![]() It was the Joker’s blossoming into a do-everything force - even before Monday, he was the first player to record 500 points, 250 rebounds and 150 assists in a single postseason - that made the Nuggets a team to watch. The other two ABAers, the Pacers and Nets, have been to the finals but lost. The Nuggets took their name off that list, then joined San Antonio as the second original ABA team to capture the NBA’s biggest prize. But never quite good enough to break through against the biggest stars and better teams to the east, west and south of them.īefore this season, there were only two teams founded before 1980 - the Nuggets and Clippers - that had never been to an NBA Finals. Over their near five-decade stay in the league, the Nuggets have been the epitome of a lovable NBA backbencher - at times entertaining, adorned by rainbows on their uniforms and headlined by colorful characters on the floor and bench. It felt almost perfect that an unheralded and once-chubby second-round draft pick from Serbia would be the one to lift Denver to the top of a league that, for decades, has been dominated by superstars, first-round draft picks and players who lead the world in sneaker and jersey sales. You cannot say, ‘This is going to happen.’ There are so many factors. “That’s why basketball is a fun sport,” Jokic said. ![]() Their beautiful game turned into a slugfest, but they figured it out nonetheless. True to the Nuggets’ personality, they kept pressing, came at their opponent in waves and figured out how to win a game that went against their type. ![]()
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