Here’s what the Nuggets have done over the first week of their first title defense in franchise history.
Facing a supremely motivated Lakers they swept during the conference finals? Dispatched with the same ease as in the playoffs. On the road against a Memphis team fighting to stay afloat without Ja Morant? Turned them into highlight fodder. In Oklahoma City to face an upstart Thunder team many expect to have a breakout season? Blowout win.
It’s been a businesslike start for the Nuggets to this season, and one that appears to be sending a firm and clear message: Denver will not be succumbing to any sort of championship hangover.
