Nuggets capture first title in franchise history; Nikola Jokić named Finals MVP | NBA | THE HERD
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- Last night the Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the NBA Finals to capture their first title in franchise history. After the game Nikola Jokić was named NBA Finals MVP. Watch along as Colin Cowherd reacts to the Nuggets’ win.
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Nuggets capture first title in franchise history; Nikola Jokić named Finals MVP | NBA | THE HERD
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Nikola Jokić The Joker
Kinda crazy how Giannis wins 2 MVPs, then people don't want to give him a 3rd because he hasn't proved anything in the playoffs, and then that season he doesnt win MVP, he wins a ring. Then the exact same thing happens to Jokic... that's insane
Payback for not giving them mvp
They just needed a Finals MVP to go in their trophy case next to their regular season MVPs! I bet it looks good! Certainly fills out a HOF resume...congrats to Jokic and the Nuggets, well earned.
To be fair, Jokic deserved his MVP against Giannis but Embid didn't deserve his against Jokic.
@@elperrroverde I know, I keep trying to tell people this, but they won't believe me! Just like when I tell them Trump is still President, the Earth is flat (well, at least Kyrie believes me), men never walked on the moon, and the Holocaust never happened! What's wrong with these people?
@JovanJovanovic-rl6zq to be fair no he didn't. Giannis was damn near defensive player of the year+his offensive numbers were crazy with number 1 seed.
Nobody can deal with Jokic, it’s wild seeing him play
Heats fan found
Giannis can lock him down, somewhat.
Capela has done fairly well against Joker throughout the years
AD does decent on jok
He averaged 27/14/12 against AD and the one time he played Giannis he averaged 31/11/4 and against the hawks he averaged 19/14/9 all those numbers are ridiculously good just stop lying to your guys selfs 😂😂
As a nuggets fan for 34 years and how beyond awful we use to be, this by far is incredible. I can’t stop being proud and celebrating. My dad died last year and I can now say dad they finally did it! The nuggets got one!
Shame you couldn’t experience it with him but happy for you man
Nuggets with Jokic deserve it more than anyone. No ego, humble, great culture. Everyone doubted them and got proven wrong!
Barkley only analyst who believed in them lol
I will say that we found out Jokic is the master, and Jimmy is his Butler in this series!
@@craigwheeler4760 😄 Gold
@@cappy2282 Nah, he was the only one not insanely obviously biased against him. ESPN hates that he won. The NBA and commissioner hates that he won. He’s a big hickup in their narrative and agenda and we the people need more of him and that *actual diversity to succeed 🙌
KCP was a big pickup for Denver as well, his defense and 3 point shooting was huge all season.
Veteran and Championship experience
Bruce Brown too
I always thought he was the most pivotal role player in the Lakers 2020 championship. Was so happy when Nuggets picked him up!
won 9 of last 10. what a run. a year where there wasn't a true villain or heavy favorite, I found the playoffs to be really interesting
Glad Colin brought up the MVP race because people didn't want to give him a 3rd because they thought he wasn't deserving of such a high reward. Jokic just proved to everyone why he rightly deserved the MVP
Coz he is white
@@nikolayjerev9285nah man, Giannis deserved a 3rd straight mvp but didn’t win either. Voter fatigue affects everyone but Giannis and Jokic both proved the voters wrong
@@nikolayjerev9285 always complaining making everything about race like go cry in a corner
@@nikolayjerev9285 plenty years where Lebron couldve won an MVP and they didnt give it to him. white people love complaining 😂
That argument could have been used against him for the two first. Got swept as an mvp.
It's nice to hear someone really give Aaron Gordon the props he deserves. He was a beast on defense for the Nuggets.
I'm soooo glad my Nuggs FINALLY win it. Now everyone else can see how great of a player that Jokic and even Murray are..
This is the best analysis I’ve heard about the Nuggets after winning Game 5 against the Heat. They were 16-4 in the playoffs. They swept the Lakers. Jokić practically averaged a triple-double and led the playoffs in points, rebounds, and assists. In Game 5, as Colin mentioned, the Nuggets were 17% from the three-point line, 56% from the free-throw line, and had twice as many turnovers, yet they still won because of Jokić. Congratulations to the Denver Nuggets! I’ve been a fan since the Alex English and Doug Moe era in the 80s. The first one is always the sweetest!
Colin, being a Denver sports fan nearly my entire life I appreciate your kind words about this city. We are a great sports city. In the past 8 years we've had 3 championships in 3 different professional leagues, the Avs, Broncos, and now the Nuggets. We've been suffering with the bad Broncos for a long time, so the Nuggets winning their first title is just awesome. Plus, my dad who is 85 got to see the Nuggets win their first title. This team going to be very good for a long time - and as you said, it's all about chemistry and patience. One last comment, don't forget to mention the incredible Jamal Murray. He's likely going to be in the Hall of Fame along with Jokić and others.
The danger of this is that so many teams and Centers are going to think that Jokic is replicable. Just like we have teams shooting threes that can't shoot threes.
Good point.
Lonzo was a short Jokic but unfortunately got injured. Without him, Bulls went down. Guards need to do what Jokic does. Make teammates better. Don’t have to be centers.
sabonis is the closest thing to jokic and the kings are doing pretty damn well with him running the offense. sengun in houston as well, he just needs to be the focal point of their offense.
Congrats to him, can’t wait to see how the league shifts to adapt to bigs who can shoot. Really interesting dynamic
Other bigs can't shoot like him though, so I don't think much will change league wide.
@@Underpantsniper top tier teams are going to search for bigs who can slow him down I think that’ll change the small ball dynamic we’ve seen the last few years
@@Leritaquese ...There are no bigs who can slow him down lol
It won’t take long for the league to catch up to Denver, they probably will this off season. Denver trophy will be like Toronto one and done.
@@samantharay6098 that’s the fun part about it. What defensive sets can slow Denver down? What does that look like in a team dynamic? This off-season is going to be crazy
As a warriors fan since, Nelly, BDiddy, Caltain Jack and among others a young Monta and Matt Barnes, I must confess, The Nuggets Dynasty has begun! 🔥 ❤
Jokic, Giannis, Embiid and now Wemby … league shifting yet again.
Jokic did not get a 3rd straight MVP because of allegations of the league being racist. He obviously should have gotten it over Embiid because he is the more well rounded player and wins a lot more.
I hope the NBA opens with the Champs vs. The New Spurs with Wemby. I'm a Spurs fan that grew up in CO. The future of big men to start the season.
That was a great point about West's stars getting old. Enjoyed the discussion.
Tim Legler said it first, Joker is the best Offensive Center in the history of the game! Nobody else comes close! ❤ ❤
Lmaoooooo go watch wilt shoot fade aways
@@2423yay Wilt was a better individual scorer but he couldn’t (or at least wouldnt) pass like this. The elite scoring + the playmaking is what puts Jokic over every other center in history. Other centers have been just as good as him as a scorer, but they didn’t pass.
@@harrygarris6921wilt averaged 8.6 assists one year
@@harrygarris6921 Wilt was not, in fact, a better individual scorer. I'm sorry but no.
True, but he only averaged 4 assists per game for his career. He was able to pass well, but chose not to for most of his career.
Good point on the cohesiveness of the Nuggets. They all compliment each other and really like playing together. Because Yokic is so good at taking what the game gives you, his teammates follow suit. They force nothing. That is why their shooting percentage is so high. Their shot selection is patient and a higher quality than their opponents.
He needed this praise they hated on Jokic he most definitely broke history and got the MVP a 3rd time in a row. Real nuggets fan Denver born and raised jokic is the ultimate goat
The mobility point was perfect. Even the KD Warriors only happened because:
1) 73-9 Warriors lost
2) KD became available
3) The cap boom made KD affordable
4) KD fits in almost any offense, but ESPECIALLY the Warriors
5) The Warriors were led by a player secure enough to let KD come in the greater interest of winning.
If any of those factors were different, it doesn't happen (let alone work). And it still only worked for a few years.
Except that Colin has a huge history of loving player mobility. Mostly in defense of Bron.
It was always a nonsense narrative, glad he is moving away from it.
@Eddie Van Gundy Rightfully so to defend Bron, you can't make the owner or GM do a better job.
if Keven Durant had been on the 2016 Warriors, it would've broke the league! The Cavs might have been swept.
Really hope we get to see a Giannis vs Jokic matchup next year
Nikola Jokic is the only reason why I started to watch Basketball again since the Michael Jordan days. Neither Kobe, Shaq, Lebron, Steph or KD could convince me to do so !!
Jokic winning it all is his way of giving the middle finger to to the mvp voters and to the all star captains that let him sit until the final pick.
In 20yrs Denver still be wondering how they stumbled across Jokic
I thought they found him at Taco Bell? 😊
The voters who didn't give Jokic his 3rd straight MVP are looking really stupid right now.
The Trailblazers are a great example of not being patient. They grab whatever shiny object they can get their hands on and expect Dame to take the team to the finals. If they had started building around him patiently like Denver they'd have a shot at being a serious contender.
They were also unlucky though. Roy and Oden were good before their injuries.
Portland drafted bad. You had two point guards in your back court, before they traded the other guard to the Pelicans
Nets are like that and even worse.
You rock. I hope Denver keeps it going
You can spot a hater/casual if they bring up the seeding of them teams they beat when everyone picked the Suns and Lakers to beat the Nuggets 😂😂
suns and lakers was top contenders to win it all 🤣
Patience? Just two weeks ago you wanted Boston to break up.
These mofos swings different every week, without Jamal Denver wins nothing and yet looking at players they've drafted and traded away we could for certainty be talking bout them rather than the Warriors had they kept those players and got lucky enough to still land Jamal, Jokic , and Porter Jr. I speak of Gober and Michell
Wilt,M.J.,Russel,Bird...Jokic.Just to be mentioned with these greats is all that needs to be said!
"Vogel will make Deandre Ayton a better player"
Deandre Ayton needs to make himself a better player 😂
Colin tells it like it is.. gives credit to where it's due.. and makes no apologies for it. only (1) Jordan, Steph, LeBron, Jokic, Shaq so on, everybody chases the greats.. other teams try to do what they did, but there's only 1 of each of them. Jokic never carried his in MVP trophy around, not even to the press conference, he said he was ready to go home! The coach had to take pictures with the MVP trophy 😂😂😂😂 Jokic comes to work and does his job and goes home! not even a social media page.. Ya gotta love it!
Thats a real MVP.... Everything else is kids play
Leading the playoffs in points, rebs and assists is just a mind blowing level of dominance.
Congrats to Nikola 👏🏀❤️🔥
Congratulations to the Denver Nuggets - nice to see the franchise win a championship. Also, congratulations to the Miami Heat as well who should be very proud of their season. This should make other franchises notice - players like LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and even Michael Jordan when he played - who are concerned about themselves and scoring - that ultimately hurts teams.
Love these thoughts on Denver. It definitely feels like they could be a dynasty...if I had to bet, I'd hammer the over on 1.5 titles for this group. Not sure they can repeat right away, but as long as their core stays together, they will be making runs for the next 5 years
All depends on if mpj can stay healthy and continue to make an impact. They pay him like he is an absolute superstar. If I'm being a hundred percent honest I'd be trying to get off of that contract
that 2017 warriors team was so unfair lol
Stop it Colin! Years ago, you would have said Denver is too big, too slow. A couple of weeks ago you said GS is a bad matchup for Nuggets. Now their size is their asset. Make up for your mind, it will help your basketball analysis
Jokic is allowed at the cookout
The analysis I saw so far. Congrats
On point
I was asking for Jamal all year because he was always injured and plus I knew he has elite potential. No Murray No chip. Just check the last few seasons.
The Big Man Renaissance
Bro the comparison between jokic and embiid is over I’ve never seen a player like jokic
Great interview. Don Juan had great insight. I think he has everything he needs to progress in the industry
The disrespect from J-Mac to name off the Grizzlies and the Mavs as good young teams in the west and to completely leave off the Kings is insane.
Steve Jobs did go to Reed College in Oregon, great school. He didn’t graduate but spend a few years there.
Earned a subscriber with this W take
Amazing Commentary 🎉
Best description of Jokic I've heard so far.
Great to see Colin back off the mobility is great narrative after all these years.
Good run miami ( needed more health and SIZE)and better 3pt shooting ...congrats denver ( lost last basketball championship in '76 to the n.j nets and dr J )
now the media is on the jokic train
You know what's missing from your playoff dominance list.... fo, fo, and fo! Moses and Doc are feeling left out!
@rsworden, that was a great Sixers run! I believe it was fo, five, fo.
Carmelo used to wear #15 for the Nuggets but no one will ever remember.
Man Colin uses every aspect of the game and evolution and how Jokers abilities is gonna change the entire league and defensive looks
I don't agree with those two teams ascending. Grizzlies have a lot of issues in and off the court and Ja will most likely be out half the season. Mavericks need to make moves to support Doncic or it will be a similar turnout like last year.
The "ascending" team to truly watch out for in the West with young talent are the OKC Thunder. They are stacked. They also have a draft pick (12th) that they can do something with. Either draft or trade up or trade.
Avalanche had the same championship record last year
Bravo
here is where CC sets himself apart. he doesnt report the game, he speaks about the big picture...
Best part was Denver brought back old school basketball, dominate with size. The endless jacking of 3s teams so nowadays gets boring.
Denver in 5 🎉
Couldn't shoot the 3 like jokic but I always loved akeems post moves
With the new salary cap rules, I wonder how they’ll try and keep guys like Aaron Gordon on the team. It’s a really smart organization tho.
You forgot the 76ers with Moses Malone and his famous “4-4 and 4” quote. They lost one game in the playoffs that year.
Joker said ya’ll could have my third mvp i’ll just take the ring… And the final’s mvp while i’m at it
Awesome
Jokic is now in the convo as greatest center of all time with Kareem and Shaq
Hakeem and Wilt before either!
100%, Samantha!
You forgot to say giannis stayed with the same team
Colin " I'm all for mobility"
Also Colin " Stay put, be patient and let them build around you"
This guy is the biggest flip flopping contradiction in the media. He just follows the narrative of whoever wins. He doesn't actually stand for anything.
And people wonder why players hate the media....
Dame is not old
Mavs would be a good guess if Cuban would be a competent owner
Multiple championships are not everything. An incredible season and playoff run is enough to be considered epic! Jokic and the rest of Denver 2023 were epic champs.
Joker went on a Dirk run this year. Swept and mowed the entire league
Basketball kind of always has been about the best player or best two payers, not much has changed, all the titles are won by players that have become all-time greats since the mid-eighties
Someone get this man a chef hat. He's cookin! 👨🍳
Of course Colin somehow turns this conversation into a LeBron lovefest.
I think your mobility point is good but LeBron never requested a trade or broke a contract.
Respect the CHAMPS 100
first player in NBA playoff history with 1st in points, rebounds, and assists. Jokic is officially the No.1 center of all time😊
Leaving franchises and making superteams is LAME! period. It's takes away from the integrity and competition on the game
🏆🏀 Denver was 10-1 in their last 11 games.
If you believe it Colin then where were you all season? Where were you in the playoffs? It was all lakers and heat. Nuggets have been those dudes all season long.
So u gonna just gloss over moving getting LeBron two titles, KD two titles, then LeBron another title.
Not to mention gutting the fanbases, and stripping the character out the league. this is not like a commentator changing broadcasters
Craziest part of Jokic's story right now is he is only 28. He could potentially win 3 more MVP's consecutively with how he plays.
Christmas game needs to be Denver v suns
Colin loves him some length and size 😂😂😂
What I don't understand is this - if the apparently very important historic context regarding the reg-season MVP award is so playoff-dependent, why not granting it AFTER the playoffs, when it's all said and done?
Jmac “it’s a sad day” lmao you guy’s literally just started talking about basketball a couple weeks ago
His patience bit hurts so bad as a Mavs fan after the Kyrie trade 😭
Nuggets fan here. I'm gunna say an unpopular opinion. People are sleeping on Minnesota. They are a team that ACTUALLY has the size to matchup against Denver. They had drama this year, and a bunch of injured roll players. But Anthony Edwards legitimately attacked the nuggets defense as well as anybody did all post season. Give that team some time and chemistry and they could be a problem in the next 2 years.
Nah. KAT will get traded and the 4 on Jokic strat will be stale anyway.
Edwards is very good, but it was never close, Minnesota would be lucky to make a WCF, and will never beat the Nuggets. Realistically, the only threat in the West to Denver is the Kings and, in time, the Spurs.
@@samantharay6098 like I said, it's an unpopular opinion. I actually think Tim Conneley gets to much Flak for the Rudy Gobert trade. The price was insane, but most likely the owner was pushing him to do something crazy. I think KAT or no KAT, Ant is good enough to be an offensive hub with enough size and defense around him. That size just has to be able to space the floor and shoot. KAT sucks at defense so maybe he doesn't fit.
The real mvp
Interesting thought but ... its easier to find a smallnplayer that shoots than a big who can dribble and pass ... its just not possible
Bench is the x factor
Cowherd is right that Jokic is like a far bigger Bird, but 2-3 inches taller, less mobile than Bird, but a better left hand than Bird. Jokic never gets his shot blocked - almost. But once they lose Murray, with Ish Smith, they're cooked liked a burned mcNugget. No one is worr about Smith hitting 2, 3 pointers in a row. Bruce Brown is a totally inconsistent. He couldn't be consistent to save his life. If Brown were consistent, would've averaged 15 pts per game. They need to trade Brown for Monte Morris, get him back.
I feel like the 2017 warriors that only lost 1 playoff game are overlooked, like nobody ever talks about them as the greatest basketball team of all time
That's because that Warriors lineup of 2017 was so OP you already knew what was going to happen in their title run. It was only a matter of who they faced and how many games they needed to win the chip.
@@JayArh41 so? wasn't it the same with the 95-96 bulls or the 00-01 lakers?
@@Netsfan24 No its not. I don't think that '01 Lakers is that OP compared to the '17 Warriors.