DENVER (AP) — Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan each scored 18 points and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Denver Nuggets 111-94 on Tuesday night to snap a three-game losing streak.
Jordan finished with 11 rebounds and four blocks, while Griffin had 10 rebounds. Chris Paul had 15 points and 10 assists to give the Clippers (7-7) three players with double-doubles. Continue reading “Griffin, Jordan each score 18, Clippers beat Nuggets 111-94”
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Tony Parker scored a season-high 25 points and the San Antonio Spurs never trailed, beating the Denver Nuggets 109-98 on Wednesday night for their sixth straight victory.
Kawhi Leonard added 20 points, Tim Duncan had 12 and LaMarcus Aldridge 11 for San Antonio, which is undefeated at home after five games. Continue reading “Parker scores 25, Spurs beat Nuggets for 6th straight”
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Denver’s Danilo Gallinari scored a season-high 32 points, New Orleans’ Anthony Davis hurt his left shoulder in the first quarter, and the Nuggets defeated the downtrodden Pelicans 115-98 on Tuesday night.
Jameer Nelson scored all 16 of his points in the last 14:10 of the game, helping Denver secure its fourth victory in five games. Will Barton added 17 points and Gary Harris 16. Continue reading “Gallinari leads Nuggets past Pelicans, 115-98”
DENVER (AP) — Kenneth Faried rebounded Danilo Gallinari’s errant shot in the lane for a putback with 5 seconds remaining to give the Denver Nuggets a 103-102 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night.
Khris Middleton’s shot from the corner rimmed out at the buzzer as the Bucks lost for the sixth straight time in Denver. Continue reading “Faried’s putback lifts Denver past Milwaukee 103-102”
DENVER (AP) — J.J. Hickson scored 19 points and rookie Emmanuel Mudiay hit two game-sealing free throws with 18.3 seconds remaining, helping the Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 108-104 on Monday night.
Mudiay finished with 18 points and Kenneth Faried added 17 — and drew a key late charge — as the Nuggets ended an eight-game skid to the Trail Blazers. Continue reading “Hickson, Mudiay help Nuggets hold off Trail Blazers, 108-104”
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry led the way once more with 34 points and 10 assists, his supporting cast did plenty to take the pressure off, and the defending champion Golden State Warriors beat the Denver Nuggets 119-104 on Friday night to stay unbeaten.
Harrison Barnes scored 21 points for Golden State and Festus Ezeli had a career-high 16 points to go with seven rebounds and two blocked shots. Continue reading “Warriors stay unbeaten behind another big night from Curry”
DENVER (AP) — Gordon Hayward scored 20 points, including seven in the fourth quarter, and the Utah Jazz pulled away late to beat the Denver Nuggets 96-84 on Thursday night.
Trevor Booker added 13 points and Rudy Gobert had eight points and 16 rebounds for Utah, which kept the Nuggets winless in their two home games this season. Alec Burks and Trey Burke added 12 points apiece. Continue reading “Hayward scores 20, Jazz beat Nuggets 96-84”
HOUSTON — Danilo Gallinari scored 23 points and the Denver Nuggets never trailed in a 105-85 victory over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night in the season opener for both teams.
The Nuggets were up by nine points with about 9 minutes remaining when they used a 6-0 run — with four points from Emmanuel Mudiay — to extend the lead to 85-72 and send fans streaming to the exits. Continue reading “Gallinari’s 23 points leads Nuggets over Rockets 105-85”
DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets signed veteran forward Mike Miller to a one-year deal Wednesday.
Miller played last season for the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he saw action in 52 games and averaged 13.5 minutes. The 15-year veteran has also played for Memphis, Miami, Washington, Minnesota and Orlando. Continue reading “Nuggets sign Mike Miller to 1-year deal”
Update: The Denver Nuggets have traded point guard Ty Lawson to the Houston Rockets.
The Nuggets receive a lottery protected first-round pick in 2016 and cash considerations along with Nick Johnson, Kostas Papanikolaou, Pablo Prigioni and Joey Dorsey in the deal that also sends a 2017 second-round pick to Houston.
Lawson would give the Rockets needed depth at point guard with Patrick Beverley, though is currently dealing with off-the-court issues. He entered a 30-day residential treatment program for alcohol last week after his second DUI arrest.
