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Preview: Nuggets head out to take on Thunder – Denver Stiffs
After a pair of home games against top Eastern Conference teams, the Denver Nuggets (33-15) are back on the road for a trip to get the upstart Oklahoma City Thunder (32-15) off of their backs. In three games this season, the Thunder lead the series 2-1 with both of their wins coming in Denver, where the Nuggets are 19-2 against all other opponents.
The Nuggets are 7-3 over their last 10 games, with all three of those losses coming on the road, including two of them on a five-game East coast road trip. Denver sits just a half game back from the Minnesota Timberwolves and a half game in front of the Thunder in the standings. A win in this game would go a long way towards their chances of clinching the top spot in the conference at the end of the year.
For the Thunder, they’re 6-4 over their last 10 games, and they’re riding a two-game losing streak entering tonight, which includes an ugly loss to the Detroit Pistons on Sunday. This team is loaded with young talent, and they’ve been a scrappy team all season long. Now, they’re looking to show that they’re really contending with the top dogs of the league with a chance to clinch the season series tonight.
Who: Denver Nuggets (33-15, 14-11 away) @ Oklahoma City Thunder (32-15, 17-6 home)
When: 6:30 p.m. MST
Where: Paycom Center
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Expected Starting Lineups:
OKC: PG Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, SG Josh Giddey, SF Luguentz Dort, PF Aaron Wiggins, C Chet Holmgren
DEN: PG Jamal Murray, SG Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, SF Michael Porter Jr., PF Aaron Gordon, C Nikola Jokic
Injuries: Julian Strawther (knee) OUT, Nikola Jokic (back) QUESTIONABLE, Luguentz Dort (ankle) QUESTIONABLE, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (illness) QUESTIONABLE, Chet Holmgren (ankle) QUESTIONABLE, Isaiah Joe (sternum) OUT, Jalen Williams (ankle) OUT
Non-Jokic Scoring
In the previous matchup between these two teams, Nikola Jokic and Peyton Watson were the only starters that attempted more than five shots while shooting greater than 50 percent from the floor. Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. combined to shoot 8-of-27 from the floor, including 3-of-14 from 3-point range. Those two provide too much of a scoring punch for the Nuggets to just be silent for the majority of the game. With Jokic’s size advantage inside, he should put up points, but he needs the guys around him to do their part as well.
Keep SGA Outside
In the Nuggets’ victory over the Thunder, their hot shooting helped. However, more importantly, they never let SGA get into a rhythm with easy buckets at the rim. His speed and driving ability makes him a tough cover, but, if you can force him into shooting tough jumpers from mid-range and outside, it makes life much more difficult for him. He scored seven points in the first game, and he’s combined for 65 in the last two. Prevent him from driving straight to the rim the entire game. If he beats you with jumpers from the elbow, you tip your cap and move on.
Jokic Does It All
Jokic is questionable entering tonight’s game with a back injury, but I expect him to suit up in this one. I also know that he is the player in the NBA that has the most impact on the game when he’s playing. When he’s running the offense, everything runs through him, and that’s what we’re banking on tonight. His rebounds + assists prop is set at 21.5, and we’re taking the over on this one. In three games against OKC this season, Jokic is averaging 16.3 rebound chances and 14.3 potential assists. That works out to a total of 30.6 potential chances to rack up stats. OKC allows the third-most combined rebounds and assists to centers, and I think Jokic cashes in on that tonight.
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Former Oregon Ducks tight end Terrance Ferguson is taking a visit to the Denver Broncos ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft, per The Denver Gazette. Ferguson is a Littleton, Colorado native and has a rising 2025 NFL Draft stock after an impressive NFL combine and Pro Day in Eugene.
Ferguson and Denver quarterback Bo Nix also have exciting chemistry already, as the duo shined at Oregon. Ferguson was a favorite target of Nix’s during the 2022 and 2023 season – finishing with 74 receptions for 805 yards and 11 touchdowns in those two seasons.
Ferguson turned heads at the combine with the fastest 40-yard dash from a tight end (4.63-seconds) and highest vertical leap (39-inch) from a tight end.
Ferguson and Nix are very close friends, who maintained their relationship through Nix’s rookie season in Denver.
“Yeah, I’ve been able to talk to Bo,” Ferguson told Oregon Ducks on SI reporter Bri Amaranthus during the 2024 season. “He had some things to ask me where to go to eat… It’s really cool to see his career take off. I’m super proud of him. I played with Bo for a couple of years and we were close off the field as well. He’s a great friend, great person off the field. So it was just really cool to see his dreams come true. All my family’s cheering for him as Denver Bronco fans.”
Does Ferguson dream Payton calling him during the 2025 NFL Draft to join the Broncos?
“Honestly, anywhere would be the best team for me. But yeah it’d be cool to play back in front of my family again and reunite with some teammates,” Ferguson told Amaranthus.
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Ferguson is fresh off his best season yet, breaking multiple Oregon records to become the Ducks’ most decorated tight end of all time. The fan-favorite broke the Oregon all-time records for career receptions (134) and receiving touchdowns (16) by a tight end, and finished second all-time in career receiving yards (1,537) by a tight end.
The 6-5, 255-pound Ferguson is grabbing the attention of many NFL Draft scouts, including New York Jets tight ends coach Jeff Blasko, who attended Oregon Ducks Pro Day in Eugene.
Ferguson is a great fit for Denver and coach Sean Payton’s offense. Ferguson is tough, experienced and a mismatch nightmare that has drawn comparisons to NFL legend Travis Kelce .
“It is really a blessing and really cool to be put in the same sentence as that guy,” Ferguson told Amaranthus. “He’s done a lot for the game and a lot for the position as tight ends go. But I’ve definitely watched a lot of his tape. He’s a special, special player and he’s really revolutionized tight end play.”
Denver did sign veteran tight end Evan Engram to a two-year deal in NFL free agency. The 30-year-old Engram is coming off a shoulder surgery, so possibly the Broncos are looking to add depth and options to their tight end room.
Penn State’s Tyler Warren and Michigan Wolverines’ Colston Loveland are expected to be the first tight ends taken off the board in the upcoming NFL Draft while Ferguson has solidified himself as a great third option. Ferguson is projected to be a Day 2 pick (second or third round).
Ferguson has a chance to further etch his name in Oregon history books. When drafted, Ferguson will become the first Oregon tight end taken in the NFL Draft since David Paulson was selected by the Pittsburg Steelers with the 240th pick in the seventh round of the 2012 draft.
The NFL Draft will take place from April 24 to April 26 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
DENVER — The Denver Police Department has lifted a shelter-in-place order for neighbors near the 140 block of Emerson Street following a shooting.
The department said it responded to reports of shots fired around 4:37 p.m. A shelter-in-place order was then issued for the surrounding neighborhood just before 5 p.m.
In an update at 7:24 p.m., Denver PD announced that a suspect was taken into custody and the shelter-in-place order was lifted.
No injuries have been reported at this time. Details about the circumstances that led up to the shelter-in-place have not yet been released.
This is a developing story.
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