- Denver defeat Miami 104-93 in opening game of NBA finals
- Jokić extends NBA record with ninth triple-double of playoffs
Nikola Jokić got a triple-double in his NBA finals debut, Jamal Murray scored 26 points and the Denver Nuggets had little trouble with the cold-shooting Miami Heat on the way to a 104-93 win in Game 1 on Thursday night.
Jokić finished with 27 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds for the Nuggets, who waited 47 years to make the finals and didn’t disappoint. Aaron Gordon added 16 points and Michael Porter Jr scored 14 for Denver, who trailed for all of 34 seconds and eventually led by as many as 24.