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The 2023 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 2022–23 season and conclusion to the season's playoffs. The best-of-seven playoffs was played between the Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat and the Western Conference champion Denver Nuggets. The series started on June 1, and concluded on June ...
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić (15) celebrates with his daughter after winning the 2023 NBA championship over the Miami Heat at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday. (Ron Chenoy/USA Today Sports ...
On March 14, Jokic hit a rainbow hook-shot at the buzzer against the Dallas Mavericks to award Denver a 100–99 win. [108] In Game 1 of the Nuggets' first-round playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs, Jokić became the fourth player in NBA history to record a triple-double in his playoff debut and the first since James in 2006.
In his second season, Divac became the first Serb to play in the NBA finals. In 2004, Darko Miličić became the first basketball player from Serbia to win an NBA championship. Since then, Predrag Stojaković, Ognjen Kuzmić, Nemanja Bjelica, and Nikola Jokić won the league in 2011, 2015, 2022, and 2023, respectively.
— NBA (@NBA) May 17, 2023 Midway through the second quarter, Jokić found Kentavious Caldwell-Pope for a rhythm jumper. The 12-footer secured a 90-70 lead for Denver and Jokić's 10th assist.
A look at the Nikola Jovic vs. Nikola Jokic story line within the NBA Finals matchup between the Heat and Nuggets. ... 2023 at 1:20 PM. Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports.
The 2023 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2022–23 season. The playoffs began on April 15 and concluded on June 12 with the Denver Nuggets winning the 2023 NBA Finals , their first title in franchise history.
The two-time NBA MVP finished with 27 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds for the Nuggets, who waited 47 years to make the finals and didn’t disappoint. Jokic gets triple-double, Nuggets roll ...