Who won NBA Finals MVP? Full voting results for Nuggets' Nikola Jokic over Jamal Murray in 2023

The Denver Nuggets have been crowned 2023 NBA champions after defeating the Miami Heat in five games, closing out the series on their home floor. 

With a 94-89 win in Game 5, the Nuggets sealed the win in thrilling fashion behind another huge performance from Nikola Jokic, who recorded 28 points, 16 rebounds, and four assists on 12-of-16 shooting.

Jokic's dominance through the Finals was nothing short of monstrous, averaging 30.2 points, 14.0 rebounds, 7.2 assists, and 1.4 blocks on 58.3 percent from the field and 42.1 percent from the 3-point line, earning him the Bill Russell Finals MVP trophy.

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The No. 41 pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, Jokic becomes the lowest-drafted player in NBA history to be named Finals MVP and the first player drafted outside of the top 15 to win the award.

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2023 Finals MVP voting breakdown

It was a clean sweep for Nikola Jokic, who unanimously received all 11 votes from the media for Finals MVP.

Full list of NBA Finals MVP winners

In his first NBA Finals appearance, Jokic took home Finals MVP, finishing with 28 points, 16 rebounds, and four assists on 12-of-16 shooting in the closeout Game 5 victory. 

Here is the complete list of past NBA Finals MVP winners.