NOTICE: Nikola Jokić has announced his resignation following the events that took place.

The Nuggets, the previous year’s champions, were extremely disappointed not to advance to the conference finals, as three-time MVP Nikola Jokic acknowledged on social media:

Indeed. I believe their roster speaks for itself—they are designed to defeat us.They essentially have two All-Stars, the two players on the All-Defensive First Team, and Mike Conley, who is arguably the most underappreciated player in the NBA. Really, I adore the man. Even if he didn’t shoot all that well in this series, he is so skilled that he always makes the proper plays. He was their best rebounder in the game in a split second, the Serbian claimed.

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