The Washington Wizards picked up their second win in four games last time out in Detroit and will now look to put their solid defense to the test against a slumping Denver Nuggets team.

The Lakers end their four-game road trip at 0-4 after tough losses to the Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, Milwaukee Bucks, and Denver Nuggets. Life in the NBA comes at you fast, which was the case ...

Despite a brutal stretch of games themselves, the Nuggets knew they shouldn't have had to sweat out a game against so many backups. "This isn't a beauty pageant," Nuggets coach Michael Malone said.

Luka Dončić will not play for the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night as they take on the Denver Nuggets. The Lakers confirmed Doncic will not play because of left calf injury management and a ...

Breaking down film and numbers on the Nuggets, who are currently third in the Western Conference. John Schuhmann Russell Westbrook and Nikola Jokić have formed another potent duo in Denver.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have the NBA's No. 1 defense. That didn't stop Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and the Denver Nuggets for hanging 140 points on them Monday night. DENVER DROPS 140 IN OKC ...

By the fourth quarter, OKC had completely taken over, extending the lead to as big as 24 as their league-best defense smothered the Nuggets. Both teams were close to full strength. The Nuggets ...

The Denver Nuggets took a tough 127-103 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, and earlier in the game, many wondered about the health of Nikola Jokic. The star center went down in the first half and ...

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The Denver Nuggets superstar was at his dominant best against the Phoenix Suns as they recorded the 149-141 win in overtime. Average of 9 LIVE Regular Season games per week plus the best of the ...

The three-time NBA MVP had the league's first 30-20-20 triple-double in the Denver Nuggets' 149-141 overtime victory over the Phoenix Suns on Friday night. Jokić had 31 points, 21 rebounds and a ...