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Nikola Jokic scored a 25-point triple double as the Denver Nuggets handed new Milwaukee coach Doc Rivers a 113-107 defeat Monday in his first game in charge. The heavyweight showdown between the reigning NBA champions and the 2021 champion Bucks did not disappoint, with two-time Most Valuable Player Jokic dominating at both ends of the floor. The Serbian star finished with 25 points, 16 rebounds and 12 assists to seal his 14th triple double of […]
DENVER, June 13, 2023 (AFP) – The Denver Nuggets captured their first title in 47 NBA seasons on Monday, defeating the Miami Heat 94-89 behind 28 points and 16 rebounds from Nikola Jokic. The Nuggets won the best-of-seven NBA Finals 4-1 to bring the Mile High City an NBA crown as a sellout crowd roared in delight while delivering Miami’s third finals loss in 10 seasons. “I’ve got news for everybody out there. We’re not […]
By Nicolas PRATVIEL Agence France-Presse DENVER, June 5, 2023 (AFP) — The Miami Heat handed the Denver Nuggets their first home defeat of the playoffs Sunday, surging in the fourth quarter for a 111-108 victory that leveled the NBA Finals at one game apiece. Gabe Vincent scored 23 points and Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo scored 21 points apiece for Miami, who withstood a 41-point performance from Nuggets star Nikola Jokic to get the split […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Two-time defending NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic will stay with the Denver Nuggets on a five-year, $264 million supermax contract extension that is the biggest in league history, US media reported Thursday. The Denver Post was among several outlets reporting Serbian star Jokic’s mammoth deal as the league’s free agency negotiating period got underway. As the Post noted, the move wasn’t unexpected after Jokic, drafted in the second […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The reigning champion Golden State Warriors amassed an NBA record 51 first-quarter points Tuesday on the way to a 142-111 win over Denver in a duel for the Western Conference lead. The Warriors moved half a game ahead of the Nuggets atop the West, seizing control with a blistering opening period that included 10 three-pointers — a franchise record for a first quarter. They broke the previous league record […]
SAN DIEGO, United States (AFP) — LeBron James dazzled the crowd in his exhibition debut for the Los Angeles Lakers Sunday but he couldn’t get them a victory as they dropped a 124-107 decision to the Denver Nuggets. James finished with nine points, three rebounds and four assists in just over 15 minutes of playing time in front of 13,500 fans at the Valley View Casino in San Diego. “It was great to get back […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Paul Millsap scored a season-high 36 points as the Denver Nuggets jump started their playoff hopes with a 126-125 overtime victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday. Denver, who came into the contest two games out of the No. 8 position in the Western Conference playoff race, had lost two straight and needed to turn that around. Nikola Jokic had 23 points and 16 rebounds, and Will Barton […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Nikola Jokic grabbed the fastest triple double in NBA history on Thursday as the Denver Nuggets boosted their play-off hopes with a 134-123 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. Rising Serbian star Jokic bagged 16 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists in 14 minutes and 33 seconds to give Denver the perfect send-off as the team heads into the All-Star break. Jokic, who eventually finished with 30 points, 15 rebounds […]
By Tennie Sumague EBC New York Bureau NEW YORK (Eagle News) — Another stellar performance by New York Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis as fans chanted “M-V-P” in the final 50 seconds of the Knicks 116-110 win over the Denver Nuggets at Madison Square Garden Monday night. Porzingis became the first player in Knicks franchise history to score at least 30 points in five of the first six games of the season and the youngest player […]
By Kenneth Cruz Eagle News Service, EBC Sports (Eagle News) — It was like deja vu for the Los Angeles Clippers (21-8) who found themselves in the same spot as last season by playing without their All Star Power Forward, Blake Griffin. Griffin missed significant time in the 2015-2016 season with a quad injury and then right (shooting) hand injury he sustained from an off-court incident. In his absence last season, the Clippers went 30-15. […]
