Daily Dime: Rest 1, Rust 0

Full coverage of Denver's Game 1 win over Miami to open the NBA Finals leads off with a look at how prepared and comfortable the Nuggets looked when perhaps they weren't supposed to

1️⃣ Rest 1, Rust 0

GREATER MANCHESTER, England — Nine whole days without a game of basketball.

Make it nine whole days without a game of basketball before stepping onto what can sometimes feel, for a first-time visitor to the NBA Finals, like the most daunting stage in the sport.