Lu Dort Gets Honest About Nuggets During Thunder’s Title Run

Lu Dort gets honest about Nuggets during Thunder's title run

While they made quick work of the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals, one team that gave the Thunder trouble along the way in the playoffs was the Denver Nuggets. The Nuggets pushed the eventual champions to seven games and even had a chance to eliminate them from the playoffs altogether.

This is something that Thunder forward Lu Dort admitted, comparing it to when they were down to the Indiana Pacers.

"Denver Nuggets was the one that had us shaking a little bit," Dort said. "They won before and had been in that type of position."

Dort had this to say regarding Game 4 against the Indiana Pacers, when they were down 2-1.

"We were a little nervous," Dort said. "I'm gonna be honest, but we just knew that we could get it done."

The Thunder were overwhelming favorites to defeat the Pacers, so the Pacers pushing the series to seven games came as a shock to some. But once Tyrese Haliburton tore his Achilles, there was little doubt that the Thunder would pull it out, despite a late push from the Pacers.

The Thunder return much of their production from this championship team, and are overwhelming favorites to repeat as champions next season. They say repeating as champions is the hardest thing to do in team sports, and the Thunder will put that to the test in the upcoming season.