NBA TITLES

Denver: 0

Miami: 3

NBA FINALS

Denver: 1

Miami: 7

NBA SEASONS

Denver: 47 (2,310-2,221; 29 playoff appearances)

Miami: 35 (1,475-1,328; 24 playoff appearances)

COACH

Denver: Michael Malone (406-337 in eight seasons at Denver)

Miami: Erik Spoelstra (704-491 in 15 seasons at Miami)

TEAM MVP

Denver: Nikola Jokic, two-time NBA MVP Miami: Jimmy Butler, five-time All-NBA

HOMECOURT

Denver: Ball Arena (19,099)

Miami: Kaseya Center (19,600)

ELEVATION

Denver: 5,280 feet

Miami: 6 feet

2023 PLAYOFFS RECORD

Denver: 12-3

Miami: 12-6

2023 REGULAR-SEASON RECORD

Denver: 53-29 (No. 1 seed Western Conference) Miami: 44-38 (No. 8 Eastern Conference)

MASCOT

Denver: Rocky, the GOAT mascot in his 33rd season

Miami: Burnie, 7-foot-6 Phillie Phanatic knock-off

TICKET PRICES

Denver: $650 in Section 374 Miami: $560 in Section 411

— As of Tuesday on Ticketmaster

FAVORITE NIKOLA

Denver: Jokic, 28, a Serbian who plays basketball as if it’s water polo

Miami: Jovic, 19, a Serbian who grew up playing water polo

CAREER SCORING LEADERS

Denver: Alex English (21,645 points) Miami: Dwyane Wade (21,556 points)

OBSCURE PLAYER

Denver: PG Winston Garland (1991-92)

Miami: PF Tellis Frank (1989-90)

BEST BACK-TO-BACK

Denver: Avalanche ‘22 Stanley Cup champs; Nuggets ’23 NBA champs(?)

Miami: Heat-Nuggets Game 3 on June 7; Panthers-Knights Game 3 on June 8

FAMOUS FANS

Denver: Trey Parker and Matt Stone, “South Park” creators and Casa Bonita owners

Miami: Jimmy Buffett, “Margaritaville” mayor, ejected in 2001 from a courtside seat

TOTAL PLAYERS

Denver: 419, from (Mahmoud) Abdul-Rauf to (George) Zidek

Miami: 281, from (Precious) Achiuwa to (Wang) Zhizhi