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- The Joker is wild. Nikola Jokic dominates with his eighth triple-double of the playoffs, most in any postseason in NBA history. Imagine being the best player on a floor shared with LeBron and Anthony Davis.
- Denver finally does it. This franchise has never won a championship of any kind, either the ABA or NBA. This franchise is due, and with the Milwaukee Bucks long eliminated and the Boston Celtics on the brink, the Nuggets will enter the NBA Finals as the favorite — finally giving them the recognition they feel was lacking all season.
- LeBron gave it his all … does he have anything left? The Lakers' offense grinds to a halt after a dominant first half in Game 4. LeBron was at his most brilliant in this postseason during a searing first half where he scored 31 of his 40 points and carried the Lakers on a pair of 38-year-old legs tied to a pair of creaky ankles.
- Too little, too late from Anthony Davis. For three quarters of Game 4, Davis had an equal number of fouls and baskets. That’s never an equation that runs in his or the Lakers’ favor, especially in a must-have game.
Jun 10, 2023 · Two nights after riding their superstars to victory, the Denver Nuggets did the exact opposite to take a 3-1 series lead. Nikola Jokić was relatively quiet and in foul trouble most of the fourth ...
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Final | Nuggets 113, Lakers 111
Nikola Jokic stood near halfcourt and unleashed a roar that had been years in the making. Late in the fourth quarter of Monday’s gripping Game 4, after one of Jokic’s sublime dimes found Aaron Gordon for a dunk, Jokic screamed at the history he and the Nuggets were approaching. Not four minutes later, in front of championship banners that Denver was only allowed to dream about, the Nuggets seized the Western Conference crownover LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, 113-111. Their victory...
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Nikola Jokic wins MVP (9:24 p.m.): Jokic was named the Western Conference Finals MVP. — Joe Nguyen FINALLY!!! (9:15 p.m.): For the second consecutive possession, LeBron James is denied as Jamal Murray slides over to double James and he drove to the basket. Didn’t even get a shot off. After 47 years, the Nuggets are going to the NBA Finals. — Matt Schubert One more time (9:13 p.m.): Both teams trade misses and the Lakers will have the ball with four seconds left and trailing the Nuggets 113-11...
Third-quarter updates
12 minutes away (8:28 p.m.): Twelve minutes. That’s all that stands between the Denver Nuggets and their first NBA Finals trip in franchise history. There is no one star in this one. All five starters have scored in double figures. Just about everyone had a moment in a 36-16 Denver third quarter. 94-89, Nuggets going into the fourth quarter. — Matt Schubert Yet another record (8:28 p.m.): Per the NBA, Nikola Jokic has his eighth triple-double of these playoffs. It breaks Wilt Chamberlain’s ma...
Bennett Durando, sports reporter: Dare I pick the Lakers a third consecutive game after already getting shown up by Denver twice? Sure, but with a caveat: This series will be a gentleman’s sweep. No more, no less. The Nuggets are the better team and it’s not all that close. Let’s just spot poor little Los Angeles one game. Pick:Lakers 99, Nuggets 9...
It’s the trophy a basketball nerd who grew up to be a billionaire wants the most. And it’s the job of Nuggets coach Michael Malone to turn the impossible dream of Stan Kroenke into reality, before the boss decides there’s a smarter way to spend his money. If that’s not pressure on a coach blessed with a generational talent named Nikola Jokic, what is? “I joke with Stan and Josh Kroenke. I see the Rams win the Super Bowl, the Avs win the Stanley Cup and the teams they own win championships. An...
In another year, or perhaps even just a few months earlier this season, Nuggets sniper Michael Porter Jr. would’ve gladly taken the dagger from 3. The Nuggets were up 96-94 with just 7:04 left in Saturday’s Game 3, and Porter found himself on the wing with a window. In general, those are the only prerequisites Porter needs to hoist. But, in a nod to Denver’s unselfishness in their astounding Game 3 victory and Porter’s ongoing maturation, the 6-foot-10 marksman decided to turn a good shot int...
With a triad of methods to issue a third successive strike to the heart, the Denver Nuggets humbled Hollywood, turned Crypto.com Arena into a crypt and crushed the Lakers’ hopes once and for all. Los Angeles isn’t officially done yet, but not even the NBA’s most celebrated franchise has pulled off what LeBron James and company must attempt now. In playoff history, teams to lead a series 3-0 have won the series 149 times out of 149. To take a 3-0 lead, the Nuggets awed L.A. with an orderly and...
May 23, 2023 · Recap: LeBron James misses last-second shot and Lakers are eliminated from playoffs. Anthony Davis looks to power his way for a shot in the lane between Nuggets forwards Aaron Gordon, left, and ...
Jun 10, 2023 · The Nuggets' lead is down to six, 86-80, with 8:42 remaining. ... It's been a scrappy start to Game 4, with both teams knotted at 7-7 five minutes into the contest. Bam Adebayo (4 PTS) has been ...
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Sep 25, 2020 · The Los Angeles Lakers take a commanding 3-1 series lead after holding off the Denver Nuggets to seal a 114-108 win. The Lakers are now 11-3 in the post-season and need just one more win to make ...
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Jun 10, 2023 · 5 takeaways from Nuggets' Game 4 win that stakes commanding lead. Denver gets big games from Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon and the rest of its supporting cast to help the Nuggets' manage a quiet ...
