The Denver Nuggets have won the NBA Finals for the first time in the team's history
The Denver Nuggets have won the NBA Finals for the first time in the team's history The Denver Nuggets won the NBA Finals Monday night, making it the first title in the team's 47-year NBA history. The Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat by a score of 94-89, winning the best-of-seven series in five games. Nuggets center Nikola Jokić, a 28-year-old from Serbia, led the team with 28 points and 16 rebounds and was named the NBA Finals most valuable player. "It was an amazing effort by the team," Jokic said moments after the game ended. "It was an ugly game; we couldn't make shots. But at the end we figured out how to defend. That's why we won the game." Denver fans took to the streets and social media to celebrate the historic win. Local news footage of downtown Denver showed hordes of fans gathered, cheering, climbing light posts and setting off fireworks. "I really never thought I'd see the Denver Nuggets win a championship. ever," ...