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Denver won both games and tied the series at 2. The Nuggets made NBA history in Game 5, upsetting Seattle in overtime 98–94. They became the first 8th-seeded team to defeat a 1st-seeded team in NBA playoff history. Denver almost repeated the feat before falling to the Utah Jazz in Game 7 of the second round.
The team's roots can be traced back to 1932 when the original amateur Nuggets were formed as a member of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). Led by player-coach Jack McCracken, the Nuggets were one of the most powerful amateur athletic basketball teams in the country, winning the 1939 AAU championship and losing the 1940 championship to the Phillips 66ers.
Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game with the Denver Nuggets x: Denotes player who is currently on the Denver Nuggets roster: 0.0: Denotes the Denver Nuggets statistics leader (min. 100 games played for the team for per-game statistics) player: Denotes player who has played for the Denver Nuggets in the ABA
All-NBA First Team. David Thompson – 1977, 1978 [16]; Nikola Jokić – 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024; All-NBA Second Team. Alex English – 1982, 1983, 1986; Lafayette Lever – 1987
The Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) play at Ball Arena. The team was founded as the Denver Larks in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association (ABA) but changed its name to the Denver Rockets before their first season. They changed their name to the Denver Nuggets in 1974.
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This is a list of seasons completed by the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). They have played for 56 seasons, 47 in the NBA and nine in the American Basketball Association (ABA). As of the 2022–23 season, they have reached the NBA Finals and won the NBA championship once .
This is a list of basketball players who have played in the NBA or the ABA for the Denver Nuggets. For players who competed for them between 1948 and 1950, see Category:Denver Nuggets (1948–50) players .