Denver Nuggets beat Miami Heat to win 1st NBA title

With a good recovery game, the Denver Nuggets overcame the Miami Heat, ending the series 4-1 to win the first NBA title in history

The NBA is from denver nuggets for the first time! On the night of this Monday, the 12th, the Colorado team beat the miami heatby 94 to 89, ended the Finals series by 4 to 1 and won the first league title in history.

Owner of the best campaign in the Western Conference in the regular season, with 53 wins and 29 losses, Denver went through Minnesota Timberwolves (4 to 1), phoenix suns (4 to 2) and Los Angeles Lakers (4-0) to reach the NBA Finals. In the decisive series of the title, the Nuggets were only defeated in Game 2, at home.

The game

In a good start to the game, the Miami Heat got the better of the Denver Nuggets, despite the home team reaching eight points of difference. However, the Florida team had the inspired Bam Adebayo, who scored 14 points in the period and put Miami in the lead: 24 to 22.

Miami held Denver’s advance in the second period, but managed to take the lead to halftime by 51 to 44. It is the first time in the series that the Florida franchise ended the first half of the match in advantage over the Nuggets.

Duel between Jokic and Adebayo in Game 5 of the NBA Finals (Credit: GettyImages)

The third quarter was full of emotions. Denver looked for the result to tie the game in two opportunities (60 to 60 and 70 to 70). However, the Miami Heat had Kyle Lowry to put the team back in the lead: 71 to 70.

to make history. The team led by Nikola Jokic won the NBA title for the first time in 47 years playing for the league. Final score: 94 to 89.


Source: sportbuzz

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