Nikola Jokic leads Denver Nuggets to their first-ever NBA Finals journey – NBA Weblog – NBA Basketball Weblog
By way of the Denver Publish:
Nikola Jokic stood close to halfcourt and unleashed a roar that had been years within the making.
Late within the fourth quarter of Monday’s gripping Sport 4, after one in every of Jokic’s chic dimes discovered Aaron Gordon for a dunk, Jokic screamed on the historical past he and the Nuggets have been approaching. Not 4 minutes later, in entrance of championship banners that Denver had solely been allowed to dream about, the Nuggets seized the Western Convention crown over LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, 113-111.
Their victory punched Denver’s first-ever journey to the NBA Finals by advantage of its first-ever playoff sweep in franchise historical past.
As James drove to the ring within the last seconds, Jamal Murray received his fingers on the ball in an try and thwart James. On the similar time, Aaron Gordon soared over and blocked the ball. Sport over, and Denver’s reserves stormed the courtroom.
“We received 4 extra wins to go,” Murray mentioned.
Jokic, named the Western Convention Finals MVP, completed with a 30-point, 14-rebound, 13-assist triple-double, setting an NBA document along with his eighth within the postseason.
