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Denver beats Portland 120-115, goes up 2-1 in playoff series

May 28, 2021

Denver beats Portland 120-115, goes up 2-1 in playoff series

Denver newcomer Austin Rivers stole the spotlight from Nikola Jokic with a fourth-quarter outburst against Portland.

Jokic scores 38, Nuggets beat Blazers 128-109 to even series

May 25, 2021

Jokic scores 38, Nuggets beat Blazers 128-109 to even series

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets played with an unspoken sense of urgency.

Heat, Nuggets look to recover after dropping Game 1 matchups

May 23, 2021

Heat, Nuggets look to recover after dropping Game 1 matchups

Miami went to the NBA Finals as the Eastern Conference's No. 5 seed a year ago. Denver became the first team in NBA history to rally from a pair of 3-1 deficits on its way to the Western Conference finals.

Lillard leads 3-point barrage, Blazers beat Nuggets 123-109

May 23, 2021

Lillard leads 3-point barrage, Blazers beat Nuggets 123-109

What had Damian Lillard so excited wasn't his 34 points or 13 assists or how he led Portland's 3-point barrage that sparked the Trail Blazers' win over the undermanned Denver Nuggets in their playoff opener Saturday night.

Jokic, Embiid, Curry announced as NBA MVP finalists

May 20, 2021

Jokic, Embiid, Curry announced as NBA MVP finalists

Denver’s Nikola Jokic finished ninth in the MVP voting last season. Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid and Golden State’s Stephen Curry didn’t get listed on a single ballot a year ago.

Blazers beat Nuggets 132-116, secure 6th seed for playoffs

May 17, 2021

Blazers beat Nuggets 132-116, secure 6th seed for playoffs

After meeting to close out the regular season, the Trail Blazers and the Nuggets will face off in the opening round of the playoffs.

Nuggets beat Hornets, secure home-court advantage in Round 1

May 12, 2021

Nuggets beat Hornets, secure home-court advantage in Round 1

The Denver Nuggets will have home-court advantage for at least one playoff series.

Nets rally to beat Nuggets 125-119, snap 4-game skid

May 9, 2021

Nets rally to beat Nuggets 125-119, snap 4-game skid

Brooklyn coach Steve Nash doesn't mind his players feeling a little uncomfortable right now. Or even seeing them suffer a bit.

Davis scores 25 as short-handed Lakers defeat Nuggets 93-89

May 4, 2021

Davis scores 25 as short-handed Lakers defeat Nuggets 93-89

Anthony Davis came up with a huge game when the Los Angeles Lakers needed it the most.

Denver moves into 3rd in West with 110-104 win over Clippers

May 2, 2021

Denver moves into 3rd in West with 110-104 win over Clippers

Denver is missing some key pieces to its backcourt. As long as the Nuggets have Nikola Jokic and Michael Porter Jr., they remain one of the top teams in the Western Conference.