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February will frequently be leap to action

Denver Post — It's an NBA lockout-shortened year. It's also a leap year. And so, in 29 February days, the Nuggets have 15 February games on their rapid-fire schedule.

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Short-handed Nuggets lose at home to Rockets; Danilo Gallinari injured

Denver Post (Benjamin Hochman The Denver Post) — Four starters injured. A key reserve away from the team. Then the backup center, who started, fouled out.

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Nuggets' roster thin tonight versus Houston

Denver Post (Benjamin Hochman The Denver Post) — The Nuggets will be without four rotations players tonight against Houston, coach George Karl said today at shootaround.

16 hr 12 min ago
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Nuggets look ahead: Houston at Denver

Denver Post (Christopher Dempsey The Denver Post) — Center Timofey Mozgov will not play in tonight's game as he continues to deal with a sprained left ankle.

1 day 3 hr ago
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Portland Trail Blazers beat tired Denver Nuggets 117-97

Denver Post (Paul Buker Special to The Denver Post) — The Nuggets' legs weren't completely dead Saturday night, but completing a back-to-back-to-back set didn't come close to translating into a victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.

2 days ago
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Nuggets' Karl not buying fatigue factor in NBA

Denver Post (Paul Buker Special to The Denver Post) — It has become fashionable to rip the quality of basketball being played as NBA teams squeeze in their 66-game seasons.

2 days ago
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Hochman: Blake Griffin's dandy dunk sets high standard in NBA

Denver Post (Benjamin Hochman The Denver Post) — My buddy was in the building for one of those Halley's comet moments, when physics-defying athleticism warps reality and freezes time.

2 days ago
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K-mart to sign with Clippers, meet Nuggets

Denver Post (Benjamin Hochman The Denver Post) — Well this could be weird. Imagine the Nuggets, needing a basket late in the game, but being stymied on the defensive end by Kenyon Martin.

3 days ago
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Nuggets fall short to Lakers on missed 3-pointer

Denver Post (Benjamin Hochman The Denver Post) — The Pepsi Center held its breath as Al Harrington tried to pull a Carmelo.Harrington had been brilliant for Denver, but he couldn't make a fadeaway, 26-foot 3-point jumper in the finals ticks

3 days ago
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Kenyon Martin will not return to Nuggets

Denver Post (Benjamin Hochman The Denver Post) — Kenyon Martin wasn't necessarily in the plans for the Nuggets, but now it's official: A league source said Thursday that the unrestricted free agent will not return to the Nuggets this season.

4 days ago
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Nuggets dominate in L.A. as Gallinari, Lawson lead the way

Denver Post (Benjamin Hochman The Denver Post) — LOS ANGELES — Lob City was more like a library. In Thursday's fourth quarter, with the Clippers trailing by 20, they tried to pull out all the stops during a timeout — the

4 days ago
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Kenyon Martin won't return to Nuggets, source says

Denver Post (Benjamin Hochman The Denver Post) — Not that he was necessarily in the plans, but unrestricted free agent Kenyon Martin will not return to the Nuggets this season, a league source said Thursday.

4 days ago
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Harrington hopes Nuggets have a sense of urgency beginning tonight vs. Clippers

Denver Post (Benjamin Hochman The Denver Post) — Al Harrington's voice — so deep, so smooth, so serious — makes Barry White sound like Betty White. When Harrington speaks, there's a resonance of importance. So, after the Nuggets...

5 days ago
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NBA ticket prices: Nuggets a much better deal than Knicks

Denver Post (Denver Post wire services) — Nuggets fans can count their blessings regarding the trade that sent Carmelo Anthony to the New York Knicks.

5 days ago
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Nuggets Mailbag: Crystal ball says Denver can contend in NBA playoffs

Denver Post (Benjamin Hochman The Denver Post) — The Post's Nuggets writer responds to your questions in Benjamin Hochman's Nuggets Mailbag. In this week's installment, Benjamin takes four Q's, including one wondering if Kenyon Martin might...

6 days ago
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Nuggets Briefs: Lack of ball control comes back to hurt

Denver Post (Benjamin Hochman The Denver Post) — MEMPHIS, tenn. — Ty Lawson returned to the Nuggets on Tuesday, but coach George Karl was cautious before the game — and it had

6 days ago
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Nuggets let one slip away in overtime loss at Memphis

Denver Post (The Denver Post) — Without a closer, the Nuggets got basketball's equivalent to a blown save. The Grizzlies won 100-97 against the Nuggets on Tuesday, even though Memphis shot just 38.4 percent from the field.

6 days ago
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Nuggets' Ty Lawson says he'll play vs. Memphis

Denver Post (Benjamin Hochman The Denver Post) — Ty Lawson confirmed today that Chico will play. The Nuggets' Lawson, whose on-court alter-ego is nicknamed Chico, said at shootaround that he'll play in tonight's Nuggets-Grizzlies game here at...

6 days ago
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Ty Lawson's absence hurts Nuggets

Denver Post (Christopher Dempsey The Denver Post) — In just over two seasons, Ty Lawson has rocketed from a point guard whom Nuggets coach George Karl was reluctant to play as a rookie to, it appears, being the most indispensable cog on a

7 days ago
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Woody Paige: Chauncey Billups still acts like a winner

Denver Post (Woody Paige The Denver Post) — The Nuggets needed a miracle in the final seconds Sunday night.But Chauncey Billups was playing for the other team.

8 days ago
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Nuggets loss at Portland damaging in more than just win-loss column

Denver Post: All Things Nuggets (Christopher Dempsey) — Say one thing about this shortened season in which you play most teams in the same division just three times: It takes the guesswork out of tiebreakers. Win two, and you own it. As such, the...

17 hr 48 min ago
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Nuggets PG Andre Miller: The NBA’s most unsung Ironman

Denver Post: All Things Nuggets (Christopher Dempsey) — Tonight, Andre Miller ties Stacey Augmon on the NBA’s most games played list. Yep, Stacey Augmon, at 1,001 games played at the highest level of basketball in the world. He’s 97th in NBA history. I...

3 days ago
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Three reasons why the Nuggets’ win over the Clippers really mattered

Denver Post: All Things Nuggets (Christopher Dempsey) — Yes, I know the Clippers were playing their fourth game in five nights on Thursday. Still, contained within the Nuggets’ blowout win were encouraging signs that suggest this team is growing from...

3 days ago
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More on the Nuggets’ big win in Lob City

Denver Post: All Things Nuggets (Benjamin Hochman) — As I wrote in Thursday’s paper, Al Harrington was steadfast – the Nuggets are a better team than the Clippers, he said. Yes, there is a lot of basketball left to be played in this season, but the...

4 days ago
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Blake Griffin dunk: “It’s better than a Mozgov!”

Denver Post: All Things Nuggets (Benjamin Hochman) — Before Timofey Mozgov became the Nuggets starting center this season, he was best known for being dunk upon/over by Blake Griffin, back when Timofey played for the Knicks. Well, on Monday night,...

7 days ago
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Lawson improving, but still game-time decision for Nuggets at Memphis

Denver Post: All Things Nuggets (The Denver Post) — Ty Lawson said Monday that his injured ankle is improving, but that he remains a game-time decision for the Nuggets vs. the Grizzlies in Memphis on Tuesday.

7 days ago
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George Karl on how Chauncey Billups saved his NBA coaching career

Denver Post: All Things Nuggets (Nick Groke) — George Karl talks about how the Allen Iverson trade that brought Billups to Denver saved Karl's career as an NBA coach

7 days ago
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Lawson says he’s good-to-go for tomorrow’s game vs. Clippers

Denver Post: All Things Nuggets (Christopher Dempsey) — Nuggets point guard Ty Lawson said he will play in tomorrow night’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers after missing the team’s game on Friday against Toronto. “It’s a big game and I want to be...

9 days ago
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Happy Linas Kleiza harbors no ill-will toward Nuggets organization

Denver Post: All Things Nuggets (Christopher Dempsey) — The buzz cut has grown out to a longer mane, but the trademark smile and jumper remain the same. Linas Kleiza is loving his basketball life so much more now. First, he’s playing. Shelved for...

10 days ago
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Nuggets Arron Afflalo, Rudy Fernandez to return tonight; Ty Lawson doubtful

Denver Post: All Things Nuggets (Christopher Dempsey) — As one player – starting point guard Ty Lawson – appears doubtful for tonight’s game against Toronto, two other Nuggets are set to return. Guards Arron Afflalo and Rudy Fernandez both participated...

10 days ago
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Nuggets coach George Karl, Ty Lawson, others talk about Gallinari contract

Denver Post: All Things Nuggets (Benjamin Hochman) — At today’s shootaround in Sacramento, numerous Nuggets talked about Danilo Gallinari’s four-year, $42-plus million contract extension to Denver Post contributing writer John Parker: DANILO...

12 days ago
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Instant reaction to the Nuggets-Danilo Gallinari news

Denver Post: All Things Nuggets (Benjamin Hochman) — * You got to credit the Nuggets front office for recognizing what they had on their hands – locking up Gallo and, arguably, not overpaying (four years, $42 million plus incentives). The guy is...

12 days ago
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Nuggets coach George Karl: Right now, team development trumps playing rookies

Denver Post: All Things Nuggets (Christopher Dempsey) — The finicky thing about youth is its reluctance to just go away after one season. It holds on. Nuggets coach George Karl looks at his team and sees a good number of his players still in basketball...

13 days ago
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The original Robert Horry quotes on Kobe-Shaq feud

Rush'n Hoops (Alexander Chernykh) — Didn’t expect the story from yesterday to explode like that, but it got a lot of hits and was picked up by several major blogs in the States. Obviously Kobe vs. Shaq stays relevant to this day, as...

13 days ago
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Danilo Gallinari’s responsibility shift sparking breakout season

Denver Post: All Things Nuggets (Christopher Dempsey) — One of the more remarkable stats coming out of the Nuggets’ win at New York on Saturday came courtesy of Danilo Gallinari: He scored a career-high 37 points – with just one 3-point make....

14 days ago
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Nuggets Arron Afflalo, Rudy Fernandez taking their time with injuries

Denver Post: All Things Nuggets (Christopher Dempsey) — Both Nuggets starting shooting guard Arron Afflalo and reserve guard Rudy Fernandez are erring on the side of caution in returning from injuries in order not to come back too fast and suffer a...

14 days ago
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Robert Horry: Phil Jackson created the Kobe-Shaq feud

Rush'n Hoops (Alexander Chernykh) — During his visit to Russia to attend the student league All-Star game, 7-time NBA champion Robert Horry was interviewed by Sports.ru. Here’s the most interesting part I think (Please keep in...

14 days ago
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Scott Hastings answering questions for Denver Post “Fan Mail”

Denver Post: All Things Nuggets (Patrick Saunders) — With the new-look, team-oriented Nuggets on big-time roll, it’s a good time to get some perspective from Scott Hastings. The Nuggets’ color analyst for Altitude TV and afternoon...

15 days ago
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Carmelo Anthony talks Friday about (another) Knicks loss, playing Nuggets

Denver Post: All Things Nuggets (Benjamin Hochman) — Melo versus the Nuggets. It’s finally happening on Saturday. But on Friday, New York lost its fifth-straight game. And the loss came at home. To Milwaukee. Here are Carmelo’s quotes to the media...

17 days ago
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Nuggets rookie hazing involved condoms, tampons and Hello Kitty backpacks

Rush'n Hoops (Alexander Chernykh) — It is well known that this season Denver Nuggets rookies had to dougie on the court after a public scrimmage, but that was only a part of the story. On December 26, Timofey Mozgov wrote this on...

17 days ago
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