Nikola Jokic is poised to win a title for the Nuggets and cement his status as the best basketball player in the world right now. It’s been a half-decade, maybe more, since there was an undisputed best player in the NBA. But that is set to change if, or more likely when, Nikola Jokic and
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The Denver Nuggets are NBA champions after holding off the Heat in Game 5. They can thank these three heroes for coming through in the clutch. The Denver Nuggets were able to win their first title in franchise history, beating the Miami Heat, 94-89 in Game 5. This was a very ugly game, horrible basketball
The Denver Nuggets celebrated their NBA championship victory during a parade on Thursday and took time to throw some shade at the Los Angeles Lakers. The Denver Nuggets won their first-ever NBA championship on Monday, as they defeated the Miami Heat in five games. Next up before entering offseason mode was the championship parade on
Today’s NBA news is all about the Nuggets and Nikola Jokic, who secured their place in history by beating the Heat in Game 5. We also look at what’s next for Miami and a few new NBA Draft prospects to follow. Of all the remarkable things about Nikola Jokic’s career resume, the most remarkable may
Apr 19, 2023; Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) reacts during the second half against the Memphis Grizzlies during game two of the 2023 NBA playoffs at FedExForum. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports The Denver Nuggets now have a championship to defend and the competition will be stiff. Here are
The Denver Nuggets made it to the NBA Finals by blowing teams out with elite offense. Against the Heat, they powered their wins with collaborative defense. Despite posting an archaic 97.9 Offensive Rating (for reference, that would have been dead-last in the 1996-97 season), the Denver Nuggets were able to stave off the Miami Heat
Mar 6, 2023; Denver, Colorado, USA; Denver Nuggets center Thomas Bryant (13) gestures in the second quarter against the Toronto Raptors at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports The Nuggets finished a magical season with the first NBA title in franchise history. Once the celebrating is done, it will be time to
The Denver Nuggets overcame a late deficit and withstood a comeback attempt by Jimmy Butler to win Game 5 of the NBA Finals and their first NBA title. For the first time in the team’s 47 years of existence, the Denver Nuggets can finally call themselves NBA champions. On Monday night, the Nuggets hosted the
Staring down the barrel of a 3-1 series deficit, can the Miami Heat upend the Denver Nuggets in tonight’s Game 5 and extend their season? After dropping two straight games on their home floor, the Miami Heat find themselves in a 3-1 hole against Denver Nuggets. We are all aware of the history of teams
Today on The Whiteboard, we’re running through the latest NBA news, including new coaching hires, NBA Draft prospects to know and the Nuggets’ place in history. The Denver Nuggets are on the verge of their first NBA title, with three more chances to get their series-clinching win. But while they are firmly in the driver’s
The Nuggets are two wins away from an NBA championship. But they’re also pulling off trades to help ensure this isn’t their only shot. As reported by Adrian Wojnarowski, the Nuggets are trading a 2029 first-round pick for the least favorable of the Thunder’s 2024 first-round picks. They are also acquiring the No. 37 pick
The Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets are locked into a battle for the NBA championship. Here’s what to watch for in tonight’s Game 4. The Denver Nuggets hold a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals after demolishing the Miami Heat at the Kaseya Center by a final score of 109-94 on Wednesday night. The keys
The Denver Nuggets overcame Nikola Jokic foul trouble to beat the Miami Heat in Game 4 and take command of the NBA Finals. The 8-seed Miami Heat found themselves in unfamiliar territory entering Game 4: On the wrong end of an early-series deficit. Meanwhile, the No. 1-seed Denver Nuggets have looked like the best team in
The Nuggets won Game 4 of the NBA Finals to take a commanding 3-1 series lead over the Miami Heat as the series heads back to Denver. The Nuggets are heading back to Denver with a chance to clinch the series and win the NBA title for the first time in their history. Denver won
Game 3 will give either the Miami Heat or the Denver Nuggets the upper hand in the NBA Finals. Here’s what to watch for as the action unfolds. The Miami Heat evened the NBA finals at one game apiece after an enthralling 111-108 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night. Miami becomes the first
May 27, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA; Miami Heat guard Gabe Vincent (2) warms up prior to game six of the Eastern Conference Finals for the 2023 NBA playoffs at Kaseya Center. Mandatory Credit: Rich Storry-USA TODAY Sports The Heat and Nuggets reached the NBA Finals thanks, in part, to several breakout role players. A few
Mar 24, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward Rui Hachimura (28) is greeted by guard Austin Reaves (15) after scoring a basket and drawing the foul against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the first half at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports The NBA offseason is fast approaching and
Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone criticized his team’s effort after they dropped Game 2 of the NBA Finals to the Miami Heat. The Denver Nuggets made it to the NBA Finals in their history, playing like they have before during Game 1 last Thursday. Behind a triple-double performance by Nikola Jokic, the Nuggets picked
The Miami Heat were able to beat the Denver Nuggets, 111-108, in Game 2. Bam Adebayo and a new defensive gameplan for the Heat led to the victory. On their way to tying up the series 1-1, the Heat went back to their old ways of shooting hot from three. In addition to that, a
With Game 2 of the NBA Finals between the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat set to tip off at 8 p.m. ET, here are a few things to watch for. The Denver Nuggets took care of business in the first game of the 2023 NBA Finals, beating the Miami Heat by a final tally of
Jimmy Butler praised two-time MVP Nikola Jokic, but not for the reasons you might think. The Miami Heat are down 0-1 against the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Finals. Nikola Jokic’s offensive brilliance was on full display in Game 1. He dropped 27 points on 12 shots and dished out 14 assists with only two
Jimmy Butler is projecting chill vibes after the Heat lost Game 1 to the Nuggets but Miami needs to recognize they’re in trouble in the NBA Finals. In a seven-game series, you don’t have to win Game 1 or Game 2 on the road to win the series. In that sense, the Miami Heat should feel
The Miami Heat have tough defensive personnel and experience with a variety of strategies. None of it could bother Nikola Jokic. With all this talk of Nikola Jokic and Joker’s and whatnot, I’m reminded of the medieval equivalent of a joker: a jester. And back in the day, jesters had this luxury known as “jester’s
The Denver Nuggets relied on Nikola Jokic and others to beat the Heat in Game 1, moving three games away from an NBA Championship. The Denver Nuggets were able to beat the Heat, 104-93, in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The game was very boring for a huge part of it, as Denver went
With the NBA Finals matchup set, we’re diving into (and answering) the biggest questions looming over this matchup between the Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets. The Miami Heat nearly teetered into making the wrong kind of history but, instead, they beat the Boston Celtics in Game 7 to complete one of the most improbable runs
The era of sports analytics is well underway. The analysts have the Nuggets winning the championship — and rightly so. Basketball is one of the least-variant and most accurately projected professional sports. While basketball analytics provide digestible ways to understand how the game is played, fans love narratives. The way human beings think about probabilities
The Nuggets overcame a double-digit deficit to complete the sweep over the Lakers, sending LeBron James and company home. For awhile there it looked like the Lakers would avoid the sweep and extend the Western Conference Finals. They held a 15-point lead at halftime over the Nuggets and LeBron James was playing out of his
The Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James are now on the brink of elimination following their Game 3 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Saturday. The Los Angeles Lakers had a rough start to the Western Conference Finals, as they dropped the first two games to the Denver Nuggets. In Game 1, there was at
Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic graciously defends the MVP case for Joel Embiid, the Philadelphia 76ers star who unceremoniously exited the NBA Playoffs. If Nikola Jokic secured his third consecutive NBA MVP Award this season, he would have been the fourth NBA player to do so in league history. Jokic would have joined the company
The Lakers lost Game 4 against the Nuggets because Denver was able to come back in the third quarter after the LA struggled on the offensive end. The Lakers dropped Game 4, 113-111, to the Denver Nuggets to send them home for the summer. LeBron James played all 48 minutes and, despite missing two late
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