Another win and the Denver Nuggets will head to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history.
Over the weekend, Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and company took care of business in their Game 3 Western Conference Finals game against the Los Angeles Lakers, winning 119-108 to take a 3-0 lead. While superstars Jokic and Murray did the heavy lifting, Denver got solid contributions from Michael Porter Jr., Aaron Gordon, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Bruce Brown as the Nuggets try to bring the Larry O’Brien Cup to Colorado for the first time. time. Even with all of this success, Murray still feels like the Nuggets aren’t getting the respect they deserve from the media and fans. “Even when we win, they talk about the other team. It fuels us up a little bit more, and it’s even sweeter when we win the chip.” Five more wins for Denver this postseason, and this will be something we will never have to worry about again. Game 4 tips Mondays at 8:30 PM ET on ESPN.
Which brings us to today’s contest. As of this writing, 25 players are averaging 20 or more PPG in the 2023 NBA postseason. With that in mind, how many leading scorers from the 2023 NBA Playoffs can you name in five minutes?
good luck!