of the Los Angeles Clippers in the second round, becoming the only team in NBA history to overcome multiple 3–1 deficits in a single playoff run. However, the Nuggets tried to come back from a 3–1 deficit against the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals but fell short. In the 2020-21 NBA season, Jokić was named the NBA Most Valuable Player becoming the first center to win the award since Shaquille O'Neal in 2000, as well as the first player in Nuggets franchise history. He also became the first Serbian player, third European player overall (along with Dirk Nowitzki of Germany and Giannis Antetokounmpo of Greece) and sixth international player to ever win the award (along with Hakeem Olajuwon of Nigeria, Tim Duncan of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Steve Nash of Canada, Dirk Nowitzki of Germany, and Giannis Antetokounmpo of Greece). Jokić also became the lowest ever drafted player at #41, and the first player in NBA history to be selected in the second round of the common era draft to win the MVP award. Season-by-season record List of the last five seasons completed by the Nuggets. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Denver Nuggets seasons. Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, W–L% = Winning percentage Head coaches Home arenas Denver Auditorium Arena (1967–1975) Denver Coliseum (1967–1975) McNichols Sports Arena (1975–1999) Ball Arena (1999–present) formerly known as Pepsi Center (1999–2021) Colors, logos and uniforms The Nuggets have displayed numerous color schemes, logos and uniforms throughout their franchise history, including their days in the American Basketball Association (ABA) as the "Denver Rockets." 1967–1974: Denver Rockets (ABA) From 1967–68 through 1970–71, the Denver Rockets' logos, uniforms and colors were black, orange and white. From 1971–72 through 1973–74, the Rockets wore gold and purple (Columbine blue) uniforms, and their logo featured a cartoonish rocket bouncing a gold and purple basketball, with a purple and white snow-capped mountain in the background. 1974–1981: Maxie The Miner During the Nuggets' final two seasons in the ABA, the team's logo featured a cartoonish miner known as "Maxie The Miner," with a large red beard, a pick-axe in one hand and a red and blue basketball in the other hand. When the Nuggets joined the NBA in the 1976–77 season, they retained the pick-axe logo on their jerseys from the ABA days. The home uniforms feature "Nuggets" in red,