Sports by Hartley Tuesday, June 13th as of 12:05 a.m.
NBA:
Denver Nuggets 94 Miami Heat 89
It took 47 years but the Nuggets are NBA champions for the first time, defeating the Heat four games to one to capture the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy.
Finals MVP Nikola Jokic scored 19 of his 28 points in the second half to go with 16 rebounds and four assists.
Nikola Jokic become the 4th center in history to win multiple MVPs & an #NBAFinals MVP, joining Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Moses Malone pic.twitter.com/oIQqF5LJtM
— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) June 13, 2023
Jamal Murray added 14 points, eight assists and eight rebounds to become the 9th Canadian to win an NBA title.
BREAKING
Nuggets win their first #NBAFinals in franchise history.
Jamal Murray becomes the 9th Canadian player in history to win an NBA championship pic.twitter.com/z2p4bhOScd
— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) June 13, 2023
NBA results can be found here.
NHL:
The Stanley Cup will be in the building.
The Vegas Golden Knights can celebrate in front of their own fans with a victory tonight (5:15 PT) over the visiting Florida Panthers.
Vegas has a 3-1 series lead.
Teams leading the Stanley Cup Final 3-1 have gone on to win 36 of 37 times (97 %).
Most games without a loss when scoring 3+ goals in a single postseason
2023 Golden Knights 15
2019 Bruins 14
1993 Canadiens 14
1989 Canadiens 14#VegasBorn— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) June 11, 2023
The Game 4 summary is here.
The Game 3 summary is here.
The Game 2 summary is here.
The Game 1 summary is here.
The NHL playoff schedule/results are here.
UNBC Timberwolves:
The UNBC Timberwolves will begin their Canada West men’s and women’s soccer season with a home game on Friday, August 25th at Masich Place Stadium.
.@UNBCATHLETICS to begin Canada West soccer season August 25th | https://t.co/iwu3ACSm8S #cityofpg #PrinceGeorge #northernbc #sports pic.twitter.com/unq7PT0urg
— My Prince George Now (@mypgnow) June 12, 2023
Prince George Senior Lacrosse:
PG Devils 16 PG Bandits 12
Major League Baseball:
The (37-30) Toronto Blue Jays start a 9-game road trip tonight (Tuesday 4:05 PT) against the (41-24) Orioles in Baltimore.
The Blue Jays 2023 schedule can be found here.
The MLB standings can be found here.
The MLB schedule/results can be found here.
CFL:
The (1-0) B.C. Lions will have their home opener Saturday (4 PM) against the (0-1) Edmonton Elks.
Week 2 of the CFL season starts Thursday with (0-1) Calgary at (0-1) Ottawa.
The CFL schedule is here or here.
The CFL standings are here.
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