NBA FINALS Jokic wins Finals MVP as Denver Nuggets crowned 2023 NBA Champions

The Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat in Game 5 to win the NBA championship in 2023. The Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat 94-89 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals to win their first NBA championship. The game was held at Denver's Ball Arena. Nikola Jokic, the Nuggets' two-time MVP, led the team with 28 points and 16 rebounds. Jamal Murray contributed 14 points, and Michael Porter Jr. had 16 points and 13 rebounds.Bam Adebayo led the Heat for the most of the game, scoring 20 points and grabbing 12 rebounds, but it wasn't enough to compensate for Jimmy Butler's early struggles. The Heat, an eight-seed that shocked the NBA by reaching this point, lost in the NBA Finals for the second time in the previous four seasons.In front of a boisterous home crowd, the Denver Nuggets managed to fend off the tenacious Miami Heat, giving the organization its first championship. Thanks to Nikola Jokic who was crowned Finals MVP, the Nuggets were able to overcome a bad shooting night in a physical and sometimes sloppy back-and-forth contest. The best news for Nuggets supporters is that their team are young and will continue to improve. It's celebration time in Denver, as their key players are all under contract and young. Before the 1976–1977 season, the Nuggets, who had spent nine seasons playing in the American Basketball Association since 1967, switched to the NBA.