Nikola Jokić.Photo:Al Diaz/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via GettyFor the first time ever, theDenver Nuggetsare NBA champions.The Nuggets won 94 to 89 against theMiami HeatMonday night — making history for the team. This is not only the Nuggets’ first time winning the Championship, but it is also their first time making it to the NBA Finals.It wasn’t until this year that the Nuggets won the Western Conference — they lost in their four previous trips to the Western Conference Finals in 1978, 1985, 2009, and 2020. Two-timeNBA MVPNikola Jokicled the team to the Larry O’Brien Trophy.The Nuggets finished the 2022-23 regular season with a record of 53-29 — the best record in the Western Conference.In the playoffs, the Nuggets defeated theMinnesota Timberwolvesin five games before beating thePhoenix Sunsin six games.Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via GettyThe Nuggets then swept theLos Angeles Lakersfour games straight in the Western Conference Finals.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The Heat ended the regular season 44-33 before their surprising run as an eight-seed. They defeated theBoston Celticsin the Eastern Conference Finals in seven games.
Nikola Jokić.Photo:Al Diaz/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty
Al Diaz/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty
For the first time ever, theDenver Nuggetsare NBA champions.The Nuggets won 94 to 89 against theMiami HeatMonday night — making history for the team. This is not only the Nuggets’ first time winning the Championship, but it is also their first time making it to the NBA Finals.It wasn’t until this year that the Nuggets won the Western Conference — they lost in their four previous trips to the Western Conference Finals in 1978, 1985, 2009, and 2020. Two-timeNBA MVPNikola Jokicled the team to the Larry O’Brien Trophy.The Nuggets finished the 2022-23 regular season with a record of 53-29 — the best record in the Western Conference.In the playoffs, the Nuggets defeated theMinnesota Timberwolvesin five games before beating thePhoenix Sunsin six games.Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via GettyThe Nuggets then swept theLos Angeles Lakersfour games straight in the Western Conference Finals.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The Heat ended the regular season 44-33 before their surprising run as an eight-seed. They defeated theBoston Celticsin the Eastern Conference Finals in seven games.
For the first time ever, theDenver Nuggetsare NBA champions.
The Nuggets won 94 to 89 against theMiami HeatMonday night — making history for the team. This is not only the Nuggets’ first time winning the Championship, but it is also their first time making it to the NBA Finals.
It wasn’t until this year that the Nuggets won the Western Conference — they lost in their four previous trips to the Western Conference Finals in 1978, 1985, 2009, and 2020. Two-timeNBA MVPNikola Jokicled the team to the Larry O’Brien Trophy.
The Nuggets finished the 2022-23 regular season with a record of 53-29 — the best record in the Western Conference.
In the playoffs, the Nuggets defeated theMinnesota Timberwolvesin five games before beating thePhoenix Sunsin six games.
Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty
The Nuggets then swept theLos Angeles Lakersfour games straight in the Western Conference Finals.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
The Heat ended the regular season 44-33 before their surprising run as an eight-seed. They defeated theBoston Celticsin the Eastern Conference Finals in seven games.
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