Nikola Jokić remains one of the game's most dominant forces, but the lack of depth on the Nuggets roster remains an issue and appears at this point to be an untenable situation w

For the second straight season, Nikola Jokić's eternally resilient Denver Nuggets took a Western Conference heavyweight to seven games in the second round. And for the second straight season, Jokić's Nuggets ultimately fell short for the same reason.

Malone was saying that after another postseason masterpiece from Gilgeous-Alexander, who opened OKC's series against the Minnesota Timberwolves with 31 points, nine assists, five rebounds and three steals in a 114-88 win.

They weren't that thin for the Denver Nuggets. They were as thick as Nikola Jokić. The best player in the world had the 68-win Thunder on the ropes multiple times. Jokić outplayed presumptive MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in a second-round series that went seven games but ended in an OKC blowout.

With Denver Nuggets eliminated from the playoffs on Sunday, Nikola Jokić has officially ended perhaps the best five-year run in NBA history.

Denver Nuggets fans are upset with former head coach Michael Malone after his comments went viral following Game 1 between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Nuggets did their best to push the Thunder in Game 7, but their loss highlights issues around Nikola Jokić

During the series against the Oklahoma City Thunder, four Nuggets players logged over 35 minutes per game, with two players exceeding 40 minutes. In contrast, the Thunder, arguably the deepest team in the league,