After leaving Friday's game against the Mavs early with a knee injury, Nuggets power forward J.J. Hickson had an MRI today.
Per Chris Dempsey of the Denver Post, the MRI revealed that Hickson has a torn ACL and he will miss the remainder of the season.
Before last night's game, Hickson had three consecutive double-doubles and he has averaged 15.33 points and 9.67 rebounds per game over his past six games.
The injury should lead to more playing time for Darrell Arthur, who played 28 minutes last night, in addition to Timofey Mozgov, who played only 14 minutes last night.
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Sunday, November 11, 2012
Nuggets PF Kenneth Faried gets 4th Double-Double in 5 Games
It took two overtime periods for the Nuggets to beat the Warriors last night and Denver's Kenneth Faried played nearly 48 minutes. (It was only his third game with at least 30 minutes played.)
On eight-of-13 shooting, Faried scored 18 points, his fifth straight game in double figures.
In addition, Faried grabbed 17 rebounds, blocked three shots and had two steals, all of which are season highs.
Nine of Faried's 17 rebounds last night were offensive rebounds and he has more offensive rebounds (39) than defensive boards (36) this season.
During the past five games, Faried has four double-doubles. During those five games, he is averaging 17.8 points, 12.6 rebounds, 1.4 blocks and 1.0 steals per game.
While he is shooting 56.0 percent from the field, he has made only 48.1 percent of his free throws. While he is not a great free throw shooter, he shot 66.5 from the line last year so those numbers should improve.
On eight-of-13 shooting, Faried scored 18 points, his fifth straight game in double figures.
In addition, Faried grabbed 17 rebounds, blocked three shots and had two steals, all of which are season highs.
Nine of Faried's 17 rebounds last night were offensive rebounds and he has more offensive rebounds (39) than defensive boards (36) this season.
During the past five games, Faried has four double-doubles. During those five games, he is averaging 17.8 points, 12.6 rebounds, 1.4 blocks and 1.0 steals per game.
While he is shooting 56.0 percent from the field, he has made only 48.1 percent of his free throws. While he is not a great free throw shooter, he shot 66.5 from the line last year so those numbers should improve.
Monday, February 20, 2012
NBA Consensus Power Rankings, Week 8
Over the weekend, John Trifone wrote about the odds to win the Western Conference and Eastern Conference based on futures from Sportsbook.com.
The team that he liked (likes) the most is the San Antonio Spurs, who have 5/1 odds to win the Western Conference.
San Antonio is a dangerous team. As John put it yesterday, "Many, including myself, had written off the Spurs going into the season, as a team that was just too old to be a factor in the shortened season," but they are "poised to prove everyone wrong."
Not only are they are a 10-game winning streak, point guard Tony Parker is quietly having a great season. He's playing as well as anyone in the month of February: 25.8 points, 7.9 assists, 1.1 steals and 8.8 free throw attempts per game this month.
That said, the Spurs are still fourth in our power rankings and the top three teams have been there the entire season (although the order has not always been the same): Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder and Chicago Bulls.
Here are some more stats about this week's NBA Consensus Power Rankings:
- Biggest jump from last week: New York Knicks (+4.50)
- Biggest drop from last week: Denver Nuggets (-4.00)
- Team with widest difference between high and low ranker: Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors (4)
[See our full NBA Consensus Power Rankings.]
Each week, we respond to one roundtable question and here's this week's question: Of the teams currently seeded 9th (or lower), which team has the best chance to make the playoffs?
John (follow on Twitter): Portland Trail Blazers
I think that the Eastern Conference is actually set the way it is. There may be some swapping of position, but I don't see one of the teams on the outside looking in making a serious run at the playoffs. Milwaukee had a chance, but when Bogut went down and Jeremy Lin showed up in New York, I think that pretty much sealed it for the Bucks. I'd also be very surprised to see any of the other bottom feeders in the East get in. The West is a little more open, with some pretty decent teams currently out of the playoffs. Utah, Portland, and Minnesota all have a reasonable chance to dislodge either Memphis, Houston, or Denver. I'd give Portland the best shot at it. They're playing relatively mediocre ball at the moment, just 4-6 in their last 10 games and only a game above .500 for the season, but they have the talent to make a push down the stretch. Denver has severely cooled off since over-achieving in the first month of the season and is currently the eight seed, although they are actually tied with Houston and Memphis in record. Portland is just a game back from all three teams, so they are certainly right in the mix. I think LaMarcus Aldridge and Company have the best chance of any team currently on the outside looking in to make the playoffs.
[Note: John sent this to me before the Nuggets lost a thriller in Oklahoma City last night.]
Kevin (follow on Twitter): Minnesota Timberwolves
One of the teams that I think could surprise some folks is the Minnesota Timberwolves. They are a deep team -- only three players are averaging more than 30 minutes per game this season: Kevin Love, Ricky Rubio and Luke Ridnour. They have 12 players that are averaging more than 15 minutes per game. While Love is a double-double machine, Rubio has been the biggest difference from last year to this year. He is averaging 8.5 assists per game, which ranks fifth in the NBA, and 2.3 steals per game, which is tied for second in the league with Chris Paul.
[Note: Dan is on a cruise through Central America and won't participate in our consensus rankings this and next week. Sean had to travel unexpectedly and will miss this week only.]
To see where all 30 teams fall in our power rankings going through Week 8, click here.
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The team that he liked (likes) the most is the San Antonio Spurs, who have 5/1 odds to win the Western Conference.
San Antonio is a dangerous team. As John put it yesterday, "Many, including myself, had written off the Spurs going into the season, as a team that was just too old to be a factor in the shortened season," but they are "poised to prove everyone wrong."
Not only are they are a 10-game winning streak, point guard Tony Parker is quietly having a great season. He's playing as well as anyone in the month of February: 25.8 points, 7.9 assists, 1.1 steals and 8.8 free throw attempts per game this month.
That said, the Spurs are still fourth in our power rankings and the top three teams have been there the entire season (although the order has not always been the same): Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder and Chicago Bulls.
Here are some more stats about this week's NBA Consensus Power Rankings:
- Biggest jump from last week: New York Knicks (+4.50)
- Biggest drop from last week: Denver Nuggets (-4.00)
- Team with widest difference between high and low ranker: Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors (4)
[See our full NBA Consensus Power Rankings.]
Each week, we respond to one roundtable question and here's this week's question: Of the teams currently seeded 9th (or lower), which team has the best chance to make the playoffs?
John (follow on Twitter): Portland Trail Blazers
I think that the Eastern Conference is actually set the way it is. There may be some swapping of position, but I don't see one of the teams on the outside looking in making a serious run at the playoffs. Milwaukee had a chance, but when Bogut went down and Jeremy Lin showed up in New York, I think that pretty much sealed it for the Bucks. I'd also be very surprised to see any of the other bottom feeders in the East get in. The West is a little more open, with some pretty decent teams currently out of the playoffs. Utah, Portland, and Minnesota all have a reasonable chance to dislodge either Memphis, Houston, or Denver. I'd give Portland the best shot at it. They're playing relatively mediocre ball at the moment, just 4-6 in their last 10 games and only a game above .500 for the season, but they have the talent to make a push down the stretch. Denver has severely cooled off since over-achieving in the first month of the season and is currently the eight seed, although they are actually tied with Houston and Memphis in record. Portland is just a game back from all three teams, so they are certainly right in the mix. I think LaMarcus Aldridge and Company have the best chance of any team currently on the outside looking in to make the playoffs.
[Note: John sent this to me before the Nuggets lost a thriller in Oklahoma City last night.]
Kevin (follow on Twitter): Minnesota Timberwolves
One of the teams that I think could surprise some folks is the Minnesota Timberwolves. They are a deep team -- only three players are averaging more than 30 minutes per game this season: Kevin Love, Ricky Rubio and Luke Ridnour. They have 12 players that are averaging more than 15 minutes per game. While Love is a double-double machine, Rubio has been the biggest difference from last year to this year. He is averaging 8.5 assists per game, which ranks fifth in the NBA, and 2.3 steals per game, which is tied for second in the league with Chris Paul.
[Note: Dan is on a cruise through Central America and won't participate in our consensus rankings this and next week. Sean had to travel unexpectedly and will miss this week only.]
To see where all 30 teams fall in our power rankings going through Week 8, click here.
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
Triple-double for Serge Ibaka: 14 points, 15 rebounds and 11 blocks
In their overtime win over the Nuggets, Thunder forward Serge Ibaka had double-digit blocked shots for the third time this season.
What was unique about tonight's game versus the first two this season?
Not only did Ibaka block 11 shots, which is a career high, but he also scored 14 points and grabbed 15 rebounds.
It was the first triple-double with points, rebounds and blocks since Washington's JaVale McGee did it last year and only the ninth time it has happened since the 2000-01 season.
Ibaka now has 54 blocked shots in 11 games during the month of February.
What was unique about tonight's game versus the first two this season?
Not only did Ibaka block 11 shots, which is a career high, but he also scored 14 points and grabbed 15 rebounds.
It was the first triple-double with points, rebounds and blocks since Washington's JaVale McGee did it last year and only the ninth time it has happened since the 2000-01 season.
Ibaka now has 54 blocked shots in 11 games during the month of February.
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