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I write for Five Reasons Sports Network, Pounding the Rock and King James Gospel.

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Nuggets v. Clippers playoff preview (Ivica Zubac and Nikola Jokić on Oct.

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15.04.2025 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Nuggets let the Timberwolves escape Denver with a win despite Nikola Jokić’s rampage Nikola Jokić’s 61-point triple-double wasn’t enough to save the undermanned Nuggets against the perfervid Timberwolves.

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02.04.2025 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Nuggets mowed down what's left of the Jazz The Nuggets defeated the Jazz’s skeleton crew in a tuneup game for their 47th win of the season.

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29.03.2025 09:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pat Riley turns 80- A quick look into his career Pat Riley watched from his near court side seats Wednesday night as Cade Cunningham spoiled the eve of his 80th birthday with a top-of-the-key, banking triple that gave the Heat its ninth loss in a ro...

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20.03.2025 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Nuggets need more out of Michael Porter Jr. Michael Porter Jr.

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05.03.2025 00:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Big performances from Jokić, Murray and Braun are not enough as the Nuggets fall to the Celtics The Nuggets fell into multiple large deficits and failed to climb out of the last one late in the fourth quarter in Boston.

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02.03.2025 23:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nuggets let the game against the Bucks slip away in the fourth quarter The Nuggets were outplayed on national TV by the Milwaukee Bucks.

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28.02.2025 05:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Christian Braun is a serious candidate for the Most Improved Player award Never discount the voters doing something crazy, but there should be no more than four candidates for the most improved player crown: Cade Cunningham, Tyler Herro, Evan Mobley and Christian Braun.

Notes on Christian Braun.

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27.02.2025 01:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nuggets overmatch the Pacers in Indiana The Nuggets demolished the opposing backline and got back in the win column with a dub in Indiana over the Pacers.

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25.02.2025 04:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nuggets looking to get back on track on Eastern Conference road trip The Nuggets’ nine-game win streak ended, but the blowout loss to the Lakers highlights a concerning trend: the better teams keep beating them.

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23.02.2025 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Nuggets got taken apart by the Lakers The Nuggets got upstaged by the Lakers at Ball Arena and were behind the entire game.

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23.02.2025 05:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokić dominated to lead the Nuggets over the Hornets The Nuggets outlasted the Hornets in the first game back from the All-Star break for their ninth win in a row.

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21.02.2025 06:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nuggets notes heading into the last third of the regular season The Nuggets are riding an eight-game win streak and sit as the West’s third seed, two games over the fourth-place Houston Rockets and a half-game behind the Memphis Grizzlies.

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19.02.2025 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Evaluating De’Aaron Fox’s first five games with the Spurs Wembanyama has a real go-to partner

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13.02.2025 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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San Antonio at Boston, Final Score: The half-court offense dragged the team down, losing 116-103 A flat showing before the All-Star break

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13.02.2025 02:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mateo's Hoop Diary: Nuggets take down the depleted Suns in Phoenix – Five Reasons Sports Network The Nuggets cruised to their sixth consecutive win while facing the Suns minus Kevin Durant and Grayson Allen. Even with key absences to Russell Westbrook and Michael Porter Jr., this was still a tune...

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09.02.2025 05:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mateo's Hoop Diary: Loss in Brooklyn underlines Heat's desperate need of the cavalry – Five Reasons Sports Network The Nets’ defense made the Heat look impotent in the fourth quarter, their second-worst (net rating) of the season, after scoring nine points on 9.5% shooting. It was like a varsity squad whooping on ...

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08.02.2025 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mateo's Hoop Diary: Heat notes and summary of Jimmy Butler’s introductory presser with the Warriors – Five Reasons Sports Network Andrew Wiggins now wears #22 for the Miami Heat after requesting it. This highlights how badly the relationship ended with Jimmy Butler, who wore the same digits since 2019 until the trade on Wednesda...

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07.02.2025 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mateo's Hoop Diary: The Nuggets battered the Magic, winning their fifth game in a row – Five Reasons Sports Network The Nuggets were missing Jamal Murray (knee), Russell Westbrook (hamstring), and Peyton Watson (sprained knee), but it was no problem for them to dispatch the touring Magic. Michael Porter Jr. went on...

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07.02.2025 06:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One of the rare instances the scout team blew it.

06.02.2025 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mateo's Hoop Diary: The end of the Jimmy Butler Experience – Five Reasons Sports Network Jimmy Butler finally complained his way out of Miami and ruined his reputation with the help of his agent Bernie Lee. The latter is a bully who even went as far as verbally attacking the ESPN reporter...

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06.02.2025 10:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mateo's Hoop Diary: The Heat blew it late against the Bulls in Chicago – Five Reasons Sports Network Five Heatles scoring in double-figures wasn’t enough to secure the win because the defense lost its edge and gave up 19 trifectas. To make matters worse, the Bulls scoredΒ  16.1 percentage points above...

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05.02.2025 05:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stephon Castle named Western Conference Rookie of the Month Stephon Castle is on the rise and it’s only the beginning

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04.02.2025 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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San Antonio at Memphis, Final Score: Spurs dismantled by Grizzlies, 128-109 The Spurs were unable to take care of the ball against Memphis’ suffocating defense.

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04.02.2025 04:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Spurs beat the Bucks in style, tying the season series The Spurs made easy work of the Bucks in the second half

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01.02.2025 04:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lenient discipline for Denver deputies A low bar for Denver law enforcement

SCOOP on Denver’s Department of Safety going soft on punishment for two deputies. Body cam footage inside. open.substack.com/pub/mateomay...

31.01.2025 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mateo's Hoop Diary: The Nuggets couldn’t hang with the Knicks and lost their third game in a row – Five Reasons Sports Network The Nuggets fell apart late in New York and squandered an opportunity for a quality win. Jamal Murray carried the team on Nikola Jokić’s down night, but the defense’s failure to cover screen rolls and...

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30.01.2025 04:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mateo's Hoop Diary: The Nuggets folded late in Chicago – Five Reasons Sports Network The Nuggets were slain by the Bulls on tour because of their inability to defend the three-point line and could barely hit any treys of their own. Β  After the game, coach Michael Malone blasted his te...

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28.01.2025 11:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mateo's Hoop Diary: Nuggets’ disaster on prime-time TV against Timberwolves – Five Reasons Sports Network The Nuggets got schooled by their division foes in Minnesota and were always behind. They let the Timberwolves invade their paint for 72 points, the second-most digits given up to an opponent in that ...

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26.01.2025 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Spurs crush the Pacers in opening act in Paris The Spurs dominated in game 1 of Victor Wembanyama’s homecoming.

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23.01.2025 23:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0