It was one of the most prolific individual performances as Nikola Jokic led his Nuggets side to their first NBA Championship in the 47 years in the league.
Jokic and Murray have also made so much history this post season both as a duo and individually and this partnership propelled the team to success.
The Nuggets were the number 1 seed in the western conference with a 53-29 record,50.4% FG % (first in the league) and 28.9 assists (2nd) in the regular season.
Jokic joined basketball royalty in terms of history, with arguably the most dominant and impressive record in the post season an breakinb so many records.
The 2 time MVP had been bashed for not having a very good post season resume and many asserted that he had been stat padding when he registered 29 triple doubles in the regular season but lost out on the MVP award to Sixer’s Joel Embiid.
He’s the first player in NBA history with 500+points, 250+ rebounds and 150+ assists in a single post season.
He’s also the first player in NBA history to lead in points scored(600), rebounds(269) and assists(190) in a single post season.
The joker has recorded 10 triple doubles breaking a 56 year old record held by Wilt Chamberlain who only managed 7 in the 1966-67 season.
The Serb was also the first player with a 30-20-10 triple double in 6he NBA finals. This was in game 3 on the road after the Nuggets had lost home court advantage and led by Jokic, they came out with a strong response winning 104-94.
Jamal Murray also had a season to remember partnering with Jokic as the second Superstar. Murray was the first player in NBA history to register 10+ assists in 4 consecutive games of his first NBA Finals.
Murray and Jokic also set incredible records as a duo. They are the first duo to each register a 30 point triple double in an NBA Finals game. This was in game 3 and Murray recorded 34 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.
The duo are also the first to register are the 1st pair of teammates in NBA history to each average 25+ points, 5+ rebounds, and 5+ assists for an entire postseason.
Additionally, this year’s NBA playoffs were the MOST-WATCHED in five years, averaging 5.47M viewers 📈 .
The question looming around now is, Can the Nuggets do a repeat??
It should be noted that there have been 5 different NBA Champions in the last 5 years in Nuggets, Golden State, Lakers, Milwaukee, Raptors. The Nuggets doing a repeat would surely be very historic.
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