NBA Northwest Division

Next stop Kobeville for the Nuggets

A Flickr photoKobe Bryant and Kenyon Martin -- or a reasonable facsimile. As a lifelong Nuggets fan, I've grown accustomed over the years to waiting for the team to blow leads. But I don't think I've ever been so zen about the Nugs as last night, during their series-clinching victory over the Dalla ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, May 13 edition

Spend a minute with Mike Watt, man. I think his eyes are at cross purposes... Today in Backbeat Online: • Q&A with Mike Watt. • Tori Amos tour hits Denver in July. • Last Night: Ghost Buffalo at 3 Kings Tavern. • Last Night: Mogwai at the Bluebird. • Moving Pictures: the Atlantic, Epilog ... More >>

Referee Steve Javie is MVP for Mavericks in win over Nuggets last night

Referee Steve Javie reassures Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. Yeah, yeah, given the non-call that helped the Nuggets win game three of their playoff series against the Mavericks on Saturday, complaining about the officiating in the Mavs' 119-117 victory last night seems churlish. But there's no denyin ... More >>

Nuggets' confidence cuts both ways in game two win

J.R. Smith. During the first half of last night's playoff matchup against the Dallas Mavericks, the Nuggets lacked focus. Moments when they exhibited the scorching intensity of the New Orleans series would be followed by static offensive possessions or blown defensive assignments of the sort that h ... More >>

What makes Denver happy? Pot...

This afternoon, dozens of 16th Street Mall walkers had this experience: You're walking along, sipping on a Frappucino and poking at your iPhone, trying to look busy and important enough so the panhandlers won't bother you but unable to suppress a smile because of the gorgeous sun and the fact that ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, May 6 edition

Photo by Mark Manger Hungry yet? Today in Cafe Society: • Up Close: Cracovia. • MiniBAR mini-opening; grand opening this weekend. • James Mazzio set to open the Icehouse Tavern. • Eat Your Beer With Old Chub Bread. • Our Weekly Bread: Snarf's, mmmm, Snarf's. • Win $500 from El Monterey ... More >>

Prescription for more Nuggets victories: Continue to hammer on Dirk Nowitzki

The Nuggets should take a clue from this bubblegum card, and chew up Dirk Nowitzki. The Denver Nuggets' 109-95 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in game one of their playoff series played out pretty much as Nugs' fans hoped. Denver has an advantage over the Mavs inside, which is why Nenê had a bre ... More >>

Mark Cuban, come on down!: Advantage Denver in the Nuggets-Mavericks matchup

Mark Cuban. On ESPN Radio's Mike and Mike in the Morning show today, hosts Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic declared the just-completed Denver Nuggets-New Orleans Hornets series to have been the most lopsided in NBA history, given that the Nugs outscored the Hornets by an average of over 24 points per ... More >>

Chris "Birdman" Andersen an unlikely key to tonight's impending Nuggets victory

Chris Anderson as he appeared in a November 2008 issue of Denver magazine. The Nuggets' brutalization of the New Orleans Hornets on Monday night make it abundantly clear that the team will finish off Chris Paul and company tonight; thanks to a drive and focus we haven't seen around here for ages, a ... More >>

Why the Nuggets will win game four against the Hornets tonight

Melo dresses up pretty nicely, doesn't he? Strangely, the Nuggets' 95-93 loss to the New Orleans Hornets on Saturday afternoon made me more, not less, optimistic that the team will take the series. My rationale: The Nugs blew a huge first quarter lead, as they've done innumerable times in recent ... More >>

On 4/20, the worst places to stash your stash

This does not belong in your car. Ever. (See more such photos here). Despite the obvious enthusiasm for its legalization -- see today's rallies in Denver, Boulder, Santa Cruz and other hemp-friendly havens -- marijuana is still technically illegal. So it behooves us to consider that it might someti ... More >>

Chris Paul: flop king

Chris Paul. The ease with which the Denver Nuggets pulled away from the New Orleans Hornets during the second half of last night's 113-84 playoff victory certainly bodes well for the Nugs in the series -- although game two, scheduled for Wednesday night, remains key. Still, Hornets star Chris Paul ... More >>

Overconfidence = kiss of death for Nuggets, fans

A Flickr photoWill the Pepsi Center offer a real home-court advantage this year? Yesterday afternoon, Jim Armstrong and Sandy Clough were talking Denver Nuggets on FM 104.3/The Fan, and while the hosts kept the team's playoff chances in perspective, many of the callers weren't concentrating on the ... More >>

Def Jam's Ace Hood shows Denver Nugget love with "Overtime" remix

Denver Nuggets DJ and 107.1 FM mixmaster, DJ Bedz, pulled some strings with his colleagues at Def Jam Records to get an NBA Playoff anthem from artist Ace Hood for the Nuggets' playoff run. The track is called "Overtime" and features T-Pain and Akon. While it's already a radio hit nationwide, the Nu ... More >>

Could Denver Nuggets be number two in a good way?

A Flickr photoChauncey Billups takes on Dallas earlier this season. Admit it: When you heard the Nuggets were getting rid of defensive stalwart Marcus Camby prior to the start of the season in exchange for virtually nothing, and when the team swapped Allen Iverson for Chauncey Billups a few games i ... More >>

Jewell Tyme Music tapped for Denver Nuggets pre-game show in April

click to enlargeOther than maybe being the opening act for someone like Jay-Z or Kanye West, what could be better than opening for the Denver Nuggets? The folks at Jewell Tyme Music (home to artists F.O.E., 800 the Jewell, Karma and others) will join Paradox, Maddnis and Sista Soul as pre-game hosts ... More >>

Denver Nuggets' play last night not enough to win over analysts Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley

TNT studio commentators Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley. The Denver Nuggets' 106-90 victory last night over the Portland Trail Blazers is being portrayed by most of the local media as a dominating performance, and that makes sense. After all, Carmelo Anthony put up 38 points after se ... More >>

Mile High Sports Radio's Tyler Maun leaves Denver to call the Pelicans

Tyler Maun. In an attempt to counter, or at least partially compensate for, all the bad radio news in these parts -- incidents at the heart of blogs such as "The Bloodletting Starts at Clear Channel Denver," "Shakeup at KOOL 105, The Mix and The Wolf" and "Jack-FM Lays Off Majority of Staff" -- her ... More >>

Another day, another frustrating Nuggets win

Yesterday's blog "George Karl Upset at Nuggets in Victory -- As Well He Should Be" applies just as much to last night's 114-113 Nugs win over the Oklahoma Thunder as it did to the previous evening's 104-96 escape from the depleted San Antonio Spurs with one notable exception -- Karl (pictured) did ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, February 5 edition

I am the blog of hellfire! Today in Cafe Society: • Michel Wahaltere moving on. • French twist: La Fondue now Le Chateau. • French twist redux: A Cote to expand its hours. • Lakeside Waffles opens up next to the Oriental. • Veggie Girl: Taki's. Today in Backbeat Online: • Q&A wit ... More >>

George Karl upset at Nuggets in victory -- as well he should be

Last night, your Denver Nuggets defeated the San Antonio Spurs, one of the NBA's elite franchises. But afterward, coach George Karl (pictured) blistered his players in private before expressing his disappointment in their performance to the collected media. And good for him. First of all, the Nug ... More >>

The idea of Shaquille O'Neal as a Nugget becomes an inaugural-concert laugh line

During last night's Kids' Inaugural concert, a Michelle Obama-hosted bash for military families and Washington, D.C.-area children that was nationally broadcast on the Disney Channel, performers such as Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers shared spotlight time with an extended video package shot in ... More >>

3OH!3 might be on TNT tonight

The Denver Nuggets and the Phoenix Suns square off tonight at the Pepsi Center for a nationally televised broadcast on the TNT cable network. The 3OH!3 crew will be in the house presenting the game ball at the start of the game while the Nuggets team will run out to to their hit song, "Don't Trust M ... More >>

The 10 most memorable Denver sports moments of 2008

Ten Denver sports moments we'll remember (sometimes against our wishes) from 2008.10. The Birdman flies back into DenverReserve center and reformed party addict Chris "The Birdman" Anderson re-joined the Nuggets this year after a two-year suspension for an unspecified violation (cocaine). He's not t ... More >>

Westword.com Blog Shortcut, December 22 Edition

All day long, we be bloggin': On the Backbeat blog:Rather than sitting by idly, Denver artists take action 3OH!3 really crosses over...Top Ten Dance Collections of 2008, Both Mixed and UnmixedBeyond Playlist presents Xmas-rated, part four: Variety Packs On the Cafe Society blog: New digs in the n ... More >>

LeBron, the Nuggets, and the mascot who poops lightning

My obsession with LeBron James is no secret. After spending 27 years ignorant of everything sports-related, I fell head over heels for the King while living in Cleveland, and watching one absurdly talented athlete lift an entire city from its jobless, weather-beaten depression. It got so bad that I ... More >>

Nuggets fans, start your whiskey: LeBron will celebrate birthday in Denver

LeBron James and his band of merry sidekicks come to Denver next Friday for a nationally televised showdown with the Nuggets. The way the Cavs are playing -- with a swagger and confidence unseen in Cleveland since the invention of the elastic wasteband -- it's hard to see the Nuggets winning, despit ... More >>

9News' Susie Wargin gets blistered -- by my daughter

Watch out, Ms. Wargin. These days, fans frequently lament that TV-news sports reports don't have nearly as much sports in them as they once did. Prime example: my daughter Lora, 15, who went off on such a memorable rant about 9News' Susie Wargin last week, on the day after the Denver Nuggets de ... More >>

Nuggets play-by-play man Jerry Schemmel tries a new ballgame

The Denver Nuggets' quarter-life crisis

Denver Blogs: Iverson, affirmative action might be on way out

KOA's Steffan Tubbs thinks Denver should stop whining

Nuggets Broadcaster Chris Marlowe Returns to His Olympic Roots

Chris Anderson, man of the $900 bar bill, back with Nuggets

Marcus Camby Trade Gripes Make Headlines Coast to Coast

Woody Paige's Recommended Move for the Nuggets Is to... Bring Back Dan Issel?

Carmelo Anthony Challenges Septuagenarian to Game of One on One

Carmelo Anthony Is Happy -- But Should He Be?

The Latest on Carmelo Anthony: Honors, Tough Love, Doubts

Shlock Value: Dem Gear for Sale Here

If you’re buying what the Dems are selling, this gift guide is for you.

Delegating Denver #45 of 56: South Carolina

Sporting Chance

Three strikes and Colorado's out.

Delegating Denver #42 of 56: Pennsylvania

How Much of the Nuggets' Playoff Flop is Melo's Fault?

Over the Weekend...F.O.E. and Jewell Tyme with The Pirate Signal, Makk Beez, A-Co, Julox, et. al. & The Snake Pit

Carmelo and K-Mart Spout Off at Sign-Waving Critic

Firegeorgekarl.com Blogger More Than Just a Player Hater

Birdman Flies Again in NOLA

La La Land

Nuggets: The Good, The Bad, and The Corn-rowed