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MIAMI (AFP) --  Versatile big man Nikola Jokic and sharpshooter Jamal Murray have combined to lift the Denver Nuggets two wins from an NBA title, adding to the pressure upon the Miami Heat. *Head coach Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat reacts during the first half against the Denver Nuggets in...

MIAMI (AFP) --  Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray carved out a slice of NBA history on Wednesday, June 7, both notching 30-point triple-doubles as the Denver Nuggets downed the Miami Heat 109-94 to regain the upper hand in the NBA Finals. *Head coach Michael Malone of the Denver Nuggets looks on...

MIAMI (AFP) -- Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra admitted his team had been "pummeled" in the paint in their 109-94 defeat to the Denver Nuggets and had failed to respond to the challenge. *Head coach Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat looks on during the first half against the Denver Nuggets in Game...

MIAMI (AFP) -- Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray dominated the Miami Heat, both making triple doubles, as the Denver Nuggets took a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals and regained their home court advantage with a 109-94 win in game three on Wednesday, June 7. *Caleb Martin of the Miami Heat drives to the...

MIAMI (AFP) --  Denver coach Michael Malone doubled down on his demand that the Nuggets play with more discipline as they seek to regain the upper hand over the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals. *Head coach Michael Malone of the Denver Nuggets speaks with media after a 111-108 loss against the Miami...

DENVER (AFP) --  The Miami Heat handed the Denver Nuggets their first home defeat of the playoffs Sunday, June 4, surging in the fourth quarter for a 111-108 victory that leveled the NBA Finals at one game apiece. *Bam Adebayo of the Miami Heat drives to the basket against Aaron Gordon of the...

The current NBA season is as intense as ever—with the NBA Finals in sight, the two teams left are living up to their elite status and promising the most compelling storylines. *Photo credits: NBA* Representing the Western Conference are the Denver Nuggets, who are appearing in their first-ever...

DENVER (AFP) -- Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic knows how to let the game come to him -- and the Denver Nuggets star wasn't about to start forcing things on the biggest stage of all. *Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets is interviewed after a 104-93 victory against the Miami Heat in...

DENVER (AFP) -- Miami star Jimmy Butler called on his team-mates to match Denver's physicality after the Nuggets overpowered the Heat to win game one of the NBA Finals on Thursday, June 1. *Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat dribbles against Aaron Gordon of the Denver Nuggets during the second quarter...

DENVER (AFP) -- The Denver Nuggets launched their first NBA Finals campaign in franchise history with a dominant 104-93 victory over the Miami Heat on Thursday, June 1, propelled by yet another Nikola Jokic triple double. *Bam Adebayo of the Miami Heat defends against Nikola Jokic of the Denver...

BOSTON (AFP) -- Miami Heat advanced to the NBA Finals by routing Boston 103-84 and denying the Celtics a historic comeback from down 3-0 in the series on Monday, May 29 at TD Garden. *Alonzo Mourning presents Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat with the Larry Bird Trophy after Butler was named the...

MIAMI (AFP) — After an astonishing game-six finish that left the Boston Celtics dumbstruck and the Miami Heat reeling, the two teams must now pick themselves up to do battle again in Monday's NBA playoff series decider. *Jayson Tatum (right) of the Boston Celtics and Derrick White react to...