2020–21 Denver Nuggets season
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The 2020–21 Denver Nuggets season was the 45th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the franchise's 54th season of existence overall.
2020–21 Denver Nuggets season | |||
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Head coach | Michael Malone | ||
General manager | Calvin Booth | ||
President | Tim Connelly | ||
Owners | Ann Walton Kroenke | ||
Arena | Ball Arena[1] | ||
Results | |||
Record | 47–25 (.653) | ||
Place | Division: 2nd (Northwest) Conference: 3rd (Western) | ||
Playoff finish | Conference semifinals (lost to Suns 0–4) | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
Local media | |||
Television | Altitude Sports and Entertainment | ||
Radio | KKSE | ||
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On May 3, the Nuggets officially clinched a playoff spot for the third consecutive season.[2] In the First Round, the Nuggets defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in six games, before getting swept in the conference semi-Finals by the eventual Western Conference champion Phoenix Suns.
Nikola Jokić was voted league MVP for the regular season, thereby becoming the first player in franchise history to win the award.[3]
Jamal Murray was setting career-highs in points and FG% until tearing the ACL in his left knee in April. Following surgery on April 21st, he missed the entire 2021-22 season and would not return until October 2022.[4]
Michael Porter Jr. broke out with more playing time in his second year removed from his second back surgery. He scored 19.0 points per game in an increased 31.3 minutes a night, shooting 44.5% from three.
A March 2021 trade for Magic forward Aaron Gordon in return for long-time Nugget Gary Harris completed the core of Jokić, Murray, Porter Jr., and Gordon that eventually won the NBA Finals in 2023.[5]