NBA Finals Articles - Page 15

Denver Broncos wide receiver Tim Patrick had his season end before it even began, suffering a torn ACL prior to the 2022 season. Jamal Murray, another prominent Denver sports figure, suffered a torn ACL in April 2021. Murray would end up missing the entirety of the following season during his injury recovery. A process that […]

The Vegas Golden Knights have done it. (Oh their fans have waited quite the long time for this…) Following a convincing 9-3 win over the Florida Panthers in Game 5 of the 2023 Stanley Cup Final, the Golden Knights, after just six seasons of existence, finally earn the right to hoist up Lord Stanley’s mug. […]

Jamal Murray pretty much cried like a baby as the Denver Nuggets were presented with their NBA championship trophy on Monday night. The 26-year-old could not hold back his emotions as the full gravity of what he had just achieved hit him all at once. In fact, it’s actually quite surprising that Murray was able […]

What a bad time to be a Miami sports fan. After the Miami Heat lost the NBA Finals against the Denver Nuggets on Monday, the ugly run continued on Tuesday after the Florida Panthers bowed down to the Vegas Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup Final. Now, Miami got on the wrong end of history […]

Nikola Jokic just led the Denver Nuggets to its first NBA championship in franchise history after beating the Miami Heat in the Finals. With that massive feat accomplished, the Joker’s place in the conversation as one of the best big men to ever play the game just got some serious boost. At the same time, […]

The Denver Nuggets’ title-clinching Game 5 victory over the Miami Heat on Monday night was followed by some pretty epic celebrations as the Nuggets lifted their first-ever title in franchise history. One of the most memorable of their title win celebrations came in the form of Nikola Jokic literally throwing Nuggets teammate into a pool. […]

Nikola Jokic’s incredible postseason performance, which led the Denver Nuggets to their first ever championship, has deservedly drawn some major plaudits from the NBA world. But there’s always somebody who has to zig when others zag, and Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix appears eager to fill that role. Speaking after the conclusion of the NBA Finals, […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic couldn’t be any happier for the Denver Nuggets after the Colorado franchise beat the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals for the 2023 title. Doncic has plenty of connections with the Nuggets, starting from his fellow European star Nikola Jokic. Denver forward Vlatko Cancar is also Luka’s teammate on the […]

Throughout the NBA Playoffs, so much stock was put in the Miami Heat’s undrafted sensations. Erik Spoelstra and his coaching staff just have a real knack for getting the best out of players that some teams choose to overlook. The emergence of the likes of Max Strus, Gabe Vincent, and Duncan Robinson serve as clear […]

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray might’ve seen the team’s 2023 NBA Finals run coming. Shortly after the Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat to win their first-ever championship, an old tweet of Murray’s resurfaced. Murray didn’t specifically predict a Nuggets’ NBA Finals win, but he seemed confident that much better days were ahead. Jamal Murray’s tweet […]

Jamal Murray put in a very impressive NBA Finals series against the Miami Heat and there’s no denying that he deserves a ton of credit for the Denver Nuggets’ title win. However, at the end of the day, you also can’t deny that Nikola Jokic was Denver’s main driving force toward their first-ever NBA championship. […]

Michael Porter Jr. did not exactly light it up in the Denver Nuggets’ NBA Finals series against the Miami Heat. However, the 24-year-old had his best performance of the series in Game 5 on Monday night, going for a 16-point, 13-rebound double-double to help the Nuggets clinch their first-ever NBA championship. After the game, MPJ […]

The Denver Nuggets won their first NBA title Monday night, defeating the Miami Heat in five games. It was also Michael Malone’s first title as a head coach and he got a special shoutout from a fellow Denver coach with a ring, Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton. “Congratulations to the Nuggets and Mike [Malone] […]

The Denver Nuggets are NBA Champions for the very first time in their franchise existence. Before the season, nobody saw this coming … which is the entire reason for this article. As of now, the 2024 NBA Finals odds favor the Nuggets, according to FanDuel. The teams that follow the Nuggets are the Milwaukee Bucks, […]

Claiming their first title in franchise history, the Denver Nuggets currently sit at the very peak of the NBA. Two-time league MVP Nikola Jokic has done what so many greats in this organization’s history could not do and following their championship, former Nuggets great Carmelo Anthony sent a message to his former team on social […]

The Denver Nuggets’ 2023 championship run highlights an encouraging trend that’s occurred in the NBA over the last half-decade: no longer do only a handful of teams enter each season with a realistic chance of winning the title. The Nuggets are the fifth team in the last five years to win the championship. Don’t be shocked […]

The Denver Nuggets’ 2023 NBA Championship parade is sure to be a raucous one. The Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat Monday in Game 5 of the 2023 NBA Finals, claiming their first title in franchise history. The team will waste no time celebrating among the fans. The Nuggets 2023 championship parade date, time and route […]

The Denver Nuggets left zero doubts that they were the best team in the recently concluded 2022-23 NBA season. They steamrolled Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat via a gentleman’s sweep in the NBA Finals and got the series-clinching 94-89 victory at home Monday night despite an atrocious shooting from behind the arc. Jamal Murray […]

The Denver Nuggets have won their first title in team history after defeating the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the 2023 NBA Finals. Nikola Jokic, as expected, won the Finals MVP award and Jamal Murray was right behind him in terms of leading Denver to a title, but Bruce Brown was truly one of […]

The historic playoff run of the 2023 Miami Heat may have finally met its doom at the hands of Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. But that doesn’t mean that what Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, and the rest of the Heat team did is anything short of impressive. After all, the Heat vanquished two Eastern […]

The Miami Heat’s 2023 NBA Finals run ended with a 94-89 Game 5 loss against the Denver Nuggets Monday night. It was a disappointing finish to a historic postseason for the Heat, which became the second No. 8 seed in history to reach the NBA Finals. After upsetting the Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks and […]

Michael Malone’s Denver Nuggets are finally on top of the basketball world after a dominating 2023 postseason that culminated in the franchise’s first NBA title  — and the head coach shared a heartfelt message for his team after dispatching the Miami Heat in Game 5. “Family on 3. We won as a family, we stayed […]

The Denver Nuggets just won their first NBA championship. The team was the best in the league all year, and they finished the job by beating the Miami Heat 3-1 in the NBA Finals. The team will take some time to celebrate now, but as with all great teams, it is back to work soon […]

The Denver Nuggets won the 2023 NBA Finals in decisive fashion, taking four out of five games from the Miami Heat. During the Larry O’Brien trophy presentation ceremony, Nuggets owner Stan Kroenke was asked to give his thoughts on the victory; unfortunately, an awkward exchange between him and Lisa Salters is now viral on the […]

The Denver Nuggets have been receiving well-deserved praise from across the basketball world after winning their first-ever NBA title on Monday night against the Miami Heat — and that even included former president Barack Obama on Tuesday. “Congrats to the Denver [Nuggets] and the remarkable finals MVP Nikola Jokic for bringing home the franchise’s first […]

The Denver Nuggets had plenty of contributors on their run toward the NBA title, which they claimed Monday night in Game 5 of the NBA Finals with a 94-89 win over the Miami Heat. One of those key players is Michael Porter Jr., who dropped 16 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in the clinching win. […]

Jamal Murray can’t sing enough praises for his Denver Nuggets teammate Nikola Jokic. Just after the Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat Monday night in Game 5 of the 2023 NBA Finals at home, 94-89, to bring the Larry O’Brien to Mile High City. Murray told reporters how much he admires Jokic’s relentless spirit even after […]

The Denver Nuggets won their first NBA championship on Monday night, and Aaron Gordon was celebrating shirtless in the streets of Denver after the team clinched in Game 5. @jhambrizco Aaron Gordon pulled up after the big win #nba #fyp #aarongordon #denver #nuggets ♬ Hate It Or Love It – G-Unit Remix – 50 Cent […]

One man has come to define the Miami Heat franchise’s culture of grit, hard work, and determination over the years. No, he may not have been the most talented player ever to don a Heat uniform, but Udonis Haslem has been a role model to emulate for the past 20 years — and until the […]

The Denver Nuggets are NBA champions for the first time ever. It took Nikola Jokic and the squad five games to beat the Miami Heat, winning the 2023 NBA Finals in front of their home crowd at Ball Arena. Jokic adds to his incredible resumé with a Finals MVP award and never-before-seen playoff production, pushing […]

Jimmy Butler isn’t going to make any excuses or feel like he deserves an appreciation post. But we have to talk about this. The Denver Nuggets have won the championship, but the Miami Heat have won the hearts of NBA fans everywhere. They had a bottom-five offense all season. Injuries at the worst possible times. […]

The Denver Nuggets’ championship celebration turned somber on Monday night following the franchise’s first NBA title, after nine people were wounded in a shooting near Ball Arena. Denver police confirmed early on Tuesday that nine people were shot during the celebration, adding that the suspect was also injured. Three of the wounded are in critical […]

This is one of the most incredible stories in NBA history. The Denver Nuggets went from a Conference Finals run in the 2020 Bubble, to a second-round exit in 2021, to a first-round exit in 2022. Most teams who go through something like this would do something drastic. But Denver believed in destiny. Jamal Murray […]

Some fans love putting asterisks next to every team that manages to break through and win the NBA championship. The asterisk for the Denver Nuggets, the 2023 NBA champion, is that apparently they did not face the toughest opposition en route to a championship. Setting aside the fact that the Nuggets literally do not have […]

The discussion surrounding Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic turned sour to end the regular season. But that simply may have fueled Jokic to put up a historic run in the 2023 NBA playoffs. In this postseason alone, the Nuggets center put up 10 triple-doubles, with at least two coming in each round en route to […]

Denver Nuggets star point guard Jamal Murray knows the first place he’s going to after winning the 2023 NBA Finals against the Miami Heat. Murray has come a long way from a painful ACL injury to now being an NBA Champion. The Canadian guard averaged 26.7 points, 7.1 assists, and 5.5 rebounds in 19 playoff […]

Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray led the Denver Nuggets against the Miami Heat to win their first-ever Larry O’Brien trophy in franchise history. It is just fitting that legendary Denver athletes give recognition where it is due. The biggest of which is Denver Broncos legend Peyton Manning. The Broncos legend expressed his love for the […]

When the Denver Nuggets drafted Jamal Murray with the seventh overall pick of the 2016 NBA Draft, it wasn’t quite clear yet which position he’d be playing for the long haul. He excelled in a more off-ball role, as he played more as a shooting guard to begin his career. But seven years later, and […]

When the Denver Nuggets inked Michael Porter Jr. to a five-year extension in 2021 worth up to $207 million, the then-23-year old forward was on a rapid ascent in his career. Porter had emerged from a bench forward to one of the more highly-regarded starters in the NBA, with room to grow as the third […]