The numbers indicate that there is one team that is stronger than the rest in the Western Conference in the current NBA: the Denver Nuggets, the leader with ...
It was not an easy game for Denver, which went into the last quarter trailing. Nikola Jokic had another triple-double (24 points, 18 rebounds and 13 assists). To end the third quarter, he hit a basket from beyond half court.
CLEVELAND – About 10 minutes after the Nuggets knocked off the Cavaliers, a loud, annoying chant came seeping out of the victorious locker room.
Earlier in the game, Porter was on the receiving end of one of Jokic’s blind swivel passes to the corner. I remember when he joined us on that road trip, I think him getting back to his basketball family and playing the game that he loves, finding that sanctuary, has given him some peace of mind.” A lot of stuff that used to matter to me because I’ve dealt with so much bigger things, now it doesn’t matter to me.” With 2:15 left in the fourth quarter and the Nuggets clinging to a two-point lead, Nikola Jokic got the ball in the post, drew a double-team and rifled the ball to Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. Paying homage to the movie “Finding Nemo,” Denver’s players have started repeating the call each time Michael Porter Jr. “Mike, Mike, Mike,” the Nuggets’ players repeated in an adoring yet teasing fashion.