The Denver Nuggets separate themselves from winning the 2022-23 NBA Championship after defeating the Miami Heat 108-95 in Game Four.
Denver currently leads the series 3-1, with The Joker, Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon, and Bruce Brown having a well-balanced and impressive series.
Here’s how NBA Twitter reacted to the Nuggets getting one step closer to winning the title.
This boy is one win away from his first NBA title
DENVER NUGETS AND NIKOLA JOKIC ARE THE WINNER FROM THE CHAMPIONS pic.twitter.com/j8LggpVhxq
– NBA da bad (NBAdabad) June 10, 2023
Aaron Gordon’s transformation into Prime Minister Moses Malone only gets you down
– Ahmed/Azan/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) June 10, 2023
The Heat cut the lead by just one point in the five minutes Nikola Jokic sat out after committing his fifth foul.
– Tim McMahon (@espn_macmahon) June 10, 2023
Nikola Jokic tries to train from the sidelines.
– Mike Singer (@msinger) June 10, 2023
For the NBA, the only thing worse than the Nugget-Heat Finals is shortened Nuggets-Heat Finals.
– Nikola Jokic Fan Club (2119-0) (njokicfanclub) June 10, 2023
The Heat were two sets off the backside with Jokic on the bench, the Nuggets are simply the better team.
– Ahmed/Azan/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) June 10, 2023
One of my favorite aspects of this Nuggets team is that they only go 8 deep. often 7. very rare. I’m not sure why exactly, but I love it.
– Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) June 10, 2023
The Nuggets defense is very closed. It’s amazing to watch them maintain that lead during the minutes you’re not playing Jokic. A championship effort in an instant that could have fallen apart after a series of terrible calls.
– Kevin O’Connor (KevinOConnorNBA) June 10, 2023
Players with at least 4 games of 10 assists in a single Finals series, last 40 years:
Magic Johnson
Larry bird
Michael Jordan
Stephen CurryAnd now… Jamal Murray pic.twitter.com/sO4Y0bzYri
– WarriorsMuse (WarriorsMuse) June 10, 2023
Jamal Murray makes his jockey impression with these passes
– Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) June 10, 2023
KCP just shut down Jimmy Butler and Pam right after that, it sounds scary.
– Ahmed/Azan/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) June 10, 2023
That Jimmy Butler bumped into someone and got the #1 call is still rubbish.
– Steve Perrault (@Steve_Perrault) June 10, 2023
Bruce Brown and Aaron Gordon just captured the Nuggets Championship tonight. Denver’s depth has been trusted and used and they’ll hang a banner for it
Cousin Stezz (AndrewDoxy) June 10, 2023
Aaron Gordon has been great on defense in the playoffs so far
– Kareem (Kareem_is_it) June 10, 2023
Nikola Jokic has 3 steals, 2 blocks, 12 rebounds, and countless deflections tonight. Just another exceptional defensive game from him.
Harrison Wind June 10, 2023
The league will put a new rule about balls because of Jokic
– gold stock collector (scoot_vs) June 10, 2023
Yes, this Team Nuggets is real!
– JeremyNicolls June 10, 2023
Congratulations on the nuggets. They are clearly the best team in the league this year.
– Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) June 10, 2023
Jokic for five minutes in the fourth quarter and the Nuggets boomed. They deserve every ounce of this two-game sweep of Miami. https://t.co/gTUFrZnQgO
– Mark Stein (@TheSteinLine) June 10, 2023
Miami signed Messi and the nuggets are still screaming as they assist
– atom ✧⍣ (upblissed) June 10, 2023
Denver Nuggets
2023 NBA Championswild as hell
You have to respect him– Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) June 10, 2023
I’m sorry, but Miami’s defense is getting bruised. Just embarrassing. game over. That’s four straight home playoff losses for the Heat. I still gave them a little chance on Monday night, but only a little bit. Congratulations Denver.
RealSkipBayless June 10, 2023
Aaron Gordon Tonight:
27 points (highest level of performance)
6 rep
6AST
11-15 FGFirst Nugget is not named Murray or Jokic with the 25/5/5 game this playoffs. pic.twitter.com/TY3pCVvxwX
– StatMuse (statmuse) June 10, 2023
I’m all for fair criticism, but slandering Jimmy Butler after the way he carried this team is probably not the best route IMO. Obviously, he hasn’t been the same for some time now. But this guy is the reason Miami is here.
– WillManso June 10, 2023
Bruce Brown and Aaron Gordon “the others” who made the difference tonight.
– Alex English (@AlexEnglish_2) June 10, 2023
The way he sold Jimmy Butler and Pam after Jokic sat out was really bad
– Ahmed/Azan/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) June 10, 2023
Big respect to the Nuggets man Jokic has been amazing in all playoffs he’s in serious trouble and should sit early on night 4 and find a way to capture their star.
Bruce Brown will get paid
– Kyle Neubeck (@KyleNeubeck) June 10, 2023
Aaron Gordon shows how attitude plays a huge role in success. Gordon has had 5 coaches in his 7 years with the Magic and has never been used in a role that emphasizes his feel as a cutter or corrector. The Nuggets make up for him in a perfect role, he’s spot on, and he’s still skilled on huge nights… pic.twitter.com/di3J0JGNBh
– Kevin O’Connor (KevinOConnorNBA) June 10, 2023
The people who teased the Heat for losing 3-1 in the finals when they didn’t even expect to be knocked out in Round 1 😭😭😭
– Mink Flo (@currypistonn) June 10, 2023
Nuggets cut out heat spirits…and I mean take life from them. Miami had a great run but this streak is over. I’m not trying to hear or talk about Heat doing some kind of historical event because it doesn’t happen. Continue to Hell…
– Kendrick Perkins June 10, 2023
We really shouldn’t feel that bad
No other team in the league can do anything about the Nuggets either
– Heat Nation (@Zachppp) June 10, 2023
Jamal Murray is the best goalkeeper in the league 😳😳😳
– Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) June 10, 2023