Denver Nuggets Rumors & News
Melo's final 12 puch Nuggets past Hornets
Denver Post — Down two points Friday at New Orleans, Melo scored 12 points in the final 12 minutes, and the Nuggets were indeed winners, 102-95, for their fifth straight victory during, if you will, the winning time of the regular season.
14 hours agoNuggets coach Karl to miss rest of road trip
Denver Post — The realities of George Karl's cancer battles are settling in for his Nuggets, who found out Friday that their coach won't join them for the rest of this road trip.
14 hours agoMelo's big fourth quarter propels Nuggets past Hornets
Denver Post — There are those nights when Carmelo Anthony's point total itself doesn't do the performance justice. Such was the case in Friday's 102-95 win at New Orleans.
18 hours agoTy Lawson out, other notes from shootaround
All Things Nuggets | Denver Post — NEW ORLEANS — Nuggets reserve point guard Ty Lawson said this morning that he won’t play in tonight’s game against the Hornets, due to pain in his left shoulder. Lawson said he has trouble with some dribbling maneuvers due to the left shoulder contusion, which occurred when he collided with Lakers center Andrew Bynum on [...]
March 12, 2010Nuggets' Karl to miss next three games
Denver Post — Cancer treatments will keep Nuggets coach George Karl away from the team for the remainder off its road trip.
March 12, 2010Nuggets' Arron Afflalo rises to prominence as 3-point threat
Denver Post — The powder-blue-collared Arron Afflalo is arguably Denver's hardest worker. The dividends have him hoisting 3s for one of the best teams in the West.
March 12, 2010J.R. Smith’s crazy dunk against the Wolves
All Things Nuggets | Denver Post — Fans’ve been asking for it. Those who weren’t watching the Nuggets’ 110-102 romping of Minnesota on Wednesday night anyway. And even those who were watching wanna see it again. J.R.’s 360 oop from Chauncey Billups. Gotta be one of the best dunks of the season easy. Here’s the video within an NBA highlight reel. It’s No. [...]
March 11, 2010T-Wolves make Nuggets work for 'W'
Denver Post — The Nuggets were as flat as Mike Tyson singing "In The Air Tonight."
March 11, 2010Nuggets rally past Minnesota
Denver Post — Before Wednesday's Nuggets-Timberwolves game, acting Nuggets coach Adrian Dantley reminisced about his 1980s playing days against Minnesota coach Kurt Rambis.
March 10, 2010Nuggets Fly Over Wolves, 110-102
ESPN Video — J.R. Smith drops a 360 dunk and 15 points in Nuggets' win
March 10, 2010Next game at Memphis Grizzlies on Sat, Mar 13 8:00 pm EST
Opponent news and rumors snapshot:
- Postgame: Odds and ends Memphis Commercial-Appeal
- Memphis Grizzlies build huge lead, hold off New York Knicks, 119-112 Memphis Commercial-Appeal
- Postgame: Rudy Gay a hot free-agent topic Memphis Commercial-Appeal
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| Wed 3/3 | vs Oklahoma City | W 119 - 90 | |
| Fri 3/5 | vs Indiana | W 122 - 114 | |
| Sun 3/7 | vs Portland | W 118 - 106 | |
| Wed 3/10 | at Minnesota | W 110 - 102 | |
| Fri 3/12 | at New Orleans | W 102 - 95 | |
| Sat 3/13 | at Memphis | 8:00 pm EST | |
| Mon 3/15 | at Houston | 8:30 pm EDT | |
| Tue 3/16 | vs Washington | 9:00 pm EDT |
- Trail Blazers: Early playoff exit for Blazers?; news, notes and links Behind The Blazers Beat | Oregonian Tough playoff opponents loom for Blazers
- Utah Jazz: Sizzling Bucks cool Jazz streak Salt Lake Tribune Milwaukee » For the first time in weeks, if not months, the Jazz ran into a team Friday that has been on as scorching a climb up the standings in recent weeks as they've been in going 23-6 since Jan.
- Utah Jazz: Matthews to give up No. 23 Salt Lake Tribune Milwaukee » As it turns out, LeBron James isn't the only No. 23 in the NBA who'll be opting for a change next season. Wesley Matthews confirmed Friday that he has requested to wear No.
- Postgame video: Trail Blazers 110, Sacramento Kings 94 Behind The Blazers Beat | Oregonian Brandon Roy scores 28 points and coach Nate McMillan earns his 400th career coaching victory as the Blazers register an easy win over the Kings.
- Thinking Thunder: How the Big 12's NBA prospects would fit in OKC Oklahoman Thinking Thunder The Big 12 boasts a strong contingent of NBA Draft prospects, with nearly a dozen in play to be picked, most in the first round.How would they fit with the Thunder?James Anderson, G, OSU The Big 12’s Player of the Year and leading scorer.→Thunder fit:Great character fits with franchise mission; similar skill set to James Harden, except taller and not quite the ballhandler.Xavier Henry, G, Kansas Provided immediate impact as a freshman on nation’s top team.→Thunder fit: Wing man not high among OKC’s needs, and heavy family involvement could be a t...
- Future NBA stars A-OK with OKC Oklahoman KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Oklahoma City rates just fine with Kevin Durant.Likewise, as a potential destination for the NBA’s next wave, Oklahoma City offers plenty of appeal for the Big 12’s top draft prospects, too.Durant is a lightning rod for that appeal, as a key component in the Thunder’s rapid ascent that seems headed for extended success. Read more on NewsOK.com
- Rockies’ lineup vs. Brewers Saturday All Things Rockies | Denver Post MARYVALE — Give the Rockies this. While opponents rarely bring a representative lineup to Tucson, the Rockies consistently show up on the road with quality players. The Rockeis could stand to make a U-turn. They have been outscored 30-7 during their three-game losing streak. A look at the lineups: Rockies (6-5) 2B Eric Young Jr. .143 CF Dexter [...]
- Buchholz inches his way back to the big leagues All Things Rockies | Denver Post TUCSON — The lonely road back to the big leagues is becoming more populated. Taylor Buchholz is starting to feel closer to the Rockies after a elbow-ligament surgery last summer. He threw breaking balls off a mound earlier this week for the first time since the operation. As I watched on, he repeated the process [...]
- At Hi Corbett Field Denver Post Hits: In his Cactus League debut, first baseman Jason Giambi made a diving catch and was subsequently smoked on the forearm by a pitch. Todd Helton will play Sunday. The schedule is mapped out for each of them to play every other day, and Helton won't be traveling to Phoenix. . . . Outfielder Carlos Gonzalez rapped a two-out RBI single, scoring Ian Stewart. Stewart, who doubled, has adapted well to his new, shorter swing, going 7-for-16 this spring. . . . Troy Tulowitzki, who aspires to steal 30 bases, swiped his first of the spring.
- Rockies strategy shift: Pitch to contact Denver Post In barely a month, the Rockies will arrive at Coors Field and begin playing baseball. Nothing out of the ordinary there except that, until the early years of this decade, they never had done that.
- Corpas battered again; Street makes progress Denver Post Issues with consistency and injury have forced the Rockies to look at contingency plans in their bullpen. On the same day that Huston Street showed progress, Rafael Betancourt remains in a race against the calendar, and Manuel Corpas was shelled by the Giants.
- Avs' Porter preferred Colorado despite growing up in Red Wings territory Denver Post Kevin Porter, who played his first game for the Avalanche on Thursday night, was born and raised in the Detroit area. In suburban Northfield, his family tended to be rabid fans of the Detroit Red Wings during the most heated days of their rivalry with the Avalanche, and Kevin ended up sticking around for a collegiate career at the University of Michigan.