News Category: Denver Nuggets

Lakers know they’re still fighting history vs. Nuggets in Game 5

The Los Angeles Lakers ended nearly two seasons of frustration against Denver on Saturday night and stayed alive in the Western Conference quarterfinal series. Now the goal is to make NBA history. Los Angeles’ 119-108 win over the Nuggets in Game 4 on Saturday night snapped an 11-game skid against the defending champions, counting regular season and playoffs, but the Lakers have plenty of work ahead. It continues with Game 5 on Monday night in

Nuggets on verge of sweeping Lakers for second straight season

The Denver Nuggets can wipe away one more step on their way to potential back-to-back championships when they stay on the road to face the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night. The Nuggets took a 3-0 lead in their best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series against the Lakers by rallying once again for a 112-105 victory Thursday. Denver trailed at halftime for the third consecutive game in the series and put its finishing kick on display

Lakers will try again to slow Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic in Game 2

The Los Angeles Lakers got a fast start from LeBron James, a double-double from Anthony Davis and held Denver to just six free-throw attempts in Game 1 on Saturday. Yet they still lost by double digits to the reigning NBA champions. After surviving the James-Davis duo for the 114-103 victory to open the Western Conference first-round series, the Nuggets will try to preserve their home-court edge in Game 2 on Monday night. Denver has beaten

Nikola Jokic, Nuggets face Lakers as quest for repeat begins

In 1985, the only thing standing between Denver and the NBA Finals were the Los Angeles Lakers. Same thing in 2009 and 2020, and each time Los Angeles ended the Nuggets’ season. Last year, Denver broke through against the Lakers in the Western Conference finals on its way to the first NBA championship in franchise history. The Lakers get an early shot at redemption when the teams meet in the first round of the Western

After an inexplicable loss, Nuggets visit Grizzlies

The Denver Nuggets were supposed to spend Sunday afternoon putting the finishing touches on another top finish in the Western Conference. Instead, they’re lamenting an inexplicable loss that sent them to third place and possibly cost them the No. 1 seed. Denver (56-25) blew a 23-point lead at San Antonio on Friday night and lost 121-120, dropping it into a tie with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Oklahoma City Thunder atop the Western Conference. The Nuggets

Chasing top seed, Nuggets visit slumping Jazz

The reigning champion Denver Nuggets enter the season’s final week in pursuit of the Western Conference’s No. 1 seed, beginning a stretch of three road games in their final four dates with a visit to the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City on Tuesday. The three road games for Denver (54-24) are against teams eliminated from the postseason. The Nuggets’ lone remaining home game is Wednesday against Minnesota, which is also battling for the No.

Nuggets’ chase for top seed continues against Hawks

You couldn’t blame the Denver Nuggets for already thinking about another deep playoff run. A second straight season holding the Western Conference’s No. 1 seed hangs in the balance, however. Following Thursday’s 102-100 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, the Nuggets (53-24) sit a half-game behind the No. 1 Minnesota Timberwolves, and just a half-game ahead of the No. 3 Oklahoma City Thunder in the tightly knit West. Denver hosts the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday

Kawhi Leonard’s health status a concern as Clippers host Nuggets

The Los Angeles Clippers will train their focus toward locking down a top-four spot in the Western Conference when the schedule turns in their favor over the final week and a half of the regular season. The good news for the Clippers is they will play six of their last seven regular-season games at home. But there is plenty to be concerned about with star Kawhi Leonard getting treatment this week for right knee soreness.

Victor Wembanyama, Spurs battle Nikola Jokic, Nuggets

The reigning NBA champion Denver Nuggets have clinched a playoff spot and are looking forward to what they hope is another lengthy postseason run. The San Antonio Spurs have their sights on the future, which appears bright with Victor Wembanyama as the new cornerstone of the franchise. Denver (52-23) reached the postseason for the sixth straight season with a win over Cleveland on Sunday and is second in the Western Conference, a half-game behind Oklahoma

Nuggets take on Timberwolves as they jockey for top seed in West

Denver’s road to its first NBA championship last year began with a first-round win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, a series that former Nuggets forward Bruce Brown said was Denver’s toughest matchup. The Nuggets won that series in five games but Brown, now with the Toronto Raptors, might have seen something in Minnesota’s play. The Timberwolves have evolved from a play-in team in 2023 to fighting for the top seed in the Western Conference with three