his first Finals MVP and his back-to-back league MVPs, there was"Jokmas."It was 10 days before Christmas in 2016, andDenver Nuggetscoach Michael Malone was "racking" his brain for solutions to jump-start his team, which was sputtering to a ...
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic get into an altercation in the stands during the first half of Game 4 of an NBA basketball Western Conference semifinal game against the Phoenix Suns, Sunday, May 7, 2023, in Phoenix.Matt York / AP No suspension, though. Th...
Denver hit all eight of its 3-point attempts and shot 80% in the first quarter. The Nuggets kept it going in the second, going 13 of 24 from the field and finishing 15 of 17 from long range in the first half to take a 79-54 halftime lead. “We didn’t play our best, that’s...
“We knew our energy was a lot better than it was in the first half and that would get us back into the game,” Murray said. “I don’t know when we took the lead, I kind of zoned out. We did a good job of not playing the score, just playing hard.” The Raptors s...
Season stats:28.6 ppg, 12.9 rpg, 9.8 apg His case:The two-time MVP capturedWestern Conference Player of the Monthfor the seventh time in his career, but Denver is on a two-game skid. Jokic led the NBA in total points earlier in the week as well as total rebounds and assists. He’...
Wemby vs. Chet– Season 2, Round 1:The top two finishers in last year’sRookie of the Year race meet for the first time this season. Thechart above breaks down how these multi-talented bigs did againstone another last season While Wembanyama had the edgein counting stats (+3.7 ppg, ...
registering 77 out of 100 first-place votes and finishing with 913 total points, putting him in prime position to make history at season's end.How the NBA MVP Straw Poll worksTo gauge where the MVP race stands heading into the All-Star break, ESPN asked 100 media members to par...
The first number would lead all teams by a mile. The second would rank around 21st. Whether you care or not, the advanced stats have Gobert by a mile. Individually, those stats are of questionable value. If they all scream the same thing, you should at leas...
Legendary Company: The only player to match his pts/reb/blk totals in his first 100? Spurs Hall of Famer David Robinson Eye-Popping Comps:Stack Wemby’s stats against other NBA legends in their first 100 games, and his numbers become even more staggering: ...
Clippers: Los Angeles missed all 12 of its 3-point attempts in the first half and was 0 for 14 by the time they finally made one -- Williams' 3 made at the 6:11 mark of the third quarter cut Denver's lead to 80-64. ... The Clippers lost the season series 3-1. ...