Ahead of this game, the Nuggets made a rotation change by reinserting Aaron Gordon into the starting lineup. Rather than Russell Westbrook returning to the bench though, it was Christian Braun who went to the second unit, coming off the bench for the first time this season.

The Denver Nuggets dropped their third game in a row, this time losing to the New York Knicks 122-112. Nikola Jokic got called for two fouls in the first

The Nuggets fell apart late in New York and squandered an opportunity for a quality win. Jamal Murray carried the team on Nikola Jokić’s down night, but the defense’s failure to cover screen rolls and getting clobbered in transition outweighed his impact.

Jamal Murray is back to playing good basketball. And the Nuggets will need him more than ever if they want to contend for a championship.

Jamal Murray glared exclusively at The Denver ... Julian Strawther and Christian Braun, none is capable of filling in the gaps on Murray’s off nights. Russell Westbrook has meshed well with ...

Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett believe the Nuggets are much better with Russell Westbrook running point guard and Jamal Murray at the two.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 34 points and became the Minnesota Timberwolves’ career leader in 3-pointers in a 133-104 victory over the Denver Nuggets 133-104 on Saturday. Edwards made 14 of 23 shots from the floor and scored 23 points in the second half as Minnesota pulled away after leading by 11 at halftime.

So often in matchups like these, a primetime matchup against a rival, the team that “wants it” more and brings more energy and aggression to the game is the one that takes it. Against the Timberwolves last year, the Nuggets were too often back on their heels receiving haymaker after haymaker in the form of forced turnovers and transition points.

Braun logged 22 points (10-11 FG, 2-3 3Pt), four boards and one assist in 35 minutes of action in Wednesday's 128-108 loss to the Rockets. The third-year guard matched Jamal Murray as the team's leading scorers with Nikola Jokic (elbow) sidelined and Michael Porter cobbling together a quiet outing Wednesday.

We should have been up 20 at halftime,” Michael Malone said after the Nuggets’ loss to the Bulls. “We messed with the game.” His timeout two minutes of the game

Not too long ago, a fair amount of Knicks fans were pulling their hair out, and running around like a headless chicken, asking for Tom Thibodeau to be fired after watching their team lose six of nine games.

The Denver Nuggets stagger into Madison Square Garden tonight to face the New York Knicks. Denver has lost a couple of sorry defensive performances in a