DENVER -- The Miami Heat understand that if they want to win the 2023 NBA championship, they are going to have to slow down Nikola Jokic. They know the challenge of doing that has proven to be difficult for the rest of the league, but it's an assignment they believe they are ready for heading into Game 1 of the NBA Finals against Jokic and the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night.
"He's very unique," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said Wednesday. "He doesn't really have any noticeable weaknesses in terms of his size, his skill set.