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Denver Nuggets fans at Tom’s Watch Bar in Denver celebrate after their team beat the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday, June 12, 2023. The Nuggets defeated the Heat, 94-89, to win the championship for the first time in franchise history. (Photo by Grace Smith/The Denver Post)
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Sam Tabachnik - Staff portraits at ...Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton - Staff portraits in The Denver Post studio on October 6, 2022. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
By | stabachnik@denverpost.com | The Denver Post and | The Denver Post
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Denver Nuggets fans tossed toilet paper, stood on cars and clamored atop street signs, shouting and chanting as fireworks lit up the Mile High skyline.
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