The Denver Nuggets are one win away from winning the 2022-23 NBA championship after beating the Miami Heat 108-95 in Game 4.
Denver is currently leading the series 3-1, with The Joker, Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon, and Bruce Brown having a balanced and impressive series.
Here’s how NBA Twitter reacted to the Nuggets getting one step closer to winning the title.
ESSE MENINO ESTÁ A UMA VITÓRIA DO SEU PRIMEIRO TÍTULO NA NBA
O DENVER NUGGETS E NIKOLA JOKIC ESTÃO A UMA VITÓRIA DE SEREM CAMPEÕES pic.twitter.com/j8LggpVhxq
— NBA da bad (@NBAdabad) June 10, 2023
Aaron Gordon turning into prime Moses Malone just demoralizes you
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) June 10, 2023
Heat only cut the lead by one point in the five minutes Nikola Jokic sat after picking up his fifth foul.
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) June 10, 2023
Nikola Jokic is trying to coach from the sidelines.
— Mike Singer (@msinger) June 10, 2023
For the NBA, the only thing worse than a Nugget-Heat finals is a short Nuggets-Heat finals.
— Nikola Jokić Fan Club (2119-0) (@njokicfanclub) June 10, 2023
Heat were a two pack of ass with Jokic on the bench, Nuggets are just simply the better team.
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) June 10, 2023
One of my favorite aspects of this Nuggets team is that they only go 8 deep. Often just 7. Pretty rare. Not sure why exactly, but I love it.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) June 10, 2023
Nuggets defense is so locked in. Incredible to watch them sustain this lead during non-Jokic minutes. Championship effort in a moment they could have folded after a series of horrible calls.
— Kevin O’Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) June 10, 2023
Players with at least 4 games of 10 assists in a single Finals series, last 40 years:
Magic JohnsonLarry BirdMichael JordanStephen Curry
And now… Jamal Murray pic.twitter.com/sO4Y0bzYri
— WarriorsMuse (@WarriorsMuse) June 10, 2023
Jamal Murray doing his Jokic impression with these assists
— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) June 10, 2023
KCP just locked up Jimmy Butler and Bam right after, it’s looking spooky.
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) June 10, 2023
That Jimmy Butler slam into a guy and get the and-1 call remains garbage.
— Steve Perrault (@Steve_Perrault) June 10, 2023
Bruce Brown and Aaron Gordon just secured a Nuggets championship tonight. Denver’s depth was trusted and used and they’re gonna hang a banner for it
— Cousin Steez (@AndrewDoxy) June 10, 2023
Aaron Gordon has been incredible on defense in the playoffs so far
— Kareem (@Kareem_is_it) June 10, 2023
Nikola Jokic has 3 steals, 2 blocks, 12 rebounds, and countless deflections tonight. Just another phenomenal defensive game from him.
— Harrison Wind (@HarrisonWind) June 10, 2023
The league WILL make a new rule about kickballs because of Jokic
— Gold Arrow Collector (@scoot_vs) June 10, 2023
Yea, this Nuggets team is FOR REAL!
— Jeremy Nicolls (@JeremyNicolls) June 10, 2023
Congrats to the Nuggets. Clearly the best team in the league this year.
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) June 10, 2023
Jokic sat for five minutes in the fourth quarter and the Nuggets prospered. They deserve every ounce of this two-game sweep in Miami. https://t.co/gTUFrZnQgO
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) June 10, 2023
miami signed messi and the nuggets still whoopin they ass😭😭😭
— Corn ✧⍣ (@upblissed) June 10, 2023
denver nuggets2023 nba champions
wild as hellyou gotta respect it
— Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) June 10, 2023
I’m sorry, but Miami’s defense just got SHREDDED. Just embarrassing. GAME OVER. That’s four straight home playoff losses for the Heat. I still give them a little shot on Monday night, but just a little. Congrats, Denver.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) June 10, 2023
Aaron Gordon tonight:
27 PTS (playoff career-high)6 REB6 AST11-15 FG
First Nugget not named Murray or Jokic with a 25/5/5 game this playoffs. pic.twitter.com/TY3pCVvxwX
— StatMuse (@statmuse) June 10, 2023
I’m all for fair criticism, but slandering Jimmy Butler after how he’s carried this team is probably not the best route IMO. He clearly hasn’t been the same for a while now. But that man is the reason Miami is even here.
— Will Manso (@WillManso) June 10, 2023
Bruce Brown, Aaron Gordon “the others” who made the difference tonight.
— Alex English (@AlexEnglish_2) June 10, 2023
The way Jimmy Butler and Bam sold after Jokic sat down was just nasty
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) June 10, 2023
Big respect to the Nuggets, man. Jokic has been unbelievable all playoffs, he gets in foul trouble and has to sit early in the fourth tonight and they find a way to pick up their star.
Bruce Brown gonna get paid
— Kyle Neubeck (@KyleNeubeck) June 10, 2023
Aaron Gordon shows how situation plays a big factor in success. Gordon had 5 coaches in 7 years with the Magic and wasn’t used in a role emphasizing his feel as a cutter or screener. Nuggets plug him in an ideal role, it works right away, and he still has skill for huge nights.… pic.twitter.com/di3J0JGNBh
— Kevin O’Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) June 10, 2023
People clowning the Heat for going down 3-1 in the Finals when they didn’t even expect them to make it out of round 1 😭😭😭
— Mink Flow (@currypistonn) June 10, 2023
The Nuggets SNATCHED the Heat Souls… and I mean took the life outta them. Miami had a great run but this Series is OVER. I’m not trying to hear or talk about the Heat making some type of Historical run because it ain’t happening. Carry the hell on…
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) June 10, 2023
We really shouldn’t even feel that bad
Not a single other team in the league can do anything about the Nuggets either
— HEAT NATION (@Zachppp) June 10, 2023
Jamal Murray is the best point gaurd in the league 😳😳😳
— Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) June 10, 2023