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Stan Kroenke has won NFL, NHL and now NBA titles in back-to-back-to-back seasons

Stan Kroenke has won NFL, NHL and now NBA titles in back-to-back-to-back seasons

DENVER (AP) — Stan Kroenke's sports empire has produced an NFL, NHL and now NBA champion in three consecutive seasons. His latest title came Monday night when the Denver Nuggets won their first championship 47 years after joining the NBA.
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Butler starts too late, Heat fall in Game 5 after stunning run to NBA Finals

Butler starts too late, Heat fall in Game 5 after stunning run to NBA Finals

DENVER (AP) — Jimmy Butler finally showed up when the Miami Heat needed him most. It still wasn't quite in time. Practically invisible for three quarters, Butler almost single-handedly saved the Heat by finally finding his touch in the fourth.
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Denver's Nikola Jokic adds missing piece to impressive resume with NBA title

Denver's Nikola Jokic adds missing piece to impressive resume with NBA title

DENVER (AP) — There are no more holes in Nikola Jokic’s impressive resume.
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Analysis: Nuggets built a championship team the right way, and built it to last

Analysis: Nuggets built a championship team the right way, and built it to last

This may be just the start for the Denver Nuggets. The newly crowned NBA champions — they got there Monday night, beating the Miami Heat 94-89 to end the NBA Finals in five games – have five starters that are all 30 and under.
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Nuggets become first NBA champion in this format to not face a top-3 seed

Nuggets become first NBA champion in this format to not face a top-3 seed

In terms of opponent seeding, Denver’s run to this NBA championship was unlike any other since the league went to the 16-team playoff format 40 seasons ago. The Nuggets’ road to this title saw them beat No.
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Heat's Tyler Herro available, but doesn't play in Game 5 of NBA Finals

Heat's Tyler Herro available, but doesn't play in Game 5 of NBA Finals

Miami guard Tyler Herro's broken right hand was season-ending after all. Herro was active for the first time in nearly two months for Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday night, but did not play in Miami's 94-89 loss to the Denver Nuggets .
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Denver Nuggets beat Miami Heat in 5 games, win first NBA title

Denver Nuggets beat Miami Heat in 5 games, win first NBA title

DENVER — Nikola Jokic guided Denver to its first NBA title in franchise history Monday night, as the Nuggets overcame dreadful shooting and a late flurry from Miami's Jimmy Butler to squeeze past the Heat for a frantic 94-89 victory in Game 5.
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Bang! ABC/ESPN's Breen enters rarified air in Game 5 of NBA Finals with 100th broadcast

Bang! ABC/ESPN's Breen enters rarified air in Game 5 of NBA Finals with 100th broadcast

Mike Breen is currently the dean of television announcers for the NBA Finals — and he is about to enter rarified air space. The ABC/ESPN announcer will reach another milestone on Monday night in Game 5 of the Denver-Miami series.
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As Nuggets near title, Murray has become all-around point guard Malone long envisioned

As Nuggets near title, Murray has become all-around point guard Malone long envisioned

DENVER (AP) — Even back when Jamal Murray was racking up 50-point games in the NBA bubble, Denver coach Michael Malone marveled as much over his Canadian point guard's pinpoint passes as his magnificent moves and fadeaway baskets.
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Down 3-1 in NBA Finals, Heat looking for inspiration any place they can find it against Nuggets

Down 3-1 in NBA Finals, Heat looking for inspiration any place they can find it against Nuggets

DENVER (AP) — The Miami Heat are searching for inspiration anywhere they can find it, including a tennis great's record-setting win at the French Open and even their mascot's quick rebound from a few punches to the face.
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