The NBA Finals begin

The NBA Finals kick off with the battle between the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat

The Western Conference champions, the Denver Nuggets, will reach the 2023 NBA Finals to win their first trophy, while the Eastern Conference champions, the Miami Heat, will go for their fourth trophy.

The Nuggets, led by Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, and the Heat, which includes big names like Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo, will meet in the 77th NBA Finals. Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals Series will begin on Friday, June 2 at 03:30 CET.

The Nuggets, who have the home field advantage, will host the first 2 games of the series, as the winning percentage in the regular season is higher. By winning 4 games in the series, the team will take the “Larry O’Brien Cup” given to the champion to his museum.

The Nuggets made another first in club history by reaching the NBA Finals in the 2022-2023 season, when they made the play-offs for the first time as leaders of the Western Conference.

The Heat, who also have national basketball player Ömer Faruk Yurtseven on their squad, became the second team to reach the final by participating in the play-offs from 8th place after the New York Knicks, who achieved it in 1999 .

The Heat have reached the finals 6 times in the past 13 years and 7 times in total. Heat reached happy endings in 3 of 6 finals (2006, 2012, 2013).

HARD NUGGETS TO DEFEND

The Nuggets, who are the backbone of Jokic, who was voted regular season MVP in 2021 and 2022, and Murray, who turned heads with his performance in the final quarters, stand out with their offensive stats.

Leading the way in this field with 119.7 points per 100 offenses in the playoffs, the Nuggets became the most efficient offensive team since the Cleveland Cavaliers, who scored 122.1 points per 100 offenses all the way to the finals in 2017.

Jokic starred in the Nuggets’ first NBA Finals in their history, with play-off averages of 29.9 points, 13.3 rebounds, 10.3 assists and Murray 27.7 points, 6.1 assists and 5. 5 rebounds.

The Nuggets, who are also the most effective team in the playoff paint zone with an average of 51.5 points, see 111.7 points per 100 positions in their boat.

THE HEAT TRUSTS IN SHOT AND RESERVES

The Heat, who scored 116.1 points per 100 spots and scored 111.5 points in the playoffs, attract attention with their three-point percentage and the performance of their substitutes.

The Heat, who have the highest 3-point shooting rate in the playoffs at 39 percent, are the team that scores the most points from behind the 3-point line after the Boston Celtics (281) with 236 baskets. .

Receiving 34.8 points per game from their substitutes, the Heat became the third most successful team in the play-offs in this stat.

Butler, the star name of the Heat, who averaged 28.5 points, 7 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 2.1 steals in the playoffs, will also know what to do with the defense of Aaron Gordon, who is taller and stout than him. decisive for the final series.

NUGGETS WON THE LAST 6 GAMES

The Nuggets beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 4-1, the Phoenix Suns 4-2, and the Los Angeles Lakers 4-0 in the playoffs, making their mark in the final.

The Heat, on the other hand, beat the regular-season leader Milwaukee Bucks 4-1, the New York Knicks 4-2, and last year’s runner-up Boston Celtics 4-3.

The teams met twice this season. The Nuggets won both fights. The December 30, 2022 game ended 124-119, and the February 13 fight led the Nuggets 112-108.

The Nuggets also won 4 games played in previous seasons. The Western Conference team won 113-96 and 120-111 against the Heat in the 2021-2022 season, and 109-82 and 123-106 in the 2020-2021 season.

MATCH SCHEDULE

Game 1: Denver Nuggets v Miami Heat (Friday, June 2, 03:30 CET)

Game 2: Denver Nuggets v Miami Heat (Monday, June 5 at 03:00 CEST)

Game 3: Miami Heat v Denver Nuggets (Thursday, June 8 at 03:30 CEST)

Game 4: Miami Heat-Denver Nuggets (Saturday, June 10 at 03:30 CEST)

Game 5 (if necessary): Denver Nuggets v Miami Heat (Tuesday, June 13, 03:30 CEST)

Game 6 (if necessary): Miami Heat-Denver Nuggets (Friday, June 16 at 03:30 CEST)

Game 7 (if necessary): Denver Nuggets v Miami Heat (Monday, June 19 at 03:00 CEST)

Source: Sozcu

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