The 2023 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA)’s 2022–23 season and the conclusion to the season’s playoffs. The best-of-seven playoffs were played between the Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat and the Western Conference champion Denver Nuggets. The series started on June 1 and concluded on June 12.

The Nuggets defeated the Heat in four of five games, winning their first championship in franchise history after 47 seasons in the NBA. Denver’s Nikola Jokić was voted the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP). This marked the first NBA Finals appearance for Denver. This was also the second finals to feature a No. 8 seed, along with the 1999 NBA Finals.