There has been no shortage of excellent on-court production or feel-good stories emanating from the Orlando’s NBA bubble. It started with Devin Booker and his undefeated Phoenix Suns, and it’s carried all the way through to this week with Jayson Tatum’s Boston Celtics and, of course, LeBron James’ Los Angeles Lakers.
At the summit of those displays of mouth-watering hoops have been the Denver Nuggets. After being pushed aside by the Portland Trail Blazers in last season’s Western Conference Semifinals, the Nuggets took another gigantic leap this season, recovering from a pair of 3-1 series deficits to advance past the Los Angeles Clippers and into the Western Conference Finals.