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Kiszla: When was moment these Nuggets realized they were championship-worthy? “2019,” said guard Jamal Murray, putting the bluebloods of NBA on notice.

After totally eclipsing the Phoenix Suns, Denver coach Michael Malone insists there’s only one way NBA team from “some dusty old cowtown in the Rocky Mountains” can get any respect: Win a ring.

Jamal Murray (27) of the Denver Nuggets hugs his dad, Roger, as he jokingly says, “my city, my city,” after the fourth quarter of the Nuggets’ series-clinching 125-100 win over the Phoenix Suns at Footprint Center in Phoenix on Thursday, May 11, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Jamal Murray (27) of the Denver Nuggets hugs his dad, Roger, as he jokingly says, “my city, my city,” after the fourth quarter of the Nuggets’ series-clinching 125-100 win over the Phoenix Suns at Footprint Center in Phoenix on Thursday, May 11, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
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“It seems like for years now, we’re some dusty old cowtown in the Rocky Mountains, with so little respect that we get. You can sit there, you can fight it and complain about it. Or you can just embrace who we are and what we have,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said.
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