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Oklahoma City Thunder (64-16, first in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (52-28, third in the Western Conference) Denver; Friday, 9 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City seeks to keep its seven-game win streak alive when the Thunder take on Denver. The Nuggets are 10-5 in division matchups. Denver is 23-20 against opponents with a winning record. The Thunder are 41-9 in Western Conference play. Oklahoma City ranks third in the NBA with 34.7 defensive rebounds per game led by Chet Holmg...

The Denver Nuggets are building more momentum heading into the playoffs as they notched their 10th straight win on Wednesday, beating the Memphis Grizzlies, 136-119, at Ball Arena. The Nuggets improved to 52-28 and recorded their longest winning streak since Nikola Jokic joined the team in 2014. They also increased their lead over the Los […] The post Why David Adelman has given Tim Hardaway Jr. the green light amid the Nuggets’ 10-game win streak appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Nikola Jokic had 14 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists for his 34th triple-double of the season, and Denver beat the Memphis Grizzlies 136-119 on Wednesday night for the Nuggets’ 10th straight win. Denver (52-28) increased its hold on the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference with its first double-digit winning streak since getting 15 in a row Feb. 23-March 23, 2013.

Pistons Cade Cunningham returned to action Wednesday after missing time with a collapsed lung and looked comfortable in limited minutes, finishing with 13 points, 10 assists, and five rebounds in the Pistons’ 137-111 win over the Bucks. He played 26 minutes in short bursts and shot 6-of-11 from the field. Jalen Duren led the way […] The post NBA Notes: Pistons, Cade Cunningham, Magic, Nuggets, Nikola Jokic appeared first on Hoops Wire.

The NBA’s All-Defense teams tend to be loaded with big men, so Fred Katz of The Athletic put together a list of the All-Perimeter Defense team. Featured on the list is the Knicks‘ OG Anunoby. Katz points to a game against the Nuggets, when Anunoby guarded Nikola Jokic, Aaron Gordon, Cameron Johnson, and Bruce Brown, […]

Michael Malone repeatedly declined North Carolina's overtures before agreeing to become the program's head coach, revealing Tuesday that he initially assumed the Tar Heels' contact was little more than a formality. When incoming athletic director Steve Newmark first reached out, Malone told him college basketball was not a serious consideration. He was focused on returning to the NBA following his dismissal from the Denver Nuggets and viewed the UNC inquiry as a courtesy call rather than a ge...

The Western Conference landscape continues to shift this Wednesday, April 8, as the Denver Nuggets host the Memphis Grizzlies at Ball Arena. Denver (50-28) enters the night as a powerhouse in the West, currently holding the third seed and looking to secure home-court advantage for the opening round of the playoffs. On the other side, the Grizzlies (25-53) have endured a "lost season" defined by a historic number of injuries to their core roster. Already eliminated from postseason contention, ...

The NBA had just two coaching changes during the 2025 offseason, but there is a growing expectation that the league could have more than a third of its teams turnover their position this year. "There's going to be 8 to 12 [changes]," one league source with direct knowledge of the coaching market told Jake Fischer. Last season, a pair of teams made sudden coaching changes right before the playoffs as the Memphis Grizzlies fired Taylor Jenkins and the Denver Nuggets fired Michael Malone. Their ...

Ayo Dosunmu scored 24 points and Julius Randle and Bones Hyland each added 19 as the Minnesota Timberwolves picked up a critical 124-104 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night. Hyland also had seven assists and Rudy Gobert finished with 12 rebounds. Minnesota is on the cusp of clinching a top six seed and avoiding the Western Conference's play-in tournament.

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Mashack (concussion) is questionable for Wednesday's game in Denver. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.

Veteran NBA head coach Michael Malone is headed to the college ranks for his next job. Malone is set to be the next head coach for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels. Before working for ESPN this season, Malone had spent the last 12 seasons as an NBA head coach. He worked for the Sacramento Kings for two years, before spending 10 seasons with the Denver Nuggets. With the Nuggets, Malone won the 2023 NBA Finals. Overall, he led Denver to six consecutive playoff appearances before being...

The battle for the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference will be one of the biggest things to watch in the final week of the NBA regular season.

Relief washed over the Denver Nuggets locker room Monday when Aaron Gordon set the record straight on a frightening limp that had fans holding their breath just days before the postseason begins. Gordon, who has had a lot of hamstring and calf injuries this season, told the media that he is doing well and that […] The post Nuggets news: Aaron Gordon reveals truth behind limping scare right before playoffs appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The NBA regular season enters its final week this Monday, April 6, as the Portland Trail Blazers travel to the Mile High City to face the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena. Denver (50-28) currently holds the fourth seed in the Western Conference and is riding a scorching eight-game winning streak as they fight for home-court advantage in the first round. Meanwhile, the Trail Blazers (40-38) are in a desperate fight for their postseason lives. Currently sitting in the ninth spot, Portland is lookin...

The Los Angeles Lakers are in danger of slipping in the Western Conference standings after the Denver Nuggets erased a large deficit to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers 137-132 in overtime Monday night. Denver’s comeback, which saw the team rally from an 18-point deficit, pushed the Nuggets to 51-28 on the season and moved them […] The post Lakers lose grasp on No. 3 seed after shocking Nuggets comeback vs. Blazers appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Spurs, Celtics and Pistons round out the top five in this penultimate power rankings of the season.

The Denver Nuggets overcame a first-half deficit to burst past the Portland Trail Blazers 137-132 behind Nikola Jokic.

Nikola Jokic had 35 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists, and the Nuggets rallied from a 16-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Blazers and move into the No. 3 seed in the West.

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