Author: Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY

Burnie, the Miami Heat mascot who visited the ER after MMA star Conor McGregor punched him in a promotional stunt, is available for a potential Game 6.

Darko Rajakovic, 44, takes over a Toronto Raptors team that finished 41-41, made the play-in game but failed to reach the playoffs.

The first Conor McGregor punch hit Burnie, the Miami Heat mascot, on the side of the head and McGregor hit him again after he fell to the court.

Up 3-1 in the NBA Finals, the impressive Nuggets are in position to claim the franchise’s first NBA championship, taking it business-like approach.

In Game 4 of the NBA Finals, when the Nuggets needed an additional scorer, Bruce Brown scored 21 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter.

No player has had three triple-doubles in an NBA Finals. Denver’s Nikola Jokic could do it – he’s averaging a triple-double through 18 playoff games.

Christian Braun heeds the call, comes off bench to score 15 points and grab four rebounds in 19 minutes as Michael Porter Jr. struggles.

The Denver Nuggets were still an efficient offensive team through two games of the NBA Finals against Miami. The bigger concern is their defense.

Kevin Love was back in the starting lineup for Miami in Game 2, and it paid big dividends for the Heat, who evened the NBA Finals vs. the Nuggets.

The Heat’s Game 2 victory marked their seventh victory in the 2023 NBA Playoffs after trailing by at least 10 points.