Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone is targeting a dynasty after leading the franchise to a first-ever National Basketball Association championship on Monday (Tuesday in Manila).

The Colorado franchise ended a 47-season wait for glory in the Mile High City on Monday, downing the Miami Heat, 94-89, to complete an emphatic 4-1 victory in the best-of-seven NBA Finals.

And with confetti still falling at the Ball Arena, Malone wasted no time in declaring that he wants the Nuggets' breakthrough first title to be the first of many.

"I've got news for everybody out there. We're not satisfied with one," Malone said.

"We want more."

Malone said he had taken inspiration from words by Miami and Los Angeles Lakers coaching legend Pat Riley, a five-time champion as head coach.

"Pat Riley said something many years ago," Malone said.

"I used to have it up on my board when I was a head coach in Sacramento, and it talked about the evolution in this game and how you go from a nobody to an upstart, and you go from an upstart to a winner and a winner to a contender and a contender to a champion."

'I've got news for everybody out there. We're not satisfied with one.'

"The last step after a champion is to be a dynasty."

Malone said he believes the Nuggets have all the pieces in place to follow through on their goal, with a young core of players led by Nikola Jokic all expected to remain with the franchise for several seasons.

"We accomplished something this franchise has never done before, but we have a lot of young talented players in that locker room, and I think we just showed through 16 playoff wins what we're capable of on the biggest stage in the world," Malone said.

Denver star Nikola Jokic, the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player, joked he was not looking beyond the off-season.