Why The Heat Have Hope Against The Nuggets | Game 1 Full Highlights 2023 NBA Finals

[@vKemps]

As a Celtic fan, watching Nuggets dicing up the zone with ease was unbelievably infuriating

[@tarukashao5691]

nuggets would have been dicing up the Celtics too. Jamal murray and Jokic elevate each other while Brown and Tatum don't.

[@Fraudkuna]

​@@tarukashao5691 faxx

[@Evan-ky4tz]

Big difference between making Jokic playmake and making Tatum or brown do it

[@vKemps]

​@@tarukashao5691 I'd say Celtics would have been a little better equipped size wise, but Heat were just too organised so fair play. With jokic at the helm their offence is a juggernaut.

[@vKemps]

​@@Evan-ky4tz jokic passing is light years ahead of tatum brown, perfect for a zone

[@leeswift7883]

Gordon and KCP were perfect additions for this team. All the Nuggets had to do was stay healthy and the result is what we're seeing now

[@aces8481]

You just jinxed them

[@rapz85]

Brucey B was a nice add as well.

[@leeswift7883]

@@rapz85 true and he should be a priority signing this off-season

[@thelivetable]

Reggie Jackson better than KCP

[@blueroad1906]

One of the best defenders AD couldn’t stop Jokic

[@SDesWriter]

The thing you're missing is that Miami has to force switches on offense to get their shots and that leaves them in bad mismatches on the defensive end since the Nuggets push the ball so much. Denver has offensive players who can score on anyone the Heat has, but the reverse isn't true. So Denver will have mismatches in their favor on every offensive possession (and even if everyone is on the correct man, they still have a +1 with Gordon who can't be guarded by anyone on Miami.

[@bballbreakdown]

That’s a great point. I do think running out of the zone can also help heat as they move to offense

[@pakyo6986]

you must replace spo my brother did you ever coach a team??

[@SDesWriter]

@@pakyo6986 If you watch Reddick, Leggler, and Draymond (among a few others), you'll see a lot of what's happening just below the surface. No coaching experience required. 😁 I am sure Miami's coach knows everything any of us knows (and far more), but the question is will it help? They have to force mismatches to score and if Denver pushes the ball then there's no way to fix the mismatches the other way. Simple cause & effect.

[@SDesWriter]

@@bballbreakdown Wish I could take credit for it. It was either JJ or Leggler that I saw point it out. Once you see it you can't unsee it. I honestly have no idea how the Heat try to counter it. If Denver just walked the ball up it wouldn't be a problem but the way Miami has to run their offense to score gives Denver an advantage the other way. Add that to having Joker and Gordon with big advantages if the offense stagnates and it looks like a short series.

[@Serocco]

@@SDesWriter Thing is every single opponent Miami beat has injures to their most important players. Giannis went down, Randle was hurt, Brown played hurt, and Tatum got hurt at the first play of the last game. History says expect Murray and Porter to get sudden and inexplicable no contact injuries as well.

[@bryana.escaleralopez]

"Lakers figured something out" same type energy with this video

[@vlada]

Rui = Love

[@bryana.escaleralopez]

@@vlada LMAO rough but true

[@tatsuyasigh1906]

Not really. He literally said this series might not make it to 6 games. The Heats 'hope' only lies on the offensive end. This video did NOT suggest Heats found any answer for Jokic and co on the defensive end like in the Lakers series

[@pablodead]

moral victory lmao

[@norpriest521]

@@tatsuyasigh1906 So basically, forget about Jokic. No one is going to stop him. He's going to dominate one way or another. The only chance is that you can to stop Jokic's teammates from scoring. That's how you win.

[@edwardjin9997]

Who’s here after G2

[@GunninRebel55]

This aged like a fine wine.

[@mh4oliveira]

nuggets won't shoot as badly from three either. I can't see this series going past 6 games

[@joeblazey048]

agree jimmy needs to turn into bucks series jimmy and they need to shoot lights out

[@quetz6335]

bro heat shot horrible and if was still a 11 point game.

[@DMasterplanL]

​@@quetz6335 because denver slowed down and heat mixed things up in 4th, however by the end of the game it appeared that jokic adapted to the change so...

[@ianardell4660]

@@quetz6335 the nuggets also didn’t shoot that well. And it was a 20 point game for like 3/4 of the game. It’s time to be realistic

[@blak_dice5514]

Yea for the Heat

[@user-yy6lf6ii3l]

Heat 1-0 in moral victories

[@hardwoodgems]

Thanks Coach Nick. I was on several FB groups in Spanish saying Nuggets in 5. The two reasons are: 1. Their size advantage, and 2. their ability play PnR or PnP with either Murray or Jokić handling. It's complicated, as they can both attack and finish with either hand.

[@copperbeckville1853]

LOL. Denver shot 29% from 3. That won't happen again. And they score 1.17 ppp against zone defenses this year, which is historic. Add in the big home court advantage, having the best player in the world, and two legitimate closers, and you get a 4 game series. The 8 seed is looking like one. They shouldn't be here.

[@joeblazey048]

😂😂😂

[@23ofSeptember]

Gordon is a Scotty Pippen type player. He can defend and score. Scotty of course has an edge as Gordon is a 3rd or 4th option behind Murray, while Scotty was a solid 2. I think thats key to the Nuggets success. Kind of like the Warriors needing Curry, Klay and Draymond, Nugs have Murray, Jokic and Gordan. But they also have MPJ and KCP. This is a killer lineup.

[@DylanH2171]

This aged like fine wine

[@TopViewFar]

I love seeing both teams playing unselfish basketball at the highest level, I wish they could both win the championship this year 😢

[@llV_Vll]

Ikr both teams deserve so much respect after their playoff run

[@Wis_Dom]

But what about Lebron tho?

[@GameChanger-xi4iy]

@@Wis_Dom lebron deserves Jack shit, he’s in Cancun.

[@hungryalien]

@@GameChanger-xi4iy he will be passing by china to check out their scene as well 😄

[@Wis_Dom]

@@GameChanger-xi4iy But Lebron, tho!

[@Nootylorson]

This aged very well.

[@tinku-j4n]

Nuggets weren't even at their best, shooting 8-27 from three. For those out there saying the heat missed open shots, denver did so as well. Also, KCP did not even play well in game 1, so I expect him to play much better in game 2 like he did in the phoenix series. That being said, I expect jimmy butler to play well but I can't trust anyone else on this heat team to show up consistently. I know herro is coming back for game 3, but we don't know how many minutes he'll play due to the long layoff. For these reasons, I got the nuggets in 5.

[@darrengordon-hill]

"I thought MPJ had 9 3s" THAT'S what having an overall good game (at least, not letting his bad offence dictate his defensive effort) looks like!!!

[@Nidzadrugar]

Nuggets' starting 5 are 20 inches taller than Miami's. Every shot is open.

[@pas69tie]

herro is gonna play game 2 but it won't help....

[@TLCYoutubeTV]

Heat ain’t at their best either.

[@bestofdbest934]

You're not considering Jimmy and Caleb not playing well at all. On top of that, MIA never attacked aggressively. LOTS of factors here. About to be a very very interesting series.

[@mariodukez66]

Going back to this video to comment. Yes, some of his analyses are accurate in reference to game 2 outcome.

[@driftercloud3381]

I don’t see the Nuggets losing this series. As much as people say the Heat are just missing shots, the Nuggets shot worse from 3 than the Heat and still won. The Nuggets have the best 1-2 punch, size, shooting, athleticism, better bench, and good coaching. They always have an answer to any run.

[@kurthardy9476]

Nuggets were missing contested 3s. Strus and Duncan missed 9 wide open 3s in the first half alone. Sure the Nuggets will make a couple more contested 3s, but the Heat will shoot 45% from 3 if they keep getting these looks.

[@Other_Robots]

People were saying these exact things after game 1 vs the lakers basically

[@ericwalker-gr9xj]

strus was literally 0 for 9 wide open that will never happen again 0 for 10 overall not happening again i feel like heat winning if bam can be more productive than jokic offensively which he can with jokic defense

[@good2go619]

@@kurthardy9476 MPJ was 2 from 11 from 3. The guy is 6'10 and jumps high on his shot. Miami's guards are too short to contest his shot.

[@gragalakaisel1477]

@@good2go619 did you even watch the game?

[@josephdemarchi2128]

There was a lack of help on Gordon because everyone else on the Nuggets is a good shooter. Help off anyone of them and the ball swings for an open 3.

[@germie6260]

More Kevin love I think will happen for sure after watching Aaron dominate those post ups. I wonder if Udonis could get minutes haha

[@shamsielshahar120]

Udonis would get minutes if it was 2013. Love would most likely be having more minutes.

[@otac77]

Trouought these playoffs i developed allergy to the word "adjustments" . There is no adjustment to the Joker team.

[@mrhoopfan1]

Herro, Lowery and Vincent will make those off the dribble 3s vs Jokic' deep drop

[@Cma2_]

This aged well 🎉

[@JimParkGM]

1. Heat needs to get Love into the rotation to alleviate the pressure of lack of size against Gordon 2. This is a Lowry series because he appears to attack best against Nuggets' greatest weakness - Jokic in high PnR

[@jtdabraham7638]

Love is way too slow, they’ll go at him in pnr

[@JimParkGM]

@@jtdabraham7638 Teams don't usually come out spamming, which is why it's key to play Love for the first few minutes just to blow up easy opportunities in the paint for Gordon

[@refuse2lose1985]

​@@JimParkGM Kevin love as a key defensive piece is a losing plan.

[@andys3035]

Gordon would feast on Love

[@drrydog]

@@andys3035 Gordon had a "Great game" I dont count on it happening every game. AS for Love, he has no match ups. Don't play Love

[@OMGFrijoles]

Everybody shooting like D'Angelo Russel.

[@s4mnoon3z]

Denver’s only true weakness this series will be when they take their foot off the pedal. If they stay locked in, I don’t see them losing this series. I also think the lakers were a much better team when healthy than the top 3 eastern teams

[@luckerooni1153]

Lakers definitely are not better as a team they just have LeBron.

[@markusmahadeo1374]

​@@luckerooni1153and AD who played great this playoffs Heat dont have any player on that either of those guys levels

[@shamsielshahar120]

Another weakness is not having a reliable scoring option off the bench. I hope they can find one during the off season. Maybe pursue Christian Wood since he's a UFA this off season

[@kingjaydex7464]

@@luckerooni1153AD is better than LeBron

[@greggassen5548]

@Markus Mahadeo Anthony "every other Day"vis didn't play great this playoffs. Sure he had a few great games but would also go missing sometimes. Where was he on the last play of game 4?

[@norpriest521]

So basically, forget about Jokic. No one is going to stop him. He's going to dominate one way or another. The only chance is that you can to stop Jokic's teammates from scoring. That's how you win.

[@captainobvious90]

Gordon might score 20+ the next few games, like Bam. Both teams will probably let those two feasts lol

[@Gdfsandoz]

You don't really have anyone to guard murray Gordon or mpj. Can put Jimmy on one of them but the other two are open to feast. Heat are just so small.

[@calebstyle2001]

@@Gdfsandoz love can

[@alanzimmerman1674]

Great analysis! But given the amt of time spent on the Heat's poor outside shooting, you should also mention that they finished 33% from 3 range, topping the poor-shooting Nuggets' 30%. I expect both teams will shoot better in Game 2.

[@bballbreakdown]

Yes, this is true but it was mostly after the game has been decided so 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@lidijaherga215]

@@bballbreakdown yeeeeee Hachimura maybe...Jesus.

[@wadimsmirnow8798]

Also Heat shot a lot more 3s. Overall they comfortably won the possession battle, if they hit 2 of those 3p shots in the first quarter the game is way different, because Nuggets were also scoring in transition on those misses. These are mostly like 5 point swings every time.

[@sarumane5380]

For everyone watching this vid and thinking that the Heat players missed a lot of open threes compared to the Nuggets and that's why they lost, here is a tidbit of information for you: On open looks from three (defender 4ft away from the shooter or more) Heat: 37%, 30 attempts Nuggets: 32%, 19 attempts So the Heat shot better than the Nuggets from three, when they were open on more attempts. Shooting variance was not why the Heat lost.

[@bballbreakdown]

What I didn’t show was this… nuggets could also improve their shooting big time 😬

[@xavierb9061]

Difference is by missing so many open shots nuggets didnt have to adjust on defense, so werent other openings. Like if aaron gordon doesnt bully vincent in post,heat can guard jokic well. Because he cant..the main problem jokic need another solution

[@exploringcolorado720]

​@Kingdom Of Judah 🦁⚡️ The Heat lost because they were outmatched in every facet of the game against the Nuggets. It wasn't even close. This was a dominant Nuggets win despite them shooting poorly from 3 and not having a great night defensively.

[@kaleb324]

i saw 5/16 on open 3’s from the heat somewhere. idk if the heat shot 30 open 3’s and i definitely don’t think the nuggets shot 19 open ones.

[@milosjovicevic6083]

​@@bballbreakdown I like that you have selfcritism. You are great guy.

[@ginoalaineferdinandsuralta1498]

This has aged well for Game 2. 🔥

[@loganw861]

***Kevin Love has Entered the chat***

[@ejaudy8241]

Title has the same energy as "the lakers have figured the nuggets out".

[@Jestoooni]

I came back here after the heat tied the series 1-1. Id say the breakdown was damn right! The heat have chance 👏 👏

[@micci9865]

That's also my prediction. closing this series in 5 games by the Nuggets. Too much fire power. they are all healthy. the chemistry is superb and their lineup is damn deep.

[@youngmelo1841]

Denver won pretty easily with Jokic barely giving any effort

[@socope17]

Jokic had 27, 10 and 14 on 40 mins played. I wouldn’t exactly cal it “barely giving any effort”.

[@ballislife1805]

What do u mean any effort? It's the finals, I sure hope you are giving effort. That is the stupidest thing I've heard anyone say. No effort....bruh. He always plays like that

[@THETHC123]

@@socope17 if you aren’t dropping 50, there’s no effort shown to these ppl.

[@youngmelo1841]

@@socope17 he took 12 shots, barely pushed the ball like he did against the Lakers and also was leaving Bam wide open. Jokic wasn't giving much effort. He played that game like he plays the Rockets

[@youngmelo1841]

@@THETHC123 Jokic having 50 points means no one else is scoring so yeah that's when he's actually trying. He won't come out and say it but he already knows they're better than the heat. So why go all out?

[@UncleSunrize]

This title made me chuckle

[@bohansenboh]

The Heat do have someone to guard Gordon. If they put Love on Jokic, they can have Bam guard Gordon. I don't know if Love is hurt or out for the series tho. Love suffers form the same lack of mobility that Jokic does, but he has the strength to deal with him. Obviously, putting Love in P-n-R action isn't ideal, but when you've got Bam roaming the paint, off of Gordon, it plugs some of those holes. The only issue is that Jokic is a really good ball screener, so the Heat guards will have to put in a lot of effort to contest Murray off the P-n-R. Or they can just go under the screens, and plug up the paint. Making Denver a more one denominational team. And honestly, Denver isn't a very good defensive team. They have good athletes around Jokic, but Jokic is a weak defender and Murray doesn't have good off-ball awareness.

[@timmyaz7112]

The Heat figured out how to beat the Nuggets in beginning of the fourth

[@_LongLast]

What way was that? Get down so much that the other team lets up and hope the can’t turn it back on enough to hold a huge lead?

[@timmyaz7112]

@@_LongLast same way as The Lakers figured out the Nuggets in game 1

[@Bigstormchaser]

The words “brown” and “floater” should not be used like that at 8:37

[@Salsainglesa]

I re watched the game and came to a similar conclusion about the heat offense, they missed open shots and also some good mood range good looks. But, the nuggets still can play better so it won't really matter in the end. Hopefully we'll get a better series. Because it's looking like it'll be a sweep or gent sweep at most

[@wadimsmirnow8798]

11p and literally 4 3p shot makes away from winning it, of course it matters if you miss this many wide open shots.

[@bbpoItergeist]

@@wadimsmirnow8798 bc nuggets took their pedal off the gas it was up to a 24 point lead

[@NyQuilDonut]

@@wadimsmirnow8798 Literally literally literally. The Nuggets were mediocre from the three point line too sp if they both shoot better next game the Heat still lose.

[@eduardovillalobos4722]

Gordon needs to keep bullying them and rest is history

[@_egghead]

This aged well

[@camlop8635]

their offence looks good and has chances, the problem is that they have no defensive answers. Denver can do too much and adjust for anything heat does

[@nightpandas7178]

Denver also shot poorly though. The Heat were definitely fatigued from the Celtics

[@pfpchad2747]

Nuggets were a bit rusty on their 3 pt shooting. I expect them to shoot much better in game 2. It'll be interesting to see what adjustments both teams make. But I have Nuggets sweeping Miami.

[@nicholasotero-andrews3642]

They aren’t sweeping Miami

[@manz7860]

Love the classic bballbreadkdown music. Gets me so hype

[@typobureau]

Everyone in this planet knows what a superdog denver nuggets is rn. them beating miami heat is a no credit at all considering how low a team miami is.😅

[@rickyquanjr.8923]

Glad to finally get this classic BBALLBREAKDOWN music

[@rickfelz7148]

At 07:10 you said the nuggets don't have anyone big enough to guard Gordon, just pointing out a small error to help out. Cheers!

[@ragingwithclass6136]

He meant Aaron Gordon. He proceeds to say they have Bam Adebayo but he has his hands full (w/ Jokic).

[@yqco6]

@@ragingwithclass6136 The original comment was talking about how he said “The NUGGETS don’t have anyone to guard Gordon” when he really meant “the HEAT don’t have anyone to guard Gordon”

[@ragingwithclass6136]

@@yqco6 ahh my mistake.

[@joesmith8725]

​ @Randy Marsh The Nuggets and everyone else in the West had to run in to the Showtime Lakers during the 80s. Also Denver was short on the bench against great elite teams in the very deep west during the '00s/'10s. Quit being an baffoon. If you just started following the NBA this year or so,. then it makes sense. Forgivin.

[@ErinGnarkill]

cool, now breakdown how the nuggets 4 best 3pt shooters shot well under 30% from 3 instead of their average at over 40% The Heat shot exactly their season average from 3, the Nuggets shot 10% under their season average

[@KingslayerSrb]

he won't, he had 5 miami videos in the last two weeks, and one nuggets-pov video the whole playoffs, back in the first round. Its not a coincidence. Bias is clear.

[@wadimsmirnow8798]

@@KingslayerSrb For every Miami biased video there, there are 10 claiming Denver sweep, Denver in 5 and Jokic best player ever. Cannot wait for Nuggets to lose this in 6 and shut everbody up. It's pretty clear Heat are underdogs, but the insane Denver bias is really ridiculous at this point.

[@pejakenovic805]

Im not concerned which team win. My only interest is : how Heats coach could execute new tactics to maximize other players scores to battle against JokicMurray combo, not to rely on Butler only...

[@one_hoop]

7:10 you say that the Nuggets don't have anyone big enough to guard Gordon, but you meant the Heat.

[@dwightsnoot7742]

DID HE STUTTER

[@meekmeads]

Still salty about the Warriors 🤣😂🤣😂

[@1234TokyoJohn]

“So you’re telling me I have a chance” - Lloyd Christmas.

[@98Nedeljko]

Gentleman sweep incoming

[@FernandoPacifico-l7u]

The8r too good for Heat with the Addition of Gordon Brown And Kcp plus Porter Jr with his 3 pts shooting their unstoppable plus Murray crunctime game wow a sweep is coming

[@agrother]

Coach, do you think altitude played a role in the long-distance shooting? Is there data out there showing visiting teams have a lower 3-point percentage than other arenas?

[@bobsmith2335]

I waited unti after the second game to check out your analysis. You saw what I saw in the first game. Miami missed shots based on their actions they normally hit. Second game they ran most of the same actions offensively and hit those shots. Those are just the beginning in game 3 spo will open up the bag.

[@1ff4nxz]

always a good video when the classic music plays.

[@zivkovicable]

Miami looks tiny out there...& tired...& feeling the altitude....& have no answer to Jokic & Murray. Sweep.

[@willg3220]

Put sponsor at the end if irs every single video

[@createdsoicancomment2833]

When the Nuggets signed Gordon after the bubble season, as a Laker fan, I was "Uh oh." It went under the radar but I thought it made them dramatically better. The following season they had key injuries which masked how really they could be with a complete roster. It shows.

[@emrback8563]

Thanks I've thought the same

[@HeavyMetalOne64]

Jimmy butler has the heart of a champion and refuses to let his team lose. Nuggets in 4

[@jamesharrison1579]

Hey, coach brought back the original music!

[@javianjohnson8746]

To the point about Miami having troubles with Aaron Gordon and Jokic, what don't Miami just start someone like Cody Zeller or Kevin Love alongside Bam? Having that size down-low could be very helpful for the Heat as it would take less defensive pressure off of Bam, and if you start Love you can have another offensive player in the starting lineup too

[@masonpagnotta279]

Every analysis video I've seen after game 1 is "why the nuggets will sweep" just goes to show coach nick knows his stuff

[@deselmsgroup]

The Nuggets didn't play remotely their best basketball in game 1, and their fourth quarter was awful. If they play to the level they did against the Lakers and Suns, it's a blowout sweep.

[@supercatforever]

Heat just wonnnnn

[@tgninja4784]

Lol how its going so when the nuggets gone start playing well

[@SiloHades]

That drop is still so fire

[@a.k.7840]

It's good to point out what Miami can do better, but how about the Nuggets? They shot even worse from three than the Heat did. What can the Nuggets do better?

[@zhejianzhang1150]

I'm led to believe that the NBA may need to rethink its approach to assist accounting. In my view, any time a player sets up an open shot opportunity, that should be chalked up as an assist, regardless of whether the shot actually goes in or not.

[@andys3035]

That makes no sense

[@fourtheboys96]

Butler driving into an open space then hesitating to find the open man instead of shooting gave nuggets time to recover.

[@alexjones7043]

Denver is the only team that can comfortably win and have the national media collectively say that means they’re beatable. This is the second time lol. It’s pretty obvious how biased the media is which makes them less and less relevant.

[@JohnSmith-qq7yw]

Just like the Lakers, it looks like the Heat have a good chance for a moral victory sweep as well! Go Heat!!

[@christ-Revealed]

This might be an 06 heats type of finals against another european

[@refuse2lose1985]

I dont think enough is being made of the free throw disparity in game 1. If Miami's best shooters making 2 3s combined, and the Heat taking 2 free throws the whole game results in a 16 point victory... There probably more to this series that there seems to be.

[@twiss9341]

Thanks coach!

[@hyperbrug9328]

strus broke my heart that game man

[@deandrepage1048]

Point guard or setting a backscreen (below the free throw line) for a teammate FIRST, then flash high for 3-pointers off dribble handoffs. Reminded me of Kyle Korver's philosophy, best way to get yourself wide open for 3-pointers is to set an off the ball screens for a teammate 1st.

[@pittland44]

Here's something I think a lot of Heat fans are ignoring, because it's not visible in and of itself: The altitude. That's not going away, and unlike straight fatigue (which I think the Heat are dealing with after that weird seven game series with the Celtics) the fatigue plus the altitude is a killer. I've lived in Denver all my life, and I'm not in great shape, but I can outlast a lot of friends and family from out of state simply because they're not equipped to handle the air. The air here is also markedly dryer than the air in Miami, so it's not just altitude but dehydration you have to fight.

[@gorantamburic2000]

What a clickbait ! They are getting swept LoL Same were Wolves fans then Suns fans and LA fans ! Did you see Miami Heat players faces at the end of the game ! They were shocked how strong and good Denver is and this was a mediocre to bad Nuggets game !

[@peaceful_warrior7627]

Miami had lost 6 games in a row against Denver, that's over 3 seasons. I think the Heat and everyone else already knew how great this Nuggets team is. And it's not like their size was a secret. We've been hearing for years "wait till all the stars are healthy" and in the meantime their best player has won two back to back MVPs and they've added Aaron Gordon, Bruce Brown, KCP. Sheesh, what a team. They should be favorites for years to come.

[@kaleb324]

7:54 mpj with a gorgeous screen lmfao

[@ianardell4660]

I think we can stop calling Butler “strangely passive” when he’s been passive for several Celtics games as well. It’s just a part of the butler experience at this point

[@socope17]

He’s been playing on a bum ankle since G1 vs Knicks when Josh Hart tried to flop and Jimmy landed on him after a shot. Reaggrevated in the Celtics series, but you’ll never hear him complain about it. He rather you think he sucks before you hear a single excuse out of him. If you’ve been following his career closely (doubt you have as a nuggets fan) you’ll know he’s never passive or take bad shots for the sake of it. He always gives it everything he has, even if it’s not enough. Win or lose, that enough for me.

[@ianardell4660]

@@socope17 so in one instance your saying he’s playing passive because of a bum ankle. And in the other instance your saying he’s not actually passive. So which is it. I’m inclined to believe the first one because he absolutely is playing passive. That would just give him a good reason to be.

[@socope17]

@@ianardell4660 Okay if you need me to hold your hand on this one, I will: He’s not passive for the sake of it, if he is it’s because there’s a clear underlying reason. For any additional questions, please re-read. ✌️

[@ianardell4660]

@@socope17 don’t be mad at me because you can’t decide on if he’s passive or not. He is passive. That’s a fact. Wether or not he has a good reason to he is irrelevant to the fact

[@socope17]

@@ianardell4660 I’d be happy to explain things to you, but I can’t help you comprehend. Keep re-reading. I have faith you’ll eventually get it. In the meantime, have fun replying to yourself.

[@Roberto-lg7jx]

Jokic is the modern days of Bill Waltons but with good knees. Bill is also pass first most effective player as legendary coachJohn Wooden said

[@samantharay6098]

jokic is 10x the passer walton was, he's more magic than walton walton was also 5x the defender jokic was

[@dcunion77]

Excellent video coach

[@x1nformal]

I do agree heat missed alot of shots in game 1 but I dont think they will get that many open shots in-game 2. also heat is not the only team that shot bricks from 3s denver is worse on 3s in-game 1 which I dont think will happen again in-game 2.

[@brkus2665]

I mean sure, Nuggets could shoot 29% for 3pt again and Heat could shoot 45% and Heat could win that 1 game, but that's pretty much it. I don't see this going past 5. I think biggest chance for Heat to win is 4th game of series. I expect 20 point blowout in game 2. Lakers were a better team and Nuggets swept them, regression gonna hit hard on this Heat, Nuggets may finish this season with longest winning streak of Jokic's carrier which would be hilarious. Getting a title on 10 game winning streak, his longest is I think 8 or 9.

[@wadimsmirnow8798]

It has never happened before that the more talented team has lost a series in NBA history. Oh wait...

[@hotgrease]

As a Nuggets fan, the Heat are going to shoot better for sure. However, it wasn’t just bad luck that they missed so much. No one talks about how they are undrafted players and the stage could be too large for them. Also, they are getting worked on D so their legs probably don’t have the same jump as they normally do. We’ll see how they shoot in Game 2.

[@luckerooni1153]

Those undrafted players have played more playoff games than most people on the Nuggets. It's their size not their lack of confidence in themselves that makes this hard for my Heat tbh.

[@somesosa903]

lol huh?? Its your teams first ever NBA final and you talking about "too big for the moment". Have some shame

[@hotgrease]

@@somesosa903 Sorry, did you watch the game? What part of Jokic’s 27/14/10 made you think he shrank? Or Murray’s 26/10/6, AG starting 6/8, MPJ with 14/13 and 2 blocks? MPJ shot terribly and still made a huge impact.

[@hotgrease]

@@luckerooni1153 We’re talking about the Finals. Wasn’t that the knock on the Nuggets? No Finals experience? And how does the Nuggets’ size make them miss wide open shots?

[@sarumane5380]

@@hotgrease On defense the Heat have to constantly chase after the Nuggets due to how much they move on offense and when the Heat are attacking they have to get around much bigger players. Both of these and especially in tandem cost you much energy and will drain your legs.

[@mabotiyn]

They shouldn’t have hope! They’ll be swept. See how the nuggets didn’t shoot the 3s well. Miami has no chance.

[@jasonmoukala8909]

If you say so

[@BallinVlogs]

7:10 hilarious 🤣

[@oneautumnleaff2119]

paused before it started, the heat have hope because for starters Tyler is going to be coming back but thats not even the main reason. the main reason is because game 1 the nuggets won by only 11 points with 20 FT (made 16) vs the heat playing like trash (except for Bam he played great) and they only had 2 FT while being matched against a team of pure big men (CRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINGE) and missing a key player. if i was a denver fan id be fkn nervous because that game 1 W for Den was pa-fkn-thetic

[@Hyloshit]

This channel cannot give props to the Nuggets. Didn't even make a video about the lakers getting swept by Nuggets. 😂

[@TommyDavidVerbal]

They have ZERO Hope

[@martybyrde1105]

U a casual bro, they said that vs the celtics as well

[@Eastunder]

@@martybyrde1105 lol garbage mimai fans "they said that about Boston too" THIS IS NOT THE BOSTON CELTICS YOU SCRUB. WAKE UP. Yall about to get swept

[@BallinVlogs]

Finally NO COPYRIGHT ©️ MUSIC

[@tingol10]

Yo coach what's with the nuggets erasure? They have been the best team in the playoffs by a mile and 0 videos about them... Only 2 detailing how their opponents shouldn't lose hope? Nuggets in 4.

[@mistersparkles1842]

Heat winning those moral victories

[@sinisasisarica2812]

i think its because most channels are keeping it real and saying nuggets win, so he's being contrarian to catch some heat fans views and likes

[@david_kvcs]

Long story short: the Heat had great shots, but could not finish them. I'm curious if their defense can provide more stops in Game 2?!

[@fredharvey2720]

They had wide open looks and were dropping bricks

[@SaberisloveSaberislife]

Need to make those shots count. Got to go super saiyan like the Bucks series.

[@loganw861]

*Kevin Love has entered the chat*

[@tzaMc]

the heat always win the hard way all throughout the season. Them having a 3-0 lead in the ECF is foreign to them. Winning a game 7 in Boston is the most Miami Heat thing to happen in the ECF. I bet if the Heat will win the Finals vs. the Nuggets, it would be a game 7 coming back from a 0-3 to be the 1st team in history to ever win from that defecit simply because that's what this Heat team is. The ultimate underdogs who has No quit mentality.

[@mxchael9931]

The heat struggle to score mostly because of fatigue and altitude. They were actually generating good looks and for denver defense thst doesn’t generate s whole lot of turnovers while the heat don’t turn it over themselves it’s kinds of s bad sign for denver

[@nubian-4663]

Yeah the lakers also said they figured something out and Hamm said “we’ll be fine trust me” we all know how that ended 😂😂😂. Nothing wrong with having a little hope I guess but its not happening. It’s a gentleman sweep at best