Nikola Jokic reached many historical milestones, standing shoulder to shoulder with legends in the first NBA Finals game

The grand opening game like the NBA Finals often brings special emotions, sometimes suspense and anxiety, leading to bad performances. But this does not apply to the Denver Nuggets players at the NBA Finals 2023, especially with Nikola Jokic.

Serbian Bigman had a better "debut" match in the NBA Finals, greatly contributing to Denver's 104-93 victory over the Miami Heat at Game 1.

Nikola Jokic led the Denver Nuggets with 27 points (8-12 FG, 10-12 FT) along with 14 assists and 12 rebounds. This set of indicators helps him go down in history with many notable points as follows:

The interesting point is that LeBron needed 42 finals to get 10 assists in the first two innings, Jokic had in the first NBA Finals game.

In addition, Jokic along with Jamal Murray (26 points, 10 assists) also went down in tournament history, they became:

Talking more about the support of his teammates, Nikola Jokic thinks that he himself does not need to make too much effort because there are always brothers to help.

“To make an impact on the game, I never thought about scoring the first point. I know I don't need to finish and I don't need to score all the time. That has many of my teammates worried," Jokic shared.

"Aaron Gordon, Jamal (Murray), Mike (Michael Porter Jr) or Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, they played really well today, scoring together and contributing to the victory."

Overcoming the Miami Heat in Game 1, the Denver Nuggets will aim to widen the gap at the NBA Finals 2023 by winning Game 2. This match will take place at 7:30 a.m. Monday, June 5 at the Ball Arena. , Denver's home ground.