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Preview: Denver Nuggets face Philadelphia 76ers in primetime – Denver Stiffs
The Denver Nuggets are back at it after a heartbreaking loss over the weekend. The Nuggets once again find themselves in the spotlight with another national TV game, though I’m sure the execs over at NBC were thinking tonight’s contest was going to be more ballyhooed than it actually is. As it turns out, Denver’s opponent tonight, the Philadelphia 76ers, are still a quality team, but not the Eastern Conference juggernaut they were viewed as just a couple season ago. This is largely due to the health, or lack thereof, including that of star Joel Embiid. Philadelphia is dealing with a litany of injuries this season but unlike the Nuggets, they aren’t nearly as close to a return to health (or in one case, compliance with the league’s PED policy). All-star guard Tyrese Maxey, Paul George, Kelly Oubre…all out tonight.
The Basics
Who: Denver Nuggets (41-27) vs Philadelphia 76ers (37-31)
When: 8:00PM MDT
Where: The Can. Denver, CO.
How to watch/listen: NBC, Peacock, Altitude Sports, Altitude Radio 92.5FM
Rival blog: Liberty Ballers
The Matchup
| Position | Nuggets | Sixers | Advantage |
| PG | Jamal Murray | V.J. Edgecombe | Nuggets |
| SG | Christian Braun | Quentin Grimes | Even |
| SF | Cameron Johnson | Justin Edwards | Nuggets |
| PF | Aaron Gordon | Dominick Barlow | Nuggets |
| C | Nikola Jokic | Adem Bona | Nuggets |
| Bench | Bruce Brown, Tim Hardaway Jr., Jonas Valanciunas, Spencer Jones | Trendon Watford, MarJon Beauchamp, Andre Drummond, Cameron Payne | Nuggets |
Injury report: Peyton Watson – out (hamstring), DaRon Holmes II – out (G-League), Curtis Jones – out (G-League), KJ Simpson – out (G-League); Joel Embiid – out (oblique), Tyrese Maxey – out (finger), Paul George – out (juice), Kelly Oubre – out (elbow), Jabari Walker – out (illness), Johni Broome – out (knee).
The Three Things
The thing to watch for: bounce back game from Jamal
Jamal Murray had the worst performance of his season on Saturday vs the Los Angeles Lakers, I expect he’ll right the ship tonight. He’s also got a fairly positive matchup. While V.J. Edgecombe is certainly a talented rookie, he’s still a rookie and guarding Jamal-star is a tall task, especially when you consider Edgecombe is the only thing resembling a scorer on Philadelphia’s active roster right now and will likely be expending a large amount of energy trying to get past Christian Braun. My hope is Jamal lets the game come naturally tonight, but don’t be surprised at all to see him come out of the gate very aggressive.
The thing to remember: These guys get paid to
Yes, the Sixers are decimated. Yes, they are missing their top two players and several role players…can you say trap game? Coming off a big game that they lost in heartbreaking fashion might help the Nuggets here, they should be fully focused on getting a win. We’ve seen this story before too many times though. The Nuggets have been guilty of overlooking inferior opponents and ending up with terrible losses. There’s no room for that now in the ultra-tight 3-6 seed race in the Western Conference. They need to put this one out of reach early and make sure they don’t get caught letting the Sixers believe they can steal a victory at Ball tonight.
The thing to bet: Tim Hardaway Jr. over 2.5 threes (+132)
Look, we know Tim’s going to shoot at least three threes, and probably quite a few more. The only question is how much he will make? I don’t see a ton of reason to think he won’t hit three or more tonight so long as his shot is falling. So far in March he has averaged 2.9 makes on 6.5 attempts so recent history suggests he is very capable of hitting the over and at +132 that’s a bet to take.
DENVER (KDVR) — Police are on the scene of a shooting on Thursday at the Montbello Recreation Center.
The Denver Police Department initially reported the shooting happened in the 15000 block of East 23rd Avenue.
Police said a juvenile was pronounced dead at the scene.
There is no suspect in custody at this time, but officers said they are gathering suspect information.
Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.
This is developing news. FOX31 will update.
DENVER (KDVR) — Morning sunshine helps to warm metro Denver highs on Thursday, but there could be some severe storms in the plains this afternoon.
Weather today: Plains storms
Denver will see mainly sunny skies Thursday morning, allowing for temperatures to climb into the upper 60s with some late clouds. Storms can fire up in the afternoon and push across the plains in the evening.
There is a slight risk for severe storms in the eastern plains, with chances for gusty winds, isolated large hail and the potential for a tornado. Keep an eye on the sky this afternoon.
Weather tonight: Extra clouds
Clouds from the afternoon will linger as the showers and storms push east on Thursday night. Overnight lows will end up in the lower 40s with a light wind.
Looking ahead: Warmer and drier weekend
Friday finishes off the workweek with mostly sunny skies, small storm chances and mild highs in the lower 40s. Saturday kicks off the holiday weekend with partly to mainly sunny skies with seasonal highs in the lower 70s.
Sunday is a little warmer as highs hit the 80-degree mark with mostly sunny skies. Memorial Day has a small chance for a late storm as highs reach the lower 80s and Denver sees partly cloudy skies.
Tuesday keeps temperatures in the lower 80s with a mix of sun and clouds and small storm chances. Wednesday also has small storm chances in the afternoon with extra clouds and mild highs near the 80-degree mark.
DENVER (KDVR) — More below normal temperatures and rain showers are in the Denver weather forecast ahead of Memorial Day weekend.
Rain showers will start to taper off just in time for puck drop of the Colorado Avalanche game, and temperatures will stay seasonally cool, in the 50s.
Denver weather tonight: Showers ending
Rain showers will wrap up Wednesday night, followed by clearing clouds. Low temperatures will fall to the upper 30s, which is about 5 degrees cooler than normal for this time of year.
Denver weather Thursday: Afternoon showers
Clouds will build back in on Thursday ahead of afternoon showers and thunderstorms. High temperatures will climb to the mid-60s, which is still nearly 10 degrees cooler than normal for this time of year
Looking ahead: Warmer Memorial Day Weekend
Friday will start with a few morning showers, with the better chance for a few showers and thunderstorms returning by the evening. Temperatures will be cooler, and only reach the lower 60s, which is about 10 degrees below normal.
Warmer weather moves in for Memorial Day weekend. Saturday, temperatures will be near seasonal and reach 70 degrees with plenty of sunshine. More sunshine in the forecast will help to boost highs toward 80 degrees on Sunday, then lower 80s are in the forecast on Monday, alongside a few afternoon showers and thunderstorms.
The chance for more showers is in the forecast Tuesday and Wednesday with temperatures slightly above normal, and climbing to the mid-70s.
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