Tag: jamal murray
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Timberwolves drill Denver Nuggets in Game 3 on off night for Nikola Jokic
MINNEAPOLIS – The Joker’s performance is no laughing matter for the Nuggets. Nikola Jokic, the engine of the NBA’s best offense in the regular season, looked anything but the part in Denver’s 113-96 Game 3 loss Thursday at Target Center. Minnesota leads the series 2-1. “They’re big, tall, long. They’re really good defensive players, so…
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Nuggets vs. Timberwolves | 3 takeaways from Denver’s Game 3 loss in Minnesota to fall down 2-1 in series
Punked in Minnesota. Again. The Nuggets fell behind by 20 points midway through the second quarter of a 113-96 Game 3 loss at Target Center on Thursday. That came after a blowout loss at Minnesota in a Game 6 two years ago. Here are three takeaways after the Timberwolves grabbed a 2-1 series lead: 2.…
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Cam Johnson unbothered by inclusion on Jaden McDaniels list of ‘bad’ Denver Nuggets defenders
At least one person in the series thinks Cam Johnson is a bad defender. Timberwolves wing Jaden McDaniels started his list of Denver’s subpar defenders with Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray. He continued with Tim Hardaway, Johnson and Aaron Gordon. McDaniels doubled down when given a chance to clarify after Minnesota’s Game 2 win. Johnson…
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Nuggets vs. Timberwolves | 3 keys to a Denver win in Game 3
Since 1984, the team that wins Game 3 of a series after a 1-1 start goes on to win the series 71.8% of the time. That advantage is up for grabs Thursday in Minneapolis. Here are three keys for Denver to reverse momentum and reclaim the series lead: 1. MVP > DPOY Through two games…
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Nikola Jokic expresses rare regret after Nuggets drop Game 2 to Timberwolves | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider Nikola Jokic doesn’t spend much time second-guessing, but there’s a pivotal possession from a 119-114 loss in Game 2 he wants back. After Anthony Edwards was called for traveling with the Timberwolves up two with 31…
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Mark Kiszla: Denver can’t get a stop, much less stop Jaden McDaniels from dissing Nuggets’ horrific defense
The Nuggets’ defense is less reliable than a 1975 Ford Pinto. It’s not a question of if, but when, it will break down. And the fatal flaw of this team stunk up the gym on Monday night, when the Nuggets’ not only blew an early 19-point advantage in a 119-114 loss to Minnesota, but also…
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Another 30-point show from Jamal Murray not enough for Nuggets in Game 2 collapse
Jamal Murray got his points in much different fashion in Game 2, but another 30-point performance wasn’t enough for the Nuggets. After making all of his 16 free throw attempts and missing all eight of his 3-pont attempts in Game 1, Murray finished Denver’s 119-114 loss Monday at Ball Arena with six made 3s on…
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Nuggets vs. Timberwolves | 3 keys to another Denver win in Game 2
The Nuggets are halfway to protecting their home-court advantage. Here are three keys to Denver taking a 2-0 series lead Monday at Ball Arena. The Nuggets did a good job of making Anthony Edwards work on the defensive end in Game 1. Continuing to do so in Game 2 will go a long way to…
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Nuggets vs. Timberwolves | 3 takeaways from Denver’s Game 1
The Nuggets got the start they were seeking Saturday. Here are three takeaways from Denver’s 116-105 win in Game 1 at Ball Arena: 2. It’s too early to make plans for the second round, but history strongly favors the Nuggets after taking the series opener. Teams that win Game 1 have advanced 76.6% of the…
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Jamal Murray finds way to lead Denver Nuggets to Game 1 win over Timberwolves
It didn’t matter if it was Jaden McDaniels, Anthony Edwards, Donte DiVincenzo or Ayo Dosunmu standing in front of Jamal Murray on Saturday. “Irrelevant,” Murray said of the different defenders Minnesota sent his way after Denver’s 116-105 win in Game 1 at Ball Arena. “Somebody is going to chase me. Somebody is going to push…