Community Picks: Denver 44% vs Brooklyn 56%

Injuries to two starters haven't slowed down the Denver Nuggets. They'll bring a six-game winning streak to Detroit when they play the demoralized Pistons on Monday. Point guard Jamal Murray sat out his fifth straight game on Saturday with an ankle sprain. Continue to Article

February 04, 2019 11:53:am EST

Denver couldn't stop James Harden's scoring streak, but the Nuggets were able to end three years of frustration against the Houston Rockets. Nikola Jokic had 31 points, 13 rebounds, and nine assists, Malik Beasley had a career-high 35 points and the Nuggets beat Houston 136-122 on Friday night to snap a nine-game losing streak against the Rockets. “He's a great player, obviously one of the best scorers in the league, so to hold him to 30 after the way he's playing, and we get the win, I'm not too disappointed,” Torrey Craig said. Continue to Article

February 02, 2019 9:00:am EST

Denver couldn't stop James Harden's scoring streak, but the Nuggets were able to end three years of frustration against the Houston Rockets. Nikola Jokic had 31 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists, Malik Beasley had a career-high 35 points and the Nuggets beat Houston 136-122 on Friday night to snap a nine-game losing streak against the Rockets. Denver has won seven of its last eight overall and heads on a four-game trip at 36-15, the best start in the team's NBA history. Continue to Article

February 02, 2019 2:00:am EST

Anthony Davis sat in street clothes for much of the New Orleans Pelicans' loss to the Denver Nuggets. A week before the NBA's trade deadline, the New Orleans Pelicans are in no rush to grant Anthony Davis' trade request, general manager Dell Demps is reportedly not even picking up his phone to consider potential offers and coach Alvin Gentry insisted that the five-time All-Star is still an integral part of the team, but the organization is sure acting as if Davis will never play in New Orleans again. In the hours after the team scrubbed Davis from its pregame introduction video montage, The New York Times' Marc Stein reported that, while the Pelicans have not officially shelved Davis for good, they are considering sitting him out through the Feb. 7 deadline and for the remainder of the season. Continue to Article

January 31, 2019 11:34:am EST

Alvin Gentry played down the absence of Anthony Davis on a pre-game video prior to a defeat to the Denver Nuggets but gave no guarantees the wantaway All-Star will play for the New Orleans Pelicans again. There was no sign of Davis, who is sidelined with a fractured finger, on the big screen in a video before a 105-99 home loss to the Nuggets on Wednesday. Pelicans head coach Gentry said he was not aware of the situation relating to the video, or the fact Davis - linked with the Los Angeles Lakers - was not on the bench in the final quarter. Continue to Article

January 31, 2019 6:28:am EST