The Nuggets stay unbeaten at home after a dominant title series debut as the Heat set a forgettable NBA Finals record. NBAFinals
The Nuggets, who reached the championship round for the first time in franchise history, quickly brushed off rust worries after a nine-day layoff and cruised easily against the Miami Heat,Nuggets center Nikola Jokic had another triple-double, collecting 27 points, 10 rebounds, and 14 assists. Jamal Murray scored 26 points and dished out 10 assists, while three other teammates scored at least 10 points or more.
“We’re up 21 to start that fourth quarter, and they open up with a quick 8-0 run, turnover, layup. We missed a few open shots against the zone, gave up some threes,” Malone said. “In the Finals, you can’t pick and choose when you want to play. We’ve got to play much closer to 48 minutes.”Miami’s road to the finals saw them shoot the lights out against their Eastern Conference opponents in the playoffs.
“We also have ignitable guys. You see a couple go through and that also can become an avalanche. One way or the other, we have to find a way to get the job done,” said Spoelstra, who entered his sixth finals series in his coaching career.Another glaring stat line for the Heat in Game 1 was the two free throws they attempted all game long – an NBA Finals record for least number of free throw attempts in a playoff game.
All 30 teams have been commemorating Russell this season by wearing a black No. 6 patch on their jerseys in all games. It remains the same this finals series, and his No. 6 also stays on the arena floor. The NBA had also announced that it’s retiring No. 6 league-wide.
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