Without a doubt, the highlighted name in this early season is the Serbian Nikola Jokić. Denver Nuggets player has been getting impressive results on the court. In addition to him, Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat and Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics also stood out in the playoffs.
DENVER NUGGETS
Considered for two consecutive years the most valuable player in the NBA (MVP), in 2021 and 2022, Nikola Jokić is the name of that year’s playoffs and was nominated for the MVP award again. He, who has played for the Denver Nuggets since 2015, won the team’s unprecedented conference title and is fighting for the franchise’s first title. According to statistics, Jokić is the Nuggets player who accumulated the most points, made rebounds, assists, and blocked shots this early season.
The Denver Nuggets are one of the favorites to win the NBA Finals with Jokić and Jamal Murray, the franchise swept the Los Angeles Lakers of Lebron James and Anthony Davis from the title fight, with four straight wins for the Nuggets and none for the Lakers. Despite the result, the Western Conference Finals games were very disputed, with the Lakers taking the lead and having a chance in all matches, but their high failure rate took them out of contention.
MIAMI HEAT
Another franchise you should be watching is the Miami Heat, which despite being ranked eighth for the playoffs, has been standing out with good performance and results. Featuring Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, and Gabe Vincent, Heat faces Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals for the third time in four years and are ahead with a 3-2 advantage.
BOSTON CELTICS
However, the Boston Celtics are just a little behind in this dispute. Despite losing the first three games of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Celtics are chasing losses and looking for ways to defend against the Heat and score. Jayson Tatum, Marcus Smart, and Robert Williams are the three players making a difference in the fight for the East title.
While the Celtics cannot lose another game in the series, the Heat only need one more victory to win the Eastern Conference and secure their place in the final against the Nuggets.
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The article above was edited by Giullia Cartaxo.
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