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Canada's Jamal Murray will play a key role in an unlikely NBA Finals

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After a pair of series-ending blowouts in conference finals last night, the championship matchups in both the NBA and NHL are set. Starting Thursday, the Denver Nuggets face the Miami Heat for the Larry O'Brien Trophy. On Saturday, the Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers begin their battle for the Stanley Cup.

Since the NBA Finals are up first, let's preview that series today and circle back to the Stanley Cup final later this week.

Here's a look at the Heat and the Nuggets, including how a superstar's Canadian sidekick could sway the Finals for the second straight year.

Miami: one of the unlikeliest NBA finalists ever

The Heat might seem like a team of destiny in hindsight, but they could easily have missed the playoffs entirely. After going 44-38 in the regular season, Miami lost a play-in game to the 41-41 Atlanta Hawks, sending the Heat to a do-or-die matchup vs. Chicago. They survived to grab the eighth and final seed in the main Eastern Conference bracket, but Miami was widely considered mere first-round fodder for the NBA-best Milwaukee Bucks. Prior to that series, the Heat's odds of winning the championship were listed at about 150-1.

But, like the nearby Florida Panthers, the Heat suddenly transformed into a far better version of themselves. They shocked Giannis Antetokounmpo's Bucks in just five games, took out the so-so Knicks in six and raced out to a 3-0 lead on defending East champion Boston before avoiding an historic meltdown by dominating the Celtics 103-84 in Game 7 last night. Miami is just the second No. 8 seed to reach the Finals, after the

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