The Miami Heat won the first game, on the road, in their previous playoff series. But Drew Litton illustrates how Denver’s home mojo proved too much in the NBA Finals opener.
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Drew Litton: Denver Nuggets silencing national media doubters
Drew Litton observes that the national sports media in these NBA playoffs have focused on the Suns, the Lakers — everyone but the Nuggets. Time for them to cram it.
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Drew Litton: Denver Nuggets finally strike gold in NBA playoffs
With a sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers, the Denver Nuggets move to the NBA finals and have a chance to win the franchise’s first championship.
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Drew Litton: The Denver Nuggets’ recipe to reverse a curse
Drew Litton may have identified the Denver Nuggets’ recipe for success — finally — against the Los Angeles Lakers in these NBA playoffs.
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Drew Litton: No watering down Mother’s Day in Colorado
Leave it to cartoonist Drew Litton to observe that even if the skies open and all hail breaks loose, the clouds on Mother’s Day still have a silver lining — a finalized Broncos schedule.
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Drew Litton: Nikola Jokić’s Rodney Dangerfield treatment
Cartoonist Drew Litton, channeling comic Rodney Dangerfield, observes that no matter how well he plays, it seems like the Denver Nuggets’ self-effacing superstar Nikola Jokić doesn’t get the respect he deserves.
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Drew Litton: A Colorado Avalanche season on the (b)rink
Cartoonist Drew Litton observes that saddled with Stanley Cup expectations and hobbled by injuries, the Avalanche made a gutsy run to win their division. Is this where it ends?
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Drew Litton: Happy (playoff) days are here again in Colorado
What time is it? Icartoonist Drew Litton reminds you that f you’re a Colorado sports fan, it’s playoff time, with both the Avalanche and the Nuggets legit contenders for titles.
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Drew Litton: Colorado weather gripes are always in season
Cartoonist Drew Litton obsreves that temperatures may shift from endless cold to the warmth of spring, but in Colorado, complaining about the weather is never out of season.
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Drew Litton: End of the Elway era
Broncos fans had a long love affair with John Elway before it officially ended this week. And so, in his own way, did cartoonist Drew Litton.