
Why Jokic pointed at his hand after Game 1 They have an opportunity to bring Tyler Herro back when they want, writes Brian Windhorst.

With a victory Sunday night in Denver, the Heat now have more than home-court advantage. Game 2 provides the Heat with the NBA's biggest luxury: options How Jimmy Butler and the Heat figured things outįrom weathering gut-wrenching losses to playing without injured starters to matching up with opposing superstars, this is what Miami has done all postseason, writes Ramona Shelburne. Rebounds: Nikola Jokic, Nuggets - 11 reboundsĪssists: Jamal Murray, Nuggets - 9 assists Points: Nikola Jokic, Nuggets - 41 points

Unfazed Heat were 'not worried' in comeback win Malone rips Nuggets' effort, 'nonexistent' defense Goldsberry: Six things you need to know for this epic seriesįirst look and series keys to Nuggets-Heat Youngmisuk: An invisible advantage is fueling the Nuggets' Finals runĮxperts' picks for Heat-Nuggets and Finals MVP Heat: Need 'all five guys' to slow Jokic, Nuggets Lewis won't referee NBA Finals amid investigation Game 7*: Sunday, June 18 at Denver, 8 p.m.

Game 6*: Thursday, June 15 at Miami, 8:30 p.m. Game 5: Monday, June 12 at Denver, 8:30 p.m. semis | First round | Play-in NBA FINALSĭenver Nuggets (1) tied with Miami Heat (8) 1-1 Note: Series odds provided by Caesars Sportsbook and the ESPN Basketball Power Index (BPI). All NBA Finals games will be available on ABC and the ESPN App. The NBA Finals will resume June 7 in Miami, with Game 7 - should the series go that long - scheduled for June 18. The top six teams in each conference automatically qualified for the playoffs, while the teams that finished the regular season in seventh through 10th places advanced to the NBA's play-in tournament to determine the final two playoff teams in each conference. The NBA does not reseed after each round, so the bracket is set at the start of the tournament.

The Denver Nuggets, who are appearing in the Finals for the first time, completed a sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers and will have home-court advantage against the Heat.Īll four rounds of the NBA playoffs are a best-of-seven format, as has been the case since 2003. 8 seed in NBA history to appear in the Finals. The eighth-seeded Heat are just the second No. The Miami Heat closed out a nail-biting Eastern Conference finals series against the Boston Celtics with a Game 7 win and face the Denver Nuggets in the championship. NBA Finals 2023: Schedule, how to watch, scores, more You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
