NBA Finals Articles - Page 23

In terms of the box score, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had a quiet Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals in the Denver Nuggets’ victory over the Miami Heat. In reality, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was anything but quiet as the Nuggets took a 1-0 series lead over the Heat Thursday night. Caldwell-Pope was mic’d up during the Nuggets […]

NBA icon Kevin Garnett loves the current NBA Finals match-up between the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat for a variety of reasons. One, he’s hyped that it’s no longer about the likes of LeBron James and Kevin Durant. Second, more and more players are stepping up and it’s now a battle between two complete teams. […]

Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray led the Denver Nuggets to a dominant victory over the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, but for Magic Johnson, there were three other players who deserve a ton of credit for the win. Johnson heaped praise on both Jokic and Murray in their 104-93 trashing of […]

NBA legend Magic Johnson thinks the Miami Heat have a big problem against the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Finals, and it’s something they can do little about at this point. On Twitter, Johnson shared his observation from Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Heat and the Nuggets. Aside from hailing Aaron Gordon […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green feels that Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic is a bad match-up for the Miami Heat and their famous zone defense. Green shared as much after witnessing how Jokic picked the Miami defense apart in Denver’s Game 1 win in the NBA Finals. In the eventual 104-93 Nuggets victory, the […]

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey isn’t buying the boring narrative that critics are throwing at the Denver Nuggets-Miami Heat NBA Finals series. He just doesn’t see what’s not to like in a game between two hungry teams that are going all-out for the Larry O’Brien Trophy. After Game 1 of the NBA Finals ended […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler is in the midst of his second NBA Finals in four seasons, and he’s hoping to have soccer superstar Neymar on his side against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. Butler has grown a number of relationships with international athletes, with Brazilian phenom Neymar at the top of the list. […]

For the first time in franchise history, the Denver Nuggets find themselves in the NBA Finals. On Thursday night, the Nuggets got their first-ever Finals victory over the Miami Heat. Denver defeated Miami 104-93 in a game that was a lot more lopsided than the score may suggest. The Heat made a late push in […]

The Miami Heat took the first blow in the 2023 NBA Finals as the Denver Nuggets dominated with a 104-93 win in Game 1. The Heat were simply outclassed by Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets, who showcased a masterful and efficient offensive game plan to take the series opener. Ahead of Sunday night’s showdown, we […]

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 […]