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Peyton Watson shoots lights out to lead Nuggets past Celtics
Peyton Watson scored 30 points and Jamal Murray added 22 points, eight rebounds and a career-high 17 assists to lead the visiting Denver Nuggets to a 114-110 victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night., ,Watson made 6 of his 7 3-point attempts, including a 3-pointer that put Denver up 106-93...
Heavily depleted Nuggets come away with OT win over 76ers
Bruce Brown was credited with the decisive bucket with 5.3 seconds left in overtime as the shorthanded Denver Nuggets topped the host Philadelphia 76ers 125-124 on Monday., ,Jalen Pickett scored a career-high 29 points for the Nuggets, who had lost four of their last five games, including Sunday's 1...
Grading the 2025-26 NBA Finals Preseason Favorites at the New Year
Midseason grades for the top five NBA Finals favorites, including the Thunder, Nuggets, Knicks, Cavaliers, and Timberwolves....
NBA 2025 Awards: Picking the Quintessential Starting Five
Breaking down the NBA Calendar 2025 Quintessential Quintet, featuring Jokic, Giannis, Siakam, SGA, and Curry....
What’s Next for the Nuggets as Nikola Jokic Misses Time With Injury
Nikola Jokic’s injury puts pressure on Jamal Murray and Denver’s depth as the Nuggets fight to stay near the top of the West....
Five Teams Who Think They Can Take Down the Thunder And Why They’re Probably Wrong
After a wild Christmas Day slate, five NBA teams believe they’ve found a way to beat the Thunder. Here’s what it would take to pull it off....
Rebuilding Jazz set for stiff test vs. Nuggets in Denver
The Utah Jazz followed two strong victories with a pair of tough losses, and now they face an unhappy Nuggets team in Denver on Monday night.,Utah beat Memphis and Dallas but then fell to the Los Angeles Lakers last Thursday and then Orlando in overtime on Saturday. The Magic hit a layup with less t...
Kevin Durant, Rockets surge ahead, hold off Nuggets
Kevin Durant scored 31 points, Reed Sheppard went 6-for-9 on 3-pointers on his way to 28 points and the visiting Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 115-101 on Saturday.,Jabari Smith Jr. had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Amen Thompson contributed 16 points and Steven Adams pulled down 12 rebounds f...
Nikola Jokic becomes assist king among centers as Nuggets top Magic
Jamal Murray scored 32 points, Nikola Jokic compiled 23 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Orlando Magic 126-115 on Thursday night.,Jokic passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most career assists by a center. The Denver star now has 5,667 assists, seven more than Ab...
Road-thriving Nuggets prep for LaMelo Ball-less but trending Hornets
If the Denver Nuggets are feeling a bit invincible, it's understandable.,No situation seems too big for the Nuggets as they'll try to maintain their road excellence when they take on the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday night.,Denver is 10-2 in road games, winning its last nine games away from home.,"Wha...
Kings come through late, end 8-game skid at Nuggets' expense
Russell Westbrook scored 21 points, including two late buckets, Dennis Schroder also had 21 and the visiting Sacramento Kings beat the Denver Nuggets 128-123 on Saturday night, ending an eight-game losing streak.,Keegan Murray scored 19 points in his second game back from injury. DeMar DeRozan score...
Red-hot Rockets, Nuggets square off with NBA Cup group lead on the line
Houston will host Denver on Friday in a pivotal NBA Cup matchup featuring the top two teams in West Group C.,It's a tight battle with all five teams in the group holding identical 1-1 records, though the Rockets and Nuggets lead in point differential.,In the Western Conference season standings, Hous...
Nikola Jokic's triple-double helps Nuggets hand Pelicans 7th straight setback
Peyton Watson scored 32 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, both career highs, Nikola Jokic had 28 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds, and the visiting Denver Nuggets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 125-118 on Wednesday night.,Zion Williamson had 14 points in 29 minutes in his return to the New Orleans li...
Nikola Jokic's 4th straight triple-double lifts Nuggets over Pelicans
Nikola Jokic had 21 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists to extend his triple-double streak to four games to start the season, and the host Denver Nuggets used a 29-2 run to start the third quarter and beat the winless New Orleans Pelicans 122-88 on Wednesday night.,Jokic has 168 career triple-doubles...
Nuggets spread scoring around, blow out Suns
Jamal Murray had 23 points in Denver's home opener, Nikola Jokic notched his second straight triple-double to start the season and the Nuggets beat the Phoenix Suns 133-111 on Saturday night.,Christian Braun scored 20 points and Aaron Gordon had 17 points two nights after posting a career-high 50 fo...
NBA Christmas Day Schedule Grades: The Best and Worst Matchups of 2025
The NBA’s 2025 Christmas Day slate is stacked. We graded every matchup, from Cavs vs. Knicks fireworks to Wemby vs. the defending champs....
Houston Rockets & Denver Nuggets Are Going for It All in Free Agency
Houston added Durant, Capela, and Finney-Smith while Denver traded Michael Porter Jr. and brought back Bruce Brown. The Western Conference just got real....
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....
2025 NBA Playoffs Round 2: Every Underdog Stole Home Court
Lower seeds flipped the script in Round 2 of the 2025 NBA Playoffs, now it’s all about who’s faking confidence and who really needs to win Games 3 & 4....
Aaron Gordon's dunk at buzzer lifts Nuggets over Clippers
Aaron Gordon slammed down a dunk as time expired to give the Denver Nuggets a dramatic and much-needed 101-99 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday in Game 4 of their first-round series at Inglewood, Calif.,Nikola Jokic airballed a 3-pointer as the clock wound down and Gordon leaped to c...