Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic is the 2nd player with a triple-double in his NBA Finals debut

It was clear from the start of Game 1 last night that the Denver Nuggets were far and away the better team. Two-time MVP Nikola Jokic was slicing and dicing the defense in the first half. He had 10 points and 10 assists by halftime. The five-time all-star has been the best player in the […]

Zach Wolpin  •  02 Jun 2023
In Game 1 last night the Miami Heat attempted just two free throws, the fewest in a playoff game in NBA history

Coming into Game 1 last night, the Miami Heat had won Game 1 on the road in each of their first three series. That streak came to an end vs the Denver Nuggets who outclassed the Heat from the jump. Both teams did not shoot well from deep last night, but the real disparity was […]

Zach Wolpin  •  02 Jun 2023
Denver’s 11-point win vs the Heat in Game 1 is the largest by a team making its NBA Finals debut since the 1999 Spurs

Last night, the Denver Nuggets debuted in the NBA Finals. In Game 1 vs the Miami Heat, the Nuggets had a double-digit lead and were a perfect 10-0 when leading by double figures this postseason. They have looked virtually unstoppable this postseason with Nikola Jokic leading the way. Denver’s 11-point win vs the Heat in […]

Zach Wolpin  •  02 Jun 2023
Draymond Green picked Caleb Martin over Jimmy Butler for East Finals MVP

Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors enjoyed watching the Miami Heat defeat the Boston Celtics in seven games of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals, and the four-time All-Star admitted that he would have picked Caleb Martin over Jimmy Butler for East Finals MVP. “Caleb Martin averaged 19 [points] on 60% shooting and 49% from […]

James Foglio  •  31 May 2023
The Denver Nuggets are the 4th team in NBA history to reach the Finals and never face a team with a win percentage of .550 or above in that postseason

After a dominant regular season, the Denver Nuggets earned the #1 seed in the West playoffs. Nikola Jokic and the rest of his teammates barrelled through the playoff to win the West and make the franchise’s first NBA Finals appearance. Media around the league have argued that the Nuggets have had an easy path to […]

Zach Wolpin  •  30 May 2023
The Denver Nuggets are facing a ‘historically easy’ path to an NBA Title according to league reports

The Denver Nuggets last played on 5/22 and will have had nearly two weeks off before the start of the Finals. That is because they beat the Lakers in four games during the Western Conference Finals. Their opponent is the Miami Heat, the second-ever #8 seed to make the Finals. League reports are saying the […]

Zach Wolpin  •  30 May 2023
The Miami Heat have won 41 straight playoff games when leading by 10+ points at halftime, the NBA’s 2nd-longest streak

Miami’s 2023 postseason run has been special and they’re not done just yet. A 103-84 win in Game 7 last night punched their ticket to the NBA Finals. This is their seventh trip to the NBA Finals since 2006, the most of any team in that span. On top of that, the Heat have won […]

Zach Wolpin  •  30 May 2023
Boston’s Jaylen Brown is the 5th player with 8+ turnovers in Game 7 since individual TO became official in 1977-78

Last night, the Boston Celtics almost made NBA history. No team had ever come back from a 3-0 series deficit in the postseason. Boston dropped the first three games and then won the next three in a row. Everything was on the line last night in Game 7. Miami took home the 103-84 victory and […]

Zach Wolpin  •  30 May 2023
Caleb Martin has scored 132 points through the Conference Finals, the most points in a Conference or NBA Finals by an undrafted player

The regular season is where you get your name on the map as a young player. Big moments in the postseason are where legacies are born. That was true for Miami’s Caleb Martin who’s in his second season with the Heat. During the Conference Finals, he averaged (19.3) points per game. He has scored 132 […]

Zach Wolpin  •  30 May 2023