NBA Finals Articles - Page 18

The Miami Heat are on the brink of elimination in the 2023 NBA Finals. It’s a place not unfamiliar to the elder statesman of the team Udonis Haslem. Haslem was a member of all three Heat title teams. He was also there for the three years they made the NBA Finals and lost. The juxtaposition […]

On the surface, Miami Heat talisman Jimmy Butler and Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic could not be any more different. However, both players now share the same objective of leading their team to an NBA title. According to ESPN analyst JJ Redick, that’s not the only similarity these two stud share. Speaking on Friday’s episode […]

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green has four championships, and so he knows a championship team when sees one. So he didn’t hesitate in crowning Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets as the 2023 NBA Champions after watching how they handled the Miami Heat in Game 4. The Nuggets still need one win to officially […]

Former NBA player and coach Sam Mitchell believes Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo is making a big mistake against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Finals. In Game 4, fans saw Adebayo take on a playmaker role similar to what Jokic is doing for the Nuggets. However, it was a massive fail […]

Maybe it’s time to stop asking Nikola Jokic about his thoughts on every incredible stat line he puts up. Once again, the Denver Nuggets superstar center showed barely any interest in discussing another big game from him in the 2023 NBA Finals, as his focus continues to be on — and only on — bringing […]

The Miami Heat find themselves in the unenviable position of staring down at a 3-1 deficit in the NBA Finals following their 108-95 loss on Friday against the Denver Nuggets. They dropped both games at home and now face the prospect of elimination heading back to the Nuggets homecourt for Game 5. While it’s certainly […]

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green couldn’t hide his surprise over the playmaking that Jamal Murray has been showing with the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Finals. Murray is on a historic run with the Nuggets against the Miami Heat, having now recorded at least 10 assists in the first four games of the NBA Finals. […]

Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray were relatively quiet in Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat on Friday night — at least by their extremely high standards throughout Denver’s iconic postseason run. They had a chance to step back a bit in Game 4, with Aaron Gordon stealing the show to help […]

Apparently, it wasn’t just the Miami Heat who took a massive hit in the NBA Finals on Friday night against the Denver Nuggets. During one of the mid-game breaks, former UFC double champion Conor McGregor took the court to make an announcement regarding a partnership deal with the Heat. Part of the publicity stunt involved […]

The Miami Heat are a good team, but they have simply been outmatched in the NBA Finals and after their Game 4 victory in Miami, the Denver Nuggets are one win away from claiming their first title. The race for this year’s Finals MVP award really is not much of a race anymore, as Nuggets […]

Mike Breen is one of the greatest NBA broadcasters in history. It’s only fitting he shared a nickname with all-time great Kobe Bryant. In 2014, the NBA had players wear nicknames on their jerseys. Kobe Bryant was known as “The Black Mamba,” while Green received a jersey from ESPN written “The Gray Mamba” for his […]

The Miami Heat are on the cusp of losing the 2023 NBA Finals after dropping both of their games at home and going down 3-1 in this best-of-seven series versus the Denver Nuggets. The Heat have a chance to salvage their season and they will have to do it on the road in Denver. Miami […]

The Miami Heat lost Friday night’s Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the Denver Nuggets by a final score of 108-95. Heat star Jimmy Butler played well on both ends of the floor, as he finished with 25 points, seven rebounds, seven assists, and one block in the loss. But it was all for […]

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets are just one victory away from winning their first-ever title as they head into Game 5 with a 3-1 stranglehold in the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat. Following a statement win on Friday in Game 4, The Joker shared a special moment with the Jokic brothers, who have […]

The Miami Heat lost Friday night’s Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the Denver Nuggets behind a 27-point performance from Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon. Gordon shot 11-for-15 from the field and 3-for-4 from behind the three-point arc in a game the Nuggets went on to win by a final score of 108-95. The Heat […]

The Denver Nuggets are one win away from their first-ever NBA title, but head coach Michael Malone isn’t ready for the parade just yet. “Congratulations,” Malone said to his team in the locker room after they defeated the Miami Heat 108-95 at the Kaseya Center on Friday night in Game 4, opening up a commanding […]

A Denver Nuggets NBA Finals Game 5 victory over the Miami Heat would give the franchise its first-ever championship. Ahead of Monday night’s Nuggets-Heat game, we’ll be making out Nuggets Game 5 predictions. The Nuggets might’ve all but ended the Heat’s chances of pulling off the upset in the 2023 NBA Finals by winning Game […]

Is this really the first time this Denver Nuggets squad made it to the NBA Finals? Save for a couple of veterans, most of this squad is experiencing their first taste of June action. Based on the way they’re currently playing, though, it sure doesn’t feel like it. Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray have been […]

Denver Nuggets forward Bruce Brown starred off the bench in Friday’s Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat. Brown scored 21 points — on 8-for-11 shooting from the field and 3-for-5 from behind the three-point arc — and grabbed four rebounds in a game the Nuggets went on to win by a […]

The Miami Heat are one loss away from losing the 2023 NBA Finals after suffering a 108-95 loss to the Denver Nuggets in Game 4. After a valiant road win in Game 2 to even the series, the Heat dropped back-to-back games at home, losing both contests by double digits. The two Heat stars led […]

The Miami Heat lost Friday night’s Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the Denver Nuggets by a final score of 108-95. Heat center Bam Adebayo put together another big-time performance in Game 4, as he scored 20 points, grabbed 11 rebounds, and dished out three assists, but it was all for naught. The Heat […]

The Denver Nuggets picked up their second straight victory over the Miami Heat in the 2023 NBA Finals in Game 4 on Friday night to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the series. Denver is just one win away from being crowned champions, and a big reason for that is because of Aaron Gordon, who […]

The Miami Heat have their backs now pressed against the wall. Despite heading into their home court with a 1-1 standing, Jimmy Butler and co. failed to win a single game against the Denver Nuggets. As a result, they find themselves down 3-1 in the NBA Finals as the series shifts to Denver. Morale is […]

The Denver Nuggets are just one win away from the NBA title, and while that is definitely good news, Nikola Jokic doesn’t want his teammates to be complacent. After all, it also means that they haven’t won anything yet. Jokic said as much after the Nuggets took a 3-1 series lead with their 108-95 win […]

If there’s anything this year’s iteration of the Miami Heat has shown, it’s that they’re not going to give up without a fight. The Heat have seven comeback wins after trailing by 10 or more points in this postseason alone, which ties the record the 2021-22 Golden State Warriors set. Thus, even with the Denver […]

A lot of the talk during Game 4 of the NBA Finals was about the Denver Nuggets stunning the Miami Heat with a 108-95 victory to take a 3-1 lead, but it was also UFC star Conor McGregor being booed off the Kaseya Center after an awkward announcement. McGregor, set to make his return against […]

The seven-game format of an NBA playoff series may not lead to the most unpredictable outcomes, but it transforms every series into a game of micro-adjustments. At the moment, it’s looking like Michael Malone and the Denver Nuggets are one step ahead of Erik Spoelstra and the Miami Heat, as the Nuggets take a 3-1 […]

Jamal Murray couldn’t be any happier that the Denver Nuggets have Aaron Gordon on their side. He knew what the high-flying forward was capable of when the team acquired him in a trade in 2021, and he’s just glad that Gordon was finally able to show it in the playoffs and in the NBA Finals, […]

It was on April 12, 2021 when Denver Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray’s career hit its biggest snag. With around 50 seconds left in the fourth quarter of that fateful game against the Golden State Warriors, Murray’s knee buckled on a strong drive to the hoop. He writhed in pain on the ground for a […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson loves the NBA Finals series between the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat. However, he also understands that there’s a huge gap between the two teams talent-wise. Johnson reminded everyone of that gap after the Nuggets took a commanding 3-1 series lead in Game 4. Denver dominated the contest and […]

Denver Nuggets star Jamal Murray is on fire in the NBA Finals, and the Miami Heat can’t find a way to cool him down. While Murray struggled offensively for the Nuggets early in Game 4 and had only six points in the first half, he found other ways to impact the team. He took on […]

The NBA playoffs is the great differentiator. The greatest stars shine when the lights are at their brightest.  Given the grueling grind that it takes to make the NBA Finals, much less to win an NBA championship, it is an incredible feat whenever an NBA star reserves their best for when the stakes are at […]

The Denver Nuggets are officially one win away from winning its first-ever championship in its 56 years of existence. Even with Nikola Jokic in foul trouble late in Game 4 of the 2023 NBA Finals, the Nuggets managed to protect their fourth-quarter lead against the greatest playoff comeback team of all time, the 2023 Miami […]

If the NBA Playoffs were a buffet, Nuggets center Nikola Jokic must’ve finished seven plates, because he’s been feasting on everything, breaking countless records in this playoff run, from being the first player to have a 30-20-10 game in an NBA Finals, to having the most 30-point, 20-rebound triple-doubles in playoff history, and once this […]

While the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat were in the midst of a fiery battle in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, the attention of the fans in the arena and those watching at home briefly shifted to a woman who needed medical attention. While the game was on a break following a timeout, some […]

The Miami Heat find themselves trailing 2-1 in the NBA Finals against the Denver Nuggets with Game 4 set to tip-off soon. It’s essentially a must-win game for the Heat who want to avoid going back to the Nuggets homecourt facing a 3-1 deficit. While the Heat collectively need to step it up from how […]

The Denver Nuggets are within two wins of claiming their first championship ever and if they take Game 4 of the NBA Finals over the Miami Heat on Friday, they will be one win away. Despite his struggles in the Finals, Michael Porter Jr. remains a key part of this Nuggets team and he could […]

The Denver Nuggets currently hold a lead in the 2023 NBA Finals. Their star-studded roster has oddsmakers confident they can run it back next year as well. Denver is currently the odds favorite to win the 2023-24 NBA Finals with their odds sitting at +500, per DraftKings. The Boston Celtics, who may be in line […]

Time and time again, Jimmy Butler proves to the NBA world that he is one of the best players in the league. Despite what may happen in the regular season, the Miami Heat star always turns his game up another level in the postseason and he’s done so once again this year. From scoring 56 […]