Already a two-time league MVP, Nikola Jokic added an NBA championship and Finals MVP award to his impressive resume after the Denver Nuggets beat the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.
The Denver Nuggets completed what was a dominant season by beating the Heat in five games, capturing the franchise's first NBA title.All throughout the playoffs when he posted a statistic line in the box score that had never been accomplished in NBA history ― such as the first 30-point, 20-rebound triple-double in the Finals ― Jokic downplayed it.’ reserved but influential star wanted to win the championship.
In five games against the Heat, Jokic averaged 30.2 points, 14 rebounds and 7.2 assists. He finished the series with 28 points, 16 rebounds and four assists in Game 5.The Heat had minimal counters to Jokic’s gifted skillset. He beat Miami with his scoring, rebounding, passing and defense. Jokic added another chapter to his remarkable story. Building a Hall of Fame resume, Jokic was the 41pick in the second round in 2014 ― the greatest second-round pick in the league history and the only modern-day second-rounder to win MVP.
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