Nearly 20 years ago the Denver Nuggets, led by a player wearing No. 15, was a yearly presence in the NBA playoffs.
Most of the trips ended in the first round, but in 2009 Denver went to the Western Conference finals before losing in six games to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Flash ahead 12 years and another No. 15 is leading Denver into the postseason again. And Nikola Jokic is going against the man who had a productive run wearing that number for the Nuggets.
The past will meet the present when the Portland Trail Blazers and Nuggets open the best-of-seven, first-round series at Denver on Saturday night. The Nuggets took two of the three games in the regular season.
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