美国国家公共电台 NPR--The Denver Nuggets have won their first NBA title in franchise history

The Denver Nuggets have won their first NBA title in franchise¹ history

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The Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat 94-89 — winning the best-of-seven series in five games. Center Nikola Joki? led the team with 28 points and 16 rebounds⁴ and was named the most valuable player.

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

The Denver Nuggets won this year's NBA championship Monday night. It's the franchise's first title in its 47-year history in the league. Colorado Public Radio's Tony Gorman was at Ball Arena⁵ for the celebrations.

TONY GORMAN, BYLINE⁶: It was looking bleak⁷ for the Nuggets heading into the fourth quarter. The three-point shooting was cold. Multiple players, including Nikola Jokic, were in foul⁸ trouble. They didn't seem to get any calls to go their way. But then Joker, as Jokic is called, hooked one in. Not long after that, Jamal Murray hits a huge three. Confidence was restored. Bench player Bruce Brown scored eight points for the entire game, but he made the shot that ended up being the game winner and grabbed the key rebound³ to seal the deal.

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UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: ...2023 NBA champions.

GORMAN: As the confetti fell, Chris Padilla and his son Benjamin watched the team lift the Larry O'Brien Trophy⁹. The Denver native hoped for nights like this.

How does it feel, man?

CHRIS PADILLA: It feels great, man. It feels good. This feels really good.

GORMAN: Detroit native Mike Dzeizdic has seen championship basketball before with the bad boy Pistons¹⁰. His home team has taken a backseat to his adopted team in recent years. Dzeizdic got his ticket at the last minute and traveled from Colorado Springs to witness history.

MIKE DZEIZDIC: I think I feel fantastic (laughter). That's fantastic. We'll do it again next year.

GORMAN: After the game, the Nuggets knew they didn't play their best basketball in Game 5, but they reflected on their journey to the top. Jokic went from an unknown second-round draft pick from Serbia to a two-time league MVP to now a champion and finals MVP.

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NIKOLA JOKIC: But to be honest, that doesn't matter. When you're here, you are a player. And they have couple of guys that not even drafted, and they're still playing and contributing to them to win.

GORMAN: Murray and Michael Porter Jr. battled from injuries last season to live for this moment, and for coach Michael Malone, the son of a coach himself who has been unsatisfied throughout the playoffs - well, he still feels that way.

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MICHAEL MALONE: The last step is - after a champion is to be a dynasty. So we're not satisfied. We accomplished¹¹ something this franchise has never done before. But we have a lot of young, talented players in that locker¹² room.

GORMAN: The rest of Denver may not be satisfied with just one title, but for now, they have no problem celebrating this one after a 47-year wait.

UNIDENTIFIED GROUP: Let's go Nuggets.

GORMAN: For NPR News, I'm Tony Gorman in Denver.

1 franchise   

n.特许，特权，专营权，特许权

参考例句：

• Catering in the schools is run on a franchise basis.学校餐饮服务以特许权经营。
• The United States granted the franchise to women in 1920.美国于1920年给妇女以参政权。

2 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

3 rebound   

v.弹回；n.弹回，跳回

参考例句：

• The vibrations accompanying the rebound are the earth quake.伴随这种回弹的振动就是地震。
• Our evil example will rebound upon ourselves.我们的坏榜样会回到我们自己头上的。

4 rebounds   

反弹球( rebound的名词复数 )； 回弹球； 抢断篮板球； 复兴

参考例句：

• V is the velocity after the gas particle rebounds from the wall. V是粒子从壁上弹开后的速度。
• In the former case, the first body rebounds with practically its original velocity. 在前一种情况下，第一个物体实际上以原来的速度弹回。

5 arena   

n.竞技场，运动场所；竞争场所，舞台

参考例句：

• She entered the political arena at the age of 25. 她25岁进入政界。
• He had not an adequate arena for the exercise of his talents.他没有充分发挥其才能的场所。

6 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

7 bleak   

adj.(天气)阴冷的；凄凉的；暗淡的

参考例句：

• They showed me into a bleak waiting room.他们引我来到一间阴冷的会客室。
• The company's prospects look pretty bleak.这家公司的前景异常暗淡。

8 foul   

adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规

参考例句：

• Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
• What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！

9 trophy   

n.优胜旗，奖品，奖杯，战胜品，纪念品

参考例句：

• The cup is a cherished trophy of the company.那只奖杯是该公司很珍惜的奖品。
• He hung the lion's head as a trophy.他把那狮子头挂起来作为狩猎纪念品。

10 pistons   

活塞( piston的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Some pistons have seating rings of metal or leather. 有些活塞上有金属或皮革的密封环。
• A pump uses valves and pistons. 泵使用阀和活塞。

11 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。

12 locker   

n.更衣箱，储物柜，冷藏室，上锁的人

参考例句：

• At the swimming pool I put my clothes in a locker.在游泳池我把衣服锁在小柜里。
• He moved into the locker room and began to slip out of his scrub suit.他走进更衣室把手术服脱下来。