The next phase in the NBA maturation of Michael Porter Jr. materialized quickly when the Nuggets forward switched to defend Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard. Late in the game on Thursday, with L.A. climbing back from down double-digits, the Porter-vs.-Leonard perimeter showdown lasted only a few seconds. Just enough time to validate Porter’s basketball…
Nuggets’ Michael Porter Jr. flourishing with expanded role, improved defense: “You can just see his IQ growing” — The Denver Post
Jamal Murray scored 30 points, Michael Porter Jr. added 27.
Murray, Porter spark early run, Nuggets cruise past shorthanded 76ers — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
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Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic named Western Conference player of the week for third time this season — The Denver Post
The Nuggets ran a beautiful basketball clinic at the expense of the Hornets on Wednesday night. Charlotte came to Ball Arena riding a four-game winning streak and got promptly pummeled by the surging Nuggets. Following Wednesday’s 129-104 drilling, the Nuggets have won seven of their last eight games and are now 24-16 on the season.…
Streaking Nuggets blast Hornets, 129-104, for seventh win in last eight games — The Denver Post
This quick two-game series was part of a scheduling change in the NBA that has teams periodically playing consecutive games against the same opponent in the same location to reduce travel amid a pandemic.
NBA’s two-game series cut travel, offer playoff-type setups — The Denver Post
Who says Nikola Jokic can’t defy gravity?
Jokic, Nuggets smash Bucks on back-to-back for best win of the season — Loveland Reporter-Herald
Bradley Beal scored 33 points to lead the Washington Wizards past the Denver Nuggets 112-110.
Beal scores 33, Wizards hang on late to beat Nuggets 112-110 — FOX31 Denver
The Nuggets made history on Tuesday. Denver recorded just one turnover in its 111-106 win over Portland at Ball Arena. The team tweeted out after the game that it was the fewest in NBA history. The sole turnover was recorded by Jamal Murray. “I’m sick,” Murray said after the game after he found out about…
Nuggets set NBA record with fewest turnovers in a game in win over Trail Blazers — The Denver Post
Here’s a look at every single 50-plus-point performance by a Nuggets player during a regular-season game.
Nuggets players who scored 50 or more points in a regular-season game — The Denver Post
Nuggets rookie Zeke Nnaji received a long pass in transition from teammate Monte Morris on Wednesday night with only Cavaliers forward Dylan Windler separating the first-round pick from posterized dunk glory.
Rookie Zeke Nnaji showcases versatility, confidence in breakout Nuggets performance — The Denver Post
For the second straight week, Nikola Jokic sits in second place among Western Conference frontcourt players, according to the latest NBA all-star voting update released Thursday.
NBA all-star voting update: Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic stays at No. 2 spot in vote — The Denver Post
Call them Joker and the Misfits. Rather than a championship contender on the rise, the Nuggets look more like a roster of mismatched parts. While center Nikola Jokic is playing like a legit MVP candidate, Denver is wasting his efforts. Too often, Joker’s teammates not only appear out of sync but as if they don’t…
Kiszla: Struggling Nuggets have two choices. Aggressively pursue trade for Bradley Beal, or wait until next year (again). — The Denver Post
The view from left field 