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For the second time this month, the unheralded Cleveland Cavaliers big-timed the Nuggets and left them wondering if the NBA’s most hotly debated trend is too overwhelming to ignore.
Are too many 3s bad for the game of basketball?
No NBA city is more insulated from the nationally relevant discussion than Denver, where the more appropriate question remains this: Are not enough 3s bad for the Nuggets?
Tenth-year coach Michael Malone hasn’t wavered publicly in his stance that generating a few more attempts per game could benefit them, but that Denver’s defensive regression is the far more alarming problem.
In both losses to Cleveland, the two topics were intrinsically related.
SALT LAKE CITY — NHL teams have had enough trouble containing Nathan MacKinnon the past two seasons. Don’t make him angry.
MacKinnon, the reigning league MVP and current scoring leader, logged his first fight in three seasons Friday night during a 4-1 win for the Colorado Avalanche against Utah HC at Delta Center.
The last time MacKinnon dropped the gloves had consequences, but the Avalanche also won the Stanley Cup four months later.
“I don’t know.
Stick here for live updates and analysis as Denver takes on the Bengals in Cincinnati.
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Scouting report (10 a.m.): Check out how the Broncos match up with the Bengals in Ryan McFadden’s scouting report.
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Parker Gabriel, beat writer: Bengals 24, Broncos 20
Denver’s first chance to clinch a postseason spot went begging in Los Angeles.
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