Nikola Jokic is the first player in NBA postseason history with a 30-point triple-double and 70% shooting in consecutive games

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets held on late in the fourth last night for a 132-126 victory vs the LA Lakers. That puts Denver up 1-0 in the Western Conference Finals after another monster performance from Nikola Jokic. The two-time MVP had 34/21/14 along with two blocks. He is the first player in NBA […]

Zach Wolpin  •  17 May 2023
In the 2023 playoffs, the Denver Nuggets are a perfect 6-0 at home with a chance to keep that streak alive in Game 1 vs the Lakers

The Denver Nuggets have a chance to make history this postseason if they advance past the Conference Finals. As a franchise, the Nuggets only have one Finals appearance and it was when they were still a part of the ABA. They joined the NBA in the 1976-77 season and have not made a Finals appearance […]

Zach Wolpin  •  16 May 2023
Is Jamal Murray playing tonight (May 16) in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals vs the Lakers?

Tonight, the LA Lakers and the Denver Nuggets have Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. Denver finished with the West’s best regular season record and that’s why they are the #1 seed. The Lakers’ regular season was not as smooth. They had to earn a spot in the play-in tournament to reach this point. […]

Zach Wolpin  •  16 May 2023
ESPN’s Mark Jackson apologizes to Nikola Jokic for MVP vote snub

ESPN’s Mark Jackson, the former Golden State Warriors head coach, has apologized to Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic for leaving the five-time All-Star off his MVP ballot. Jackson, 58, was the only voter to not have the two-time MVP in his top-five selection. Jackon’s decision was leaked Thursday afternoon. The ESPN broadcaster picked Joel Embiid, […]

James Foglio  •  28 Sep 2023
Denver’s 81 points are the most in the first half by a road team in postseason history, they led by 30 points at halftime

The Denver Nuggets were the aggressors last night in Game 6 and they never let up. After one quarter the Nuggets led 44-26 and the Suns never recovered after that. Denver scored another 37 points in the second quarter to total 81 points and a 30-point lead at halftime. Their 81 points are the most […]

Zach Wolpin  •  12 May 2023
Denver’s Nikola Jokic has 300 points, 100 rebounds, and 100 assists in a postseason for the 3rd time in his career

Last night, the Denver Nuggets punched their ticket to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since the NBA bubble. They stomped the Phoenix Suns on the road last night, 125-100 to win the series 4-2. Nikola Jokic did not win MVP of the league this season, but he’s certainly been one of the […]

Zach Wolpin  •  12 May 2023
Bruce Brown scored 25 points off the bench for the Nuggets last night to help Denver win Game 5

In Game 5 for the Lakers on Monday night, Lonnie Walker IV had an amazing performance off the bench. Denver’s SF Bruce Brown was watching closely as Walker was his teammate in college at Miami. After watching Walker take over for the Lakers in crunch time, Brown knew he needed a strong perfume like that […]

Zach Wolpin  •  10 May 2023
Nikola Jokic becomes second player in NBA history with 300 points, 100 rebounds, and 75 assists through first 10 games of a postseason

Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets became the second player in NBA history to record 300 points, 100 rebounds, and 75 assists through his first 10 games of a postseason, joining Oscar Robertson in 1963. In Tuesday night’s 118-102 second-round win in Game 5 of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, the two-time MVP logged 29 points, […]

James Foglio  •  10 May 2023
Denver’s Nikola Jokic was fined $25k, but will not receive a suspension after his Game 4 incident with Suns owner Matt Ishbia

In the second quarter of Game 4 on Sunday, Denver’s Nikola Jokic got into a small altercation with a fan. That fan happened to be new Suns owner Matt Ishbia and the incident became viral on social media. The league announced that Jokic would not receive a suspension for his small altercation with Ishbia. Instead, […]

Zach Wolpin  •  09 May 2023