It's a matchup between Denver's Nikola Jokic and Miami's Jimmy Butler, two stars who were never really supposed to be here. MORE ⬇️
In true David and Goliath fashion, the NBA Finals gets underway Thursday night between two teams led by stars with very unconventional paths. Nikola Jokic and the heavily favored Denver Nuggets will host Jimmy Butler and the long-shot Miami Heat.
The Nuggets, who drafted Jokic in 2014, are in the finals for the first time in franchise history and were clearly the team to beat all season long. They cruised their way through the Western Conference playoffs, only dropping three of their 15 games played to land them in the Finals.Miami has been on this stage before — seven times actually as they now seek a fourth title. But their path was a bit rockier.
It's a story that even the craziest of bettors never saw coming. But it's not all about Jokic and Butler. Both teams have big-time players that have contributed all season long, namely Bam Adebayo for the Heat and Jamal Murray for the Nuggets.
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