The #NBA play-in games have been amazing

Good news here: Aaron Gordon and Cameron Johnson are on track to return to action tonight for the #Nuggets vs. the Knicks. Gordon hasn't played since Jan. 23, and has only played in 23 games this season. Keeping him healthy for the balance of the season is paramount.

Aaron Gordon getting up shots after #Nuggets practice. He went through drills with the rest of the team today, although the team did not have a contact practice. His return to action is expected soon. Really good to see him out there.

#Nuggets Jamal Murray will be in the 3-point contest, adding to his big All-Star weekend

Through the first half vs. Brooklyn. I’ve loved the Nuggets approach to this game. Taking possessions seriously. Taking the opponent seriously. And as a result, they are getting whatever they want on offense.

Tim Hardaway for Sixth Man of the Year? Why yes. Absolutely. What a season for him so far. #NuggetsSky

Jamal Murray, Jonas Valanciunas and Peyton Watson are all expected to play tonight vs. Detroit. All three missed the Nuggets’ last game, at Milwaukee. The team didn’t arrive back in Denver until Monday evening due to travel complications from the storm that postponed their game at Memphis on Sunday.

The Nuggets game today at Memphis has been postponed due to bad weather conditions as a result of the huge storm battering many parts of the US. Buses to get equipment to the arena were not able to make it.

Like a kid immediately playing with a new toy for their birthday, the Nuggets got Jonas Valanciunas back from injury tonight and went to him early and often for offense. And he delivered. It’s great to have him back for points/rebounds and offensive balance. #NuggetsSky

What you are looking at is Peyton Watson’s shot chart heat map. So, where his attempts (and makes) come from. On the left is his full season. On the right is since Dec. 31. This is as dramatic a before & after as you will ever see. There is not a spot on the court that he cannot score from. Unreal!

It just keeps getting better for Peyton Watson. He was just named NBA Western Conference Player of the Week. What a season for him. #NuggetsSky

On Peyton Watson... #NuggetsSky

Excited to co-host The Morning Sprint today with Raj on Altitude Sports Radio 92.5! We’ll talk a bunch about this Nuggets team, their win last night and where they go from here. Check it out from 10am-noon (Mountain)

Jamal Murray has been masterful with his passing in his last 2 games. He is the only player in the NBA this season with consecutive games of 15+ assists. The Nuggets scored 44 points off of his assists tonight meaning including his scoring (22 points) Murray accounted for 66 total points. Unreal.

Injury Update: Spencer Jones is questionable to return to the game with Left Foot Soreness

Wow! The Nuggets with the upset victory tonight. They played unreal. Jalen Pickett with 7 3-pointers and 29 points. This is their best victory of the season, bar none.

I don't know how this second half is going to turn out, but the Nuggets -- without any of their top 6 players tonight vs. Philly -- have been excellent in the first half. #NuggetsSky

Really good effort from the Nuggets but just could not make a shot in the 4th. They were 4-of-20 overall and 1-of-12 from the 3-point line. They committed 5 turnovers in the period as well. Loved the approach to this game, though. They play like this going forward, they’ll win more than not.

Nuggets looking good through 3 quarters in Cleveland!

Nikola out for at least a month according to Shams. This is really good news. #NuggetsSky

Nuggets coach David Adelman on Jokic... #NuggetsSky

Just an excruciating night for the #Nuggets tonight with Nikola Jokic going down with an injured knee in the loss to Miami. We should get more clarity of the severity of it at some point on Tuesday.

Last piece of craziness from last night’s Nuggets game: The Nuggets scored 27 points in the last 2 minutes, 53 seconds of overtime. TWENTY-SEVEN! To put that in perspective, they scored 23 points in the entire 4th quarter, and 25 points in the entire 2nd quarter. And those are 12 minutes long.

Murray is simply playing the best basketball of *literally* his entire life and if this man does not make the All-Star team this season, it would be a total crime.

What Jamal Murray is doing from the 3-point line this month is insane. After making 9 last night vs the T-wolves, Murray has made FIFTY (50) 3-pointers in December, which leads the NBA. He also has the 4th-most points (306) & 5th-most assists (83) in December. #NuggetsSky

Earlier today at #Nuggets practice, coach David Adelman said Julian Strawther (back) could return to action as early as tomorrow vs. Houston, but almost certainly at some point this week. He has not played since Nov. 15. #NuggetsSky

The Spurs are legit super scary... A great win for them over OKC tonight -- handing OKC just its second loss -- to advance to the NBA Cup title game

Good stuff from Peyton Watson on what he has learned from Christian Braun and added to his cutting profile. #NuggetsSky

It really is remarkable, what OKC is doing to start this season. 24-1. And dominating pretty much every night. It’s as if they never have won a title. They are playing with that hunger, and I am here to tell you that this is rare. And so very impressive. #NBASky

Crazy stats last week for Murray, who is off to the best start of his career.

Jamal Murray has been named the Western Conference Player of the Week #NuggetsSky

No matter if you love it or hate it, there's no denying that NIL is leveling the playing field. #Hoosiers #TexasTech

The Nuggets have now won 8 straight road games, which is a franchise record.

Jamal Murray was simply insane tonight. Simply. In-sane. TEN 3-pointers made. FIFTY-TWO points on 19 of 25 shooting. Crazy good stuff in a win over the Pacers. #NuggetsSky

A great team win for the #Nuggets tonight in Phoenix. Resonating with me is Spencer Jones huge impact on both ends; Hardaway's crazy sharp shooting (7 3s); and Bruce Brown playing on ball more than any other game this season.

Love the new trend of #NBA broadcasts showing the home team’s intro video and then player introductions. So many of these are actually cool

The #Nuggets get their first clutch time win this season in a fun game at Houston. They made a ton of jump shots to get the win. Just 40 points in the paint. Defensively, they were really good overall against Houston, which had the No. 1 offensive rating in the NBA coming into the game. Stellar win.

We’ll just call the 2nd quarter the Reed Sheppard Quarter, and leave it at that. Just crazy good shooting. This game is entertaining. The Nuggets had 5 turnovers in the 2nd, so they’ll need to get that solved. And if they do, I think they’ll be fine. Both teams traded having good defensive quarters.

That was a total masterclass in defense by the #Nuggets in that first quarter vs Houston. Suffocating. Held the Rockets to 6/24 (25%) shooting and just 12 points

Couple of things about last night’s Nuggets game: - Jokic/Gordon shot 21/34 (61.7 percent). The rest of the team shot 22/67 (32.8 percent) Amazing that when the team shoots 43/101, they can STILL get to 122 points. And adapt to the situation.

This was the NBA's final ruling on the non-foul call in the Jokic tie-up late in the game Friday vs Portland #NuggetsSky

How in the world this wasn’t a foul — even before he got the ball — is beyond me. Still, the Nuggets didn’t execute well in the fourth and put themselves in a situation where this missed call was very impactful in the loss to Portland. A busy week next week with 4 games in 6 days, beginning Monday.

I can’t remember the last time I’ve been this bullish about the potential of a Nuggets team this early in a season. Actually, I think that is never. This team is as legit a contending team as there is. I truly believe it will be the best Nuggets team ever. #NuggetsSky

I have to say, even though the Nuggets have scored at least 122 points in every game this season, I’ve been as impressed with their defensive improvement and buy-in as the offense. Except for a few-minute span at the end of the 2nd quarter tonight, the Nuggets locked down New Orleans.

And, ho hum, Nikola Jokic with ANOTHER triple double: 25 points (on 9/10 shooting) with 19 rebounds and 10 assists. He’s simply a living legend.

Also essential to the victory was the play of Tim Hardaway Jr. He was brilliant with 20 points off the bench, including 4 3-pointers, and played his typical solid defense as well.

Jamal Murray wants to be an All-Star, and he’s no doubt having an All-Star start to this season. Dominated tonight with 43 points on 16/29 shooting. He had 23 points in the 3rd, 32 in the second half overall, and the Nuggets walked out of Minnesota with a 127-114 win. #NuggetsSky

The Minnesota Timberwolves say star guard Anthony Edwards will be re-evaluated in a week after an MRI revealed a right hamstring strain. This means the Nuggets will not face him tonight when they take on the Timberwolves in Minnesota. #NuggetsSky

We’re starting to see more of this type of multiple-effort, great defense out of the Nuggets. They are remaking themselves on this side of the court and there are some good early returns as they look to be more consistent and disruptive. They had 14 steals in Saturday’s game vs. Phoenix. #NuggetsSky

Love this opening night matchup tonight for the Nuggets. Golden State was a transformed team after acquiring Jimmy Butler at the trade deadline, going 23-7 to end the season. And the addition of Al Horford this season has them highly regarded. Just a great test to kick things off. #NuggetsSky