Jokic becomes only second player to post a triple-double in his NBA Finals debut
Miami avoided becoming the first team to squander 3-0 series lead
Miami avoided becoming the first team to squander 3-0 series lead
Appreciate his precision or yawn at his pedestrian pace, you’ve never seen a basketball player like Nikola Jokic.
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The Miami Heat, champions of the Eastern Conference even after getting in as only the No. 8 seed, will take on the Western Conference champion Nuggets in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
ViewThe Denver Nuggets’ star power reemerged on Wednesday as Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray combined for historic efforts in a 109-94 win over the Miami Heat. The Nuggets now lead the series 2-1 with Game 4 coming Friday in Miami. For the first time in NBA Finals history, Jokic notched at least 30 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists in a single game. Only five times in NBA Playoff history has a player notched 30-20-10; Jokic did so three times. Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar were the...
Jokic finished with a triple-double -- his ninth of the playoffs
Jokic finished with a triple-double -- his ninth of the playoffs
Jokic finished with a triple-double -- his ninth of the playoffs
DENVER—Nikola Jokic wasn’t supposed to be here. Neither was Jimmy Butler, for that matter. Jokic was drafted behind 40 other players in 2014. Butler was drafted behind 29 others in 2011. Jokic grew up in Serbia, not even thinking about the National Basketball Association (NBA). Butler didn’t have the easiest
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic wasn’t supposed to be here. Neither was Jimmy Butler, for that matter. Jokic was drafted behind 40 other players in 2014. Butler was drafted behind 29 others in 2011. Jokic grew up in Serbia, not even thinking about the NBA. Butler didn’t have the