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The main reason that Westbrook now calls Denver home is one of the NBA’s worst-kept secrets. “It’s my job to push [Jamal Murray] every night to be the best that he can be,” Westbrook said. “He’s an unbelievable player, and he still has so much room to get better in a lot of areas. I’m grateful to be able to be here and help him along that journey.” … [Read more...] about
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Bennett Durando: Michael Malone didn’t watch Boston’s banner ceremony. He was at his daughter’s HS volleyball match, Mountain Vista vs. Heritage. “I’m waiting for the Denver Post to put the volleyball rankings in (the paper).” I do not dictate that, but I can tell you Mountain Vista is 16-2. … [Read more...] about
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Since Adebayo, Butler, Herro and Robinson became teammates during the 2019 offseason, the Heat has recorded the seventh-most regular-season wins (227) in the NBA during their first five seasons together. This Heat core has also racked up the second-most playoff wins (39) in the league during that time behind only the Boston Celtics. Among the four teams that have recorded the … [Read more...] about
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“I think we’ve got a lot of players that, they like to get to the midrange, they like to get to the rim,” Porter said. “So we know in this day in age, teams score a lot of points when they get some 3s up. So I don’t have my partner in crime, KCP. He was kind of a volume shooter last year. So we don’t have any really volume 3-point shooters. I think Jamal (Murray), he’ll shoot … [Read more...] about
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Malone was frustrated by the Nuggets’ failure to guard Phoenix’s role players one-on-one, which he said resulted in constant help-defense rotations while the Suns rained 3-pointers. Phoenix finished the night 23 for 50 beyond the arc, while Denver made just 12 of 36 attempts. “We dominated the glass, dominated the paint, but got our (butt) kicked from 3,” Malone said. “To give … [Read more...] about