DENVER — 'WE F***ING WON, COACH!'
The struggle with the bottle represented perhaps the most significant struggle that Jokić had dealt with in weeks. Back at the postgame podium, though, he spoke about how the struggles that he and the Nuggets had experienced before this run — losing a Game 7 on this very court to the Portland Trail Blazers in 2019, falling to the Lakers in the bubble, the last two injury-plagued postseasons, the opportunities lost — set them up to finally reach the brass ring now.
That’s remarkably philosophical for a guy who’d just been walking around taking giant bottles of Moët and Michelob Ultra straight to the dome, and who presents a particularly large target for teammates and staffers looking for someone to douse in champagne.The trick now, of course, is keeping it that way.
, said."I'm going to celebrate, but I'm going to continue to work smarter, harder and more efficient."“That was tough with a lot of champagne,” Gordon replied.
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