There have been 45 different winning streaks of at least five games in the NBA this season, by 21 different teams - and the Heat weren't one of them. They sputtered for much of the year, never able to put a long string of wins together. 500 mark for the first time until about a week before Christmas. Highlights of Game 1 between the Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets in the NBA Finals The list of adverse moments the Heat have endured this season is lengthy, to say the least. So, we know how to deal with it and we'll be ready." We've been through a lot of down moments this year. "That's how we've been all year," said Heat guard Max Strus, who went 0 for 10 from the field - 0 for 9 from 3-point range - in Game 1. A 104-93 loss in Game 1 on Thursday night came when Miami shot poorly, struggled big-time from 3-point range until a late flurry and shot only two free throws - the fewest, the NBA said, by any team in any of the 4,359 games in league postseason history. Virtually the entire season has been topsy-turvy for the Heat, and evidently, the jagged path is the one they're going to take all the way to the end. And by now, the Heat have just come to expect that nothing they want will come easily. All three of his championship rings came in series where the Heat lost a finals opener.Īnd that will be the message for three days, all the way until tip-off of Game 2 on Sunday night. Being down 1-0 in the finals against the Denver Nuggets is not optimal, but Haslem knows it doesn't doom Miami's chances, either. He's seen lots of those - six of them, actually, in seven tries during his Heat career. Twitter Due to your consent preferences, you’re not able to view this. Watch the 2023 NBA Playoffs unfold live on Sky Sports.Nikola Jokic's path to stardom paved by teammates' resilience and Denver Nugget's underdog status.2023 NBA Finals: Can the Denver Nuggets win their first ring? Will the Miami Heat spoil the party?.They showcased their might in Game 1 as Nikola Jokic operated as the galactic centre-point around which the rest of the Nuggets stars orbited, and his triple-double (27 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists) was the work of a superstar who has all the weapons to do it himself but focuses on ensuring his team gets going above any personal numbers. to back him up as well as a much-improved supporting cast. Although he didn't win it for a third consecutive year, Nikola Jokic has played at MVP-calibre level once again and now has a fully fit Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. Michael Malone's team is a juggernaut, sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals after finishing top of the conference during the regular season. Now, they're in the biggest series of them all once again and face a Denver Nuggets team heavily fancied to win it all on the franchise's first appearance in the NBA Finals.
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