


Meanwhile, the Heat were shooting slightly better at 9-of-34 from deep but it still wasn’t enough to overcome the prowess of the Nuggets. Jokić was also named the 2023 NBA Finals MVP following his overall MVP awards the last two years. “We are not in it for ourselves, we are in it for the guy next to us,” he said.

The nail-biting game saw the Nuggets’ Nikola Jokić closing out with 28 points, 16 rebounds and four assists at the Ball Arena, with the team shooting a measly 5-of-28 from the 3-point range as they heavily relied on Jokić.
