Nuggets fans' playoff expectations for Nikola Jokic, coach Michael Malone? "You’ve got to get to a conference final."

Denver Nuggets fans Carter Susman and Tomás Rodriguez watch players warm up before the first quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Ball Arena in Denver on Sunday, April 16, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

By Sean Keeler | skeeler@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: April 16, 2023 at 9:02 PM MDT | UPDATED: April 16, 2023 at 9:50 PM MDT

Getting your player ready...

Nuggets fans say Nikola Jokic and coach Michael Malone need to take this No. 1 seed to the NBA's Western Conference Finals. If not, they want to see heads roll.

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Keeler: Nuggets fans’ playoff expectations for Nikola Jokic, coach Michael Malone? “You’ve got to get to a conference final.”

The national media are talking about the Nuggets the way Moe used to talk about Larry and Curly. But come on. What do they think we are, a bunch of imbeciles?

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