Nikola Jokic’s 14 assists tonight are the most assists by a Center in a Finals game in NBA history, previously:
Bill Russell: 13 assists on 04/25/1969 vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Led by Nikola Jokic’s 27 points (8-12 FG), 10 rebounds, and 14 assists, the Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat 104-93 in Game 1 of the #NBAFinals presented by YouTube TV. Jamal Murray added 26 points, 6 rebounds, and 10 assists for the Nuggets in the victory, while Bam Adebayo tallied 26 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists for the Heat. The Nuggets lead this best-of-seven series, 1-0, with Game 2 taking place on Sunday, June 4 (8:00 p.m. ET, ABC).
Nikola Jokic’s 14 assists tonight are the most assists in a Finals debut in NBA history, previously:
Jayson Tatum: 13 assists on 06/02/2022 vs. Golden State Warriors
Nikola Jokic is the 2nd player in NBA history to record a triple-double in his Finals debut, joining:
Jason Kidd: 23 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists on 06/05/2002
Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray are the 3rd pair of teammates (6th instance) to each record 10+ assists in a Finals game, joining:
Michael Jordan & Scottie Pippen (3x)
Magic Johnson & James Worthy (2x)
Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray are the first pair of teammates in NBA history to each record 10+ assists in their Finals debut
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22 Comments
Haha the adjustment should be to be focused the whole game 😂😂😂
outstanding
JOKIC !!!!
5-10 years ago if you hear a center had 14 assists you'd think "why is he so scared to shoot as a big man?'
❤❤ Mile High City 🏙️🏙️
“What do you need to do better?”
Joker is a Swiss army knife offensively. Only 3 shots made in the first half and 14 dimes and Denver controlled the entire game, with exception of that temporary lull in the 4th. I don't see this series going past 5 games.
## HES THE BEST CENTER EVER FACTS 😱👑
jokic is slastic man in the world
And yet he does.
This man like a machine.. his consistency is unreal 🤯
All hail king jokic 👑
ULTRA INSTINCT JOKIC
“..I don’t need to score to affect a game.” – spoken like a true MVP
Now who can make his build on 2k😆
Also: Scores to affect the game.
nice game Nikola
This man is special . Already being called a NBA GREAT & First Ballot H.O.F’er . Sheesshhhh
It’s true
Just a friendly reminder that the NBA has this man at 2nd team All NBA.
Imagine being a team losing everything, tanking for draft picks for years and failing to build a contender just to see another team picking young obese unathletic foreigner in 2nd round that becomes the best player in the world and leads them to the finals.
Great game! I kinda thought nuggets are gonna win from the start of all of this so I hope the nuggets win the finals