Tag: Rudy Gobert
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Nikola Jokic laments late misses despite matching playoff high in points as Denver Nuggets drop Game 4 in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS — A few uncharacteristic misses bothered Nikola Jokic more than a series of promising makes excited the Nuggets’ star after the Nuggets saw their chance to sweep the Timberwolves slip away, 114-108, in overtime Sunday night at Target Center. The costliest of the misses came at the free throw line late in regulation. With…
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Denver Nuggets assistant Ryan Saunders returns to Minnesota with chance to get last laugh
Ryan Saunders and the Nuggets could leave the series against Minnesota with the last laugh. Saunders is the son of the late Flip Saunders, who tops the Timberwolves franchise chart for wins by a coach with 427. Minnesota’s current coach, Chris Finch, is second on that list with 104 wins heading into Sunday’s Game 4…
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No free throws, no problem for NIkola Jokic as Denver Nuggets put Timberwolves on brink of elimination
MINNEAPOLIS • The gestures said it all. After Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets to a 120-111 win over Minnesota with a 20-point, 11-rebound, 12-assist triple-double, Denver coach Michael Malone made a circle with his right hand and placed it over his eye, signifying the number of free throws Nikola Jokic needed to record the seventh…
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Aaron Gordon prioritizing physicality over playing time for Denver Nuggets
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The level of physicality matters more to Aaron Gordon than his own playing time. The Nuggets have used their 6-foot-8 forward as a back-up center through two games of their first-round series against Minnesota, and Gordon has had his on-court minutes limited by foul trouble…
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Big-hearted Nuggets can beat their Rocky Mountain rivals | Woody Paige
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save You gotta have heart, Nuggets. Miles ‘n miles n’ of mile high of heart to beat the Jazz. A half century after Rocky Mountain foes Denver and Salt Lake City first converged in professional basketball…