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Nuggets learn 2026 NBA Cup opponents and schedule
The NBA’s schedule rollout continued Wednesday with the in-season tournament groups. Denver is in the Western Conference Group A for the NBA Cup with the Rockets, Suns, Mavericks and Jazz. The Nuggets start the cup at Phoenix on Oct. 30. The Nuggets’ home games are against the Rockets on Nov. 20 and Mavericks on Nov.…
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Nuggets vs. Rockets | 3 takeaways from Denver’s Summer League opener
The two newest Nuggets made their Summer League debuts, and a Denver executive provided an offseason update during a 97-86 loss to the Rockets Friday in Las Vegas. Here are three takeaways from Denver’s opener at Cox Pavilion: “We feel confident. We trust him,” Wallace said. “He’s been very vocal and very consistent with that…
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Power rankings heading into big offseason | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider Jalen Brunson sent the NBA into the offseason with a 45-point masterpiece in Saturday’s Game 5 win over the Spurs to bring the championship to New York for the first time since 1973. With Giannis Antetokounmpo…
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Christian Braun contributes on both ends in Nuggets’ big win over Rockets
Initials are enough to identify Christian Braun’s defensive assignments to start the week. It started against “SGA” on Monday and continued Wednesday with “KD.” Braun was more pleased with his individual effort against Rockets star Kevin Durant in Wednesday’s win than he was with his job against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who scored an efficient 35 points,…
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Cam Johnson’s complete game help Nuggets cruise against Rockets
A close-to-perfect night from Cam Johnson was just what he and the Nuggets needed. “I think sometimes he’s trying to make perfect plays instead of just making the play that’s right there in front of you, (which is) usually the right decision,” Nuggets coach David Adelman said after a 129-93 win over the Rockets. Johnson’s…
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‘Beef Week’ will show what Denver Nuggets are made of | Vinny’s take
The next week of the Nuggets’ schedule is going to make the NBA’s “Rivalry Week” feel like child’s play. Denver’s headed into “Beef Week.” Playing the Thunder in Oklahoma City, the Rockets in Denver, the Spurs in San Antonio and the Lakers in Los Angeles features a whole lot more bad blood than the NBA’s…
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Nikola Jokic appreciates David Adelman’s support after Nuggets’ coach’s ejection
Nikola Jokic liked what he saw from his new coach Saturday. With 8:40 left in the fourth quarter, David Adelman had seen enough after Jokic spent an extended stretch of the third quarter on the bench with four fouls. Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. swiped at Jokic a couple of times without being whistled early…
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Denver Nuggets will need four more wins vs. Rockets to have another championship chance | Vinny’s take
Even though there’s only one more scheduled meeting left, the Rockets and Nuggets should plan on seeing plenty more of each other before a champion is crowned. A third of the way through the regular season, the Rockets look like Denver’s stiffest competition in the quest for the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference.…
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Denver Nuggets celebrate Jokmas with overtime win over Houston Rockets
It required a group effort and five extra minutes to ensure Denver enjoyed a Merry Jokmas on Monday. The local holiday celebrates the day Nikola Jokic became the Nuggets’ full-time starting center on Dec. 15, 2016. The three-time Most Valuable Player finished with a game-high 39 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists, two steals and two…
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Rockets matchups give Peyton Watson, Denver Nuggets plenty to prove
Peyton Watson did his part in the Nuggets’ best win of the season. In the Nuggets’ 112-109 win in Houston on Nov. 21, Watson had the unenviable task of serving as Kevin Durant’s primary defender. Durant finished with 13 points, his second-lowest scoring output of the season, on 5-of-15 shooting. “We came into that game…