Free agency! Woo hoo! Transaction season has taken on a life of its own in the NBA ecosystem, arguably becoming more popular than the games. With the NBA Finals generating, perhaps, a bit less public fascination than in some other years, that sentiment about transaction season seems particularly true this June. Free agency is much …
DENVER — The Nuggets are like the dynastic Golden State Warriors insofar as they apply enormous pressure on the team trying to guard them. It may look different than the way the Warriors did it, but the strain on the faces of the Miami Heat when they talk about trying to stop a 7-footer who …
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DENVER – The Miami Heat have already taken down a No. 1 seed in the 2023 NBA playoffs, and they’re on the board toward doing it again. The eighth-seeded Heat evened the NBA Finals on Sunday by knocking off the Denver Nuggets in Game 2, 111-108. Help came from all corners to beat the Nuggets …
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Follow our Nuggets-Heat live Game 2 blog. Well, that went about as expected. At least for now. Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals saw the Nuggets handle business with a 104-93 win over the Heat. Save for a handful of desperation buckets by Miami down the stretch, it was a dominant effort from start …
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You don’t play as long as Ish Smith has – 13 NBA seasons, and counting – if you don’t have almost stupid recall. Play names, teammates, their families, your apartment room number after playing for 13 different teams, the most by one player in league history. But it’s always good to practice. At courtside Saturday, …
Ish Smith Pop Quiz: how many of his 13 years’ worth of teammates with rings can he name? Read More »
You don’t play as long as Ish Smith has – 13 NBA seasons, and counting – if you don’t have almost stupid recall. Play names, teammates, their families, your apartment room number after playing for 13 different teams, the most by one player in league history. But it’s always good to practice. At courtside Saturday, …
Ish Smith Pop Quiz: how many of his 13 years’ worth of teammates with rings can he name? Read More »
DENVER – Who would have thought, if you picked between the two Wake Forest point guards from back in the day, that the first one to win an NBA championship would be… Ishmael Larry Smith, and not Chris Paul? CP3’s quest for a ring has been well-documented over the years: the angst that has followed …
DENVER – Heat star Jimmy Butler is one of a handful of Miami players who need to play better in Game 2 of the finals. He’s aware, but isn’t about to press to make it happen. He’s looking for an escape. “My daughter is out here, so ripping and running with her,” Butler said, when …
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DENVER – I forgot where I was this morning. No, it wasn’t the typical NBA travel “I forgot where I was” situation where you startle awake in a generically bland Marriott property wondering what city you’re in, what day it is and whether that blaring alarm sound that woke you up is ringing because you …
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DENVER — It took the Nuggets 47 seasons of NBA basketball to reach a finals. Now that they’re finally in one, they’re wearing it well. Denver was dominant from start to finish in a 104-93 win over the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals on Thursday night, behind a triple-double from …
