Nikola Jokic is the undisputed MVP of the 2023 NBA Playoffs in the eyes of many.
The Denver Nuggets star plays at a high level, influencing the game from everywhere on the field.
The Serbian big man averages three times during the qualifying round, which is really impressive.
In the process, he made history, becoming the first player to record 10 or more assists in a Finals game in over 45 years.
Fun fact: Nikola Jokic is the first center to score more than 10 assists in a Final in over 45 years.
He is the first Western Conference Center in NBA history with more than 10 assists in a Finals game. pic.twitter.com/2cvvjZCPGl
– StatMuse (statmuse) June 2, 2023
Moreover, he became the first center from the West to achieve this feat.
He finished Game 1 with 27 points, 14 assists, and 10 rebounds, leading his team to a comfortable victory over the Heat.
Jokic is playing great basketball now, and there’s no doubt that he’ll get Finals MVP honors if the Nuggets win this tournament.
The No. 1 seed in the Western Conference is a well-trained, well-trained team that has already proven to be too much for the Heat.
Game 2 is scheduled for Sunday, where the Heat will try to tie up the series, and the Nuggets will be ready to go to Miami with a 2-0 advantage.
Jokic and the Nuggets are playing really well at the moment and it will be hard to see the Heat win more than one game in the rest of this series.
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