Tag: Denver Nuggets

  • Denver Nuggets – Beating Up Stephen Curry Is OK in the Playoffs

    Denver Nuggets – Beating Up Stephen Curry Is OK in the Playoffs

    It was always going to take a return to an ultra physical and athletics style of basketball for the Denver Nuggets to ensure they find themselves back in the series. Facing elimination, at home, they simply went to work on Stephen Curry from the get go, while Andre Iguodala, along with an improving Kenneth Faried, put on their best performance of the postseason so far to live and fight another day.

  • Denver Nuggets – Andre Miller Better Than Everyone Else For Once

    Denver Nuggets – Andre Miller Better Than Everyone Else For Once

    Despite all of their offensive talent that includes Andre Iguodala, Ty Lawson, Wilson Chandler and Corey Brewer, the Denver Nuggets needed Andre Miller to lead them all through the game and especially in the fourth quarter, paving the way for a game winning layup with less than two seconds left on the clock to give his team the 1-0 lead in first round playoff series against the surprisingly stubborn Golden State Warriors.

  • NBA Playoffs – Warriors vs Nuggets Game 1 Predictions

    No one shoots the three-ball better than Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors, but that’s pretty much the only advantage they have going for them against the highly favored Denver Nuggets in a first round NBA playoffs series that threatens to set a few scoring record and provide the highest entertainment value during the first couple of weeks.

  • NBA Playoffs – Nuggets vs Warriors Series Predictions

    NBA Playoffs – Nuggets vs Warriors Series Predictions

    In a season that threatens to be the highest scoring we’ve seen in quite some time, the Denver Nuggets will try to overcome losing their second best scorer to a season ending injury, while the Golden State Warriors are hoping that the Stephen Curry magical shooting tour doesn’t end in the first round.

  • 2013 NBA Playoff Scenarios

    2013 NBA Playoff Scenarios

    Entering the final day of the 2012-2013 NBA Season, there is still one ticket to the playoffs up for grabs, going to either the Los Angeles Lakers or the Utah Jazz, while the Houston Rockets, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets and Memphis Grizzlies have positional battles in the West; the Atlanta Hawks and the Chicago are the only teams left interested in the finish out East.

  • Denver Nuggets – Andre Iguodala Can Still Play Like a Superstar

    Denver Nuggets – Andre Iguodala Can Still Play Like a Superstar

    During his evolution as an NBA player, Andre Iguodala turned from an athletic, electrifying scorer into a defensive stopped and someone who can do pretty much anything on the court. But with Kenneth Faried twisting his ankle while Wilson Chandler and Corey Brewer weren’t really in the kind of shooting zone they’ve been recently, it was up to Iggy to revert to his old form and lead the Denver Nuggets to another franchise record.

  • Must Win Games For Pacers, Nuggets, Rockets & Lakers

    Must Win Games For Pacers, Nuggets, Rockets & Lakers

    While there is only one more place up for grabs in the NBA playoffs that hasn’t been decided yet, the positional battles in the East and West are alive and well, with the games between the Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks, the Denver Nuggets vs the Portland Trail Blazers, the Sacramento Kings and the Houston Rockets and the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers being the ones that bare extreme significance heading into the final nights of the season.

  • Denver Nuggets – Corey Brewer Leads a Team More Resilient Than Ever

    Denver Nuggets – Corey Brewer Leads a Team More Resilient Than Ever

    There are quite a few differences to the 2013 version of the Denver Nuggets that make them likely to do better than in recent seasons, one of them being the arrival of Andre Iguodala, doing pretty much anything that’s required of him on both ends of the floor. The other is the depth assembled, still showing despite the injuries, led once again by Corey Brewer.

  • Denver Nuggets – Jeremy Lin Couldn’t Slow Things Down Alone

    Denver Nuggets – Jeremy Lin Couldn’t Slow Things Down Alone

    The Houston Rockets can play fast-paced basketball, but they need to do it smartly enough. Jeremy Lin tried to make it a conservative run while other players, like James Harden, attempted to make it a run & gun game, in which the Denver Nuggets have the advantage in almost every position, not to mention depth, size and athleticism, as Wilson Chandler, Andre Iguodala and Corey Brewer made people forget about the injured Danilo Gallinari or Ty Lawson.

  • Denver Nuggets – Corey Brewer Makes Andre Iguodala Look Good

    Denver Nuggets – Corey Brewer Makes Andre Iguodala Look Good

    Not for the first time this season and in recent weeks, the Denver Nuggets owe a victory to Corey Brewer, this time pulling off three big plays in the final seconds of a big win, giving Andre Iguodala the chance to be a hero with the game winner, while everyone was still shell-shocked by Danilo Gallinari probably tearing his ACL, now lost for the season and possibly much longer.