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Asked about Michael Porter Jr., Michael Malone said, “We believe in Michael. He’s our starting small forward.”
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Jimmy Butler: “I will be better, because when I’m better, we’re better as a whole.”
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Sources: Bucks star Khris Middleton underwent a successful surgery on his right knee shortly after the playoffs to address an issue that plagued him this past season.
Details on the procedure and recovery at @TheAthletic with @eric_nehm: theathletic.com/4593605/2023…
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"That’s a rare rookie right there," Aaron Gordon says of Christian Braun, who is sitting next to him.
"From Day 1, he’s been on top of it."
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There have only been two players in NBA history to average a triple-double in the playoffs while playing 10+ games:
Jason Kidd (2006-07)
Nikola Jokić (2022-23)
Replying to @bball_ref @nuggets
Has anyone averaged a triple double for a playoff year, and I mean someone who made it either to the finals or conference final, not someone who was swept in a miniseries of two games
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Aaron Gordon says he thinks the Nuggets were over-helping on Jimmy Butler in Game 2. Thought they did a better job tonight.
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Nikola Jokic on Christian Braun: “I told him he won us the game, with energy, with focus, with mindset.” – at Florida, USA
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Nikola Jokic asked what he thinks about his historic Finals stat line: “To be honest, I just think it’s a win.” – at Florida, USA
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Caught up with Mike Miller, who was teammates with Nikola Jokic during Jokic's rookie and sophomore seasons, just now. Asked him if he knew Jokic could be this player: "I did. I really did," he told DNVR.
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Third straight game with 10 assists for Jamal Murray. He is the first player with 10 or more assists in each of his first 3 Finals games per @ESPNStatsInfo
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Erik Spoelstra: "They just pummeled us in the paint. They didn't even have to shoot threes."
The Nuggets totaled 60 paint points and shot 5 of 18 on threes.
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Michael Malone says this was the Nuggets’ “best game of the series, our most complete game of the series” because of their defense, energy, effort, discipline and urgency.
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Michael Malone: "That's one thing I know about our group. When we don't play well, we own it. We find a way to be resilient and get back to playing Denver Nugget basketball."
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Michael Malone on Nikola Jokic: “Nothing he does surprises me — ever. He’s shown time and time again that he’s built for these moments.”
Nikola Jokic has the first 30-20-10 game in NBA Finals history, per @ESPNStatsInfo. (Blocks weren’t an official stat in the Russell/Wilt days.)
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Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic are the 2nd pair of teammates to each have 30 points and 10 assists in a playoff game, joining Clyde Drexler and Terry Porter in 1992 against the Suns per @ESPNStatsInfo
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Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray both with triple-doubles in the Nuggets Game 3 win:
Jokic: 32 points, 21 rebounds, 10 assists
Murray: 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists
They're claiming the top-spot as the NBA's best duo.













