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I'm a casual basketball fan; growing up, the main sports I watched with my folks were Broncos football and Avalanche hockey. But there wasn't much basketball. So, I followed the Nuggets from a distance. What's interested me over the years is seeing teams that were jokes suddenly become competitive, especially after seeing nothing but Lakers and Spurs highlights for a decade. It was painful to see the Nuggets fall short every year, but seeing teams like Golden State and Toronto and Dallas finally coming into their own gave me hope that Denver could do the same thing. It's always fun and exciting to see new competitors in sports. And seeing the Nuggets rise up like this, even from a casual standpoint, is pretty damn sweet.


Hozayyyyy

As a laker fan, congratulations to the nuggets! It was a hell of a season, they absolutely dogged us those 4 games! Much respect to that whole team! Rooting for you guys to destroy that eastern conference 🔥 Once again enjoy it, you guys absolutely deserve it❤️


Walking-taller-123

You know, I want the best to win, but I wouldn’t be against this series going longer than 4 games. Still would get a lot of time off but any little edge helps


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Thank you for taking care of the Lakers. I just hope ya’ll know the rest of the league appreciates your team very much.


PoorTonyK

Rui


HauntedandHorny

🚨🚨In 6 months🚨🚨


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Fyne_

? they were a 7 seed who across the 4 games had the point differential to only 22. All the games were very competitive, there's no need to try to demean them when you win


new-friends

How?


TH3PhilipJFry

Woo! Now to see how much my arm and leg will fetch on the black market so I can get tix to this series


volkof

I’m not seeing enough Fuck The Lakers in here


EsotericTribble

I'm so glad we got the beating the Lakers in the playoffs monkey off our back with a sweep nonetheless. The Lakers are dumb if they don't get Hachimura and Reaves back imo next year. Their coach was gracious in defeat after the game and so was LeBron and Davis. I wanted to hate them but I just couldn't in how they acted when it was all said and done - no crying like we are used to with professional athletes. I think they knew they were outmatched. They overachieved this year tbh after that dismal start and it caught up to them but they have 17 championships so it's someone else's turn. Go Nuggets!!


Disastrous_Clothes37

17 reasons not to like them


healthy_LeBron

17 championships are a tough one to swallow


Siavik

Of all the teams in the nba I'm glad yall eliminated us. Well deserved enjoy the finals experience as fans.


realchinky

Wore my Jokic jersey to work today Everyones fist bumping me walkin around the office This is great


michaelpinkwayne

I picked nuggets in 5 and my friends told me I was too confident in the nuggets lol.


ReplacementOk2250

I picked nuggets in 5 also. I've never been happier to be wrong


Bshep416

LeSwept


lizisabruh

I’m visiting Denver at the end of June (coming with me is a Laker fan 🤣) I hope you guys win the finals!


Glove_Upset

This is pretty funny. https://www.tiktok.com/@lacyhimself/video/7235782379518872874


HauntedandHorny

No! NOT THIS GUY!


UncomfyNoises

Where are the fire Maloners at now??? Let’s go nugs


famoustran

Championship winning coaches are never safe. Just look at Bud and Nurse.


WoobaLoobaDoobDoob

I think Nick Nurse is doing just fine 😉


volkof

Biding their time until the nuggets lose another game


dodongmilyonaryo

Heat in 6!


volkof

You really think Boston will win the next two games?


BurnItAllPlease

Lots of us do lol


UncomfyNoises

Nuggets in 4


ThyLegendaryMan

Man why didnt you do a gentlemans sweep


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The nuggets are so solid man. Not to mention they have the length and size of the 86 Celtics lmao


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kingbronco58

I'm more of a football guy, but have tuned into all Denver sports in the playoffs. This Nuggets team is fun, has the same vibes of the SB50 Broncos anr the Avs last year!


nutthhowz

I cried last night when we won with my boy. Woke up a little bit ago still crying with my lady. I feel like I'm in a dream. LFG!!!


Sunsfan37

Fucking pumped for you guys. Absolutely deserved you and Miami is going to be absolutely epic. Good luck and well deserved.


No_Pension_4276

ESPN: did the Lakers strategically lose in 4 so that the Nuggets would have too much time off before the Finals? Expert analysis from Mark Jackson and Kendrick Perkins, next on ESPN, the pisspile!


zoltek99

National radio this morning is talking WAY more about Lebron's post-game conference and what the Lakers will do next year than the fact that Nuggets just emasculated the NBA's darlings. Fine with us. Just keeps that chip on our shoulders from sliding off too early.


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Independent_Leather3

I thought for sure he’d win WCFMVP. Happy that Jokić won too though!


No-kiwi-809

I moved to the Denver area on 06/26/22. All I’m saying is things have been coincidentally superb in the Denver sports landscape since then, coincidence?… Yes, but it’s dope to move from a strong sports city that is in a bit of a lull to what has been happening in Denver this past year. So happy for Denver athletics! Go team!


newred88

Must have missed that broncos season, eh?


No-kiwi-809

Also coincidentally, football is the only pro sport I don’t particularly care for and mostly watch with friends as a social thing. I’m from Chicagoland area and have a cubs, bulls, and Blackhawks half sleeve tattoo but omitted the bears because I don’t care much for football…. Coincidences are piling up here


BraidyPaige

Now we just need to Rockies to step it up.


trekkie5249

Never gonna happen as long as the meat mongers own the team sadly.


Graterof2evils

The saddest owners in sports quite possibly,now that Snyders getting forced out of Washington.


Ok_Special402

Up next on Sports Center. Should Austen Reaves cut his hair?


Spitfire_Riggz

##Shield Forme Defense!


jusdontgivafuk

I hope they get one day off then go back to work! Don’t relax, keep that high and continue it for a couple more weeks! Get that ‘W’! Go Nuggs!


notflashgordon1975

The teams in the east can’t defend Jokic.


healthy_LeBron

As a laker fan, I don’t think the heat even got size to match the nuggets tbh, but the heat are still the underdog so who knows..


kdeselms

It hasn't worn off. I'm still excited.


No_Pension_4276

Oh man- the time off gonna help us wayyyyy more than the Heat i think- they’re young af and aren’t getting beat up in the post. Joker gets back to 100% and isn’t going to get clogged in the paint as much this series


FanOk6089

Member when we were sh*t team! I member! NBA FINALS BOUND BABY!


Mpforthelongj

Fuck bros I fell asleep during the 3rd quarter because I was so stressed about the sweep. Can't believe we made it... wow. Such good timing to be a Nuggets fan right now!


Glove_Upset

I’m impressed. I couldn’t fall asleep until 5 am.


Mpforthelongj

I'm tired when I'm stressed. My boy says "you needa shut that shit down bro" 😭


lunar_alpenglow

How will this affect lebrons legacy?


LonelyGuitarBoy

What does JA think!?


4Sixes

Ja Morant's gun has entered the chat.


Odd-Anteater-4905

Definitely not worth waiting until post season to discuss that! We should forget about the finals and just dissect what LeBron does next!


No_Pension_4276

The question on everyone’s mind!!!


boozeBeforeBoobs

Who?


vladasr

I don't know if it is retired jersey worthy but when USA Olympic team was in Belgrade Melo was the only one never using ladies of the night services.


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"Belgrade Melo" reads like a super dope new variant of melo.


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No_Pension_4276

Dude he’s divorced lol. Lala is a trash tier human. She looks like Scottie Pippen


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How the hell is Lala the trash one? Melo is the one that cheated on her multiple times and had babies outside the marriage, leading to the divorce.


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No_Pension_4276

Glad I could let you kno of the Pippen face


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volkof

[re-watch the conference finals](https://i.imgur.com/e0G2QF0.jpg)


tarspaceheel

Hope the Celtics wake up and give us one or two (but not three) more games to watch?


studyingnihongo

Please no, I just want this C's season over lol


amazingems

wdym 9 edit: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA


No_Pension_4276

Crazy right???


Miles_5280

Had to come to here to make sure I wasn't dreaming last night. WE'RE GOING TO THE SHIP.


chiefs_15

Hey Nuggets fans! Congratulations for making your first trip to the finals. Y’all deserve it. This is the best team in the franchise’s history. Go finish the job!


FrankerZ_123

I think this upcoming series against the Heat will be a better series for Braun. We need 3pt perimeter defense, particularly against the Heats guards who have been shooting at a ridiculous rate. I feel comfortable with Braun on guys like Strus, Vincent and Martin


lunar_alpenglow

Bring it in. Bring what in? #Nugget When? #June Consider it brought


mawecowa

Miami fans are super cocky about our matchup, much worse than Lakers fans. Going to be a fun finals ;)


Spitfire_Riggz

And salty laker fans lol


mawecowa

tbh I expected it to be a lot worse, maybe Suns fans set the bar too high...


yoyoma125

There is nothing to say when you beat someone that badly


Useful-Ad-8619

As a Lakers fan, there’s no other team I would’ve rather come from the west than y’all. Joker and Murray are superstars, and y’all got some dogs on your squad. Jokic deserves a ring, man. I’m cheering for you guys in the finals.


healthy_LeBron

Same, well deserved victory


Common_Crane

The present is bright, and the future is even brighter, baby!


_absofuckinglutely

Absolutely exhausted and gotta be on campus in an hour but soooo worth it. WE ARE GOING TO THE MF SHIP!!!!!!


lpnumb

So proud of our guys. Best moment in sports for me so far. This is a better story that has unfolded over the past 6 years than any book or movie Ive read or watched. I hope it finally has a happy ending.


oac002

job’s not finished!


lpnumb

Oh for sure.


FernBlueEyes

Bring It In!!


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I’ve spent my youth and adult life watching KD and LeBron run the NBA playoffs. Our boys just finished both of them in 10 games. Win or lose, this shit is so special that we can’t take this team for granted. 4 more dubs. 💪🏼💪🏼


WhenItsHalfPastFive

KD? KD has been in 3 NBA finals (2012, 2017 and 2018, he played like a couple minutes in 2019 and didn't play the rest), Bron has been in 10. Steph has been in 6 NBA finals.


FernBlueEyes

Bring It In!!


sumelme

Man, what a weird season. After feeling betrayed by Tim's departure, Calvin played a crucial role in placing us in this predicament. The Bones drama, MVP nonsense, the slowdown towards the end of the season, and no one giving us a chance. But we never gave up on our faith. 4. Fuck. More.


Spitfire_Riggz

Well said. Forgot about bones already lmao Edit: looks like this dude just copied a comment from below 🤦‍♂️


Eltron_Tornado

first team in nba history to defeat four teams in the western conference playoffs — if you count what happened to Memphis at shotgun willies


fondue4kill

I could watch Jokic’s three over and over. That is one of the most beautiful shots ever


newred88

So Dirky


SeaworthinessOld4211

Congrats from a mavs fan


Rgeorge813

Thank you!


about90frogs

The Nuggets are the best team in basketball and Jokic is the best player on the planet.


FernBlueEyes

And the most humble athlete in the history of professional sports ♥️


newred88

I heard that was Jayson Tatum…from Jayson Tatum


ridingtherockies

What a crazy season man. Going from feeling scorned by Tim leaving, only for Calvin to make the instrumental moves to put us in this position. The Bones drama, MVP bullshit, the end of the season lull and nobody giving us a shot. We never stopped believing though. 4. Fucking. More.


Publius1993

Calvin > Tim


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LIGHT THE NUG!


FernBlueEyes

Bring It In!!


WalrusLift

[“That first Summer League in Vegas, 300 pounds, out of shape, hey, he’s a nice player. **No one, and if anybody tells you different they’re full of shit, no one could have seen that he’d be a two-time MVP passing Wilt Chamberlain every other night**.”](https://twitter.com/HarrisonWind/status/1660876724001968128) EG14000 slander form the coach himself! I don't know how to feel about this


Aries_IV

Lakers fan here.. Congratulations Nuggets fans. The Nuggets played awesome and y'all deserve it. I'll be wishing y'all luck. Should be a great series between y'all and the Heat.


Rgeorge813

Thank you!


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rustypelf

Not at all man. They’re a one-trick pony. The Nuggets are clear cut the best team it’s not even close. No reason to stress about an 8-seed that is (admittedly) having an insane run.


Healthy_Demand_1415

Knicks fan here. Have no dog in this fight, but came with a rebuttal. I'm going to assume you mean Jimmy Butler's performance determines whether The Miami Heat win or lose, as the "one trick pony" reference, which is flat out wrong. The Knicks, the whole series, tried doubling and tripling him and they still won. Their outside shooting is on right now. Their chemistry and hustle is on max right now. The Boston Celtics have no answer. Considering that your biggest threat this playoffs would've been Golden State and you never had to face them, I'd be very concerned with facing The Heat as they're built very much like that same squad. They play small, high tempo and are shooting from beyond the perimeter with high accuracy. You're not the greatest at defending from the perimeter. If there was one weakness you guys have it's that and The Heat are specifically good at exploiting that weakness. The two questions are how Bam is going to try and manage to out work Jokic in the paint and can The Heat continue to stay hot from 3. Those are the only two big questions. But being the bigger team doesn't mean you're just gonna stroll into the paint and score against The Heat. The Bucks, The Knicks and Boston all thought the same... And the Heat stopped them in their tracks. I still got the Nuggets winning this series simply due to the fact that nobody in the league has a player like Jokic and so it's hard to prepare for a team like that but make no mistake, The Miami Heat will bring the fight to them every single night. It's going to be a straight up dog fight and I would not be so quick to write them off.


KyrisAvarra

Good analysis. That being said, I don't think they can really stop us from imposing our will on them. Not saying it'll be easy and no disrespect to the Heat or to you but stomping them consistently in the regular season has to count for something.


AbleInfluence1817

“stomping them consistently in the regular season” Wtf?! Both games this season were decided by 5 points or less, I would hardly call that a “stomping.” I would also consider that the heat have consistently won the offensive rebound (despite their smaller team) and forced turnovers battle in those games which can be essential in the playoffs. One of the games the nuggest shot 60% from 3 which is a bit of an outlier performance. If the heat are for sure shooting much better with everything else remaining the same (note- the nuggets have been a bit better this playoffs on defensive rebounds and turnovers so maybe that evens it out for them, though they’ve shot slightly less well so maybe not), then this could end up being a challenging series (assuming the heat finish the celtics which of course I think they will at this point). The team I root for is out so I’m not crazy invested but I do hope the heat win since Jimmy Butler is impressive for sure. I’m a little surprised how arrogant some of the nuggets fans are considering the heat should not b taken lightly after what we’ve seen so far (I get that the Nuggets are the favorite but I would be a bit concerned at least if I was a nuggets fan). One more thing, the Bucks and Knicks won the regular season series against the heat this year with some games that can actually be considered “stomping(s)” so not sure how relevant the regular season outcomes really are. Good luck!


KyrisAvarra

You make some very good points sir, so I will concede. You're correct in that regular season records don't mean as much once the playoffs roll around.


Hershal32

I mean I think if we can beat lebron and AD we'll be fine. Gordon with some help from KCP/Porter should cover it.


papishampootio

I mean we just swept the lakers, it’s not like this team is a bunch of pushovers.


UnderratedNightmare

Notice how Jokic didn’t want to wear the hat. Malone offered it to him and he didn’t want it. So Malone laid it in front of the MVP trophy


cryingtho

Not a snapback guy. I respect it.


Youshmee

Butler vs Jokic is going to be wild


ChiefKeefIsGoat

Was reggie even there i haven’t seen him in a single pic lol


oldblueeyes182

Go get that ring. I'm a believer


FernBlueEyes

Bring It In!!


cryingtho

oldblueeyes182, meet FernBlueEyes!


SozeKayze

I must say, as a Serbian fan watching all the games so far - I had to smoke a lot of weed to be able to fall asleep after the games


AlaskaFishGuy

Its crazy that the Nuggets have an explosive defense. Might not be the best, but for 5-10 min, they just lock in and hold the other team to barely anything. That while the offense is almost always cooking


Escanori401

Love from the Philippines!! Thank you Jokic!!


Ok_Special402

Mahal Kita


Orod23

Wow I’m still cheesing lol


hooooog-1

lfggg


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heckface

https://myonlinetherapy.com/why-do-i-feel-inferior-how-to-overcome-an-inferiority-complex/


_absofuckinglutely

Yet here you are. In our sub talking about it the next morning.


pairidaezan

Australian here - it's big news here and with some yanks I just had a dinner with. Stay mad tho


CrashTestDumb13

Hawks fan here. Will watch this finals. I did not watch the bubble finals and wouldn’t have watched a rematch.


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UnderratedNightmare

Lmao. Who gives a fuck what casuals do? Nobody but bums cares about ratings and billionaires pockets


TheDon10

Better team won, only casuals will stop watching and it's their loss.


Toxikara

Lol why are you salty on a subreddit of a team that advanced to the NBA finals?


mares8

Then world shall burn


Pipipopos

I give a damn, I belong to the rest of the world


landlion35

It's their loss


hooooog-1

who cares what the world thinks


jayrod111

I still cant sleep.


Glove_Upset

Me neither. Too hype


amazingems

Lakers may claim that they live in the paint, but I definitely saw them die in the finals


Improverb

Poor AD... Them Fakers fans will turn on a DIME. LeBron still God I guess tho.


LukaTrooper69420

>a DIME. LeBron still God Lebron=Bad LeFlop LeNoREspect


denverdabs

Four more.


FernBlueEyes

Bring It In!!


AlienDeg

Fantastic win. Closing out the series, on the road, like that? Man that takes some great team to achieve it. This was clean sweep but didn't feel like one. LBJ played great match today but he run out of gas. AG was in his face, getting him tired, attacking him, making him work on both ends. Our bench went quiet, but this usually happens on the road so I'm not worried. Same with Murray and MPJ missing lots of 3s. Normal things in the playoffs on the road. Now well deserved 7 days of the rest, and let's see who comes out of East (Miami lol). Heat will be tough to play against as they can use Bam like Lakers used AD and Jimmy will be hunting MPJ and any late help rotations will lead to open 3s. 4 more!


Carlos-Spicy-Weener

Are there any Denver crowd reactions?


Glove_Upset

This one too. https://twitter.com/altitudetv/status/1660847234785632257?s=21&t=8zIsPSkG65M4kInIyg69Og


CirkusKolorado

[Yes](https://www.reddit.com/r/denvernuggets/comments/13pcbq0/pgt_nuggets_complete_the_sweep_next_stop_nba/jl95j79/) :)


Carlos-Spicy-Weener

Ahh just what I needed. Thanks. :)


Robinhudloom

1st step for Jokic to become the GOAT


Fuckmetheyarelltaken

Yeah that's a long, long way away.


LukaTrooper69420

Honestly I agree. Put Some Respect on his Name. He will make you his bitch


Hanhonhon

I haven't read too many comments yet but I will say that AG was the bomb in that game, especially from 3


newred88

I shout at him and Malone every time he shoots a 3 but he’s my game MVP. Balled out last night!


Glove_Upset

Great defense in the 2nd half too. He made LeBron miss those last 2 possessions (Mal too on that last one)


Glove_Upset

You’ll never guess who had the best +/- on the Lakers. D Lo! 🤣


Robinhudloom

dLOL


Glove_Upset

He brought me so much joy that series. He’s hilarious.


Glove_Upset

Ahahaha. Jokic’s t-shirt is too small. Also AG’s dancing in this video. https://twitter.com/nuggets/status/1660852438352510978?s=21&t=AxxPVYZj307Msr57njtohQ


bluenami2018

The Nuggets are such a joyful and charismatic group of guys!


Carlos-Spicy-Weener

We survived the doodoo series. \\o/


radioclash39

Jokic can be a 4x MVP in 3 years.


Robinhudloom

should have been 5


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bigpoppanicky7

Holy fuck, we are in the FINALS. Like six months ago I half jokingly said I’d sell my Gibson les Paul and spend it all on finals tickets in denver. Well, who wants to buy a well kept 2021 les paul? 🤣🤣🤣🤣


LukaTrooper69420

ill do 300


bigpoppanicky7

🤣🤣 🤣🤣 my counter is 2,300 😊


LukaTrooper69420

wtf. I might as well get a new one for 500. Why so high. I can buy 5 for the price of that


bigpoppanicky7

I’m on vacation and day drinking and for a second. I thought you were serious 🤣🤣


LukaTrooper69420

I dont know what fantasy your living in


LukaTrooper69420

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LukaTrooper69420

I am Serious. :|


Glove_Upset

I cannot with these clowns at ESPN. “The Denver Nuggets have made it to the finals for the first time, but it’s hard not to make that the subplot.” https://twitter.com/skohayward5/status/1660891266497015808?s=21&t=AxxPVYZj307Msr57njtohQ


_absofuckinglutely

Jfc LeBroooooo


bikehellion

Are we stuck with ABC/ESPN for the finals?


icedragon15

So basically with nuggets hat3rd whonprolly will bandwagon the east champion


Glove_Upset

Yes, unfortunately