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How I Could Defend Nikola Jokic (Seriously)He’s slow. He can’t jump. And if I were 6-7, I’d lock him down. A former high school basketball player explains why guarding Nikola Jokic isn’t as hard as it looks....

Nikola Jokic Doesn’t Deserve To Be a Victim of MVP Voter FatigueDenver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic has won his fair share of MVPs, but he is playing at such a high level that he shouldn't fall victim to NBA MVP voter fatigue....

Clippers edge Nuggets despite Nikola Jokic's 41 pointsNorman Powell scored 22 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter, James Harden hit four high-pressure free throws in the final 30 seconds and the visiting Los Angeles Clippers beat the Denver Nuggets 109-104 on Saturday.,Harden finished with 23 points and 16 assists, Ivica Zubac contributed 24 points ...

Clippers get win over Nuggets despite Nikola Jokic's 41 points, career-high seven treys

Norman Powell scored 22 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter, James Harden hit four high-pressure free throws in the final 30 seconds and the visiting Los Angeles Clippers beat the Denver Nuggets 109-104 on Saturday.,Harden finished with 23 points and 16 assists, Ivica Zubac contributed 24 points ...

Best NBA Draft Second Round Picks Of All-Time

We ranked the top second round picks in the history of the NBA Draft, headlined by Nikola Jokic....

Who is the best point guard in the NBA?

What is a point guard in today’s NBA? The role and term has evolved so much from the 1990s when the position was defined by midrange scoring, playmaking and limited athleticism. Today’s concept of a point guard runs the whole gamut, across all five positions, where a center in Denver is the best pas...

Say what you want about the NBA, it still values its titans

For all the misguided complaints about the melodrama that can be the NBA at times, or the claims that its “wokeness” will be its ruin, or how the league beats itself up over load management or whatever else, it still offers something that none of the other three non-NFL leagues can. And that’s regul...

Big men are back in style in the NBA

The 1995-96 season was the end of the golden era for big men in the NBA. Patrick Ewing, Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson, and Shaquille O’Neal were stuffing opponents into lockers with their unstoppable back-to-the-basket games. They were the superstars in the paint, but Alonzo Mourning, Rik Smits, a...