Kentavious Caldwell-Pope fueled the Nuggets with a 17-point first quarter, and Nikola Jokic added another triple-double to get Denver to its second Western Conference Finals in the last four years.
PHOENIX — In this same building, at the Nuggets’ most vulnerable moment of the first two rounds of their prove-it playoffs, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope issued a promise.
The Nuggets have never reached the NBA Finals. Their newest chance to become the most accomplished team of their 47 years in the league starts Tuesday with Game 1 at Ball Arena. Their challenger: the No. 6 seed Golden State Warriors or No. 7 seed Los Angeles Lakers. Steph Curry or LeBron James. This era’s winningest team or the West’s all-time winningest team.
Coach Michael Malone had credited Caldwell-Pope for spurring the team’s strong start in Game 5. This time, 90 minutes after Malone identified poise as the trait he needed to see most in the opening minutes, KCP calmly pounced at all the right moments. He generated his own scoring with defense, forcing two early turnovers and converting fast-break layups out of both. He made 3s on back-to-back possessions. He made acrobatic finishes at the rim.
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