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Jokić-led Nuggets top Heat to win 1st NBA championship in franchise history

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The Denver Nuggets won the first championship in franchise history after defeating the Miami Heat 94-89 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday night.

The centre was rewarded for his efforts, adding the distinction of NBA Finals MVP to his growing list of achievements that includes two regular season MVP awards.

The top seed in the Western Conference, Denver got over the hump by using home court to its advantage throughout the playoffs, accumulating a 10-1 record at Ball Arena, with the lone blemish being a Game 2 loss to the Eastern Conference's No.

8 seed Miami. The Nuggets were powered throughout the playoffs by the dynamic duo of Jokić and Kitchener, Ont., native Jamal Murray.

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