![]() ![]() “Since day one (in training camp) in San Diego, it was something different about this team,” Jokic said. 1 seed, have arrived, a combination of talent, patience, health and vision coming together at the right time. The Nuggets, who were atop the Western Conference from December until the end of the regular season and earned the No. Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray formed the engine, and a roster built through the draft, free agency and trades provided fuel for a title. Malone was the conductor, getting his team to play some of its best basketball of the season. The Nuggets were a rolling train, picking up speed and confidence, and through April and May and then into June, the Nuggets Express was unstoppable as it went through Minnesota, Phoenix, Los Angeles Lakers and Miami before stopping in Denver for a season-ending celebration. "I used to have it up on my board when I was a head coach in Sacramento, and it talked about the evolution in this game and how you go from a nobody to an upstart, and you go from an upstart to a winner and a winner to a contender and a contender to a champion, and the last step is after a champion is to be a dynasty. ![]() “You know, Pat Riley said something many years ago,” Denver coach Michael Malone said. The Denver Nuggets are NBA champions, beating the Miami Heat 94-89 in Game 5 Monday and capturing the franchise’s first NBA championship. For Bruce Brown and Jeff Green.įor Nuggets players past and present. For Michael Porter Jr., Aaron Gordon and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. Smith, Marcus Camby and Andre Miller.įor Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray. For Doug Moe and Larry Brown.įor Ralph Simpson and the ABA.
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