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WASHINGTON, DC -- The following information was released by the Voice of America (VOA): The Boston Celtics defeated the visiting Dallas Mavericks 106-88 to win the 2023-24 National Basketball Association [...]

Byline: Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY DENVER - Michael Porter Jr. called his jump shot broken. 'I didn't play well offensively, to my capabilities,' he said. 'I don't know what was [...]

Byline: Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY DENVER - Nikola Jokic claimed he didn't care about winning a third consecutive regular-season MVP in 2022-23. All throughout the playoffs when he posted a [...]

Byline: Jeff Zillgitt, Columnist, USA TODAY DENVER - For Dan Issel and Alex English. For Fat Lever and Kiki VanDeWeghe. For Dikembo Mutombo and David Thompson. For George Karl and [...]

There was something novel and fun about the Heat as they pulled off upset after upset as the Eastern Conference's No. 8 seed. Jimmy Butler studied a box score. Max [...]

The Nuggets had never been to the N.B.A. finals, but they showed they belonged with a comeback win in Game 5. It took 56 years and 38 playoff appearances for [...]

Byline: Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY DENVER - Pure joy and satisfaction remain one victory away for the Denver Nuggets. Beating Phoenix and advancing to the Western Conference finals and beating [...]

Eight-year-old L.J. Jones thought his grandfather Ralph Simpson had been keeping a secret from him. So he demanded answers. ''Grandpa, can I ask you something?'' Simpson, 73, recalled his grandson [...]

Byline: Jerry Brewer MIAMI - A team learns how to be a champion in fitful stages. The challenges are as irregular as they are unavoidable. It's such a jerky path [...]

''I was very pessimistic when the playoffs began. But we've come to realize it's all about the playoffs. You gotta enjoy it. You only get one chance.'' MARTIN SCHWARTZ, a [...]

It is rare for teams from one market to play in the Stanley Cup and N.B.A. Finals in the same year, and a first for southern franchises, but it was [...]

The odds are against the Heat in their N.B.A. finals matchup with the Denver Nuggets. But the maligned zone defense may be their secret weapon. One of the catchiest chants [...]

Experts in leadership say the differing styles of Miami's Jimmy Butler and Denver's Nikola Jokic show there's no one right way to be a leader. A few weeks after Caleb [...]

Miami, usually outgunned by the Denver offense, made 17 3-pointers to even the N.B.A. finals at one game apiece. Michael Malone is generally the kind of coach who would leave [...]

Byline: Ben Golliver DENVER - To understand the full scope of the challenge facing the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals, one must put Nikola Jokic's endless blur of playoff [...]

Byline: Jerry Brewer DENVER - Through two games, it's clear the Denver Nuggets are better than the Miami Heat. And how much does that matter? Way less than you'd think. [...]

Byline: Ben Golliver DENVER - The Miami Heat made Michael Malone's worst fears come true, pouring in open three-pointers as the inattentive Denver Nuggets couldn't find an answer. In the [...]

Byline: Ben Golliver DENVER - The soul classic 'O-o-h Child' by the Five Stairsteps was the soundtrack at the Miami Heat's practice Saturday. It was an appropriate tune for a [...]

Both the Denver Nuggets and the Miami Heat believe they have been disrespected and are using that as motivation as they compete for a championship. The Denver Nuggets' mascot, Rocky, [...]

Byline: Chuck Culpepper PARIS - In a way they tower like cartoon giants over two continents this week, bowing toward each other from both sides of the Atlantic. One extols [...]

Byline: Safid Deen, USA TODAY The Miami Heat have reached the NBA Finals for the seventh time, while the Florida Panthers have reached the Stanley Cup Final for the second [...]

Byline: Ben Golliver DENVER - The leading juggernaut of these NBA playoffs needed only a few minutes Thursday to prove that rust wouldn't be slowing its roll. After enjoying a [...]

Byline: Jerry Brewer DENVER - On the eve of history, a modest crowd gathered at the Bannock Street Plaza on Wednesday afternoon to commemorate the Denver Nuggets' first NBA Finals [...]

Byline: Jerry Brewer During these NBA Finals, basketball will have to be enough. There are no championship-collecting icons to obsess over, no dynasties to dissect, no obvious pizazz to entice [...]

Byline: Ben Golliver The 2023 NBA Finals between the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat will deliver a historic first regardless of who wins. If the Nuggets prevail after sweeping the [...]