Game Thread NBA Playoffs Thread - 2023 CHAMPIONSHIP! Nuggets vs Heat!

[Fairly-Hard]

they should make instructional film on how to use the zone defense from that game.

he completely neutralized anyone but jokic.

spo is the best coach in the league.

Jokic with 4 assists was crucial for sure but some of those shots could have fallen? Got to give the Heat credit though. They played tough and didn’t quit at all.

 

[illmatic99]

Jokic with 4 assists was crucial for sure but some of those shots could have fallen? Got to give the Heat credit though. They played tough and didn’t quit at all.

i would recommend re-watching and paying attention to how they guarded murray/kcp/porter jr off ball.

 

[Freshtown]

they should make instructional film on how to use the zone defense from that game.

he completely neutralized anyone but jokic.

spo is the best coach in the league.

It reminded me of the difference between Miami’s zone and Chauncey’s zone, which gave up wide open corner 3s every possession.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

i would recommend re-watching and paying attention to how they guarded murray/kcp/porter jr off ball.

I payed plenty of attention.

 

[illmatic99]

It reminded me of the difference between Miami’s zone and Chauncey’s zone, which gave up wide open corner 3s every possession.

a 1-3-1 should not be this effective at this level. that team works so hard to scramble. and i feel like they switched between defenses every other possession.

that kinda connection only comes from amazing coaching.

 

[JDC]

a 1-3-1 should not be this effective at this level. that team works so hard to scramble. and i feel like they switched between defenses every other possession.

that kinda connection only comes from amazing coaching.

They go zone off of makes, man to man off misses

 

[blazerfan11]

They won’t shoot 48 % from three again. Not sure how you can say he coached a good game?
Shoot the three that well and they should have blown the Nuggets out.

The Heat shot better than 48% on 3-poiners just 2 games ago.

Game 7 vs Boston.


Game 3 vs Boston


Game 1 vs Boston

 

[Mediocre Man]

Being busy is cool. This has been a great playoffs. Miami’s run is insane. When was the last time a 44-38 won a title???

The Bullets did the year after us. Portland was only 49-33 when we won

 

[Fairly-Hard]

The Heat shot better than 48% on 3-poiners just 2 games ago.

Game 7 vs Boston.
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Game 3 vs Boston
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Game 1 vs Boston
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Nice job! Color me surprised.
Gonna say the Nuggets will defend it better in the coming games.

 

[KingSpeed]

They won’t shoot 48 % from three again. Not sure how you can say he coached a good game?
Shoot the three that well and they should have blown the Nuggets out.

How do you think they got open?

 

[KingSpeed]

One thing no one mentions is that the Heat have way more Finals experience than Denver including two champs including Love & Lowry.

 

[Pinwheel1]

I still wonder about Denver's 3 man bench...... although they keep playing well.

The most surprising player for me on the Nuggets is MPjr..........not that his stats are horrible, but I keep waiting for a breakout game and so far it isn't happening. He looks very average out there.

 

[PDXFonz]

Looking at the two teams today after the Nurk trade kinda makes my stomach upset. How much we’ve declined.

Really going to need to do something to be contending next year.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

How do you think they got open?

The same way most every player gets open. Through picks and screens with some good passes. Open looks are just that. Making 50% of them is the key.

 

[THE HCP]

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…….. #FAMS

 

[THE HCP]

Looking at the two teams today after the Nurk trade kinda makes my stomach upset. How much we’ve declined.

Really going to need to do something to be contending next year.

FAMS….. “contend next year”? Cmon.

 

[KingSpeed]

The same way most every player gets open. Through picks and screens with some good passes. Open looks are just that. Making 50% of them is the key.

I was just saying there’s more to it than making the shots. Plus, most of their points were from 2s and FTs. You know basketball is more than “they shot well from 3, they should’ve blown out Denver.”

 

[blazerfan11]

Denver was 3-7 this season in the 10 games where Jokic had fewer than 7 assists. According to Colin Cowherd.

 

[handiman]

I still wonder about Denver's 3 man bench...... although they keep playing well.

The most surprising player for me on the Nuggets is MPjr..........not that his stats are horrible, but I keep waiting for a breakout game and so far it isn't happening. He looks very average out there.

The issue Denver is struggling with is, their 3 bench guys put forth the most consistent defensive effort, along with KCP, but they're an offensive-oriented team that can't afford to rest their scorers.

Murray, Porter, and Jokic are well below average at the defensive end, and Gordon is only meh other than the occasional highlight play. Jokic's defensive shortcomings are somewhat masked because they have no direct substitute, so they look worse without him by default.

Personally, I'd make Porter the odd man out and rotate Brown/Braun in his minutes. He's a great catch-and-shoot guy, but can't do much else, including simple side steps. I suspect his oddball characteristics upstairs make it impossible for his focus to not wander regularly, so he often looks disengaged.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Not sure I have ever seen a halftime broadcast with a group of people who obviously all dislike one member.
What was ESPN thinking putting SAS on the crew?

 

[OneSport3]

Cody Zeller moves like a newly born fawn and catches the ball like he lathered his hands in butter before every game. And Neil Olshey thought he was a good signing…

 

[DDolla]

Re-Do the 2022 Draft, Christian Braun is a top 10 guy

 

[Tince]

Re-Do the 2022 Draft, Christian Braun is a top 10 guy

Biggest all-rookie team snub this year?

 

[DDolla]

Should be 3-0 if only Denver did not sleep in the 4th qtr of game 2

 

[theprunetang]

Cody Zeller moves like a newly born fawn and catches the ball like he lathered his hands in butter before every game. And Neil Olshey thought he was a good signing…

Well, so do the Heat and everyone can't stop massaging their collective balls right now.

 

[Whyachi]

It looked like the Heat were playing hard, showing hustle, they just could not overcome the clear size advantage Denver possesses.

 

[Tince]

It looked like the Heat were playing hard, showing hustle, they just could not overcome the clear size advantage Denver possesses.

It's such a significant difference. Very much reminds me of when we played them in the playoffs two years ago.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

The heat shot 31% from three? Here is the other side. The Nuggets shot 5-18 28% from three.

This shows me that if the Heat can't make open looks they cannot beat the size and physicality of the Nuggets. The Nuggets will eventually wear this team down.

 

[tlongII]

Jokic and Murray both had triple-doubles. That's never happened in the NBA Finals before. Denver is just a much better team than Miami.

 

[Pinwheel1]

The heat shot 31% from three? Here is the other side. The Nuggets shot 5-18 28% from three.

This shows me that if the Heat can't make open looks they cannot beat the size and physicality of the Nuggets. The Nuggets will eventually wear this team down.

Yeah, but isn't the size advantage really only Jokic? I mean Gordon is a 6'8" PF with a 7' wing. At 235 he probably possesses the perfect size for a PF these days, but nothing that special. Porter has good size for an SF, but he has not been much of a factor (1-7 last night with 7 boards) Jokic of course is a huge difference-maker. He and Murray control the whole game.