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Early success vital for Nuggets before entering a decisive December | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider Starting the season strong would be a good idea for the Nuggets, from the players to the coaches and executives. If the team doesn’t look like a contender when the calendar flips to 2027, there’s a…
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Nuggets need to make a run at LeBron James | Vinny’s take
There’s one good reason the Nuggets are yet to make a move 24 hours into free agency. If LeBron James has any interest in playing his 24th NBA season in Denver, the Nuggets need to wait for James to make his call before going forward on other moves. James reportedly informed the Lakers he would…
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Denver Nuggets need to make run at LeBron James | Vinny’s take
There’s one good reason the Nuggets are yet to make a move 24 hours into free agency. If LeBron James has any interest in playing his 24th NBA season in Denver, the Nuggets need to wait for the King to make his call before making any other moves. James informed the Lakers he would be…
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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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‘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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Nuggets top Lakers 120-113 as LeBron James sets NBA field goal record
There’s another jewel in King James’ crown, even if it came in another loss to the Nuggets. Lakers forward LeBron James became the NBA’s all-time leader in made field goals late in the first quarter of Denver’s 120-113 win on Thursday at Ball Arena. “He’s a really, really, really legendary player in this league. What…
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Denver Nuggets will still be without multiple forwards vs. Lakers
David Adelman is not going to get his wish. A few weeks ago, the Nuggets coach hoped his team would be at full strength for the final 20 games of the regular season. The Nuggets will be without three forwards for Thursday’s game against the Lakers, Denver’s 63rd of the 82-game regular season. Aaron Gordon,…
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Denver Nuggets lose to Lakers behind second-half drought
The offense went dark as the night got late. After shooting the lights out in the first half, the Nuggets scored fewer points in the second half (36) than they did in the first quarter (37) in a 115-107 loss to the Lakers on Tuesday night at Ball Arena. The Nuggets went 3 for 17…
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Denver Nuggets are last stronghold standing against LeBron James | NBA Insider
Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets locker room: NBA Insider LeBron James’ kingdom spans the NBA landscape almost without exception. Denver, however, has proved to be unconquerable. The Nuggets are the only team with a winning record (24-21) against James in the regular season, heading into…
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Denver Gazette and Gazette sports reporters talk Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers Game 2 win April 22, 2024
Tyler King and Vinny Benedetto talk Denver Nuggets basketball after the team’s Game 2 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs