Tag: Denver Nuggets
Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets and Hall of Fame guard Jason Kidd are the only two players in NBA history to average a triple-double in the playoffs after 10 or more appearances. Through 18 starts of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, Jokic is averaging 30.5 points, 13.4 rebounds, 10.1 assists, 1.0 steal, and 39.4 minutes […]
Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets is the fifth player to score 100 or more points through his first three career NBA Finals games, joining Rick Barry (122 in 1997), Allen Iverson (106 in 2001), Willis Reed (104 in 1970), and Giannis Antetokounmpo (103 in 2021). Jokic also recorded his 10th triple-double of the 2023 […]
At halftime yesterday, the Miami Heat kept it close and were only down five points to the Nuggets. However, the Nuggets asserted their dominance in the second half, and Miami could never break a double-digit deficit. Denver played exceptional team basketball last night, but two players stood out. Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic are the […]
The Denver Nuggets responded last night in Game 3 of the 2023 NBA Finals after a tough loss in Game 2. They beat Miami, 109-94 on their home court to take a 2-1 series lead. The Heat kept it close in the first half, but the Nuggets shined in the second half. Taking over the […]
The 2023 NBA Finals series opener saw a decrease in viewership compared to last year’s Warriors-Celtics series, but Sunday night’s Game 2 became the highest-rated Nuggets game in the Denver market. Game 2 also posted a 3% increase in viewership from last year’s second NBA Finals game. In Denver, Game 2 averaged a 22.3 rating. […]
The Denver Nuggets opened as 2-point favorites over the Miami Heat for Game 3 of the 2023 NBA Finals. Miami hosts Game 3 at Kaseya Center on Wednesday, June 7, at 8:30 p.m. ET. Of course, the over/under is also set at 214.5. Denver is 7-1 in its last eight matchups vs. Miami. The Nuggets […]
Watch Terrell Davis, an NFL Hall of Fame running back, offer his two cents on Nikola Jokic’s NBA legacy in the GOAT (greatest of all time) conversation, if the Denver Nuggets defeat the Miami Heat in the 2023 NBA Finals. However, the three-time Pro Bowler hopes to purchase different seats. “He’s up there already,” Davis […]
Nikola Jokic has an estimated net worth of $30 million in 2023, a salary of $33,047,803 for the 2022-23 NBA season, and a $24.23 million net income after taxes. His 2023-24 net income after taxes is based on an average salary of $46.9 million from the five-year, $272 million max extension he signed with the […]
The NBA championship trophy, also known as the Larry O’Brien Trophy, has been manufactured by Tiffany & Co. since 1977 and is estimated to cost about $14,000. Its new design was created by artist Victor Solomon for the NBA’s 75th anniversary season. The trophy is 2-feet tall and weighs 30 pounds. Plus, the trophy is […]
Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets became the third player in NBA playoffs history to record 500 points, 200 rebounds, and 150 assists in a single postseason. The only other players to accomplish this feat are LeBron James (four times: 2015-18 and 2020) and Larry Bird (1987). In Denver’s 111-108 loss to the Miami Heat […]
