Heating Up Some Nuggets To Go With My 'Big-Face Coffee'! | Official Miami HEAT (#8) vs. Denver Nuggets (#1) | 2023 NBA Finals Thread

[iamduval]

the initial pressure then going into the zone. it wasnt highsmith individually. it was the zone. if they ran traditional pnr coverage he'd get cooked too
that steal was a 94 feet away from the rim was a one off.

Highsmith did a much better job fighting through screens and even switched on to Joker a couple of times which allowed bam to switch on to Murray. There was a clear difference between Highsmith’s activity compared to Gabe/Caleb. He’s just longer and stronge (pause)

 

[Germms]

You going to far bro… Bron, Steph and KD still in the league

They better do something. All older and get hurt. None of them can keep up like they use to.

Denver is young.

 

[Flex Grossman]

You going to far bro… Bron, Steph and KD still in the league

Old guard. It’s Jokic league now

 

[#1 pick]

Nuggets are a next generational team. Every player in their starting lineup is a bucket. They are tall, fast and can pass. It’s cooked. These nikkas might back to back. Might 3 peat if healthy.

They used to be undersized, poor defensively, and was only going as far as Jokic could take them which wasn't too far.

So many good moves. Even though they have made some bad ones, they don't sit on their bad moves too long.

Thank the Knicks for Jamal Murray
Morris for KCP was awful for DC.
Bruce Brown was a terrific signing
While Orlando did well with the Vooch trade, the Gordon trade was a L.
Only bad deal was Thomas Bryant.
I am shocked by Jeff Green play over the last two years.

Good moves. Still major overpays from Denver but it came through

 

[#1 pick]

Old guard. It’s Jokic league now

He still got injury prone players. Murray and MPJ can easily get hurt again

 

[BigMoneyGrip]

Old guard. It’s Jokic league now

After one finals it’s his league?

 

[Flex Grossman]

He still got injury prone players. Murray and MPJ can easily get hurt again

Murray isn’t injury prone, he just had one big injury. MPJ I kinda expect to miss every other season. But the nuggets are good enough to be contenders without mike, and with him they’re just scary good

 

[Flex Grossman]

After one finals it’s his league?

Y’all lucky Murray wasn’t there last year

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

This is the worst type of loss for Miami.

I said before the series that in the games they lose, they have to hope Denver shoots lights out so they can catch them on the other side of the law of averages. You can't give up games when Denver only shoots 29% from behind the arc.

Denver's only three losses this postseason came when they shot 32%, 33% and 34% from 3 - they've only had ONE game all playoffs shooting worse than that.

 

[T.he I.nformant]

Jokic patterned his game after:
Vlade
Drazen Petrovic
Tim Duncan
LMA
Boris Diaw
Dirk

Makes sense, I can see the influence from those guys

Did he also say Peja?

 

[BigMoneyGrip]

Y’all lucky Murray wasn’t there last year

Even when Murry was hurt Steph was cookin him

 

[HoldThisL]

I hope Heat shows up and make this series watchable. That felt like a regular season game, all the way down to the ESPN presentation.

 

[A Tribe Called Quest ™]

Giannis got hurt, Bron needs foot surgery, Klay became washed, Sixers choked, Ime couldnt stop fukking hoes.

Now here we are

You dude and your excuses lmaoo

 

[Memorial Stadium Piru]

It ain't over for Miami at all. I actually walked away impressed with their toughness & fight. Their shooters HAVE TO make their shots though. They were getting wide open looks all game and bricking

 

[iamduval]

This is the worst type of loss for Miami.

I said before the series that in the games they lose, they have to hope Denver shoots lights out so they can catch them on the other side of the law of averages. You can't give up games when Denver only shoots 29% from behind the arc.

Denver's only three losses this postseason came when they shot 32%, 33% and 34% from 3 - they've only had ONE game all playoffs shooting worse than that.

Everyone shoots bad against the Heat. It’s not a coincidence.