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Don’t expect Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat to set another record for free throw futility as the NBA Finals continue. Given this eye-opening Nikola Jokic defensive stat from Game 1, it should be no surprise they did just that in Monday’s dispiriting loss to the Denver Nuggets. Jokic only defended two shots at the […]

An underrated storyline of the Miami Heat’s Cinderella Run to the Finals is that they made it to this stage without one of their best offensive players. Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro — whose 20.1 points per game average ranked third on the team during the regular season — has sat out the last month […]

One down, three to go. The Denver Nuggets took a 104-93 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals. Center Nikola Jokic and guard Jamal Murray led the Nuggets in scoring with 27 and 26 points, respectively. Murray hit 11 of his 22 shot attempts as he drove in for […]

Michael Porter Jr. is appearing in his first NBA Finals in his fourth career season all with the Denver Nuggets. He opened up on the grueling journey he had to take in order to be where he is now with a 1-0 lead over the Miami Heat, reports NBA on ESPN. “For a lot of […]

Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets wasn’t as close of a game as the final score indicated. The Nuggets may have only won on Thursday night by 11 points, but they were in control the entire game and led by 24 points at one point. Heat star […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Robert Horry won seven NBA Finals throughout his career. Appearing on All The Smoke with Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, Horry detailed what it takes to be an NBA Finals champion. “You gotta like each other.” 7x champ Robert Horry kept it simple when asked what it takes to be a […]

The Miami Heat were outclassed by the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals, marking the first time Erik Spoelstra’s team dropped a series opener in the 2023 NBA Playoffs. The Heat looked more like the 8th seed they are. They struggled to find rhythm offensively and even looked fatigued with some […]

The Denver Nuggets NBA Finals Game 1 win over the Miami Heat was a convincing one. The home team took it to the Eastern Conference visitors 104-93, and it never seemed that close. A convincing win in any NBA Finals game is huge, but this one seemed to have even more significance than usual. With […]

If there’s one thing Nikola Jokic proved in his NBA Finals debut, it was that he belonged on the game’s brightest stage. In classic Joker fashion, the Denver Nuggets superstar notched a triple-double in his first NBA Finals game with 27 points, 14 assists, and 10 rebounds. The Nuggets looked unstoppable in their 104-93 Game 1 […]

There is no other prison that pundits like to willingly incarcerate themselves in than that of the moment. Nikola Jokic’s playoff-long heater has turned analysts’ heads to the point where they could be mistaken for owls. And some, as a result of Jokic’s recent greatness, may be straying on the side of overreaction. At least […]

The best players in the NBA stand out due to their ability to show up for their team on a consistent basis. Thus, having players that could at least slow them down is imperative for any team looking to win a championship. But when the Denver Nuggets traded for Aaron Gordon in 2021, they didn’t […]

The Miami Heat will face off with the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday. We are at Ball Arena, sharing our NBA odds series, making a Heat-Nuggets Game 2 prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. Tne Nuggets defeated the Heat 104-93 in Game 1 of the NBA […]

For much of the playoffs, the stellar performances of the Miami Heat’s unsung role players — or as Jimmy Butler would call them, his “teammates” — have been the talk of the town. After all, the likes of Caleb Martin (who almost won the Eastern Conference Finals MVP over Butler) and Max Strus went undrafted […]

The Miami Heat lost a Game 1 for the first time in this postseason after dropping the 2023 NBA Finals opener to the Denver Nuggets, 104-93. The Nuggets were in cruise control through most of the game, while the Heat struggled to put the ball in the basket. Bam Adebayo was Miami’s best player in […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone highlighted his high expectations for forward Michael Porter Jr. when asked about his activity on the defensive end following Game 1 of the Nuggets’ NBA Finals series against the Miami Heat. “It’s where it needs to be,” Malone said during a postgame press conference. “I think we’re past the point […]

All eyes were on the Nikola Jokic-led Denver Nuggets during their NBA Finals debut. With a new face in the fight for the Larry O’Brien Trophy comes a young gun with things to prove. Despite never being an All-Star, Jamal Murray showed why he is an elite playoff performer against Jimmy Butler’s Miami Heat. He […]

Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon’s red-hot first half played a huge part in his team’s NBA Finals Game 1 win over the Miami Heat. So much so, that Nuggets head coach Michael Malone took it upon himself to say in an interview that the selfless Gordon “doesn’t get the credit he deserves.” When asked about […]

Nerves can obviously be high going into the NBA Finals, especially for a team who has never been there before. An inspirational, tone-setting speech could be critical in order to fully and properly harness all of the nervous energy percolating in a locker room. Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic, however, prefers to do his motivating […]

There has been a running joke about Jimmy Butler being the son of the great Michael Jordan. Well, in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, it was Nikola Jokic who entered MJ territory after his majestic NBA Finals debut. Jokic had another dominant performance in the series opener as he led the Denver Nuggets to […]

After winning all three of their previous Game 1 encounters in the NBA Playoffs, the Miami Heat finally lost the series opener for the first time on Thursday against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Jimmy Butler and Co. weren’t really able to get themselves going in this […]

It may not have been a clash between two of the most marketable teams in the NBA, but there remains an air of anticipation when it comes to the 2023 NBA Finals. The Denver Nuggets have not made the NBA Finals in their 47-year history prior to this season, while the Miami Heat have a […]

The Denver Nuggets have come as far as they have done thanks to the unselfish brand of basketball that they play. The Nuggets take after their best player Nikola Jokic to such a great degree, and it showed in how they won Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals against the Miami Heat. From the […]

For players on the verge of superstardom, there is no better time or place to officially announce their arrival than the playoffs. Jamal Murray is doing just that this year and carried it over to the grand stage the NBA Finals provides. He was instrumental in leading the Denver Nuggets to a decisive 104-93 victory […]

Jamal Murray was a menace to the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals Thursday night. The Denver Nuggets star point guard was instrumental in not only helping his team score a 104-93 victory but also in ending the Heat’s streak of Game 1 upset victories in the playoffs. Reporter: "How much […]

It’s back to the drawing board for the Miami Heat following their 104-93 loss to the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The Nuggets pretty much dominated the game from start to finish leaving the Heat with more questions than answers. One area in particular that the Nuggets dominated was free-throw attempts. […]

The Denver Nuggets put up a total team effort in their NBA Finals Game 1 victory over the Miami Heat on Thursday night. It was the perfect start to the series as the Nuggets defended their home court against a relentless Heat side. As expected, Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray both balled out for the […]

The Denver Nuggets are in uncharted territory in the 47 years of the franchise since the NBA-ABA merger. Not only did they break their NBA Finals drought by sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers, they are now just three wins away from achieving the pinnacle of team success after dominating the Miami Heat in Game 1 […]

Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat got ripped apart by Denver Nuggets in a 104-93 loss in Game 1. Expected by many to carry the Heat, Butler mustered just 13 points on a poor 6-for-14 shooting from the field. Even worse was the fact that he failed to make a single trip to the foul […]

Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray unsurprisingly emerged as the biggest heroes for the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals against the Miami Heat. But Nuggets head coach Michael Malone was not going to let people forget about the fantastic, tone-setting performance of Denver forward Aaron Gordon, who played a crucial role […]

Nikola Jokic has proven time and time again that he is one of the best players in the entire world and in Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals, the Denver Nuggets MVP continued his display of brilliance against the Miami Heat. Finishing the game with 27 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds, Jokic made […]

The Denver Nuggets are in the driver’s seat in the NBA Finals following a 104-93 win against the Miami Heat in Game 1. Contrary to how the rest of the playoffs had gone, the Heat shooters were unable to find the bottom of the net. Given how good of a coach Erik Spoelstra is, it’s […]

The Denver Nuggets wasted little time making a mark in their first ever NBA Finals, dispatching of the Miami Heat 104-93 in a Game 1 that was more lopsided than the score suggests. In case there was any doubt, the “boring” Western Conference champions showed fans just how dangerous of a team they really are, […]

The Miami Heat may have entered the 2023 NBA Finals riding the high of thrashing the Boston Celtics on the road in Game 7, but they quickly discovered that this iteration of the Denver Nuggets is a different beast. For much of Game 1, the Nuggets stamped their class over the Heat, quickly running out […]

The Denver Nuggets gave Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat an early lesson about why they are the massive favorites to win the 2023 NBA Finals. The lesson, however, left several fans dozing off, as the Nuggets did not give Miami much of a chance, blowing out the Eastern Conference champions to the tune of […]

The Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals 104-93 on Thursday night, pulling within three wins of their first title in franchise history. Denver was in complete control of this game all night long, but starting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope did struggle on the offensive-end of the floor. Scoring […]

Unlike most fans and pundits, Kendrick Perkins decided to take a different route in projecting the winner of Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night. Big Perk picked the Miami Heat to pull off a massive upset in the series-opener against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. Perkins dropped the ball with his […]

The Denver Nuggets struck first in the NBA Finals with a 104-93 win against the Miami Heat. One of the staples of the Heat offense through their first three playoff series was the consistency from their three-point shooters. That was not the case in Game 1 as the Heat combined to shoot only 13-39 from […]

Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals is in the books. The Denver Nuggets emerged with a dominant 104-93 victory as they made sure that there was not going to be any upset in the opening game of this series. Be that as it may, after watching their team give Nikola Jokic and Co. a […]

Just how good were Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray for the Denver Nuggets in their 104-93 win in Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals against the Miami Heat? So good, the two managed to come up with a performance the NBA had not seen in the Finals since 1987. Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray […]