In a rock-fight of a Game 5, the Denver Nuggets reached the NBA mountaintop from the foothills of the Rockies, winning their first-ever championship and setting Nikola Jokic's legacy as an all-timer in stone.
Jokic amassed 28 points, 16 rebounds and four assists in a wild 94-89 close-out victory for the ages.
The Heat forced four turnovers in the opening minutes but could not capitalize, starting 3-for-16 from the field. Nuggets coach Michael Malone called for a timeout, trying to settle the nerves of a team playing before its bloodthirsty home crowd, and his players responded . Murray and Jeff Green sandwiched dunks — one on a drive, the other off a back-cut — around a smooth mid-range jumper from Porter.
In a slog of a second quarter muddied by 10 personal fouls almost evenly split between both teams, the Heat were in their element. After starting 1-for-9 in the paint, they found success attacking the basket, first with Jokic on the bench, and then as he actively avoided committing a third foul.
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