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It was weird getting to zone out last night. Over the years I’ve been pretty open about my tendency to do this when the game gets out of hand for the Spurs, but (for the most part) I just wasn’t able to disengage like that this season. That is, I think, one of the biggest […]
The San Antonio Spurs had the opportunity to control the playoff bracket. If they defeated the Denver Nuggets, who sat the bulk of their starters and only played Nikola Jokic 18 minutes, they’d bump them down to the fourth-seed, and wouldn’t need to face them until the Western Conference Finals. Instead, the Spurs, without Victor […]
In a final tuneup before the playoffs, the Spurs took to the court and walked away relatively healthy (I’m looking at you, Dylan Harper’s thumb), which is all that matters. De’Aaron Fox led the team with 24 points along with 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Keldon Johnson contributed 18 points with 6 rebounds in the […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Rockets fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. This week’s question asked about the teams in Houston’s playoff tier — the Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves and […]
The final buzzer at the Frost Bank Center carried little urgency for the San Antonio Spurs—but it still told a story. San Antonio came into the regular season finale on Sunday already locked into the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference, so missing key pieces for rest and injury management, the Spurs fell 128-118 to […]
Leading up to Sunday Night’s game between the Spurs and Nuggets, Wolves fans had reason to hope that San Antonio would take care of business against Denver’s C team. The Spurs rolled out the majority of their lineup minus Wemby. The Nuggets took the opposite approach of Nikola Jokic surrounded a bunch of dudes they […]
The last regular season game for the Denver Nuggets ended in a victory as they beat the San Antonio Spurs 128-118. The Spurs were… The post Recap: Denver Nuggets win their final regular season game 128-118 over the San Antonio Spurs appeared first on Denver Stiffs .
Even though the Spurs’ spot as the 2nd seed in the West was set in stone coming into the regular season finale, they still could have had a say in their second round match-up if they could have beaten the Denver Nuggets. Unfortunately, without their two centers, the Spurs were too small to deal with […]
Welcome to the Game Thread. Veterans of the Game Thread know how we do things around here, but for all you newbies we have a few rules. Our community guidelines apply and basically say be cool, no personal attacks, don’t troll and don’t swear too much. The first article I wrote for PTR was in March 2014, […]
What do the Lakers want? That’s not a question I like asking, but as the final day of the NBA 2025-26 regular season gets underway, it’s a question we must ask. Here are the playoff scenarios, and what might happen. First: The Nuggets have a record of 53-28. The Lakers have a record of 52-29. […]
This is it: the final regular season contest of the year for the Denver Nuggets as they face off against the Spurs in San Antonio… The post Preview: The Nuggets travel to San Antonio in the final regular season game to play the Spurs appeared first on Denver Stiffs .
The San Antonio Spurs come into Game 82 of the 2025-2026 regular season with the power to influence the final standings and potential 2nd round match-ups. Though they’re locked into the #2 seed and one side of the West bracket, their opponent tonight, the Denver Nuggets, come into tonight’s game as the 3rd seed, but […]
The final weeks and, specifically, days of the NBA season always brings with it a team or two messing with the basketball Gods by trying to tank their way to a preferred match-up. On Friday, it came from a very unexpected place. The Nuggets, who have been one of the hottest teams in the league […]
The backups got it done The post Recap: Denver Nuggets B squad defeats Oklahoma City Thunder C squad 127-107. appeared first on Denver Stiffs .
Two games remain on the Denver Nuggets schedule, and both of them are against teams with nothing to play for. Tonight, that team… The post Preview: Denver Nuggets play against resting Oklahoma City Thunder appeared first on Denver Stiffs .
Denver came into tonight’s home game against the Memphis Grizzlies on a nine-game winning streak and hot off two overtime wins… The post Recap: Nuggets shrug off Grizzlies, extend winning streak to 10 appeared first on Denver Stiffs .
It’s been three weeks since the Nuggets last played the Grizzlies—a game that nearly broke me. After a weird winter storm turned… The post Preview: Surging Nuggets look to avoid a repeat loss to tanking Grizzlies appeared first on Denver Stiffs .
The Portland Trail Blazers lost a heartbreaking game to the Denver Nuggets on Monday evening. The final score was 137-132, Denver, in overtime. But before that, the teams were tied at 125 apiece at the end of regulation. According to the 2-Minute Report released today, maybe it shouldn’t have been. The rundown of officiating calls […]
The 2025-26 NBA Season is winding to a close, and the Portland Trail Blazers have some important games down the stretch of the season. This week they went 2-1 with wins over the Los Angeles Clippers and New Orleans Pelicans and their lone loss coming in overtime against the Denver Nuggets on the road. With […]
With the Western Conference a tight-knit race yet again this season, this series will look at the standings and games to watch across the league as the Lakers look to secure home court and move up the standings. This is it, we have reached the last full week of regular-season basketball. The Nuggets have continued […]
After a couple of weeks of excruciating patience, the North Carolina Tar Heels have their new head coach. Former Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone is bringing his talents to Chapel Hill, which was an unexpected hire by many. His name started getting brought up near the end of UNC’s coaching search, but nobody really knew […]
The Portland Trail Blazers almost pulled off a fantastic win against the Denver Nuggets in the Mile High City on Monday night, leading by 16 points in the fourth period versus a clearly-superior foe. But Denver has a habit of making late-game comebacks. They continued the trend tonight. Hot shooting late, plus rediscovering their missing […]
The Denver Nuggets don’t like to do anything the easy way, but after falling behind by 14 entering the fourth quarter Denver… The post Nuggets win their second straight overtime game, defeating the Trail Blazers 137-132 appeared first on Denver Stiffs .
The Denver Nuggets outlasted the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday evening, winning in overtime by a 137-132 final score. Nicola Jokic led the victors with a triple-double (35 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists). Toumani Camara paced the Blazers with 30 points. Player of the Game Lots of heroes in this game on both teams, […]
The Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets are moving into the second half. That means so is the discussion! Here’s the game info again: Portland Trail Blazers (40-38) vs. Denver Nuggets (50-28) – Mon. Apr 6th – 6pm Pacific How to watch via antenna or cable: See your options on the Rip City Television Network. How to […]