Denver Nuggets

12 years ago today, Nikola Jokic was drafted by the Denver Nuggets. The three-time MVP is the lowest-drafted player – 41st overall in 2014 – to win Finals MVP. So …

The NBA offseason has not even fully unpacked its suitcase yet, as we’re in the middle of the second round of the playoffs, and already somebody has walked into the …

The Minnesota Timberwolves did not eliminate the Denver Nuggets at full strength. That is what made it feel louder. They were missing Anthony Edwards, Donte DiVincenzo, Ayo Dosunmu and Kyle …

Facing elimination at home, short-handed and under pressure, the Denver Nuggets beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 125-113 in Game 5 to cut the series deficit to 3-2 and force the first-round …

For years, Nikola Jokić made the conditioning conversation feel foolish. He did not look like the league’s sculpted ideal, but he played 35 minutes of genius, bent defenses with touch …

Game 4 between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets felt less like a playoff game than a stress test. Minnesota lost Donte DiVincenzo to a torn right Achilles almost immediately, …

The Denver Nuggets did not simply start slowly. They started trapped. Through the first 12 minutes of Game 3 against Minnesota, Denver managed only 11 points, while Nikola Jokić, the …

The Minnesota Timberwolves did not merely take Game 3 from the Denver Nuggets. They took away Denver’s rhythm, its comfort, and for long stretches, its identity. In a 113-96 win …

The Denver Nuggets opened their first-round series by doing what experienced contenders often do best: surviving the shaky beginning, then imposing themselves once the game settled into playoff rhythm. Denver …