DENVER (AP) — Three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic has decided to delay a contract extension with the Denver Nuggets this summer, a person with knowledge of the matter told The Associated Press on Tuesday night, July 8. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because neither Jokic nor the...
Russell Westbrook will not be exercising his $3.5 million player option with the Denver Nuggets for next season and will instead become a free agent, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Friday, June 13. The decision doesn 't necessarily mean that Westbrook won...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder grew up on Sunday, May 18. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points, Jalen Williams added 24 and the Thunder rolled into the Western Conference finals, beating the Denver Nuggets, 125-93, in Game 7. The top-seeded Thunder will host the sixth-seeded...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Indiana coach Rick Carlisle put it best in summing up his team’s finishing punch in the Eastern Conference semifinals. “The winning team writes the script,” he said. The Pacers’ 114-105 victory over the Cavaliers in Game 5 on Tuesday night, May 13, was similar to the...
DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets knew bouncing back from their 43-point loss would mean hanging with the tubro-charged, top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder so that they could tap into their experience, home environment and closing prowess. And that’s exactly how they won Game 3 on Friday...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Nikola Jokic showed why he’s a finalist for another MVP award with his historic stat line. But with Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals at stake, the ball again found Aaron Gordon’s hands. Gordon hit a 3-pointer with 2.8 seconds remaining, supporting Jokic’s...
Michael Malone coached the Denver Nuggets to the NBA title in 2023. He has them set to make the postseason for a seventh consecutive year. Even amid a four-game slide, they're still in position to have home-court advantage in Round 1. Michael Malone (AP) And he's gone with three games left — an...
DENVER (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 32 points in his best game by far with the Lakers, leading Los Angeles to a 123-100 runaway win at Denver on Saturday night, Feb. 23, that snapped the Nuggets' nine-game winning streak. Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic, right, shoots the ball over Denver...
DENVER (AP) — Jamal Murray scored 34 points, Nikola Jokic finished an assist shy of his 26th triple-double of the season and the Denver Nuggets extended their winning streak to nine games by holding off the depleted Charlotte Hornets, 129-115, on Thursday night, Feb. 20. Denver Nuggets guard...
NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson had 30 points and 15 assists, OG Anunoby scored 23 points and the New York Knicks beat the Denver Nuggets, 122-112, on Wednesday night, Jan. 29, for their fifth straight victory. New York Knicks' Jalen Brunson, center, passes away from Denver Nuggets' Christian...
DENVER (AP) — Jalen Green scored 34 points, Alperen Sengun had 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists and the Houston Rockets beat the short-handed Denver Nuggets, 128-108, on Wednesday night, Jan. 15. Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green, center, drives tot he basket as Denver Nuggets guard...
DALLAS (AP) — Jamal Murray scored 32 of his season-high 45 points in the first half and led the Denver Nuggets to a 118-99 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night, Jan. 14. Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray (27) works against Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving (11) in the second half...
