Copter 4 flew over the Pepsi Center before dawn on Monday where the lights were on.

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Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers were the biggest hurdles for the Nuggets in the early 2000s. Nuggets fans saw Bryant eliminate their team in game six of the Western Conference finals in 2009.

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Denver nuggets observed a moment of silence before tipoff for the game Sunday.