DENVER (AP) — Denver Nuggets guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was playing for the Los Angeles Lakers the last time these teams met in the Western Conference finals in the 2020 NBA bubble.

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Denver needed just a few minutes of the third quarter to get the lead back to double digits despite playing without Jokic, who was ejected, and Caldwell-Pope, who missed the second half with a head injury.

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During that run, Caldwell-Pope was a dogged defender, a hustler and a guy who could provide the Lakers with scoring bursts.

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“Everybody wants one,” Caldwell-Pope said.

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He was so impactful he relegated Caldwell-Pope to the bench for the entire fourth quarter.

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Holiday started in place of the injured Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, missing his first game of the season due to concussion protocol after hard contact to the head on Tuesday night’s game vs the Chicago Bulls.

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Hyland and Nnaji were both benched, and the Nuggets went with an eight-man rotation instead that featured Braun, as well as Gordon staggering with Caldwell-Pope.

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It was Denver's Caldwell-Pope, who was acquired last offseason to help the Nuggets do what he and the Lakers did two years ago in the bubble.

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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (5) of the Denver Nuggets celebrates a three pointer against the Miami Heat in the first half of the Nuggets’ 108-95 win during Game 4 of the NBA Finals at the Kaseya Center in Miami on Friday, June 9, 2023.

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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope rolled his ankle last night.

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Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray will get plenty of accolades but this entire roster made key contributions throughout the season and role players like Bruce Brown, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Aaron Gordon all came up with huge plays to help close it out.

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Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, left, looks to pass the ball as Denver Nuggets forward Zeke Nnaji and guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, right, defend in the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Jan.

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Paul injured his groin Monday with five minutes remaining in the third quarter, battling for a defensive rebound with Kentavious Caldwell-Pope.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/shaneyoung/2023/05/03/chris-pauls-latest-injury-adds-to-his-terrible-postseason-luck/

That highlight, projected onto the screen at the front of the locker room, preceded what’s become an occurrence about as frequent as a Nikola Jokic triple-double: Malone awarding Caldwell-Pope the Defensive Player of the Game chain.

Source: https://www.denverpost.com/2023/03/02/kentavious-caldwell-pope-nuggets-defense/

The Nuggets answered with an excellent after-timeout play to get Kentavious Caldwell-Pope a three, and Aaron Gordon scored a driving bucket on the next possession to give Denver the lead back for the last time.

Source: https://www.denverpost.com/2023/11/22/nuggets-lose-late-orlando-magic-shaky-road-trip/

The Nuggets, minus Nikola Jokić, Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves 128-98.

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With Aaron Gordon out and Jamal Murray dealing with foul trouble in the first half, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Vlatko Cancar stepped up.

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