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Heading into the 2011-12 season the Denver Nuggets were a mystery waiting to be solved.

Three small market teams are on the march in the 2012 NBA playoffs: the Thunder , Spurs and Pacers.

It makes little sense for a young team to add an old gunslinger such as Ray Allen, the 36-year-old Boston guard due to be an unrestricted free agent.

The Nuggets ' three-pronged plan for the summer is to redo Ty Lawson's deal, sign restricted free agent JaVale McGee and keep veteran point guard Andre Miller in Denver.

Devin Ebanks of the Los Angeles Lakers drives on Danilo Gallinari of the Denver Nuggets in the 2012 NBA Playoffs on May 8, 2012 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

March 18, 2011; Orlando FL, USA; Denver Nuggets small forward Wilson Chandler shoots during the second quarter against the Orlando Magic at Amway Center.

In Roundball Mining Company's first postseason reflection piece we'll be taking a look at the evolution of the Denver Nuggets over the last year and examine what we've learned about the team throughout the process.

The Denver Nuggets are one-and-done in the NBA playoffs again. Only this ouster has a much different feel.

" was the best experience I've ever had in basketball," McGee told the Denver Post after the Nuggets were eliminated from the NBA playoffs by the Los Angeles Lakers.

Game 7 loser Denver Nuggets head coach George Karl reacts during the second half in Game 7 of their first-round NBA playoff series against the Lakers in Los Angeles on Saturday.

After the Denver Nuggets traded Carmelo Anthony at the NBA trade deadline last season, George Karl famously said that he didn't need a superstar to win a championship.

In an interview with Sandy Clough and Marc Moser on 104.3 the Fan , Nuggets coach George Karl made the claim that the Lakers are " hitting illegally, and that was a pretty cheap shot last night and it fired the team up so much ..." Interesting stuff from Karl.

The Los Angeles Lakers had two chances to close out the Denver Nuggets and failed both times, sending the first-round playoff series back to Los Angeles for a deciding Game 7. If the Lakers have any hope of advancing to the next round, their effort level must improve.

Basement games are hitting the bars. Denver Nugget Danilo Gallinari plays pingpong at Smash! at the Exdo Event Center in Denver.

At a birthplace of the gay rights movement, patrons of New York City's Stonewall Inn said they felt like they were living history.

At the end of the 4th game of the increasingly-compelling Lakers/Nuggets series, Pau Gasol hit Danilo Gallinari with a hard screen .

No need to front. Just remember what you did the last game, and repeat it Nuggets.

In Game 5 of his 2012 first-round NBA playoff series against the Denver Nuggets , Kobe Bryant exploded for 43 points.

NBA Writer The Denver Nuggets showed how difficult closing out an opponent can be, much to Andrew Bynum's surprise , as they beat the Los Angeles Lakers 102-99 to avoid elimination.

Danny Granger scored 25 points to help the Indiana Pacers defeat the Orlando Magic 105-87 on Tuesday night and clinch their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series 4-1. Danny Granger scored 25 points to help the Indiana Pacers defeat the Orlando Magic 105-87 on Tuesday night and clinch their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series 4-1.