocols aimed at mitigating risk with the coronavirus. Before the pandemic, U.S presidents customarily hosted the NBA championship teams the following seaso...