Tag: jamal murray
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Nikola Jokic says ‘in Serbia, we all get fired,’ but reaffirms commitment to Nuggets after Game 6 defeat
MINNEAPOLIS — An offseason that started much sooner than the Nuggets hoped or expected got off to a positive start. Mere minutes after Denver’s season ended with a 110-98 loss to the Timberwolves in Game 6 of a first-round series Thursday at Target Center, The Denver Gazette asked Nikola Jokic if coming up short of…
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Nuggets’ season ends with ‘complete disappointment’ after Timberwolves take Game 6
MINNEAPOLIS – The time of death for the Nuggets’ season came at 11:22 Central Daylight Time. After a regular season that started with championship potential and ended with unprecedented promise, the postseason run lasted all of six games. Minnesota, without Anthony Edwards, Donte DiVincenzo, Ayo Dosunmu and Kyle Anderson, eliminated the Nuggets in the first…
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Nuggets eliminated by Timberwolves in Game 6 | 3 takeaways from Denver’s season-ending loss
Jaden McDaniels got the last laugh. Minnesota’s smack-talking forward hit the biggest shot Thursday as the shorthanded Timberwolves took the fight to the Nuggets and prevented a Game 7 with a 110-98 win that sent Denver home for a long offseason. It was the first time the Nuggets have lost in the first round of…
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Jamal Murray ready to ‘let it rip’ with Denver Nuggets’ season on the line
MINNEAPOLIS – The biggest game of the Nuggets’ season is another opportunity for Jamal Murray. After the best regular season of his 10-year career, Murray has had his fair share of struggles to start another playoff series against the Timberwolves. There’s the 37.5% shooting from the field and a 27.5% mark from 3-point range. He’s…
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Christian Braun, Denver Nuggets confident with backs against wall
MINNEAPOLIS — There’s no more space between the Nuggets and the brink. “We put ourselves in a really bad spot,” Christian Braun acknowledged Saturday after the Nuggets took the last step back before the edge that ends their season. “All you can do is fix it. The spot we’re in is not where we wanted…
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Mark Kiszla: Nuggets too weak to stop Minnesota from punking them in Game 4
MINNEAPOLIS – The Nuggets got punked, then turned into whiny, little chumps. As a 112-96 loss to Minnesota covered them in shame, center Nikola Jokic lost his cool when Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels laughed in the Nuggets’ face by scoring a breakaway layup as the clock wound down to the final horn. After Denver had…
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Nuggets drop Game 4 to Timberwolves, face 3-1 deficit after fight
MINNEAPOLIS — When exactly the Nuggets’ fight showed up is a point of contention. “The competitive spirit question bothers me, because I thought we were extremely competitive at the start of the game,” Nuggets coach David Adelman said after his team fell into a 3-1 hole to the Timberwolves at the Target Center on Saturday…
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Nuggets vs. Timberwolves | 3 takeaways from Denver’s loss to fall behind 3-1 in series against Minnesota
The Nuggets are coming home on the brink of elimination. In what is an eighth straight season with a postseason appearance, Denver has yet to lose in the first round in a year where both Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray are healthy. That reality is now one loss away after a 112-96 defeat at the…
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What Denver Nuggets’ music playlist says about Game 4 mentality vs. Timberwolves
MINNEAPOLIS — The lyrics booming from a portable speaker on the Target Center court Friday revealed the Nuggets’ headspace ahead of Game 4. “Come with me, Hail Mary/Run quick see, what do we have here?” the late Tupac Shakur’s voice carried through an empty arena. “Now, do you wanna ride or die?” That’s the question…
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Mark Kiszla: Nuggets’ championship era fades fast after ugly Game 3 loss to Timberwolves
MINNEAPOLIS – Getting run out of the gym without so much as a whimper of protest might not have been the sad end of a glorious era for the Nuggets, but you can see it from here. And it ain’t a pretty sight. Those NBA championship rings earned in 2023 will shine forever. Denver, however,…