(1) denver nuggets (8) miami heat 2023 nba finals ft the joker and mommy butler

glad to see him fulfill his childhood dream of watching a Finals game

I feel like if I were the best player in the playiffs, I’d have more than 10 field goals through 7 quarters. personally!

do you think jimmy just really loves playing in the eastern conference playoffs?

might have to make a "do not make fun of jimmy butler for doing so tempts fate" sign that i can tap

well as they say the Heat are very much "back on their bullshit" right now

might be time for denver to get the starters back in

heat can win any game if and only if they shoot 50% from 3, is the theme of this playoffs

lol Bam sold that pretty hard

Denver kind of self destructing.

amazing Miami is flopping their way into a road Finals victory

too many fouls

steam coming out of jokic's ears rn

nuggets trying out the “ do everything wrong” strategy

can't they look back and switch that block to a goaltend, the way they switch 2s to 3s and vice versa? or does it need to be reviewed in the moment since it was a live ball as it was played

no

ya even I think it was a goaltend

ooooh this might be a game still

in my opinion the Heat absolutely have to hang on to this lead

No timeout?!

such a weird game beginning to end

no Miami Heat playoff game has had any momentum or flow whatsoever

no Miami Heat playoff game has had any momentum or flow whatsoever

― frogbs, Sunday, June 4, 2023 10:35 PM (two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

this has been their playstyle for this entire iteration of the team

my understanding of this series boils down to white elephant art vs termite art

silly game

gotta say for all the praise Christian Braun got in the 1st half he really blew it in the 2nd on defense

That goaltend call was big. Jamal got a good look tho at the end

the two Jamal 3s before that were amazing shots

maybe coaches should start using timeouts at the ends of games idk

no Miami Heat playoff game has had any momentum or flow whatsoever

― frogbs, Sunday, June 4, 2023 10:35 PM (two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

this has been their playstyle for this entire iteration of the team

― ciderpress, Sunday, June 4, 2023 10:38 PM (thirty-six minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

they really gummed it up heat style in the 2nd half

lol spo isnt having it

Erik Spoelstra shut down Ramona Shelburne's question about turning Jokic into a scorer or a passer quickly pic.twitter.com/PxcWQNN5w4

— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) June 5, 2023

watched this play live and gasped that he shot it with two wide open teamates

If you are wondering how a guy who plays 29 mins a game is only averaging 1 assist per game... pic.twitter.com/qPaYF2f6nu

— Haralabos Voulgaris (@haralabob) June 5, 2023

8 points on 3-5 shooting in the 4th for butler while facilitating the offense down the stretch

funny thread to read back

17-9-4 on 50/81 shooting for bam in the playoffs now w/ two street free agents as his back ups

23-11-4 on 54% shooting in this series while battling jokic for 40 mins per game

sabonis was third team all NBA this year… wonderful season for him but the heat have the guy who wins you playoff games

i know embiid is obviously a better basketball player than bam but the next time embiid is playing with that level of intensity and endurance in an NBA finals game (while putting up 20/10) will be the first

8 points on 3-5 shooting in the 4th for butler while facilitating the offense down the stretch

funny thread to read back

― J0rdan S., Monday, June 5, 2023 2:23 AM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink

;) I was texting a heat fan buddy of mine at the same time so I was just getting a little riled up. I do like how he gets sleepy during the games tho maybe he should drink a coffee or something

Gabe Vincent's jumping 180 faceplant flop might usher in a new era of "trick flopping", but Bam is amazing.

The Heat are shooting 50% on Wide Open and 44% on Open threes against MIL/BOS/DEN. Their opponents are shooting 39% and 33% on those shot types!

Jimmy was just sitting there in the corner waiting for the ball. Boom.

“All theses high-paid analysts, I don’t want to mention names…TNT, ESPN…they were WRONG! Are they gonna lose their jobs? No. Are they going to get a cut in pay? No!”

- An enraged Papi joins the show to spread a little #HEATCulture as well as a few “I told you so’s”. 😂😂😂… pic.twitter.com/98boQPNckm

— Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz (@LeBatardShow) June 2, 2023

so uh what are they gonna do with Tyler Herro

it doesn’t seem like he’s ready to play

Reporting from #NBAFinals: I spoke with Tyler Herro ahead his Game 2 pregame routine and he told me he experiences both soreness and swelling in the right hand after shooting and he can feel the soreness when he’s making a “follow through” shooting motion. He also shared his…

— Ros Gold-Onwude (@ROSGO21) June 5, 2023

i think they will activate him if he’s healthy enough to play but i’m not sure they’ll actually play him unless it gets to a point of desperation. i don’t think they’re just gonna start working him back into the rotation like it’s the regular season but i could see a scenario where the heat have a game where they’re having trouble scoring & herro and his fresh legs start to seem like a better idea

If the HEAT have been painting fourth-quarter masterpieces all postseason, this was their pièce de résistance, 36 points on just 19 possessions. That was good for 1.89 points per possession, the fourth-highest mark in a postseason fourth quarter of the past 10 years – and the third-best final period of this year, including the entire regular season. Better yet, on possessions that didn’t include a turnover in that final period, Miami scored 2.12 points per.

After two games, heading to Miami: pic.twitter.com/eIf78jENfj

— Shane Young (@YoungNBA) June 5, 2023

Important note:

Denver has started 13% of its possessions in transition, while Miami is just at 5.1%

Everything starts and ends with the Nuggets' defense. If they can get stops or force more turnovers, it unlocks them in a different way.

— Shane Young (@YoungNBA) June 5, 2023

Turnovers a concern for Denver.

I’m amped up

KCP has to be the worst transition finisher in the league. it’s incredible

someones got to do it

bad call btw

Uh oh Jimmy trying some Harden shit

jokic has been so good at reading these double screens on defense