NBA Twitter reacts to Nuggets winning first NBA championship

NBA Twitter users posted mostly positive tweets after watching the Denver Nuggets win their first NBA championship in franchise history. It was the Nuggets’ first title in their 47-year history, but some fans wanted to see the Miami Heat put up more of a fight. Denver won the NBA Finals in only five games. NBA […]

James Foglio  •  27 Sep 2023
Nuggets become 9th team to lose 1 game of conference finals, NBA Finals to win championship

The Denver Nuggets are now the ninth team to lose only one game in the conference finals and NBA Finals combined to win the championship. Denver is the first team since the 2017 Golden State Warriors to have just one loss over the course of both playoff series in the same postseason. The Nuggets swept […]

James Foglio  •  13 Jun 2023
Nikola Jokic is the lowest draft pick to win Finals MVP in NBA history

Nikola Jokic was selected 41st overall by the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the 2014 NBA Draft, and in Monday night’s 94-89 series-clinching win over the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, the five-time All-Star became the lowest-drafted player in NBA history to win Finals MVP. Jokic passed Dennis Johnson, […]

James Foglio  •  27 Sep 2023
Nuggets Claim First NBA Title, Jokic Named MVP

The Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat in five games to secure their first-ever NBA title. They have much thanks to give to the absolutely epic run that center and NBA Finals MVP, Nikola Jokić has been on. Nikola Jokić, the humble superstar center for the Denver Nuggets, has not only led the league in […]

Colin Lynch  •  13 Jun 2023
Nikola Jokic leads NBA Finals in screen assists, deflections, loose balls recovered, contested shots, and blocks per game

Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets leads the 2023 NBA Finals in screen assists (25), deflections (13), loose balls recovered (7), contested shots (64), and blocks per game (1.5). The two-time MVP is also posting the highest career playoff efficiency rating (29.1) in the last 70 years, based on a minimum of 50 games played. […]

James Foglio  •  28 Sep 2023
Nuggets coach Michael Malone on Game 5: ‘Our approach is that we’re down 3-1’

Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone was asked about his team’s mindset heading into Monday night’s Game 5 matchup against the Miami Heat of the 2023 NBA Finals. Malone, 51, is treating this game as if Denver is down 3-1 in the series. “My biggest concern going into any close-out game is human nature and fighting […]

James Foglio  •  28 Sep 2023
Jamal Murray becomes first player with 10+ assists in his first four NBA Finals games

Jamal Murray of the Denver Nuggets became the first player to record 10 or more assists in his first four career NBA Finals games. In Friday night’s 108-95 win over the Miami Heat in Game 4 of the 2023 NBA Finals, the sixth-year guard finished with 15 points, three rebounds, 12 assists, and one steal […]

James Foglio  •  12 Jun 2023
Nikola Jokic needs 9 rebounds to become first player with 500 points, 250 rebounds, and 100 assists in a postseason

Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets is nine rebounds away from becoming the first player in NBA history to record 500 points, 250 rebounds, and 100 assists in a single postseason. Game 4 of the 2023 NBA Finals begins tonight at 8:30 p.m. ET. In Denver’s 109-94 win over the Miami Heat in Game 3, […]

James Foglio  •  09 Jun 2023
NBA Finals 2023 Ratings Down 3% In Game 3 From Last Year’s Warriors-Celtics

The 2023 NBA Finals ratings for Game 3 between the Denver Nuggets and Miami Nuggets are down 3% from last year’s Warriors-Celtics matchup. In Denver’s 109-94 win over Miami this past Wednesday night, Game 3 averaged a 6.0 rating and 11.237 million viewers on ABC. It was a 3% drop in ratings and 2% loss […]

James Foglio  •  09 Jun 2023