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Denver Nuggets win NBA Finals for first title

DENVER: The Denver Nuggets captured their first title in 47 NBA seasons on Monday, defeating the Miami Heat 94-89 behind 28 points and 16 rebounds from Nikola Jokic.

Bangkok Post

Denver Nuggets defeat Miami Heat for first NBA title

A Nikola Jokic double-double has guided Denver to their first NBA title in team history, the Nuggets defeating Miami 94-89 in Game 5 for a 4-1 series win.

The New Daily

Denver Nuggets make history with first NBA title

The Nuggets beat the Miami Heat 4-1 in the best-of-seven series to claim the Larry O’Brien trophy in front of their home fans

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Nuggets take home first NBA title in rugged win over Heat

Nikola Jokic guided Denver to its first NBA title as the Nuggets overcame dreadful shooting and a late flurry from Miami’s Jimmy Butler to squeeze past for a frantic 94-89 victory in Game 5.

Chicago Sun-Times

Nuggets take home 1st NBA title in rugged 94-89 win over Heat

Nikola Jokic guided Denver to its first NBA title in team history, as the Nuggets overcame dreadful shooting and a late flurry from Miami’s Jimmy Butler to squeeze past the Heat for a frantic 94-89 victory

The Independent UK

NBA fans think ref David Guthrie encouraged the Nuggets to challenge a late controversial call

The challenge was unsuccessful.

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Denver Nuggets beat Miami Heat in NBA finals Game 5 for team’s first title

The Denver Nuggets beat the Miami Heat 94-89 on Monday night to win their first NBA championship

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Miami Heat's Jimmy Butler gives 'brutally honest' response to Hall of Fame question

The NBA Hall of Fame clearly isn't for Jimmy Butler, as the Miami Heat forward does not care about the award and wouldn't even attend his own ceremony if he was inducted

Daily Mirror

NBA finals Game 5: Denver Nuggets beat Miami Heat to clinch title – as it happened

Nikola Jokić and Co clinched the team’s first NBA championship on their own home court. Join Beau Dure for the latest news

The Guardian - US

Bulls draftee Jimmy Butler goes second overall in 2011 NBA Re-Draft

The Chicago Bulls picked Jimmy Butler 30th overall in the 2011 NBA Draft, but in a re-draft, he'd go much higher.

USA Today Sports Media Group

NBA Finals: Nuggets big favorites to close out Heat in Game 5

In their previous encounter in Denver, the Miami Heat emerged victorious in Game 2, leveling the NBA Finals. However, the situation has drastically changed as the series returns to Denver on Monday, with the Nuggets being heavily favored to secure their first-ever championship.

The Times of India

Messi is going to make MLS much more popular: Neymar

Paris St Germain striker Neymar Jr has revealed that he was already aware of Lionel Messi's intention to join Major League Soccer (MLS) side Inter Miami. Neymar, who considers Messi as one of his closest friends, predicted that the US top flight will experience a significant change due to the…

The Times of India

SI:AM | The Canadian Open Had Everything

Nick Taylor gave his home country plenty to celebrate.

Sports Illustrated

For Miami’s resilient underdogs, Jokić and the Nuggets are a bridge too far

An insatiable Heat side that has overcome so much to reach the NBA finals as a No 8 seed finds it back against the wall once again following Denver’s Game 4 win on Friday night

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Chicago Sun-Times

Trading Jimmy Butler will go down as one of Bulls’ worst mistakes

While the old regime did its best to control the narrative of why sending Butler to Minnesota for a package that ended up being Zach LaVine, Lauri Markkanen and Kris Dunn was necessary, it’s now easy to see what really happened.

Sports Illustrated

Heat Let Key Chance to Regain Finals Footing Slip Away

Miami missed out on an opportunity to stage a late comeback, and the series heads back to Denver with the Western Conference champs on the precipice of a title.

The Independent UK

Nuggets now in full command of NBA Finals, top Heat 108-95 for 3-1 lead

Aaron Gordon scored 27 points, Nikola Jokic added 23 and the Denver Nuggets moved one win away from their first NBA championship by beating the Miami Heat 108-95 on Friday night to take a 3-1 lead in the title series

Daily Mirror

Jimmy Butler makes Lionel Messi prediction after Inter Miami transfer is announced

Lionel Messi has decided to join MLS team Inter Miami and will instantly become the biggest sports star in the region, and Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler is delighted to have him

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Sports Illustrated

Jimmy Butler Is Wired to Win, Without the Fear of ‘The Miss’

No one will say they knew, years ago, that Jimmy Butler would turn into the dynamic player he is today. But they did know there was something special about him, something that could lead a Miami comeback in the NBA Finals.

The Guardian - US

Udonis Haslem: the Miami Heat’s doyen of grit and keeper of the flame

The Miami lifer and Methuselah of the NBA finals, who turns 43 on Friday, has done more to define the Heat’s unimpeachable culture than any other figure

Sports Illustrated

Why Stephen A. Smith Doesn’t Think Jimmy Butler Can Be The Superstar to Lead Heat to NBA Title

NBA fans got heated over this take.

Sports Illustrated

Kendrick Perkins Explained Why He’s Still Very Confident That Miami Heat Will Win NBA Finals

The ESPN analyst hasn’t lost faith in Miami.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Christian Braun is the NBA Finals X-factor no one saw coming for the Nuggets

Christian Braun is INCREDIBLE.

Sports Illustrated

Jimmy Butler Thrilled by Latest Lionel Messi, Inter Miami News

The Heat star spoke Thursday about the Argentinian superstar’s upcoming arrival to South Beach.

Sports Illustrated

Jamal Murray Is Special Enough to Carry Nuggets to an NBA Title

The Nuggets guard’s Game 3 performance proved he must be included among the NBA’s elite.

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