Nuggets' Nikola Jokic makes history in NBA Finals debut

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The Denver Nuggets came out in the organization’s first NBA Finals and continued its dominant home streak in the NBA Playoffs. 

Denver defeated the Miami Heat in Game 1, 104-93, remaining undefeated at home during the playoffs. 

Nikola Jokic, #15 of the Denver Nuggets, looks on during Game One of the 2023 NBA Finals against the Miami Heat on June 1, 2023, at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado.  (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)

Two-time MVP Nikola Jokic also continued right where he left off in the Western Conference Finals against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, recording his sixth triple-double in his last seven playoff games. 

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Jokic is now just the second player to record a triple-double in his NBA Finals debut, with Jason Kidd being the first to accomplish the feat in 2002. 

He is just the eighth NBA player to have a triple-double in Game 1 of the finals and just the second in the last 25 years to have 10 assists by halftime of an NBA Finals game. 

Jokic finished the night with 27 points, 14 assists, and 10 rebounds. 

Nikola Jokic, #15 of the Denver Nuggets, passes the ball during Game One of the 2023 NBA Finals on June 1, 2023, at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado.  (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)

"I don’t need to shoot, and I know I don’t need to score to affect the game," Jokic said.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COJokic’s running mate, Jamal Murray, was also brilliant in his finals debut, scoring 26 points and adding 10 assists. 

"I think that's what the beauty of this