Jokic gets triple-double, Nuggets roll past Heat 104-93 in Game 1 of NBA Finals

Can always tell a biased writer who doesn't give credit to the great Jokic and the Nuggets thoroughly dominating the Heat, it's about how the Heat didn't hit their shots.

He doesn't even mention a single Nugget player, nor the Nuggets beating Miami, he writes Miami lost the game to Denver. Naw, the Nuggets dominated the Heat whenever they wanted to. They beat up Miami, and this game indicates just how much better Denver is than Miami.

There is no mention of Jokic's triple double. Murray's 26/10/6 game giving the twosome the first duo to have 25 and 10 assists in a very long time of a very select group.

He doesn't mention Aaron Gordon taking over with physicality and athleticism in the first period. Porter, Jr. vastly under rated defensive improvement with 2 blocks and hitting but 2 of 11 3's. He should be much better as he settles, he's a 40% 3 shooter.

Miami played hard and weren't bad. They do have to hit their 3's, obviously. This Graham write up is so heavily tilted toward the Heat POV, it'd be laughable, if not so pathetic.

Well, that was interesting. JT switched up from Graham to Reynolds. Kudos, JT!

The heat is on,on the streets,the heat is on

Refreshing to see teams other than the usual Warriors/Lakers/Celtics etc in the finals.

The Nuggets were well-rested (over a week) at altitude (Denver is a mile high over sea level) - and it showed

Compared to them, the Heat seemed a step slower

But after Game 1, everybody is on the same schedule, so there's no more excuses

(It also helped that the Nuggets played the #8 seed, the #7 seed, and the #4 seed to reach the Finals. While the Heat played the #1 seed, the #2 seed, and the #5 seed. Also, Denver became the first team to play against 2 play-in (#7 and #8 seed) teams on the way to the Finals - and they'll be the first to play 3 play-in teams since the Heat is also a play-in team #8 seed. The Nuggets' sum total seeds 8+7+4+8=27 is by far the highest in NBA playoff history)