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After a 19-point loss in Game 2, a margin of defeat in the playoffs that would make most teams go back to the drawing board and recalibrate, the Denver Nuggets acted as if they had it all figured out. “We’ve done it before,” said Michael Malone. “We beat them three times in the regular season. We’ve done a great job…...

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The guys go over another blowout loss to the Jazz in Game 3. Where are the Denver Nuggets that we saw all season? Thoughts on Nikola Jokic’s performance in the series against Rudy Gobert, what adjustments the Nuggets need to make in Game 4, and if those adjustments will even make a difference. https://twitter.com/DNVR_Nuggets/status/1296938709804146688?s=20 DON’T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE! iTunes link | Stitcher…

Nikola Jokic caught the ball in the mid-post against Rudy Gobert, sensed the reigning Defensive Player of the Year on his back, stepped back with his right foot and launched a high-arching fadeaway that gave the Nuggets a 96-95 lead with under one minutes remaining in regulation. Jokic invented his signature shot — the Sombor Shuffle which it’s been called…...

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Nikola Jokic didn’t bother to make sure he was in front of a television when the Western Conference All-Star reserves were announced. In fact, he didn’t get wind that he’d been selected to his second-consecutive All-Star game until he was on his way to the arena for the Nuggets’ Thursday night matchup against the Utah Jazz. Teammate Juancho Hernangomez informed…...

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Wind and Clark recap the Nuggets’ loss to the Jazz, Michael Malone’s postgame comments about a potential lineup change within Denver’s second unit, Isaiah Thomas’ struggles against Utah, where the Nuggets fell short on the defensive end of the floor and other observations from Denver’s first home defeat in quite a while. Also, are the Jazz red-rock inspired uniforms good…

Five nuggets for the five field goals Denver converted in the second quarter. It fell 111-104 to Utah on Thursday, which snapped a five-game winning streak. 1. The word of choice was “stagnant”. Monte Morris used it to describe Denver’s offense during the second quarter. Will Barton did, too. “That was one of our worst quarters of the year,” Nuggets…...

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After trading away Enes Kanter at least year’s trade deadline, the Utah Jazz, behind the front court duo of Rudy Gobert and Derrick Favors, quickly and rapidly ascended to the league’s most dominant defense. From the deadline on, the Jazz boasted the league’s best defensive rating (points allowed per 100 possessions), and it wasn’t even close. Utah’s 94.8 DefRtg through the…...

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