Jokic, Canada's Murray lead Nuggets past Heat in Game 1 of NBA Finals

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets were facing some questions going into their first NBA Finals, and their answers came in resounding fashion.

No, a week and a half off didn't hurt them.

And no, the NBA's biggest stage isn't too big, either.

The two-time NBA MVP finished with 27 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds for the Nuggets, who waited 47 years to make the finals and didn't disappoint.

"The most important thing is to win a game," Jokic said after his ninth triple-double of this year's playoffs — his sixth in his last seven games. "I'm trying to win a game in any possible way."

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