Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone said it was around December when he thought this could be a championship-caliber team. Jamal Murray was a believer even sooner. Like in 2019. MileHighBasketball
PHOENIX — Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone said it was around December when he thought this could be a championship-caliber team.After watching the Nuggets steamroll the Suns in Game 6 to clinch the Western Conference semifinals, it's hard to argue with him.
Nikola Jokic scored 32 points and finished with a triple-double, Jamal Murray added 26 and the Nuggets are off to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2020 after beating the Phoenix Suns 125-100 on Thursday night. The top-seeded Nuggets will play the winner of the Lakers-Warriors series. The Lakers have a 3-2 lead.
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