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Western Conference teams dominate NBA championship betting with season on the horizon

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Western Conference is so loaded that its championship might be the real NBA Finals, at least if all the betting money pouring in on those teams is any indication. Of the...

Nuggets' new roster aims to give Jokic the support he needs for a title

DENVER NUGGETS Last season: 50-32, lost to Oklahoma City in the Western Conference semifinals. COACH: David Adelman (1st full season, 3-0 in regular season in 2024-25 and 7-7 in the pl...

Nikola Jokic considers Nuggets a 'dark horse' despite being a top contender to dethrone Thunder

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic considers the Denver Nuggets a dark horse in the race for an NBA title. Technically speaking, of course, they’re not. Far from it, even. The Nuggets are only sligh...

Nikola Jokic's plan to stay with the Nuggets forever and the offseason moves that energized him

DENVER (AP) — The Nuggets gave Nikola Jokic what he wanted this offseason, adding the kind of depth the Oklahoma City Thunder boasted when they survived a seven-game second-round series with...

Three-time MVP Nikola Jokic will delay signing extension with Nuggets this summer, AP source says

DENVER (AP) — Three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic has decided to delay a contract extension with the Denver Nuggets this summer, a person with knowledge of the matter told The Associated Press o...

Nets trading Cam Johnson to Nuggets for Michael Porter Jr. and draft pick, AP source says

NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets are trading Cam Johnson to the Denver Nuggets for Michael Porter Jr. and a first-round draft pick, a person with knowledge of the details said Monday. The s...

New Nuggets coach David Adelman wants his team in tip-top condition and open to ideas

DENVER (AP) — Jamal Murray was located in the back of the room and so he heard the message first-hand from new Denver Nuggets coach David Adelman. Same with Julian Strawther, who took a seat...

David Adelman promoted to full-time Nuggets coach after leading team to conference semifinals

DENVER (AP) — Josh Kroenke didn't need to look far to find the next head coach of the Denver Nuggets. All he had to do was take a short stroll from his office. The team's president and gover...

Jokic makes history with 5th consecutive top-2 finish in MVP voting

There was Bill Russell. There was Larry Bird. And now, there’s Nikola Jokic. By finishing second in this year’s MVP balloting behind only Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jokic — the...

Gilgeous-Alexander voted as the NBA's MVP, continuing run of international players winning the award

The case for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was simple. He's the best player on an Oklahoma City Thunder team that had the best record this season and set a league mark for margin of victory. If th...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Thunder roll into West finals with 125-93 rout of Nuggets in Game 7

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder grew up on Sunday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points, Jalen Williams added 24 and the Thunder rolled into the Western Conference finals,...

A sick Jamal Murray scores 25 points, Nuggets beat Thunder 119-107 to force Game 7

DENVER (AP) — A sick Jamal Murray may have been questionable for Game 6, but in his mind there was nothing ambiguous about his playing status. “Absolutely not,” Murray said when asked if the...