Jokic gets triple-double, Nuggets roll past Heat 104-93 in Game 1 of NBA Finals
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Nikola Jokic got a triple-double in his NBA Finals debut, Canada’s Jamal Murray scored 26 points and the Denver Nuggets had little trouble with the cold-shooting Miami Heat on the way to a 104-93 win in Game 1 on Thursday night.
Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets were facing some questions going into their first NBA Finals, and their answers came in resounding fashion.
No, a week and a half off didn't hurt them.
And no, the NBA's biggest stage isn't too big, either.
Jokic got a triple-double in his finals debut, Jamal Murray scored 26 points and the Nuggets had little trouble with the cold-shooting Miami Heat on the way to a 104-93 win in Game 1 on Thursday night.
Murray, a product of Kitchener, Ont., scored 25 points or more for a sixth consecutive game. He also pitched in 10 assists.
"I think that's what the beauty of this team is," Murray said. "We have so many different weapons and so many different looks. You've got to guard everybody. ... Free-flowing, and it's a lot of fun."
The Heat had been 3-0 in openers so far in these playoffs, all on the road, but Denver is still unbeaten at home. Game 1 winners in the finals go on to win the title nearly 70 per cent of the time.
