how many times have the nuggets made the playoffs
Amar'e Stoudemire


with the Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves that sent Nuggets superstar Carmelo Anthony to the Knicks along with the Nuggets' starting point guard Chauncey Billups. In 2011, the Knicks made the playoffs for the first time since 2004. Stoudemire was injured during the playoffs. In game 3, Stoudemire attempted a Willis Reed-like comeback by playing in the game despite a bad back. In the first round of the playoffs, the Knicks were swept by the Boston Celtics. Stoudemire ended up having one of the best seasons in his career
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the Nuggets' improvement. They won Game 1 of the playoffs in a blowout victory against the New Orleans Hornets, the first time they had home-court advantage since 1988 and also, the 29-point victory was the largest victory for any team for Game 1 of the first round of the 2009 NBA Playoffs. Chauncey Billups set a Nuggets franchise record with the most three-pointers in a playoff game with 8, and his 19 three-pointers in total is also a Nuggets record for threes made in a playoff series.
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1993–94 Denver Nuggets season


The 1993–94 NBA season was the Nuggets' 18th season in the National Basketball Association, and 27th season as a franchise. During the offseason, the Nuggets acquired Brian Williams from the Orlando Magic. The team also acquired All-Star guard Alvin Robertson from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Mark Macon and Marcus Liberty early into the season. However, Robertson did not play due to a back injury. The Nuggets posted a 42–40 record and made the playoffs for the first time in 4 years. The Nuggets qualified for the playoffs
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2013 NBA playoffs


since , while the Los Angeles Clippers made franchise history by winning their first Pacific Division title and having a 56-win season, tied with the Memphis Grizzlies, whose 56 wins were also a franchise record. The Denver Nuggets earned the West's third seed and headed into the playoffs with a franchise-record 57 wins. The Brooklyn Nets and Golden State Warriors made their first playoff appearances since 2007. This also marked the first time that Barclays Center hosted a playoff game. The Houston Rockets made their first playoff appearance since 2009,
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. In the first round, they defeated the New Orleans Hornets in 5 games, which included a record-equaling 58-point margin-of-victory. Billups also set a Nuggets franchise record with the most 3 pointers in a playoff game with 8, and his 19 3-pointers in total is also a Nuggets record for threes made in a playoff series. In his first year with the Nuggets, Billups led them back to the NBA Conference Finals for the first time since 1985. They would play the Lakers for the second straight
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1997 NBA playoffs


since the ABA–NBA merger that the 4 former ABA teams, the San Antonio Spurs, the Denver Nuggets, the Indiana Pacers, and the New Jersey Nets, have all missed the playoffs, even more remarkable considering the rarity with which San Antonio has missed the playoffs at "all" (only 4 times since the merger). All four 1988/89 expansion teams (Minnesota, Miami, Orlando and Charlotte) made the playoffs for the first time. This would happen again in 2001. The two #8 seeds in
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2003–04 Denver Nuggets season


, the team struggled down the stretch posting losing records in February and March. The Nuggets finished sixth in the Midwest Division with a 43–39 record, and made the playoffs for the first time since 1995. Anthony had a stellar rookie season averaging 21.0 points per game, and being selected to the All-Rookie First Team. He also finished second behind LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers in Rookie of The Year voting. However, in the first round of the playoffs, the Nuggets lost to the top-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves
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2006–07 Golden State Warriors season


eighth seed in the Western Conference, marking their return to the post-season after a thirteen-year hiatus, having last made the playoffs in 1994. The Warriors met the top-seeded Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the playoffs, and shocked many in the basketball world when they defeated the Mavericks four games to two, becoming the third eighth-seeded team in NBA history to eliminate a first-seeded team in the playoffs, following the Denver Nuggets in 1994, and the New York Knicks in 1999.
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2018–19 Denver Nuggets season


The 2018–19 Denver Nuggets season was the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team revealed a new logo for the 2018–19 season. With a win against the Boston Celtics on March 18, the Nuggets clinched a playoff spot for the first time since the 2012–13 season. In the playoffs, the Nuggets defeated the San Antonio Spurs in the First Round in seven games, winning their first playoff series since the Carmelo Anthony era in 2009. In the Semifinals, the Nuggets lost to the Portland
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the West. This also ended Minnesota's 13-year drought without a playoff appearance having last played in 2003–04 season. For the first time since the 2010–11 NBA season, the Los Angeles Clippers would miss the postseason following a loss to the Denver Nuggets on April 7, 2018. This is the first time since 1960 that none of the teams from New York, Los Angeles, or Chicago made the playoffs. Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in
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2011–12 Philadelphia 76ers season


six games in the First Round. This was only the fifth time an eighth-seeded team beat a first-seeded team in the playoffs in league history, following the Denver Nuggets in 1994, the New York Knicks in 1999, the Golden State Warriors in 2007, and the Memphis Grizzlies in 2011. The Sixers ended their postseason run after losing in seven games to the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals. This marked the last time the Sixers made the playoffs until 2018. Many players signed with teams from other
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2007, Earl Boykins, Julius Hodge and cash considerations were traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, in exchange for point guard Steve Blake. With Iverson, many considered the Nuggets as one of the elite in the West. However, chemistry was an issue, as the Nuggets finished the season with the 6 seed, giving them a first round matchup against the San Antonio Spurs. In the playoffs, the Nuggets took Game 1 and home court advantage away from the Spurs. However, as had occurred in the 2005 playoffs, the
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1985 NBA playoffs


from 1959–1969 and 1984. The Lakers, moreover, won the title in Boston, something no other NBA team has ever accomplished. The Cavaliers made the playoffs for the first time since 1978. It was also the first time that all three teams from Texas made the playoffs in the same year. The Denver Nuggets advanced to the conference finals for the first time since 1978 and would not advance that far again until 2009. The Philadelphia 76ers, on the other hand, advanced to the conference finals for the fifth time in
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They went on to beat the Hornets in 5, including a 58-point victory in Game 4 which matched the most lopsided win in NBA playoff history. They then went on to beat the 6th seed Dallas Mavericks 4 games to 1 in the Conference Semifinals to make their first trip to the Western Conference Finals since 1985. That was also the first time the Nuggets had ever led 3–0 in a best-of-seven series. Up to that point, they held an NBA Playoffs-high in three-pointers made and a
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finished with its first winning season since the Doug Moe era at 42–40. Denver clinched the 8th seed in the Western Conference playoffs, playing the first place Seattle SuperSonics. Denver was a heavy underdog, having only a couple of players on their roster with actual NBA playoff experience. After dropping the first two games of the five-game set in Seattle, the series returned to Denver. Denver won both games and tied the series at 2. The Nuggets made NBA history in Game 5, upsetting Seattle in overtime 98–94.
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Carmelo Anthony


history, all eight playoff seeds in a conference had at least 50 wins. The Nuggets faced the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers (57–25 overall record) in the First Round of the Playoffs. The seven games separating the Nuggets overall record and the Lakers overall record is the closest margin between an eighth seed and a top seed since the NBA went to a 16-team playoff format in 1983–84. The Lakers swept the Nuggets in four games, marking the second time in NBA history that a 50-win team was swept in a best
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JaVale McGee


he appeared; with the Nuggets, he would start in 5 of 20 games in which he appeared. His minutes would also be reduced, averaging 27.4 with Washington but 20.6 with Denver. On March 21, in his Nuggets debut, McGee made the game-winning dunk off an Arron Afflalo missed free throw with 5 seconds left on the clock. At the end of the regular season, the Nuggets earned the West's sixth seed, and McGee appeared in the 2012 NBA Playoffs, which was his first playoff appearance in
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2009 NBA playoffs


) and periods (7) played. The Houston Rockets won a first round series for the first time since 1997. They pushed the eventual champion Lakers to a Game 7 before losing. The Atlanta Hawks won a first round series for the first time since 1999, but were swept by the Cavs after enduring a tough 7-game series with the Miami Heat, who made the playoffs for the fifth time in 6 years. The Denver Nuggets won a playoff series for the first time since 1994, eventually reaching their first conference final
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Juwan Howard


went to the second round of the 2002 NBA Playoffs after trading Howard, while the Nuggets failed to make the playoffs under coaches Dan Issel and Mike Evans. By the end of the season, Nuggets general manager Vandeweghe had cleared almost $20 million of salary cap space, leaving the team with few veterans and only Howard and Marcus Camby as well-known players. This made the team an undesirable coaching assignment for veteran coaches. In the offseason, the Nuggets replaced Evans with the relatively unknown Jeff Bzdelik. During a preseason
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2009 NBA playoffs


recorded a playoff-low in points and also a playoff-high 26 turnovers, which led to 41 Nuggets' points. The Nuggets then recorded their first series win since 1994 after a victory in Game 5. Carmelo Anthony scored his career playoff-high with 34 points as the Nuggets cruised to another double-digit win. The average margin of victory in the Nuggets's four wins was 30.75 points. This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Spurs winning two of the first three meetings.
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List of Denver Nuggets head coaches


folded, and the NBA decided to admit four ABA teams into the league, including the Nuggets, the San Antonio Spurs, the Indiana Pacers and the New York Nets. There have been 20 head coaches for the Nuggets franchise. The franchise's first head coach was Bob Bass, who led the team to the division semifinals, losing to the New Orleans Buccaneers. Doug Moe won the NBA Coach of the Year Award for the . Moe is the franchise's all-time leader in both regular season and playoff games coached
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, losing to the New York Nets. The team has had some periods of success, qualifying for the ABA Playoffs for all seasons from 1967 to the 1976 ABA playoffs where it lost in the finals. The team joined the NBA in 1976 after the ABA–NBA merger and qualified for the NBA playoffs in nine consecutive seasons in the 1980s and ten consecutive seasons from 2004 to 2013. However, it has not made an appearance in a championship round since its last year in the ABA. The Nuggets play their home games
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Atlanta Hawks


without advancing past the second round of the playoffs in any format, until finally breaking through in 2015. However, the Hawks are one of only four NBA teams that have qualified to play in the NBA playoffs in 10 consecutive seasons in the 21st century. They achieved this feat between 2008 and 2017. The other teams that have made it to at least 10 consecutive playoff appearances in the 21st century are the San Antonio Spurs (1998–present), Denver Nuggets (2004–2013), and Dallas Mavericks (2001–2012). The origins
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Wilson Chandler


in the NBA. The Nuggets ended up playing better without superstar Carmelo Anthony, clinching the fifth seed in the playoffs with a 50-32 record. On March 23, 2011 in a 115-112 win over the San Antonio Spurs, he played through a sprained ankle and finished the game with a remarkable 6 blocks. Though he finished with 8 points, he made a clutch jumper with 29.3 seconds left to give the Nuggets the lead for good, 114-112. Chandler made his first trip to the playoffs where
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1985 NBA playoffs


six years, but would not reach that level again until 2001. It was also the first time that Turner Broadcasting was covering the playoffs as TBS was the home for some playoff games. Champion: Los Angeles Lakers 1st Round (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (8) Phoenix Suns: "Lakers win series 3-0" This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning the first four meetings. (2) Denver Nuggets vs. (7) San Antonio Spurs: "Nuggets win series
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History of the Portland Trail Blazers


—made the playoffs for the first time. The Blazers won the NBA championship in their first time in the playoffs. After defeating the Chicago Bulls (who were a Western Conference team at the time) and the Denver Nuggets (a surviving ABA team) in the early rounds, the Blazers defeated the favored Los Angeles Lakers, led by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, in four straight games. They then went on to defeat the Philadelphia 76ers 4–2 for the championship. Following his dominating performance, Walton was named MVP of the
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Knicks–Nuggets brawl


scoring behind Anthony. After Anthony and Smith returned from their suspensions, the trio led the Nuggets to 45 wins and the sixth seed in the Western Conference for the playoffs. However, they were eliminated in the first round by the San Antonio Spurs. The Knicks finished 33–49, 12th in the Eastern Conference, and did not make the playoffs. The two teams faced each other for the first time since the altercation on November 17, 2007, which the Nuggets won 115–83. Opposing players Renaldo Balkman and Linas Kleiza began arguing
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Denver Nuggets


total for an 8th seed in NBA history. It also meant that for the first time in NBA history, all eight playoff seeds in a Conference had at least 50 wins. The Nuggets faced the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers (57–25) in the first round. The seven games separating the Nuggets and the Lakers overall records is the closest margin between an eighth seed and a top seed since the NBA went to a 16-team playoff format in 1983–84. However, the Lakers swept them in four games, marking the second
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1977–78 Denver Nuggets season


The 1977–78 NBA season was the Nuggets' 2nd season in the NBA and 11th season as a franchise. In the playoffs, the Nuggets defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in seven games in the Semifinals, winning their first playoff series in the NBA, before losing to the Seattle SuperSonics in six games in the Conference Finals. The Nuggets had a first round bye. (2) Denver Nuggets vs. (6) Milwaukee Bucks: "Nuggets win series 4-3" (2) Denver Nuggets vs. (4) Seattle SuperSonics:
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1977 NBA Finals


, such as Dave Twardzik, Lloyd Neal, Lionel Hollins, and Maurice Lucas. In 1976, Jack Ramsay was hired as head coach, and with a healthy Walton, Portland made the playoffs for the first time in the 1976–77 season, winning 49 games. The 3rd seeded Blazers would defeat the Chicago Bulls in three games, the Denver Nuggets in six games, and then swept the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers in the conference finals. The Philadelphia 76ers made it back to the playoffs in 1976, after missing the
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Marcus Camby


and missed the playoffs. Camby, after getting traded to Denver, accused the Knicks training staff of misdiagnosing his injury and causing him to miss more games than he should have. The Nuggets however, sided with the Knicks. Camby played for the Knicks from 1998 to 2002, before being traded to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Antonio McDyess. In the 2003–04 season, along with rookie teammate Carmelo Anthony, Camby helped lead the Nuggets back into the playoffs where they were defeated by the Minnesota Timberwolves led by league MVP Kevin
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2007 NBA playoffs


-playoff-record eight threes for 26 points as San Antonio won 93-78 to end the series, marking the Nuggets' fourth straight season where they lost in the first round in five games. This is the second time in three seasons that the Nuggets lost the first-round series to the Spurs, after taking Game 1 in San Antonio (the first also happened in five games). This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Jazz winning three of the first five meetings. The
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Carmelo Anthony


, Minnesota's Kevin Garnett and Orlando's Dwight Howard. For the second time in three years, Anthony and the sixth-seeded Nuggets faced the third-seeded San Antonio Spurs in the First Round of the playoffs. In a virtual repeat of the 2005 First Round playoff matchup between the two teams, Denver won the first game in San Antonio, 95–89, only to lose the next four games to the eventual NBA champions. The Nuggets were eliminated in the First Round for the fourth straight year. In the playoff series
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2011–12 Denver Nuggets season


The 2011–12 Denver Nuggets season was the 45th season of the franchise, and its 36th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Denver finished the lockout-shortened season in sixth place in the Western Conference with a 38–28 record and were eliminated in the first round of the 2012 NBA Playoffs by the Los Angeles Lakers in seven games. The Nuggets finished the regular season leading the league in points per game (104.12) and assists per game (23.96). Statistics with the Denver Nuggets. Many players signed with teams
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Juwan Howard


coach Johnson and lost in the first round of the 2008 NBA Playoffs to the New Orleans Hornets four games to one. In the playoffs, Howard only appeared for a total of 11 minutes in three games. This was the first season in Howard's career in which he did not start in a single game. On October 3, 2008, Howard rejoined the Denver Nuggets, but was later released when the Nuggets made a three-for-one trade of Allen Iverson for Chauncey Billups, Antonio McDyess and Cheikh Samb on
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1983 NBA playoffs


did return to the conference finals with the Celtics in 1988, but played sparingly). (1) Los Angeles Lakers and (2) San Antonio Spurs have first-round byes. (3) Phoenix Suns vs. (6) Denver Nuggets: "Nuggets win series 2–1" This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Suns winning the first meeting. (4) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (5) Portland Trail Blazers: "Blazers win series 2–0" This was the third playoff meeting between these
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1977 NBA playoffs


The Trail Blazers went 10-0 at home in the playoffs. This was the first NBA playoffs after the ABA-NBA merger; two of the former ABA teams (the San Antonio Spurs and Denver Nuggets) made their playoff debuts in their first NBA season. The New Jersey Nets made their playoff debut in 1979, and the Indiana Pacers in 1981. The NBA Playoffs added 1 more team from each conference, for a total of 12 contestants, up from 10 the previous year. Also, the two division winners
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1985–86 Denver Nuggets season


The 1985–86 NBA season was the Nuggets' 10th season in the NBA and 19th season as a franchise. In the playoffs, the Nuggets defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in four games in the First Round before losing to the eventual Western Conference Champion Houston Rockets in six games in the Semifinals. (3) Denver Nuggets vs. (6) Portland Trail Blazers: "Nuggets win series 3–1" Last Playoff Meeting: 1977 Western Conference Semifinals (Portland won 4–2) (2) Houston Rockets vs. (3) Denver Nuggets: "
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Mark Jackson


into a good defensive team and playoff contender, but struggled to a 23–43 record in his first year during the lockout-shortened 2011–12 season as the team suffered several injuries to key players while adjusting to a new system. In the season, with strong performance from Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, Jackson led the Warriors to a 47–35 record and a #6 seed in the Western Conference playoffs. It was the first time the Warriors had made the playoffs since the 2006–07 season. The Warriors defeated the Denver Nuggets 4–2 in the
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2000–01 Milwaukee Bucks season


in seven games in the conference finals to regular season MVP Allen Iverson and the Philadelphia 76ers. Following the season, Hunter was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, Scott Williams was dealt to the Denver Nuggets and Kersey retired. Until 2019, the 2000–01 season was the last time the Bucks won 50 games, made it past the opening round of the NBA playoffs, and made it to the Eastern Conference Finals. (2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (7) Orlando Magic Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between
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2014 NBA playoffs


same year. For the first time since 1994, the Lakers and Celtics missed the playoffs in the same season. In addition, this was the first time in NBA history that the Knicks, Celtics, and Lakers missed the playoffs in the same year (the Celtics last missed the playoffs in 2007) The Denver Nuggets also missed the playoffs for the first time since 2003. The first round of the 2014 Playoffs is generally considered one of the greatest postseason rounds in NBA history. The first 11 days of the playoffs saw
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Fat Lever


the Nuggets in rebounding. He is the Nuggets' all-time franchise leader in steals and was 2nd in career assists. He is one of only three players in NBA history to record 15 plus points, rebounds and assists in a single playoff game (the others being Wilt Chamberlain and Jason Kidd). Lever was traded by the Nuggets to the Dallas Mavericks in 1990 for the Mavs' #9 pick in the 1990 NBA draft plus Dallas' first-round pick in the following one. The Nuggets subsequently traded the
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Denver Nuggets


16-point average margin of victory, the largest average margin of victory in the first 10 playoff games in NBA Playoff history. They lost the first game of the Western Conference Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers but won the second game to tie the series. Anthony became the first Denver player to score at least 30 points in five consecutive playoff games since the Nuggets joined the NBA in 1976. They lost the series 4–2, ending Denver's longest playoff run in team history. In the 2009 NBA draft, the Nuggets traded a
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Owen Hart


the Nation of Domination, claiming that "Enough is enough and it's time for a change". The Nation's first big feud after Hart joined was against DX. It was during this feud that D-Generation X parodied the Nation of Domination. The imitation was complete with an actor dressing up as Hart and uttering the phrase "I am not a nugget"; this was in response to Shawn Michaels referring to Owen as a nugget of feces in a toilet bowl that, no matter how many times Michaels flushed
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1984–85 Denver Nuggets season


The 1984-85 Denver Nuggets season was their 18th season, and their ninth in the NBA. In the playoffs, the Nuggets defeated the San Antonio Spurs in five games in the First Round, then defeated the Utah Jazz in five games in the Semifinals, before losing to the eventual NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in five games in the Conference Finals. Notes (2) Denver Nuggets vs. (7) San Antonio Spurs: "Nuggets win series 3-2" Last Playoff Meeting: 1983 Western Conference Semifinals (San
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1981–82 Denver Nuggets season


The 1981-82 Denver Nuggets season was their 15th season, and their sixth in the NBA. During the 1981-82 season, they scored at least 100 points in every game and allowed at least 100 points in every game. They returned to the postseason for the first time since the 1978-79 season. In the playoffs, the Nuggets lost to the Phoenix Suns in three games in the First Round. Notes (4) Denver Nuggets vs. (5) Phoenix Suns: "Suns win series 2-1
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Denver Nuggets


time in Nuggets history), clinching the 5th seed of the Western Conference. They met the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round of the playoffs and lost four games to one. The first full season of the post-Melo Nuggets saw the steady rise of Danilo Gallinari, who averaged 17 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists through the first 25 games of the season, which resulted to the Nuggets' best start through the first 20 games. But Gallinari was robbed off his best season by injuries to his ankle,
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1993–94 Denver Nuggets season


postseason run would end as they lost 91–81. For the season, the Nuggets changed their logo and uniforms which lasted until 2003. The basic design of the logo has lasted for the past 24 years. (1) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (8) Denver Nuggets: "Nuggets win series 3-2" Last Playoff Meeting: 1988 Western Conference First Round (Denver won 3-2) (5) Utah Jazz vs. (8) Denver Nuggets: "Jazz win series 4-3" Last Playoff Meeting: 1985 Western Conference
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2008–09 Denver Nuggets season


The 2008–09 Denver Nuggets season was the 42nd season of the franchise, 33rd in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They finished the regular season with 54 wins and 28 loses, the franchise's best record since 1987–88. In the playoffs, the Nuggets defeated New Orleans Hornets in five games in the first round; this series included a notable 58-point bludgeoning of the Hornets in Game 4. The Nuggets then defeated the Dallas Mavericks in five games in the Western Conference Semifinals to reach the Conference Finals for the first time since
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Jerry Sloan


Matt Harpring being sidelined for 51 games due to a knee injury, Sloan and his team were involved in a battle for the eighth spot in the Western Conference, which would have given Sloan his 17th straight trip to the playoffs. The Jazz were tied with the Denver Nuggets for the eighth and last spot of the playoffs with three games to go in the regular season. The Jazz lost the final two games, causing Sloan to miss the playoffs for the first time in 18 seasons as Jazz coach. After leading a young
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Denver Nuggets


. (On December 13, 1983, the Nuggets and the visiting Detroit Pistons combined for an NBA record 370 points, with Detroit winning in triple overtime, 186–184.) At the end of the season, English won the NBA scoring title, becoming the only Nugget to win the award despite the heavily favored offensive play of Doug Moe. In 1984–85, they made it to the Western Conference finals after being perennial playoff contenders, and they lost in 5 games to the Los Angeles Lakers. Vandeweghe was traded before the 1984–85
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2002–03 Philadelphia 76ers season


go on to coach the Detroit Pistons, where he helped the team win the 2004 NBA Championship. He led the team to another Finals appearance in 2005. As of 2019, the Sixers have advanced past the first round of the playoffs three times since this 2003 playoff victory over New Orleans (2012, Bulls; 2018, Celtics; 2019, Raptors) For the first time in his career, Allen Iverson played a full 82-game season. He would have another in 2007–08 while with the Denver Nuggets. He was also selected
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1985 NBA playoffs


vs. (5) Portland Trail Blazers: "Lakers win series 4-1" This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series apiece. (2) Denver Nuggets vs. (6) Utah Jazz: "Nuggets win series 4-1" This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Jazz winning the first meeting. Conference Finals (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (2) Denver Nuggets: "Lakers win series 4-1" This was the
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Denver Nuggets


finishing the first half of that season 25–16 (50–32 overall record, tied for the third-best all-time Nuggets record since the team officially joined the NBA in 1976), following a 120–111 home victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in the last game of the season. It was the first time since the 1987–88 NBA season that the Nuggets finished with at least 50 wins in a season. Denver ended up as the 8th seed in the Western Conference of the 2008 NBA Playoffs, and their 50 wins marked the highest win
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1994 NBA playoffs


as Chambers got the ball down low. However, Utah didn't take advantage of the extra time they were given, and after Chambers attempted a shot and missed, there was a mad scramble for the ball. It ended up in Robert Horry's hands, who passed it to Kenny Smith; Houston ran out the clock to win 80–78. Champion: Houston Rockets (1) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (8) Denver Nuggets: "Nuggets win series 3–2" This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each
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Coby Karl


from the Los Angeles D-Fenders for the third time that season, which is the most any player can be recalled in one season. In April 2008, the Los Angeles Lakers played the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 2008 NBA Playoffs, Karl and his father became the first father and son to ever oppose each other in the NBA playoffs. Karl was a reserve for the Lakers, and his father was the head coach for the Nuggets. Coby Karl was released by Los Angeles on October 27, 2008
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2008 NBA playoffs


Game 2 by scoring 49 points and adding 10 assists in a blowout at Staples Center. The Nuggets were routed at home in Game 3, with Carmelo Anthony stating the team quit in the second half. Game 4 was closer, but Bryant led the Lakers with 14 points in the last 5½ minutes to sweep the Nuggets at the Pepsi Center. It was the first time the Lakers advanced to the second round since the 2004 season. This was the first playoff meeting between the Mavericks and the New Orleans Pelicans/Hornets franchise
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2005–06 Denver Nuggets season


The 2005-06 Denver Nuggets season was the team's 40th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 49-33 output from the previous season. However, they came five games shy of tying it, finishing 44-38, but qualified for the playoffs for the third straight season. However, the Nuggets would be eliminated by the Los Angeles Clippers in the First Round in five games. (3) Denver Nuggets vs. (6) Los Angeles Clippers Last Playoffs meeting: This is the
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2009 NBA playoffs


Orleans Pelicans/Hornets franchise. The Nuggets routed the Hornets in Game 1, led by hometown player Chauncey Billups's 36 points in his playoff debut for the Nuggets. He sank a career playoff-high 8 three-pointers and added 8 assists in the game. He continued his form in Game 2, scoring 31 points as the Nuggets took a 2–0 lead in the series. The Hornets bounced back with a victory in Game 3. Game 3 was marked with plenty of fouls, with a total of 58 personal fouls
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Wilson Chandler


Nuggets reportedly worth $37 million for 5 years. However, his season would then rapidly come to an end after playing only 8 games for the Nuggets, as he suffered a labral tear in his left hip and had to undergo surgery, which also made him unable to participate in the playoffs. On July 11, 2015, Chandler signed a multi-year contract extension with the Nuggets. On November 11, 2015, he was ruled out for the entire 2015–16 season after requiring surgery to repair a labral tear in his
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B. J. Anthony


the Otago Nuggets for 2013 New Zealand NBL season, making his debut for the club in Round 1, where he recorded a career-high 34 points and 12 rebounds in a 111–77 win over the Super City Rangers. He was subsequently named Round 1 Player of the Week for his performance. The Nuggets established themselves as one of the teams to beat in 2013 as they won their first eight games and finished the regular season in second spot on the ladder with a 12–4 record. The Nuggets thus made the playoffs for the
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1989–90 Denver Nuggets season


The 1989–90 NBA season was the Nuggets' 14th season in the National Basketball Association, and 23rd season as a franchise. The Nuggets got off to a fast start winning 11 of their first 15 games, on their way to a solid 19–9 start. However, they began to show their age as they barely made the playoffs with a mediocre record of 43–39, fourth in the Midwest Division. At midseason, the team acquired Joe Barry Carroll from the New Jersey Nets, while Fat Lever was selected for the 1990 NBA All
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Draymond Green


of the first round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs against the Denver Nuggets on April 20, Nuggets' guard Andre Miller drove around Green and made the game-winning layup in the Nuggets' 97–95 win over the Warriors. Improving on his three-point percentage and offensive performance over the course of the series, Green helped the Warriors win the first round in six games. On May 8, Green started Game 2 of the Warriors' second-round series against the San Antonio Spurs. In the Warriors' 100–91 victory,
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Pepsi Center


chairman Vince McMahon said, "Even though the Denver Nuggets had a strong team this year and were projected to make the playoffs, obviously Nuggets and Pepsi Center owner Stan Kroenke did not have enough faith in his own team to hold the May 25 date for a potential playoff game." For "Raw", Ticketmaster refused to refund their controversial convenience fee, thereby only giving fans a partial refund. The fee, however, is strictly charged by Ticketmaster alone and not WWE or KSE. On May 20, 2009,
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ABA–NBA merger


power throughout the 1980s. After a period of mediocre play through most of the 1990s and early 2000s, the Nuggets recovered and made the playoffs ten years in a row from 2004 to 2013, though to date they are the only former ABA team to have never played in the NBA Finals. The Spurs, who could never get past the first round of the ABA playoffs before the merger, won NBA division titles in five of their first six NBA seasons. This was in spite of the financial and draft penalties imposed on
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Ricky Pierce


games, and after starting only 2 games all season, he started 4 of the Pacers' 5 first round playoff games, contributing 10.2 points and 3.0 assists per game. Indiana traded Pierce to the Denver Nuggets before the start of 1996–97 season, sending Mark Jackson and a 1st round draft pick to the Nuggets in exchange for Jalen Rose, Reggie Williams, and the Nuggets' 1st round pick. In February, with the Nuggets out of the playoff picture, Pierce was traded to the Charlotte Hornets for Anthony Goldwire and George
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1994–95 Denver Nuggets season


However, in the first round of the playoffs, the Nuggets were swept by the San Antonio Spurs in three straight games. This would be their final playoff appearance until 2004. Following the season, second-year forward Rodney Rogers and Brian Williams were both traded to the Los Angeles Clippers, and Robert Pack was dealt to the Washington Bullets. (1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (8) Denver Nuggets: "Spurs win series 3-0" Last Playoff Meeting: 1990 Western Conference First Round (San Antonio won 3
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Dawson City Nuggets


ship. They arrived in time to play the best-of-three game series. In the first game, Ottawa defeated Dawson City 9–2. In the second game, Ottawa defeated Dawson City 23–2 to win the series. The second game remains the most lopsided game in Stanley Cup playoff history. Ottawa's Frank McGee scored 14 goals alone in the second game, which is a record for a player in a Stanley Cup playoff game. The Nuggets participated in perhaps the most famous Stanley Cup challenge ever, against the reigning
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1995 NBA playoffs


new FleetCenter (now TD Garden). Game 3 of the Blazers-Suns series was the last game played at the then-Memorial Coliseum (renamed the Veterans Memorial Coliseum as of 2012). The Blazers continued their playoff streak at Rose Garden (now Moda Center) for the next 7 years. Game 3 of the Spurs-Nuggets series was the final playoff game at McNichols Sports Arena; the Nuggets missed the playoffs in each of the arena's final four years. Denver returned to the playoffs in 2004, this
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History of the Dallas Mavericks


led to an off-season facing many questions about the future construction of the team After a disappointing loss to the Nuggets in the playoffs, the Mavericks entered the off-season with many questions about the future construction of the team. They began by re-signing Jason Kidd to a three-year contract extension, which took care of their pending point guard issue. The Mavericks also made a move to compound their age problem, by trading for former all-star small forward Shawn Marion. In a three-team
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Denver Nuggets


time in NBA history that a 50-win team was swept in a best-of-seven playoff series in the first round. It was Denver's fifth straight first-round loss. On July 16, 2008, at the end of the 2007–08 NBA season, the Nuggets traded former NBA Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Camby to the Los Angeles Clippers for a second-round draft pick (that was then traded to the New York Knicks for Renaldo Balkman). This trade was to reduce the Nuggets' payroll costs.
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1978 NBA playoffs


respective conference. The Denver Nuggets, one of the four former American Basketball Association teams to join the NBA the previous season, became the first of them to win an NBA playoff series, defeating the Milwaukee Bucks in a 7-game conference semifinal. Champion: Seattle SuperSonics 1st Round (1) Portland Trail Blazers and (2) Denver Nuggets have first-round byes. (3) Phoenix Suns vs. (6) Milwaukee Bucks: "Bucks win series 2-0" (4) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (5) Los
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Denver Nuggets


for rights to Portland's 27th overall pick, Linas Kleiza. In 2005–06, for the first time in 18 years, the club won the Northwest division title. This placed the team in the third seed of the Western Conference playoffs. Denver played the Los Angeles Clippers who, despite their 6th seeding, had a better regular-season record. As a result, the Clippers received home court advantage. They defeated the Nuggets in 5 games. Shortly after, the Nuggets announced that General Manager Kiki Vandeweghe's contract would not
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1982 NBA playoffs


(6) Houston Rockets: "SuperSonics win series 2-1" This was the first playoff meeting between the Rockets and the SuperSonics. (4) Denver Nuggets vs. (5) Phoenix Suns: "Suns win series 2-1" This was the first playoff meeting between the Nuggets and the Suns. (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (5) Phoenix Suns: "Lakers win series 4-0" This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning the first two meetings
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1982–83 Denver Nuggets season


The 1982-83 Denver Nuggets season was their 16th season, and their seventh in the NBA. The Nuggets head coach was Doug Moe and his assistant coach was Bill Ficke. In the playoffs, the Nuggets defeated the Phoenix Suns in three games in the First Round, before losing to the San Antonio Spurs in five games in the Semifinals. Notes (3) Phoenix Suns vs. (6) Denver Nuggets: "Nuggets win series 2–1" (2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (6) Denver Nuggets: "Spurs
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History of the Golden State Warriors


playoffs for the second time in 19 years and the first time since the 2006–07 "We Believe" Warriors. This time, the local battlecry was "We Belong". The team finished the 2012–13 season with a record of 47–35, earning the sixth seed in the Western Conference, and defeated the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs by winning four out of six games. They lost in the second round to the San Antonio Spurs, four games to two. This was the first playoff experience for all of
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Chris Paul


fell from the year before and they were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Denver Nuggets. After a slow start to the 2009–10 season, the Hornets fired coach Byron Scott. Paul stirred up controversy when he announced his displeasure with the move, commenting that team management should have "consulted with me and asked how I felt before it happened." In early February 2010, Paul tore cartilage in his left knee and was sidelined for over a month by surgery, forcing him to miss the All-Star
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1986 NBA playoffs


) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (4) Dallas Mavericks: "Lakers win series 4–2" This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning the first meeting. (2) Houston Rockets vs. (3) Denver Nuggets: "Rockets win series 4–2" This was the first playoff meeting between the Nuggets and the Rockets. (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (2) Houston Rockets: "Rockets win series 4–1" This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Rockets
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Kevin Garnett


the best supporting cast in his career, Garnett averaged 24.2 points, 13.9 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 2.2 blocks and 1.5 steals per game for the season. Having recorded career-highs in points, rebounds, blocks and leading the league rebounds, Garnett was named the league Most Valuable Player for the first time in his career. With a franchise-record 58 wins, the Wolves stormed into the playoffs, and finally conquered their playoff bane by defeating the Denver Nuggets 4–1 in the first round. After disposing of the strong
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2004 NBA playoffs


Memphis Grizzlies in their 9-year history which began in Vancouver. However, they failed to win a single game in their first 3 playoff appearances (2004, 2005, 2006), before earning their first playoff game and series victories in 2011. This was the last playoff appearance for the New York Knicks until 2011, when they would be swept in the first round. The Portland Trail Blazers and Utah Jazz missed the playoffs for the first time since 1982 and 1983, respectively. This was the Denver Nuggets' first playoff appearance
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1978 NBA playoffs


Angeles Lakers: "Sonics win series 2-1" Conference Semifinals (1) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (4) Seattle SuperSonics: "Sonics win series 4-2" (2) Denver Nuggets vs. (6) Milwaukee Bucks: "Nuggets win series 4-3" Conference Finals (2) Denver Nuggets vs. (4) Seattle SuperSonics: "Sonics win series 4-2" Champion: Washington Bullets 1st Round (1) Philadelphia 76ers & (2) San Antonio Spurs have first round byes. (
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Eduardo Nájera


24, 2005, he was then sent to the Denver Nuggets along with Luis Flores and a future first round pick in exchange for Nikoloz Tskitishvili and Rodney White, where he would have some of his most productive seasons as an NBA player. Also in 2006, an exhibition match was played in Monterrey, Mexico, between the Golden State Warriors and the Denver Nuggets. On April 27, 2006, Nájera started his first playoff game for the Nuggets in Game 3 of their first round series facing the Los Angeles Clippers. He
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Carmelo Anthony


, eliminating the Nuggets from the playoffs. Anthony played and started in 80 games during the 2005–06 season. He averaged 26.5 points (eighth, NBA), 2.7 assists, 4.9 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game. His eighth-place finish in NBA scoring was the highest finish by a Denver player since the 1990–91 season, when Nuggets guard Michael Adams finished the season sixth in NBA scoring. On November 23, 2005, with the Nuggets facing the two-time defending Eastern Conference Champion Detroit Pistons, Anthony hauled down his
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Carmelo Anthony


best all-time Nuggets record since the team officially joined the NBA in 1976), following a 120–111 home victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in the last game of the season. It was the first time since the 1987–88 NBA season that the Nuggets finished with at least 50 wins in a season. Denver ended up as the eighth seed in the Western Conference of the 2008 Playoffs, and their 50 wins marked the highest win total for an eighth seed in NBA history. It also meant that for the first time in NBA
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1986 NBA playoffs


(7) Sacramento Kings:"Rockets win series 3–0" This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Rockets winning the first meeting. (3) Denver Nuggets vs. (6) Portland Trail Blazers: "Nuggets win series 3–1" This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Trail Blazers winning the first meeting. (4) Dallas Mavericks vs. (5) Utah Jazz: "Mavericks win series 3–1" This was the first playoff meeting between the Mavericks and the Jazz. (1
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Dan Issel


farm in Woodford County, Kentucky. He spent a year doing color commentary for Kentucky basketball games then became a Nuggets broadcaster from 1988 to 1992. Even with no coaching experience, Bernie Bickerstaff recruited him as Nuggets head coach in 1992. In 1994, Issel led his team to the playoffs with their first winning record in four years, after only winning 44 games in the previous two years. That year, the Nuggets pulled off the biggest upset to that date in National Basketball Association (NBA) playoff history, knocking off
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Andre Miller


the playoffs but the Nuggets were eliminated in the first round 4 games to 1 by the Minnesota Timberwolves. In the 2004–05 he averaged 13.6 points, 6.9 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 1.5 steals in 82 games. In the playoffs after winning game one in San Antonio, the Nuggets proceeded to lose the next four games and lost the series 4–1. In his last full season with the Nuggets his averages would go down. With his 13.7 points, 8.2 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals he helped the team to win the
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Red nugget


Red nuggets was the nickname given to rare, unusually small galaxies packed with large amounts of red stars that were originally observed by Hubble Space Telescope in 2005 in the young universe. They are ancient remnants of the first massive galaxies. The environments of red nuggets are usually consistent with the general elliptical galaxy population. Most red nuggets have merged with other galaxies, but some managed to stay unscathed. Red nuggets were not only nicknamed for their size and color, but also for how precious the discovery was to curious astronomers since it
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Chicken nugget


A chicken nugget is a chicken product made from chicken meat that is breaded or battered, then deep-fried or baked. Fast food restaurants usually fry their nuggets in vegetable oil. Some fast food restaurants have launched vegetarian alternatives. McDonald's served Garden McNuggets made of beans and Swedish fast food restaurant Max Hamburgare offers a dish containing nuggets made of falafel. Quorn also supplies vegetarian chicken style nuggets. The chicken nugget was invented in the 1950s by Robert C. Baker, a food science professor at Cornell University, and published as
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1977 NBA playoffs


4–3" Last playoff meeting: 1973 Western Conference Finals (Los Angeles won 4-1) (2) Denver Nuggets vs. (3) Portland Trail Blazers: "Blazers win series 4–2" Last playoff meeting: This was the first meeting between the Nuggets and the Trail Blazers. (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) Portland Trail Blazers: "Blazers win series 4–0" Last playoff meeting: This is the first meeting between the Lakers and the Trail Blazers. Champion: Philadelphia 76ers (1) Philadelphia 76ers
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1996 NBA playoffs


unnoticed due to Chicago's record 72 wins. They made their first trip to the NBA Finals since 1979, and vindicated them as well after their stunning first-round loss to the Denver Nuggets in 1994, when they had become the first #1 seed to lose to an eighth-seed. This was the Sacramento Kings' first playoff appearance since 1986, but would be Mitch Richmond's only one as a King (he previously appeared twice in the playoffs for the Golden State Warriors in 1989 and 1991). The
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1976 ABA Playoffs


New York Nets was the Most Valuable Player of the ABA playoffs. He won that distinction previously in 1974 and became the only player in ABA history to repeat as the MVP of the league playoffs. On April 28, 1976, the Kentucky Colonels lost the seventh game of their series with the Denver Nuggets. The loss marked the final game for the Colonels and the final game for any ABA team that did not proceed into the NBA with the ABA-NBA merger. The Nuggets and the Nets met in the championship series
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Freezerburns


putting ideas into action." On August 31, 2014, Ng published his review of Kid Cuisine's How to Train Your Dragon Chicken Nuggets. In the middle of the video, Ng appears to be fed up with the quality of the meal and abruptly walks off camera declaring he was quitting the show. Many critics and fans have accused Ng of staging this ending. In an interview with Adweek, Ng explained ending the show was in the works but the timing was spontaneous, "I reviewed this particular Kid Cuisine meal
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2017–18 Atlanta Hawks season


The 2017–18 Atlanta Hawks season was the team's 68th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the 50th in Atlanta. For the first time since 2013, Paul Millsap was not on the roster, as he signed with the Denver Nuggets in free agency. This was the first time the Hawks missed the playoffs since 2007, and made them the second NBA team to go 60 years without winning a title. This season would also be the last with Mike Budenholzer coaching the Hawks, as he would
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Red nugget


and PGC 032673 has shown that the central black holes suppress star formation in red nuggets with their heat and feed on the gas surrounding them. This brings up the intriguing question on how they could possibly be packed so densely with stars. Results show that red nuggets may have untapped stellar "fuel" to produce their unusually large number of stars. Another theory says that red nuggets are young elliptical galaxies, therefore forming the same way they do. A team led by Ivana Damjanov found over 600 red nuggets in the Sloan Digital
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Carmelo Anthony


, finally.. Took me 5 years to get that gorilla off my back, it's a great feeling." The Nuggets beat the Hornets in five games in the First Round of the playoffs and proceeded to beat the Dallas Mavericks 4–1 in the Conference Semifinals with Anthony scoring 30 points in a solid game five performance. In the third game of the semifinals, Anthony made a last second three-point shot to give the Nuggets the win after being down by two points (103–105). Denver advanced to the Conference Finals
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George Karl


move the team in a new direction and fired Karl. In the aftermath of Karl's departure, the Bucks would not win a playoff series until 2019. He coached the US national team in the 2002 FIBA World Championship. On January 27, 2005, the Denver Nuggets named Karl their head coach, taking over from interim head coach Michael Cooper (who stayed on as an assistant coach). Karl made an immediate impact on the Nuggets, taking a team floundering at 17–25 to a 32–8 record in the second half of
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Marathon SHL standings


table, with 2860 points. Färjestad BK and Brynäs IF are the only two teams to have played in all 43 SHL seasons. Växjö Lakers have the highest point average, with 90.4 points per season, and the highest point percentage (56.1%). Färjestad BK has the highest winning percentage (49.2%). Färjestad BK have qualified for the playoffs 38 times, more than any other team. The "Playoff appearances" column tells exactly how many times a particular team has qualified for the quarterfinals. The "Cur
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1988 NBA playoffs


the Lakers and the Jazz. (2) Denver Nuggets vs. (3) Dallas Mavericks: "Mavericks win series 4-2" This was the first playoff meeting between the Mavericks and the Nuggets. Conference Finals (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) Dallas Mavericks: "Lakers win series 4-3" This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning the first two meetings. Champion: Detroit Pistons 1st Round (1) Boston Celtics vs. (8) New York Knicks:
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1984 NBA playoffs


Lakers vs. (8) Kansas City Kings: "Lakers win series 3-0" This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning five of the first six meetings. All previous series took place while the Lakers franchise were in Minneapolis and the Royals/Kings franchise in Rochester. (2) Utah Jazz vs. (7) Denver Nuggets: "Jazz win series 3-2" This was the first playoff meeting between the Nuggets and the Jazz. (3) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (
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