In the American Basketball League (NBA) final, the Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat 94-89 and won the series 4-1 and declared the championship.
In the 5th game of the final series, the Heat, who finished 8th in the Eastern Conference in the regular season, was the guest of the Nuggets, who finished the Western Conference as the leader.
Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic was the architects of the victory with 28 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists, Michael Porter 16 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists. Jamal Murray finished the game with 14 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope finished the game with 11 points and 4 rebounds.
Jimmy Butler had 21 points, 5 assists, Bam Adebayo 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Heat. Kyle Lowry recorded 12 points, 9 rebounds, Max Strus 12 points, 8 rebounds.
Most valuable player Jokic
Nuggets’ Serbian center Nikola Jokic, who had a big share in the championship with his performance, was selected as the most valuable player (MVP) of the final series.
The 28-year-old Jokic was awarded the most valuable player of the regular season in 2021 and 2022.
Chosen with the 41st pick in the 2014 NBA draft, Jokic became the lowest draft MVP in the history of the organization.
Jokic, who played 19 play-off games this season, averaged 30.2 points, 14 rebounds and 7.2 assists.
“It’s a journey and I’m happy to be a part of it,” Jokic said at his post-match meeting. said.
Asked if Serbian athletes are in their golden age, Jokic said: “It must be so. We have Djokovic, probably the best ever. Now we have an NBA championship. I think it’s a very good moment to be Serbian.” he spoke