The first game out of the NBA All-Star break was against the L.A. Lakers, who recently added Luka Doncic, a controversial trade that sent shockwaves through the league.
On Saturday the Nuggets faced the new Lakers at Ball Arena where Doncic shined scoring 32 points, 7 assists and 10 rebounds. The Nuggets were outplayed in nearly every quarter and lost at home 123-100.
It was clear that L.A.’s plan was to contain Nikola Jokic who saw double in triple teams most of the game. Jokic only scored 12 points but still managed to record a triple double with 10 assists and 13 rebounds. Aaron Gordon was Denver’s top scorer with 24 points but Michael Porter Jr.’s shooting was stymied, scoring only 13 points in 30 minutes of play.
On Monday night the Nuggets were in Indiana, their first of four road games, to face the Pacers. Luckily, they rebounded from the embarrassing loss in Denver over the weekend and controlled the pace (no pun intended) defeating Indiana 125-116.
This week the Nuggets are in Milwaukee to face the Bucks (Thursday, Feb. 27th at 6 p.m.) before heading to Detroit to face the Pistons (Friday, Feb. 28th at 5 p.m.). Denver then heads to Boston this weekend (Sunday, Mar. 2 at 11 a.m.) to face the Celtics before returning home to host the Sacramento Kings (Wednesday, Mar. 4 at 7 p.m.)
On other sports the Colorado Avalanche return to the ice after the 4-Nations Face Off. The Avs are at home to host the New Jersey Devils this week (Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 7:30 p.m.) and will host the Minnesota Wild this Friday at Ball Arena at 7 p.m. The Avs are sitting at fourth in the Western Conference 17 points behind the conference leading Winnipeg Jets.
The Avs look to bounce back after back-to-back losses to the Nashville Predators, and the St. Louis Blues before the break.
The Colorado Rockies kicked off spring training last week in Arizona with a 12 run win over the Diamondbacks. The following day, the Diamondbacks returned the favor with a 9 run win over Colorado. Home Opening Day for the Rockies is just over a month away as they kick off the season in Tampa to face the Rays in a three-game series before heading to Philadelphia to face the Phillies in a three-game series.
Denver Broncos linebacker’s coach Michael Wilhoite was arrested over the weekend for allegedly punching a Denver Police officer at Denver International Airport. Reports state that Wilhoite left his For Bronco unattended in the second lane of the departure area. When he returned a Denver officer told him he could not leave his vehicle unattended to which Wilhoite responded with an expletive. The incident led to a physical altercation and Wilhoite left the area in his Bronco. Wilhoite was later detained and booked into the Denver County Jail on Sunday.
