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The Nuggets got too heated and let it spill onto the court. Their offense went to waste. Their coach went nose-to-nose with a referee. Their defense deteriorated. And with one flick of Jamal Murray’s wrist, their championship pedigree disappeared. Murray’s rash decision to throw a heat pack onto the floor during play was a brutally on-the-nose metaphor for the collective loss of composure that characterized Denver’s Game 2 embarrassment against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night. “I thought we lost control of our emotions a little bit tonight,” coach Michael Malone said. “We’ve gotta leave the officials alone, honestly,” Aaron Gordon said.

NHL franchises covet players with extensive Stanley Cup Playoffs experience like someone walking through the desert yearns for water. Players with their names on the Stanley Cup cost more in free agency and trades than those with the same resume otherwise would. Franchises with young cores overpay for Cup champions, desperate to give their kids a grizzled veteran of past playoff wars who can help show them the way. It is one of the most precious commodities in the league.

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