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Nine months later, Hardaway is a finalist for the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award, which will be announced Wednesday, and is being regarded as a lifesaver for a Nuggets season that could have easily gone off the rails because of injuries. On Monday, Hardaway was a first-half spark plug against Minnesota in the teams’ first-round series. Adelman said everything he imagined Denver was getting with Hardaway has been exceeded.

“Beyond what I expected,” Adelman said. “He is one of the main, main reasons why we survived this season. The guy won us games.

Flat out. Just really, really impactful. ” Added Jon Wallace, the Nuggets’ executive vice president of player personnel: “He’s had immense value for us.

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