Denver Nuggets defeated Miami Heat to win first-ever NBA championship as Nikola Jokic shines again
Nuggets make history! Denver defeats Miami 94-89 to clinch its first-ever NBA title, as superstar Nikola Jokic racks up 28 points to seal victory over Heat in Game 5
- Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets broke clear in the fourth quarter to win Game 5 and seal the NBA championship
- Jimmy Butler fell short with a disappointing performance when he had to save his team’s season
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Nikola Jokic and his Denver Nuggets are NBA champions for the first time in franchise history after a 94-89 Game 5 win gave them an unassailable lead over the Miami Heat.
On a night when Miami needed star man Jimmy Butler to perform, and Denver asked their leader Jokic to finish the run, it was the Serb who answered the call and brought in 28 points as his rival struggled to impress.
The win sealed Denver a one-sided NBA Finals series 4–1 and ended their 56-year wait to clinch the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy.
More to follow.
Nikola Jokic, Aaron Gordon and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope play to a sold-out crowd at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado
Gordon (right) celebrates in the Nuggets’ nervous Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat on Monday night
The crowd at Ball Arena goes wild as Bruce Brown dunks against the Heat during the first half of Denver’s game
Jokic went into the game arguably the best NBA player of the season, and he was once again hard to control
Peyton Manning watches from the court (left), as Jamal Murray shoots a three-point attempt for the Nuggets
Two of the stars of the NBA Finals series – Adebayo (left) and Jokic (right) face off during the fourth quarter of the game
Fans had shelled out for thousands to be at the arena to watch their Denver Nuggets take a shot in history Monday night
A fan went all out with his haircut for the biggest game in franchise history, as Rocky begged the team to “get it in”