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|DENVER NUGGETS - 2023 NBA Champions | Special Commemorative Issue
THE NUGGETS PATIENTLY BUILT TO THEIR FIRST NBA TITLE, AND THEY NOW LOOK LIKE THEY COULD BE SET UP FOR MORE
BEFORE GAME 1 of the NBA Finals, before Nikola Jokić started racking up (more) triple doubles, before Jamal Murray worked more playoff magic, before Aaron Gordon reminded everyone of the value of versatile role players, Michael Malone offered up a more prosaic reason for Denver's success: patience. "I'm just thankful that we as an organization have been given the time that is required to get to this stage," Malone said. "Most places, that does not happen."
This story is from the DENVER NUGGETS - 2023 NBA Champions | Special Commemorative Issue edition of Sports Illustrated US.
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