CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points, James Harden added 28 and the Cleveland Cavaliers held on for a 115-105 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night, April 20, for a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference first-round series. Evan Mobley had 25 points and eight rebounds for...
Oklahoma City 's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander might be adding a couple more trophies to his collection. San Antonio 's Victor Wembanyama has a shot at doing the same. And for the eighth consecutive year, the MVP will be an international one. Gilgeous-Alexander — the reigning NBA MVP — is...
DENVER (AP) — Jonas Valanciunas had season highs of 23 points and 17 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder, 127-107, in a battle of reserves Friday night, April 10. Denver (53-28) won its 11th straight game to secure at least the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference....
DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 14 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists for his 34th triple-double of the season, and Denver beat the Memphis Grizzlies, 136-119, on Wednesday night, April 8, for the Nuggets’ 10th straight win. Denver (52-28) increased its hold on the No. 3 seed in the Western...
DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 35 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists, and the Denver Nuggets rallied from a 16-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Portland Trail Blazers, 137-132, in overtime on Monday night, April 6. Denver (51-28) moved into third place in the Western Conference...
DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 40 points, 13 assists and eight rebounds, Christian Braun added 21 points and the Denver Nuggets beat San Antonio, 136-134, in overtime Saturday, April 4, to snap the Spurs’ 11-game winning streak. Cameron Johnson scored 17, Jamal Murray finished with 15 points...
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...
