Best Of Mile High Sports

Coach George Karl on Nuggets culture and history, Miami and Denver are most connected teams, beating the Lakers and LeBron

LeBron's age showing, Jamal Murray's performance not surprising, he lives for the moment, continuity has benefitted the Nuggets greatly, Nikola Jokic, Denver going on runs without Jokic on the floor, refs let them play at the end

Justin Adams on grind-it-out games, Jamal Murray's greatness, incredible 4th quarter performances in CU Buffs history, drawing energy from the crowd, balancing minutes, Bruce Brown has been huge for Denver

Western Conference Finals, Nuggets have seen adjustments like Rui on Joker before, running and defense, Heat lead Celtics 1-0 in Eastern Conference Finals, MPJ can be the difference-maker, KCP unsung hero of Game 1

WCF Game 1, energy in Ball Arena, Jokic vs AD, Joker has more athleticism than he gets credit for, Nuggets' offense when Rui is on the floor, D'Angelo Russell lost ground Game 1, Denver bench will have to play better

KCP can be an impact player, Nuggets have to be ready to switch screens on defense, Michael Malone getting creative defensively, holding Lakers "others" at bay, setting the tone in Game 1, transition game critical

Romi Bean on Nuggets-Suns Game 6, Jokic staying cool and composed, NFL schedule release, Broncos vs the AFC West, roster holes for the Broncos

Tim Ring on Nuggets-Suns Game 6, Phoenix needs more production from guys beyond Durant and Book, playing with or without Chris Paul, Denver is the deeper team

Denver's confidence at an all-time high, offense and defense benefitting each other, do we see CP3 in Game 6? fatigue impacting KD and Book, identifying bad game plans vs bad execution

Vinny Benedetto (Denver Gazette) on which Nuggets should defend Devin and Kevin, Aaron Gordon being a key player, Denver's home-court advantage

German Marquez having Tommy John surgery, filling in the pitching rotation, MLB attendance this season, Coors Field not as full this year

Ryan Blackburn on Nuggets winning ugly, Denver's defensive 5, Nikola Jokic is aggressive when the team needs it, Suns want to stop Jamal Murray and succeeded last night, Chris Paul injury could tip scales in this series