The Western Conference’s top-seeded Denver Nuggets and the East's eighth-seeded Miami Heat meet in the 2023 NBA Finals. The two teams have never before met in the playoffs. Here are three keys to the series.
How the hell do the Heat stop Nikola Jokiu0107?
The two-time MVP has been by far the best performer in the playoffs across both conferences, averaging a 30-13-10 triple-double on 54/47/78 shooting splits in 38.9 minutes over 15 games for the Nuggets en route to the Finals. He made quick work in the West of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers, all of whom boasted more size in the frontcourt to defend the 6-foot-11, 284-pound Jokiu0107.