Jokic 27+14+10 Brush Record: Finals debut against the Heat made history
Beijing time on June 2, the NBA Finals officially began, the Nuggets beat the Heat at home to get the Finals opener, Jokic scored 27 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists on 8-of-11 shooting, Jokic turned into an all-round warrior, and also arranged tactics during the timeout, Jokic made his Finals debut to a record, leading the Nuggets to win the first NBA Finals in team history, only three wins away from winning the first championship in team history.
Finals G1 officially started, Murray scored the first goal in NBA Finals team history for the Nuggets, efficiently contributed 8 points in the first quarter, Gordon was a burst of the Heat penalty area, 12 points and 4 rebounds in a single quarter, Murray and Gordon carried the team's offensive banner, Jokic was a tandem with the whole team, assisted Gordon, Murray dunked, scored 4 points and 6 assists on 1-of-1 shooting in the first quarter, and only shot 1 time to still lead the team.
In the second quarter, the Nuggets firmly controlled the situation, Jokic continued to organize the offense after coming on the court, a pass kill move was too unsolvable, and Jokic scored 6 points on 2-of-2 shooting in the second quarter, and the Nuggets led the Heat by 17 points at halftime 59-42, Jokic contributed 10 points, 10 assists and 3 rebounds on 3-of-3 shooting.
During the first-half timeout, Jokic sat on the bench to coach his teammates and set up tactics, and he was worthy of being the Nuggets' leader.
In the second half, the Nuggets kept the Heat on the floor and rubbed, in the face of Adebayo's tough score, Jokic could always respond immediately, making a killing free throw score and outside three-pointers, coupled with Brown Jr. to deliver firepower, the Nuggets led to 24 points at one point, and led by 21 points after the third quarter; Jokic had 5 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists in the third quarter, which saved the teacher crazy to protect the rebounds and switch the domination mode at will too ruthlessly.
In the final quarter, the Nuggets were played 11-0 by the Heat, and then Jokic assisted Green, made two foul throws and a layup in the box, leading the team to stabilize the situation 6-0, Butler continued to lead the team to fight back, Jokic scored 4 consecutive points at the key moment, Jokic got a triple-double, cheered for him and chanted MVP, and finally the Nuggets defeated the Heat at home, won the Finals G1, and also won the first NBA Finals victory in team history.
Jokic broke the record in a fight
1. Jokic became the second player in NBA history to score at least 10 points and 10 assists in any half of the Finals in nearly 25 years, the first being James
2, Jokic is the second player in NBA Finals history to give out at least 10 assists in the half, the first is James (2017 Finals G2, 18 points and 10 assists in the first half), compared to James to become the second person in history
3. Jokic recorded at least 10 points and 10 assists in the first half for the second time in his playoff career, and he became the fifth player in the NBA since 1997 to record at least 10 points and 10 assists in the first half of the playoffs on multiple occasions, the first four being James (2), Paul (2), John Wall (2) and Wilson (2)
4. Jokic became the first player in nearly 25 years in history to make a Finals debut with a double-double in both halftime scoring and assists
5. Jokic joins James and Bird to become the third player in NBA history to score 450+ rebounds, 200+ rebounds and 150+ assists in a single playoff
6. Jokic's 15th playoff career triple-double, third all-time behind James and Magic
7. Jokic has 9 triple-doubles in a single playoff game, continuing to set the all-time first record
8. Jokic continues to set the all-time record for a center double-double
9. Jokic led the team to continue the undefeated rule, and the Nuggets led by double digits in this year's playoffs at 11-0
10. Jokic became the first player since Kidd to make a triple-double in his Finals debut