Nuggets kick down the door, win first championship in franchise history

Nikola Jokic (15) of the Denver Nuggets celebrates as he leaves the court after the fourth quarter of the Nuggets’ 94-89 NBA Finals clinching win at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

By Mark Kiszla | mkiszla@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: June 12, 2023 at 10:20 PM MDT | UPDATED: June 13, 2023 at 1:05 AM MDT

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After 56 long seasons of banging their heads against the wall, the Nuggets finally kicked down the door.

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Kiszla: Nuggets kick down the door, win first championship in franchise history

It’s a debt repaid in full to Alex English, Doug Moe and all the fans that kept loving team through nearly 2,500 losses before one big one nobody will ever forget.

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