The Denver Nuggets are your 2023 NBA Champions! Led by Nikola Jokic the Nuggets have won their first NBA title as a franchise. Earlier in the season Jokic said he did not care about winning the MVP award for a third straight year, The honors would go to Joel Embiid. Jokic had one goal in mind this season and he accomplished that goal on Monday night. Nikola Jokic has won his first title and NBA Finals MVP!
History Has Been Made!
Jokic has had a historic NBA Championship run. After posting a 30-point, 20-rebound, and 10-assist game Jokic was only focused on winning the next one. He downplayed every historic night he had this postseason. “It’s just a stat,” he said. “I don’t care.” as reported by USA Today.com. Nikola Jokic wanted that ring! He constantly dismissed his greatness to focus on great team play. “My focus has never been those kinds of records or whatever the media are putting on me. I’m just trying to win a game and just play every game. Go step-by-step and play every game to win a game, as simple as that.”
The Denver Nuggets took the best of seven series with a gentleman’s sweep over the Miami Heat. Even though the Heat lost 4-1 they also had a historic Finals run. From being the 8th seed and a pay-in team to playing in the NBA Finals. Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat have nothing to be ashamed of when it comes to this loss. For a team that was never even supposed to be there, they put up a great fight.
Nikola Jokic is just a different beast. Jokic averaged 30 points, 14 rebounds, and 7 assists in just five games against the Heat. He also finished Game 5 with 28 points, 16 rebounds, and 4 assists. This has been one of the most dominant performances in the NBA Finals we have seen in years. Jokic has also been a great sport through all of this. He made a point to go talk to every Heat player before celebrating Denver’s win.
On To The NBA Offseason!
“The job is done, we can go home now,” said Jokic to ESPN. It was a very impressive run for Denver as now we set our sights on the offseason and free agency. With some big names on the market this time around it is sure to be a very interesting NBA offseason. Stay tuned as we keep you updated with the most recent NBA News!
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