Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets Are Heavy Favorites To Win 1st NBA Championship
Posted on AllSides May 31st, 2023
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Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets are heavy favorites to win the franchise’s first NBA championship, but head coach Michael Malone isn’t taking Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat lightly. The Heat are just the second No. 8 seed to reach the NBA Finals after the New York Knicks did it in 1999. Miami is 12-6 in the playoffs and knocked off the No. 1 seed Milwaukee Bucks, the No. 5 Knicks and the No. 2 Boston Celtics. They nearly surrendered a 3-0 lead to the Celtics in the Eastern...
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