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2023 NBA Finals, playoffs, bracket, schedule: Nuggets win franchise's first championship; Nikola Jokic is MVP – CBS Sports
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The Denver Nuggets won their first NBA championship in the most psychical game of this year’s five-game series. In winning their first title, Denver ends years of recent frustration in not being able to reach the mountain top. The Nuggets’ 94-89 win was the first NBA title in 47 years of existence. The Miami Heat were seeking to become the first No. 8 seed to win a title.
The game was marred by, uh, defense. The teams looked tight early, and Denver opened 1 of 17 from deep. It was the first time this series that the winning team failed to score 100. In fact, it was the first time the winning team did not score at least 100 since the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors in Game 7 of the 2016 Finals by the near-identical count of 93-89.
Two-time MVP (2020-21 and 2021-22) Nikola Jokic won the NBA Finals Bill Russell MVP Award. He scored 28 points on 12-of-16 shooting to go along with 16 rebounds and four assists. The 3-point shooting was absent in this contest as both teams combined to shoot 14 of 63 for 22%.
Below is the daily playoff schedule as well as the previous results, the playoff bracket, dates, times and TV/streaming info.
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Wednesday, May 17
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