Editing Denver Nuggets (section)

==== 2018–2020: Rise of Nikola Jokić ====
In the [[2018 NBA draft]], the Nuggets drafted [[Michael Porter Jr.]] and traded with the Magic to get [[Jarred Vanderbilt]]. On January 31, 2019, Jokić received his first All-Star selection as a Western Conference reserve for the [[2019 NBA All-Star Game]], becoming the Nuggets' first All-Star since [[Carmelo Anthony]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/joki-selected-as-wc-reserve-all-star-013119|title=Nikola Jokić Selected as Western Conference Reserve for 2019 NBA All-Star Game|work=NBA.com|date=January 31, 2019|access-date=February 2, 2019|archive-date=February 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202161444/https://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/joki-selected-as-wc-reserve-all-star-013119|url-status=live}}</ref> The Nuggets finished the 2018–2019 season with 54 wins, first in their division and second in the Western Conference, and made the playoffs for the first time since [[2012–13 Denver Nuggets season|2012–2013]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=2018–19 Denver Nuggets Roster and Stats|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DEN/2019.html|access-date=June 8, 2020|website=Basketball-Reference.com|language=en|archive-date=September 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927043243/https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DEN/2019.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Denver Nuggets Franchise Index|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DEN/|access-date=June 8, 2020|website=Basketball-Reference.com|language=en|archive-date=February 24, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224201552/http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DEN/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the first round, the Nuggets played against the [[San Antonio Spurs]], winning the round in game seven. The Nuggets were eliminated in the second round by the [[Portland Trail Blazers]] in 7 games.<ref name=":0" /> Game three of the second round had four overtimes, tying a 1953 game for the longest NBA playoff game.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Blazers pull out 4OT win in longest NBA playoff game since 1953|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/bucks-power-past-celtics-2-1-nba-playoff-031713296--nba.html|access-date=June 8, 2020|website=sports.yahoo.com|language=en-US|archive-date=October 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009051215/https://sports.yahoo.com/bucks-power-past-celtics-2-1-nba-playoff-031713296--nba.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Following the [[suspension of the 2019–20 NBA season]], the Nuggets were one of the 22 teams invited to the [[2020 NBA Bubble|NBA Bubble]] to participate in the final 8 games of the regular season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nba.com/article/2020/06/04/board-of-governors-approves-nba-return-official-release |title=NBA Board of Governors approves competitive format to restart 2019–20 season with 22 teams returning to play {{!}} NBA.com<!-- Bot generated title --> |website=[[NBA.com]] |access-date=July 25, 2020 |archive-date=June 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612050333/https://www.nba.com/article/2020/06/04/board-of-governors-approves-nba-return-official-release |url-status=live }}</ref> Led by Jokić and Murray, the team is the first in NBA playoff history to consecutively come from 3–1 deficits. In the first round, they defeated Utah in 7 games in a record-breaking scoring duel between [[Jamal Murray]] and [[Donovan Mitchell]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|first=NBA com|title=Donovan Mitchell, Jamal Murray drop opposing 50s in duel for record books|url=http://www.nba.com/article/2020/08/23/donovan-mitchell-jamal-murray-historic-50-points|access-date=September 22, 2020|website=NBA.com|language=en|archive-date=September 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924180246/https://www.nba.com/article/2020/08/23/donovan-mitchell-jamal-murray-historic-50-points|url-status=live}}</ref> The Nuggets repeated the same feat against Paul George and Kawhi Leonard of the Los Angeles Clippers in the second round, becoming the only team in NBA history to overcome multiple 3–1 deficits in a single playoff run. In the Western Conference Finals, the Nuggets' title race came to an end, after the eventual champion Los Angeles Lakers trounced them in five games.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NBA Playoffs: Teams to come back from 3–1 series deficit in postseason history|url=https://ca.nba.com/news/nba-playoffs-teams-to-comeback-from-3-1-series-deficit-in-postseason-history-cavaliers-warriors-celtics-suns-rockets/1dn5yjwd5hke812b67ocn8bit3|access-date=September 22, 2020|website=NBA.com Canada {{!}} The official site of the NBA|date=September 16, 2020 |language=en|archive-date=October 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008232111/https://ca.nba.com/news/nba-playoffs-teams-to-comeback-from-3-1-series-deficit-in-postseason-history-cavaliers-warriors-celtics-suns-rockets/1dn5yjwd5hke812b67ocn8bit3|url-status=live}}</ref>