Nearly 3 years faraway from successful the title, the Denver Nuggets have continued to remain within the championship combine, due largely to the basketball wizardry that’s Nikola Jokic. After 7-game losses within the Western Convention Semifinals every of the final two seasons, a slight shake-up was so as, shifting off the large Michael Porter Jr contract and including some key depth behind Jokic (Jonas Valančiūnas) in addition to on the wings with the addition of Cam Johnson (acquired within the MPJ commerce with the Nets), Tim Hardaway Jr, and the return of Bruce Brown who final performed for Denver throughout their title run. Current accidents to Christian Braun and Aaron Gordon might derail what has been a promising begin to the season, however the common perception appears to be {that a} absolutely wholesome Denver could possibly be the one factor standing in the way in which of an Oklahoma Metropolis repeat.
San Antonio in the meantime is lacking their resident basketball wunderkind, however they’ve managed to carry down the fort within the wake of Victor Wembanyama’s absence. Winners of 4 of their final 5, tonight nonetheless begins a stretch of difficult highway video games that continues into the primary couple weeks of December. With Wemby out for no less than one other week and probably even longer, the remainder of the Spurs are going to need to convey their A+ sport each night time in the event that they hope to keep up positioning within the West. That is very true tonight, going up towards perennial MVP candidate Jokic.
November twenty eighth 2025 | 8:30 PM CT
Watch: KENS | Hear: WOAI (1200 AM)
Spurs Accidents: Victor Wembanyama, calf pressure (OUT), Stephon Citadel, hip flexor (OUT), Jordan McLaughlin, hamstring (OUT),
Nuggets Accidents: Aaron Gordon, hamstring (OUT), Christian Braun, ankle (OUT), Julian Strawther, again (OUT)
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