![]() If you lay off of him, he will pick you apart in the paint like he did in Game 2. If you double or triple team him he finds the open man for an easy bucket like he did in Game 1. When sideline reporter Lisa Salters asked Jokic about what it means to stand alone in the NBA history books, he very candidly told her “not much.” He is a superstar that is much more focused on winning than individual accolades and now he will shift his focus on taking Game 4 in Miami on Friday night. Murray led all scorers with 34, 10 and 10 while Jokic posted his 10th postseason triple-double, going for 32, 21 and 11 becoming the first player in the history of the league to get 30, 20 and 10 in an NBA Finals game. Jokic and Murray continued to pour it on in the fourth quarter, as both of them registered triple-doubles on nights in which they both scored 30+ points. Braun’s energy off the bench and the Denver defense was enough keep a double-digit cushion for the rest of the game. In the second half the Heat’s inside-out combo went cold as Miami scored just 20 points in the third and Jokic and Christian Braun stretched the Nuggets lead to 21 points.īraun had 15 points off the bench, nine in the second half and is now one win closer to winning the NCAA title and the NBA title in back-to-back years. The Heat turned the ball over just once in the first half, but shot under 40% as Jamal Murray led the Nugs with 20 points at the break.īam Adebayo and Jimmy Butler kept the Heat in the game as Bam had another big night going for 22 and 17 rebounds, much of that coming in the first half. Miami was struggling to shoot the ball as Denver defense stepped up after Nuggets coach Mike Malone questioned his teams desire and effort in the Game 2 loss. He had 10 in the first quarter as both teams traded shares of the lead and the largest lead either team had after the first half was 5. The first half went back and forth as Jimmy Butler showed up in the opening part of the game for the first time in this series. Those were things that the Nuggets addressed immediately out of the gate as Murray scored 8 points in the first five minutes and Jokic had 14, 12 and 7 assists by halftime. ![]() Two things that came out of the game in Denver on Sunday were Jamal Murray’s slow start, going for 0 points in the first quarter, and Jokic’s inability to distribute the ball like we are so accustomed to seeing. We have seen how he plays the game, and on Wednesday night in Miami he brought that calm back to the fans in Colorado with a historic performance as the Nuggets took home court advantage back in the series. Murray comes out firingĪfter losing Game 2 in Denver Nikola Jokic was unsettlingly calm in his postgame interview saying “sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.” The tranquil nature of his response should come as no surprise. Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray became the first duo ever to post 30 point triple-doubles in the same game as the Nuggets cruised to a 109-94 win to take a 2-1 series lead in the NBA Finals. Watch the moment the Denver Nuggets won in the video posted below.The Denver Nuggets brought calm back to the Rockies with a resounding Game 3 win over the Miami Heat at the Kaseya Center on Wednesday night. With the Nuggets win tonight, Kroenke’s teams have won championships in three of America’s four major sports, with the Rams winning two Super Bowls, the Avalanche winning two Stanley Cups and now the Nuggets winning an NBA Championship. who scored 16 points and Jamal Murray added 14 points to the board.įranchise owner Stan Kroenke also has a stat line he can brag about. Other notable Denver players included Michael Porter Jr. ![]() We accomplished something that this franchise has never done before but we have a lot of young and talented players in the locker room and I think we just showed through 16 playoff wins what we’re capable of on the biggest stage in the world.” “The last step after a champion is to be a dynasty,” he said in the post-game conference. ![]() The Nuggets just won their first NBA title but Malone is ready to win another. “He’s our MVP, we love him and we’re thankful that he’s wearing a Nuggets’ uniform.” And on the basketball court he has proven time and time again that he’s the best player in the NBA,” Malone added. “He’s a great husband, father and son and brother. Nuggets coach Michael Malone praised Jokić calling him “a great person.” We couldn’t make shots but at the end, we figured out how to defend.” The two-time league MVP also said, “It was an amazing effort by the team. ![]()
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