We’re counting down the 50 best moments of the Denver Nuggets’ 2018-19 season. So many great things happened with the Nuggets over the last 365 days so the Stiffs wanted to go back and re-live some of the very best shots, games, quotes, and memorable events along the way. Catch up on all 50: 50-46
45. Swaggy P
I’m not sure what it is about Nick Young, aka Swaggy P, that fans connect with. It could be his smile, his carefree vibe, or his downright outrageous antics both on and off the court. It could just be his memeability. But whatever it is, it hooked Nuggets fans from the very start of Swaggy P’s tenure in Denver. He got a standing ovation when he checked in to his first game wearing the Mile High City jersey and proceeded to knock down a three-pointer. Fun moment at The Can.
44: Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic get into it with Russell Westbrook
A season ago, Russell Westbrook knocked Nikola Jokic to the ground in a preseason game on a play that felt like Westbrook sending a message to the Nuggets. This season, Westbrook tried the same thing but was met by a resilient Murray and a Joker who wasn’t afraid to stick up for his teammate. It felt like an important moment for the Nuggets as they were learning how to toughen up and punch back when someone tries to intimidate them.
43. Jokic breaks microphone
In a Lebron-less postseason, there has finally been room for other storylines to surface. We’ve seen legitimate beefs, like the one between Damian Lillard and Russell Westbrook. And we’ve seen the emergence of new, exciting rivalries, like the one between Nikola Jokic and podium microphones. After Game 4 of the Western Conference Semi-Finals, the bit reached its climax when Big Honey straight up broke the equipment on live television.
42. TC3 pours in 5 three-pointers in Game 4 win over Spurs
In many ways, Torrey Craig represents what we loved so much about the 2018-19 Denver Nuggets. Craig was never guaranteed a spot in this league, yet he carved one out through sheer will and unmatched hustle. He was never expected to start for an NBA team in 2019, but he did—both in the regular season and the playoffs. He absolutely, one hundred percent, was not expected to come in and knock down five threes in a crucial Game 4 win over the San Antonio Spurs. And yet—
41. Jokic gets quotable for the national media during All-Star Weekend – “Not today, buddy.”
While Nikola Jokic hasn’t undergone the same dramatic transformation in front of a microphone as his ever-quotable head coach, Michael Malone, he’s had his fair share of memorable moments with the media. Following the 2018-19 All-Star game, surrounded by a gaggle of strangers with strange equipment, our humble star revealed that he didn’t shake Malone’s hand after the win.
“Not today, buddy.”
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