The Portland Trail Blazers have been getting all kinds of good news on the injury front this month. The trend continues today as guard Matisse Thybulle and forward Kris Murray have been upgraded to questionable on the injury report for Portland’s game versus the Denver Nuggets on Friday night. The Blazers released the news this […]
The Portland Trail Blazers are carrying a 27-29 record into the stretch run of their 2025-26 regular season campaign. In some ways the year has seemed long already. Their 5-3 start to the season—with wins over the Lakers, Warriors, Nuggets, and Thunder—seems almost like another lifetime. In other ways, the year has gone quickly. Injuries […]
The Celtics have a treat coming out of All-Star break: a four-game west coast swing that includes games at the Warriors, Lakers, Suns and Nuggets and a back-to-back. Boston is set to face four teams that if the playoffs started today, would all be participating. They all present different issues. The Warriors will be without […]
The first San Antonio Spurs game I ever attended was in 1985. The Spurs were hosting the Denver Nuggets at HemisFair Arena. My parents took my brother and I to the game and after we stuck around to get autographs. We both came home with pages signed by members of both teams. Among the dozen […]
Earlier this week, ESPN released its post-trade-deadline updated power rankings. Houston came in at the number seven spot, slipping one spot from their previously held sixth spot. This puts Houston behind the Thunder, Spurs, and Nuggets in the Western Conference and behind the Pistons, Knicks, and Celtics in the Eastern Conference. NBA.com cited Houston’s very close […]
In their final game before the All-Star break, the Nuggets came into the game clearly on fumes. Despite getting Nikola Jokic and…
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Unlike Memphis, Tennessee, Denver, Colorado is not having unseasonably wintry whether—quite the opposite, actually—so the Nuggets…
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The Cleveland Cavaliers‘ thrilling last-minute victory over the Denver Nuggets on Monday night had two controversial calls. According to the NBA’s Last Two Minute report, both were called correctly on the floor. First, the referees didn’t call a foul on James Harden’s three-pointer to tie the game with 33 seconds left. Tim Hardaway Jr. took […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers fought back from an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat a good Denver Nuggets team 119-117. The spectacular play from Donovan Mitchell, James Harden, and Jarrett Allen down the stretch is to thank for that. Harden completely changes this offense. The gravity he provides is incredible. Every step he takes […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers have completed their West Coast road trip with one more win over the Denver Nuggets. Let’s see who won and lost the night. WINNER – Jarret Allen versus the Joker Jarrett Allen is having an awesome 2026. It seems he’s fully recovered from the hand injuries that limited him earlier in the […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers pulled off one of their most encouraging wins of the season, downing the Denver Nuggets 119-117. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. Donovan Mitchell 32 points, 10 assists, 1 rebound, 2 steals, 2 blocks Mitchell came out guns blazing in this game. He scored 13 points in […]
The Denver Nuggets had an 11 point fourth quarter lead but couldn’t hang on and lost the game 119-117 to the Cleveland Cavaliers.…
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The Cleveland Cavaliers ended their five-game Western Conference roadtrip with a bang. They overcame a double-digit fourth-quarter deficit to beat a strong Denver Nuggets team 119-117 thanks to their dynamic backcourt. The Donovan Mitchell and James Harden pairing couldn’t have gotten off to a better start. The Cavs were kept at arm’s length for most […]
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The Cleveland Cavaliers have updated availability for numerous key players for tonight’s game against the Denver Nuggets. Dean Wade is OUT with an ankle injury, while Jaylon Tyson, who was also listed as questionable with an ankle injury, will be available to play. Rookie Tyrese Proctor will be available to play after being questionable with […]
The battered Denver Nuggets meet the wearied Cleveland Cavaliers as both teams limp into the All-Star Break looking for some…
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The Cleveland Cavaliers finish off their five-game Western Conference road trip as they take on Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. This will be a fun test for the new look Cavs. It’ll be interesting to see how James Harden attacks Jokic — who is a better rim defender than he gets credit for — […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers will conclude their five-game, Western Conference road trip against the Denver Nuggets on Monday evening at less than 100%. If you’re going against a team with Nikola Jokic, you would ideally like to have your entire front court available for that matchup. Unfortunately for the Cavs, that won’t be possible. Cleveland will […]
Denver has a chance to salvage something from a tough road trip
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The Nuggets lost to the Knicks in double OT. Can we get these two behemoths going at each other for seven games in June’s Finals already? Here’s some of what was said after yesterday’s seventh-straight dub. Mike Brown On Jalen Brunson’s MVP-level performance against Denver: “That’s what an MVP candidate does. On a big stage, […]
Tonight’s matchup at Madison Square Garden was destined to be a bruiser. Both teams played last night—the Knicks (32*-18) in a rout of Washington and Denver in a gutsy loss to Detroit. New York was riding a seven-game win streak. The Nuggets (33-18) had lost two in a row, but boast the league’s best offensive […]
This one was long and action-packed, so let’s just get to it. 1st Quarter The Knicks got off to a blistering start from three,…
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The New York Knicks (32*-18) host the Denver Nuggets (33-18) tonight at Madison Square Garden. This game pits the second-place team in the East against the third-place team in the West for a potential playoff preview. Intrigued? During their current (…not five…not six…) seven-game winning streak, New York has clamped down at both ends of […]
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After starting a three-game road trip with an ugly three-point loss in Detroit last night, the Nuggets get the Knicks for the…
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