Nuggets coach David Adelman earns praise, backing from players - ESPN
OKLAHOMA CITY — In the immediate aftermath of the Denver Nuggets' season ending, team governor Josh Kroenke declined to directly address the franchise's head coaching vacancy.
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Nuggets get desired 'result' from firings, advance in playoffs - ESPN
DENVER — Nikola Jokic was blunt after the Denver Nuggets fired coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth with just three games left to go in the regular season, saying the organization was clearly looking for change.
Jamal Murray puts up 43 as Nuggets take 3-2 lead vs. Clippers - ESPN
DENVER — Jamal Murray has broken the hearts of the Los Angeles Lakers in the playoffs so many times, he figured it was time to do the same to the LA Clippers. This time it wasn't a back-breaking buzzer-beater, but a barrage of brilliant shotmaking that paced the Denver Nuggets to a 131-115 win over Los Angeles in Game 5 of the best-of-seven first-round series Tuesday night at Ball Arena.
Kawhi Leonard's 39 points lead Clippers to a 105-102 win over Nuggets to even series 1-1
Kawhi Leonard scored 39 points on 15-of-19 shooting and the Los Angeles Clippers evened their first-round playoff series against the Nuggets with a 105-102 win in Denver on Monday night.
Jokic, Gordon fuel Nuggets’ comeback to edge Clippers 112-110 in OT in teams’ NBA playoff opener
DENVER: Russell Westbrook, whose late-game follies hung over the Denver Nuggets as they navigated the stunning dismissals of coach Michael Malone and GM Calvin Booth on the eve of the playoffs, came up clutch against his former team in crunch time Saturday. “That’s who he is,” Nikola Jokic said after watching Westbrook hit an uncontested corner 3-pointer to give Denver a two-point lead late in regulation and then knocking the inbounds pass away from — and off of — James Harden with 9.6 seconds left in overtime to help seal Denver’s 112-110 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. “I just know that (inbounds) play,” from being there the previous two seasons, Westbrook said. Westbrook had plenty to do with L.A.’s whopping 20 turnovers, including an uncharacteristic seven from Kawhi Leonard. “Russ is Russ,” interim coach David Adelman said after improving to 4-0. “Defensively, he’s absolutely incredible. He was playing free safety out there.
Cavs' Kenny Atkinson named coach of the year by peers - ESPN
Cleveland Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson has been named the National Basketball Coaches Association's Coach of the Year.
Nuggets considered firing Michael Malone, Calvin Booth in November
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.
Nuggets’ Josh Kroenke shares what went wrong in Denver
DENVER: Nuggets vice chairman Josh Kroenke was apologetic for changes made last week, when coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth were fired without warning.