US EditionWestbrook blames losing streak for frustration: Nuggets' playoff race in jeopardy
- The Pacers defeated the Nuggets on Sunday with a score of 125-120, marking Denver's fourth straight loss.
- Denver's recent struggles, including a blown lead against Minnesota, put their playoff seeding in jeopardy.
- Despite Jokic's 41 points, 15 rebounds, and 13 assists, plus Braun's career-high 30 points, Denver fell short.
- Jokic admitted the team is "a little bit down," and Malone noted defensive breakdowns were costly.
- With three games remaining, Denver, currently fourth, faces a tight Western Conference race and visits Sacramento next.
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For Nuggets, NBA playoffs have already started after 4-game losing streak imperils season: “We’re a little bit down”
Before they tipped off against Indiana, the Nuggets attempted to embrace their self-created predicament by spinning it as a catalyst to play hard. The playoffs were beginning early. Their only choice after that didn’t work is to try again with the same messaging. “We said that today. We were approaching it as, you know, it’s playoff time,” Christian Braun said after Denver’s 125-120 loss on Sunday. “Maybe in the last couple years, we could kind …
Obi Toppin scores 22 points and Pacers defeat reeling Nuggets without Siakam
DENVER (AP) — Obi Toppin scored 22 points in his second start of the season and the Indiana Pacers overcame the absence of Pascal Siakam to hand the reeling Denver Nuggets their fourth consecutive loss Sunday, 125-120. Myles Turner’s 24 points led the Pacers, who overcame a 13-point first-half deficit and an off-night by Tyrese Haliburton, whose nine points on eight shots were less than half his scoring average. The Nuggets lost their fourth str…
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