Indiana Takes on the Denver Nuggets in Mexico City
Nikola Jokic leads Denver into its first regular-season game in Mexico, where the NBA is staging its third straight Dia de Muertos showcase.
- On Saturday, the Denver Nuggets tip off against the Indiana Pacers in Mexico City at 5 p.m. EST, with the Nuggets ninth in the Western Conference and the Pacers 11th in the Eastern Conference.
- For the third consecutive year, Mexico City hosts an NBA game during the week of the annual Dia de Muertos holiday, with the league commissioning a themed basketball court to celebrate the occasion.
- Recording his 201st career triple-double during Wednesday's victory, Nikola Jokic remains central to Denver's offense, while Nuggets head coach David Adelman said the center's shots will "routinely find the mark."
- Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam will play his 700th NBA game on Saturday, approaching 13,000 career points after the team snapped a five-game losing streak with a 107-103 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday.
- This contest marks the Nuggets' first regular-season game in Mexico, though the team previously played a preseason matchup against the Golden State Warriors in Monterrey on Oct. 14, 2006.
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The NBA will contest its 35th match in this long love story with Mexico, when the Nuggets face the Pacers.
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By Angelica Medina MEXICO CITY, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Nikola Jokic arrives in Mexico City chasing another piece of NBA history, but the Denver Nuggets star says the league's latest international showcase is about more than individual milestones. The three-time Most Valuable Player will lead [...]
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Mexico, Nov 6 (EFE).- Serbian player Nikola Jokic from the Denver Nuggets said this Friday that his team will have the advantage of being more adapted to the height than their rival, the Indiana Pacers, in the NBA season game they will hold this Saturday in Mexico City. «Of course [...] La entrada Nikola Jokic states that Nuggets has an advantage over Pacers for altitude in Mexico was first published in HolaNews.
"Number one!" shouted the children from the arenas of the Mexico City Arena, where on Saturday the NBA's 16th regular season match will be played in Mexican territory. The game between the Nuggets of Jokic and the Pacers will be number 35 in Mexico if the exhibition games are counted since 1992. "We have been in Abu Dhabi (2024) and in London (2017). Now we are in Mexico City and I think it is fantastic for the game and for fans who can come to …
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