A bear hug four years in the making represented a lot more than just the Nuggets’ Northwest Division title

The hug lasted only four seconds, but it represented the ups, downs, triumphs and tragedies of the last four years. After speaking with the media for six and a half minutes following the Nuggets’ Northwest Division clinching 119-110 win over the Trail Blazers, Michael Malone made his way out of the main hallway on the ground level of Pepsi Center…