Denver Post · Dec 21, 2018
Jamal Murray leading Nuggets’ fourth-quarter dominance
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post Jamal Murray (27) of the Denver Nuggets shakes and bakes against the defense of Mike Conley (11) of the Memphis Grizzlies during the first half on Monday, Dec. 10, 2018. The four-finger salute.
Legend has it that the tradition began with University of Alabama football in the early 1960s when coach Paul “Bear” Bryant roamed the sidelines. University of Miami fans claim that they began holding up four fingers at the beginning of the fourth quarter when the swaggering Hurricanes dominated college football in the 1980s.
No matter the origin, the meaning is clear: own the fourth quarter and victory is yours.