Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat 94-89 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday to secure their first-ever championship. Shortly after, Jokic was awarded the NBA Finals MVP award for his dominant all-around play throughout the series. The superstar big man averaged 30.2 points, 14.0 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 0.8 steals, 1.4 blocks and 1.6 3-pointers per game on 58.3% shooting over five games. Hoop Central@TheHoopCentralBREAKING: NIKOLA JOKIC NAMED FINALS MVP. 2356267BREAKING: NIKOLA JOKIC NAMED FINALS MVP. 🔥 https://t.co/XDNNtXp9XHFollowing his dominant Finals performance, fans took to Twitter to rave about Jokic. Many asserted that the best center in the league debate between Jokic and Philadelphia 76ers superstar big man Joel Embiid, who won the league MVP award, should now be over: “People think Embiid is better LMAOOO,” one fan said.Aq@aqouraa@TheHoopCentral People think Embiid is better LMAOOO@TheHoopCentral People think Embiid is better LMAOOO“Way better than Embiid and is not even close,” another said. Drip Bayless(Parody Account)@DripGodless@TheHoopCentral @s_j_arah Way better than Embiid and is not even close.@TheHoopCentral @s_j_arah Way better than Embiid and is not even close.Meanwhile, others crowned Jokic the best player in the league as well as one of the greatest centers in NBA history: “Best player in the world,” one fan said.Beyond The Data@BeyondTheData@TheHoopCentral Best player in the world2@TheHoopCentral Best player in the world“Nikola Jokic is a DIFFERENT type of player that the NBA hasn’t seen before he’s already a Top 5 center of all time the sky is the limit,” another said. Hood Sports Talk@HoodSportsTalk@TheHoopCentral Nikola Jokic is a DIFFERENT type of player that the NBA hasn’t seen before he’s already a top 5 center of all time the sky is the limit@TheHoopCentral Nikola Jokic is a DIFFERENT type of player that the NBA hasn’t seen before he’s already a top 5 center of all time the sky is the limitHere are a few more of the top fan reactions to Nikola Jokic winning his first title and Finals MVP: 𝑴𝑶𝑪 🏜️@MOC_dude@TheHoopCentral @richknowsball Officially a Top 7 center of all time61@TheHoopCentral @richknowsball Officially a Top 7 center of all timeDoctor Eth@DoctorEthereum@TheHoopCentral Jokic is deadass better than MJ. People will say no cause the rings but I’m just saying the facts.1@TheHoopCentral Jokic is deadass better than MJ. People will say no cause the rings but I’m just saying the facts.wunna@whoskevln@TheHoopCentral Not breaking news we all knew this2@TheHoopCentral Not breaking news we all knew thiskawhi fan@KawhiNewEra@TheHoopCentral Jokic tied curry in FMvPs in just one final appearance1@TheHoopCentral Jokic tied curry in FMvPs in just one final appearanceKev 🌪️ (C&M Punk, For the Pricefield)@breakingdead1@TheHoopCentral He gonna be riding his horses into the parade I love it@TheHoopCentral He gonna be riding his horses into the parade 😂 I love itjuanma vb@jm_vb98@TheHoopCentral Got robbed of the regular season mvp@TheHoopCentral Got robbed of the regular season mvpDanny G@Dgiov5@TheHoopCentral I’m embarrassed Joel Embiid is my center1@TheHoopCentral I’m embarrassed Joel Embiid is my centerNsaki@Bnsaki97@TheHoopCentral This ring better than Durants 2 rings@TheHoopCentral This ring better than Durants 2 ringsCJ Moses Malone GOAT #Sixers@CATE51257463@TheHoopCentral Jokic is top 7 or 8. Below Hakeem, above Robinson and Ewing.@TheHoopCentral Jokic is top 7 or 8. Below Hakeem, above Robinson and Ewing.Big Man😤😤@muscleman6996@TheHoopCentral Sixers fans will always have this2@TheHoopCentral Sixers fans will always have this https://t.co/b6yoBMV0PxHeated Giants@miagiants@TheHoopCentral Better than Dwight Howard all time3@TheHoopCentral Better than Dwight Howard all time🏀 Honest Blazer Fan 🏀@BIazerLegendSZN@TheHoopCentral Top 3 center OAT I fear@TheHoopCentral Top 3 center OAT I fearCeltics Are Poverty@Burner06137507@TheHoopCentral I’m so confused. Jimmy Butler said he’d be holding the Finals MVP trophy. But I see Nikola Jokic holding it? Someone explain to me this isn’t right.2@TheHoopCentral I’m so confused. Jimmy Butler said he’d be holding the Finals MVP trophy. But I see Nikola Jokic holding it? Someone explain to me this isn’t right.𝕟𝕜s 🧬@knickskaiszn@TheHoopCentral Deserved@TheHoopCentral DeservedNikola Jokic on winning his first NBA titleDenver Nuggets superstar center Nikola JokicAfter being announced as this year’s NBA Finals MVP, Nikola Jokic was asked what it means to him to be a champion. As usual, the big man shifted the focus toward his teammates, particularly his co-star Jamal Murray. Jokic said that he was just happy because everyone on the Nuggets was playing for each other all series: “We are not winning for ourselves, we are winning for the guy next to us, and that’s why this (matters) even more. “I was winning for Jamal, Jamal was winning for me, that’s how it goes. This is a great group of people, a great group of teammates … This year was amazing.” As for the Nuggets’ title-clinching Game 5 win, Jokic said that it may not have been pretty, but his team got the job done: “It was ugly and we couldn’t make shots, but at the end, we figured it out."I am just happy we won the game. … That’s why basketball is a fun sport. It’s a live thing. You cannot say, ‘This is going to happen.’ There are so many factors. I’m just happy that we won the game.”