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1 week ago | denver7.com | Arnie Stapleton |Landon Haaf |Nick Rothschild

DENVER (AP) — Denver Nuggets boss Josh Kroenke said Monday that he twice balked at firing the winningest coach in franchise history and the general manager who connected the final pieces of the team's only championship puzzle before finally canning them last week with just three games left in the season.

1 week ago | koaa.com | Landon Haaf

DENVER — The Denver Nuggets will host the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs after securing the No. 4 seed in the conference with a win Sunday in Houston. Denver cruised to a 126-111 win over the Houston Rockets, who had long been locked into the No. 2 seed in the West. Six Nuggets scored in double figures – including five scoring between 16-19 points – and all five starters grabbed exactly 7 rebounds in a balanced win on the road.

1 week ago | denver7.com | Landon Haaf

The Denver Nuggets secured the No. 4 seed and home-court advantage in the first round of the NBA playoffs Sunday with a blowout win over the Houston Rockets. Denver moves to 3-0 since it fired Michael Malone as head coach with just days remaining in the season. Houston was locked into the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference entering Sunday. The Nuggets’ first-round opponent will be decided at the conclusion of the Golden State Warriors-Los Angeles Clippers game Sunday afternoon in San Francisco.

1 week ago | koaa.com | Nick Rothschild |Landon Haaf

DENVER — One day after firing head coach Michael Malone, the Denver Nuggets took home a win against the Sacramento Kings. "It’s cool," said David Adelman after winning his first game at the helm of an NBA franchise. "I’m sure it’s a fun story and everything, but that’s not the story. The story is the Nuggets need to win.”Adelman could have given into the emotions of the moment: winning in Sacramento, the same city where his father, Rick Adelman, coached for eight seasons, winning nearly 500 games.

1 week ago | denver7.com | Nick Rothschild |Landon Haaf

DENVER — One day after firing head coach Michael Malone, the Denver Nuggets took home a win against the Sacramento Kings. "It’s cool," said David Adelman after winning his first game at the helm of an NBA franchise. "I’m sure it’s a fun story and everything, but that’s not the story. The story is the Nuggets need to win.”Adelman could have given into the emotions of the moment: winning in Sacramento, the same city where his father, Rick Adelman, coached for eight seasons, winning nearly 500 games.