Michael Porter Jr. (1) of the Denver Nuggets dunks in the second quarter during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Jamal Murray (27) takes a moment with Aaron Gordon (50) of the Denver Nuggets in the first quarter during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Jamal Murray (27) of the Denver Nuggets makes a pass to DeAndre Jordan (6) in the second quarter during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Jamal Murray (27) of the Denver Nuggets reacts to Nikola Jokic (15) shaking off a sub for DeAndre Jordan during the second quarter during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
DeAndre Jordan (6) of the Denver Nuggets reacts to being waved off for a sub by Nikola Jokic (15) in the second quarter during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone yells at referee David Guthrie (16) after a second found was called on Nikola Jokic (15) in the second quarter during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Bruce Brown (11) of the Denver Nuggets shoots over Kevin Love (42) of the Miami Heat in the second quarter during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Gabe Vincent (2) of the Miami Heat dishes past Nikola Jokic (15) of the Denver Nuggets in the second quarter during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Nikola Jokic (15) of the Denver Nuggets works against Max Strus (31) of the Miami Heat in the first quarter during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Denver Nuggets fans Nebojsa Grubjesic and his son Jovan, 5, react as they watch their favorite player Nikola Jokic play in Game 5 of the NBA Finals from a watch party at St. John the Baptist Serbian Orthodox Church in Lakewood on June 12, 2023. The church hosted a watch party for people in their community. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Bruce Brown (11) of the Denver Nuggets looks for an open man in the second quarter during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Caleb Martin (16) of the Miami Heat steals the ball from Bruce Brown (11) of the Denver Nuggets as Jimmy Butler (22) of the Miami Heat, top, dives in the second quarter of Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (5) of the Denver Nuggets reacts to a possession call in favor of the Miami Heat after Caldwell-Pope stripped Jimmy Butler (22) of the Miami Heat sending the ball out of bounds in the second quarter during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Nikola Jokic (15) of the Denver Nuggets works against Duncan Robinson (55) of the Miami Heat in the second quarter during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Jamal Murray (27) of the Denver Nuggets and Jimmy Butler (22) of the Miami Heat vie for a rebound in the second quarter during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Kyle Lowry (7) of the Miami Heat gestures in the second quarter during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Michael Porter Jr. (1) of the Denver Nuggets shoots over Kevin Love (42) of the Miami Heat in the first quarter during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on June 12, 2023. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
Jamal Murray (27) of the Denver Nuggets reacts to a foul call against him in the second quarter during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Jimmy Butler (22) of the Miami Heat drives on Jamal Murray (27) of the Denver Nuggets in the second quarter during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Bam Adebayo (13) of the Miami Heat steals the ball from Nikola Jokic (15) of the Denver Nuggets in the first quarter during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on June 12, 2023. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
Jamal Murray (27) of the Denver Nuggets slam-dunks over Max Strus (31) of the Miami Heat in the first quarter during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on June 12, 2023. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
Nikola Jokic (15) of the Denver Nuggets gets doubled teamed by Kyle Lowry (7) of the Miami Heat, left, and Max Strus (31) of the Miami Heat in the first quarter during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on June 12, 2023. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
Denver Nuggets fans watch their favorite player Nikola Jokic play in Game 5 of the NBA Finals during a watch party at St. John the Baptist Serbian Orthodox Church in Lakewood on June 12, 2023. The church hosted a watch party for people in their community. From left to right are Gvozden Petrovic, 13, his brother Jovan, 15, friend Stefan Radisa, 14, Milan Petrovic, 12, his older brother Ognjen, 16, and friend Noah Buschke, 16. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Christian Braun (0) of the Denver Nuggets scores against Kevin Love (42) of the Miami Heat in the second quarter in Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Jamal Murray (27) of the Denver Nuggets hangs on the rim in the first quarter during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Kyle Lowry (7) of the Miami Heat picks up a rebound in the first quarter of Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Rich Paul, Jimmy Goldstein and Peyton Manning chat courtside during the second quarter during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Nikola Jokic (15) of the Denver Nuggets works against Bam Adebayo (13) and Max Strus (31) of the Miami Heat in the first quarter during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Bam Adebayo (13) of the Miami Heat works against Jamal Murray (27) of the Denver Nuggets in the first quarter during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Bruce Brown (11) of the Denver Nuggets slam dunks in the second quarter during Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat at Ball Arena in Denver on June 12, 2023. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
Kaleb Keller, 18, Jameson Beckwith, 18, Noble Haskell, 18, and Marcus Stevens, 17, celebrate during Game 5 of the NBA Finals with the Denver Nuggets versus the Miami Heat at Tom’s Watch Bar in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by Grace Smith/The Denver Post)
Nikola Jokic (15) and Jeff Green (32) of the Denver Nuggets take a moment after a play in the first quarter during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Jimmy Butler (22) of the Miami Heat works against Nikola Jokic (15) of the Denver Nuggets in the first quarter during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Gabe Vincent (2) of the Miami Heat shoots over Jamal Murray (27) of the Denver Nuggets in the first quarter during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Jamal Murray (27) of the Denver Nuggets works against Gabe Vincent (2) of the Miami Heat in the first quarter during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Caleb Martin (16) of the Miami Heat makes a shot past Michael Porter Jr. (1) of the Denver Nuggets in the first quarter during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Nikola Jokic (15) of the Denver Nuggets reacts to a call in the first quarter during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Michael Porter Jr. (1) of the Denver Nuggets shoots over Duncan Robinson (55) of the Miami Heat in the first quarter of Game 5 of the NBA Finals Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Jimmy Butler (22) of the Miami Heat drives against Aaron Gordon (50) of the Denver Nuggets in the first quarter during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
DeAndre Jordan (6) of the Denver Nuggets blocks Gabe Vincent (2) of the Miami Heat in the first quarter of Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Michael Porter Jr. (1) of the Denver Nuggets grabs a rebound in the first quarter during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Nikola Jokic (15) of the Denver Nuggets works against Bam Adebayo (13) of the Miami Heat in the first quarter during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Bruce Brown (11) of the Denver Nuggets goes up for a basket amid Miami Heat defense in the first quarter during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Bam Adebayo (13) of the Miami Heat shoots over DeAndre Jordan (6) of the Denver Nuggets in the first quarter during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (5) of the Denver Nuggets hypes up the team before Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Nikola Jokic (15) of the Denver Nuggets stands for the National Anthem before the first quarter of Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Introduction of Nikola Jokic (15) of the Denver Nuggets before Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat at Ball Arena in Denver onJune 12, 2023. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
The Denver Nuggets warm up before Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Nikola Jokic (15) of the Denver Nuggets during introductions before Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Moises Rodriguez cheers for the Denver Nuggets ahead of Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Basketball fans head up the escalator to watch Game 5 of the NBA Finals as the Denver Nuggets host the Miami Heat at Ball Arena in Denver on June 12, 2023. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
Denver Nuggets fans cheer before Game 5 of the NBA Finals with the Nuggets versus the Miami Heat at Tom’s Watch Bar in Denver, Colo., on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by Grace Smith/The Denver Post)
Young Denver Nuggets fan Liam Rand sports a Nuggets poster while walking to his seat with his did before the Denver Nuggets play the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on June 12, 2023. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
Myrna Leasher, 83, a lifelong Denver Nuggets fan who has waited for the NBA Finals since 1975, is ready for the game in Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. She has been to a Nuggets game every season she has been a fan. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Denver Nuggets fans wait in line to enter Tom’s Watch Bar before Game 5 of the NBA Finals with the Nuggets versus the Miami Heat in Denver, Colo., on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by Grace Smith/The Denver Post)
Denver resident Max Paulson, 25, grabs a drink before Game 5 of the NBA Finals with the Denver Nuggets versus the Miami Heat at Tom’s Watch Bar in Denver, Colo., on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by Grace Smith/The Denver Post)
Denver Nuggets fans react to action during Game 5 of the NBA Finals with the Nuggets versus the Miami Heat at Tom’s Watch Bar in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by Grace Smith/The Denver Post)
Five-year-old Averyee Maduro of Aurora is excited to attend his first Nuggetap game for Game 5 of the NBA Finals agains the Miami Heat at Ball Arena in Denver on June 12, 2023. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
High dollar vehicles line the front row of valet parking outside Ball Arena in Denver during Game 5 of the NBA Finals as the Nuggets take on the Miami Heat on June 12, 2023. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Victor Parra came from Mexico to try to get a ticket for Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on June 12, 2023. Parra stands outside the arena on his phone trying to finds a ticket. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
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Michael Porter Jr. (1) of the Denver Nuggets dunks in the second quarter during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
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