Strawther Provides Spark Off the Bench, Even Loses a Tooth, as Nuggets Force Game 7 Against Thunder

Julian Strawther thought he was out of Nuggets’ playoff rotation. Now he’s an elimination game star

A man without a driver’s license and without a tooth stood in the way of a historic NBA team’s date with destiny. Like a hockey defenseman whose face is familiar with the warm embrace of a puck, Julian Strawther played through it. It was the fourth quarter of Game 6, and he had received contact to the head, sending his right incisor flying across the floor. Fortunately, it was a fake. When Strawther lost his baby tooth in that spot, the replacem…

Strawther provides spark as Nuggets force Game 7

DENVER — Now this was finally a role Julian Strawther could sink his teeth into, even if it cost him one.

Strawther provides spark off the bench, even loses a tooth, as Nuggets force Game 7

Julian Strawther's 15 second-half points off the bench lead the Nuggets to a 119-107 win over the Thunder.

Strawther provides spark off the bench, even loses a tooth, as Nuggets force Game 7 against Thunder

DENVER (AP) — Now this was finally a role Julian Strawther could sink his teeth into, even if it cost him one.

Julian Strawther’s biggest moment in Nuggets uniform helps save Denver’s season

The last time Julian Strawther played meaningful minutes in an elimination game at Ball Arena, he was wearing a Gonzaga uniform.

Jokic, Strawther star as Nuggets down Thunder to tie series

Nikola Jokic scored 29 points and unheralded bench player Julian Strawther produced a crucial late burst as the Denver Nuggets clinched a series-leveling 119-107 victory over the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday.