In a rock-fight of a Game 5, the Denver Nuggets reached the NBA mountaintop from the foothills of the Rockies, winning their first-ever championship and setting Nikola Jokic's legacy as an all-timer in stone.
Battling foul trouble and a Miami Heat team that refused to die, Jokic amassed 28 points, 16 rebounds and four assists in a 94-89 victory, capturing the Finals MVP to conclude a historic run for him and his team.
With the Nuggets leading by seven and the Heat on a five-minute scoring drought, Jimmy Butler scored 13 straight points for Miami, bringing his zombie team back from the dead and taking a 99-98 lead into the final two minutes.