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These Nuggets are going to face more palatable defenses than the Oklahoma City Thunder in most games, but they’re going to need to shoot the ball better than their one-game sample size so far to remain a championship contender. Denver shot 35% from the field and 7 for 39 from 3-point range in a 102-87 season-opening loss to the Thunder on Thursday night at Ball Arena.

SALT LAKE CITY — Maybe it doesn’t matter who else is missing for the Colorado Avalanche, as long as Jared Bednar can start his lineup card with Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar and Mikko Rantanen. The Avs are officially rolling, wiping out the Utah Hockey Club on their first trip to Delta Center with a 5-1 win.

Thursday night scores Chatfield 22, Arvada West 21 Pueblo East 39, Canon City 6 Castle View 38, ThunderRidge 14 Gateway 30, Thornton 16 Erie 38, Legacy 17 Palisade 50, Steamboat Springs 7 The Academy 64, Arvada 18 Thompson Valley 35, Fort Morgan 0 Related Articles Preps | The Denver Post’s 2024 Gold Helmet Award nomination form Preps | 8 Colorado high school football games to watch in Week 9 Preps | Colorado high school football rankings, Week 9: Good luck making sense of Class 5A jumble Preps | Ralston Valley ends Columbine’s 21-game win streak with goal line stuff in OT Thriller Preps | A new kind of “Foot”ball: Longmont blasts past Skyline Want more sports news?

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