Heating Up Some Nuggets To Go With My 'Big-Face Coffee'! | Official Miami HEAT (#8) vs. Denver Nuggets (#1) | 2023 NBA Finals Thread

[Lord Beasley]

THEY DID...

JOKIC WAS PRETTY REGULAR
FOR THE REST OF THE SERIES.
LAKERS JUST COULDNT CLOSE.



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he had a triple double in all but one of that sweep. yeah they were quiet ones, but the lakers got dusted

 

[Koli_Kat]

LMAO

THATS NOT WHAT HAPPENED AT ALL.

I DONT RECALL ONE PUMP FAKE...

2 DEFENDERS WERE STAYING
WITH JIMMY ON THOSE SWITCHES
SO HE WAS LOOKING FOR HIS SHOOTERS.

IT LOOKS GREAT WHEN THEYRE
SHOOTING LIGHTS OUT
AND IT LOOKS HORRIBLE
WHEN THEYRE 2-22


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The switches didn't work bc there's no mismatch for him to exploit and he couldn't fake bc there's no one that would bite

 

[Bathing Ape]

nikkas lost by 11 but now the series is feeling “sweepish” coli basketball fans

 

[DraymondT]

I know Jimmy is in the locker room looking at his stats and thinking he had an efficient game. nikka had the worst +/- on the team.

How can you be an elite player and be -17 in a finals game

They were literally better without him and might have made a run if he didn’t play the 4th

lol what kinda logic is this? Bron, Steph and KD the most elite players of the last era have all had -17 finals games.

 

[T.he I.nformant]

When’s the last time Jimmy had zero free throws?

 

[iamduval]

The switches didn't work bc there's no mismatch for him to exploit and he couldn't fake bc there's no one that would bite

Ok don’t be silly. He can punish KCP, Murray, and Porter jr. Y’all always go overboard with the bullshyt

He was indecisive and waited on the double instead of going early

 

[ScottyG]

I know Jimmy is in the locker room looking at his stats and thinking he had an efficient game. nikka had the worst +/- on the team.

How can you be an elite player and be -17 in a finals game

They were literally better without him and might have made a run if he didn’t play the 4th

I've been saying they need to bench him for awhile now, he moves around like he was just texted his grandma died at the time out.

Just a shell, waddling up the court and hiding in the corner farthest away from the action

 

[The God Poster]

I wannna be with yoooooouuu

 

[Rich Spirit]

Denver has to feel like they have a better game in them than that …they only shot 29% from 3 ..actually should have been the kind of game Miami was more competitive in but shyt they shot 40% from the floor themselves …missed way too many wide open shots

Yea I feel like the next game will be a blowout

 

[SithLawd]

All easy looks for Denver

Miami relying on undrafted players going 1 on 1 and putting up contested 3s

Reality setting in

 

[CHICAGO]

The switches didn't work bc there's no mismatch for him to exploit and he couldn't fake bc there's no one that would bite

JOKIC IS THE MISMATCH
BUT 2 DEFENDERS STAYED WITH HIM
ON THOSE SWITCHES.



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[jaydawg08]

thats the lakers. the heat are not equipped with that length or size. they can run as much zone as they want though. if you think jokic wont eventually dice it up..thats on you.

The point in that statement was instead of playing AD on Jokic straight up, they altered their game plan and kept that strategy throughout the rest of the series and kept it close and gave them a chance to win each game.

So yes.... Lakers did find something in the 4th qt that they used rest of the series and kept it close.

There were other reasons why they lost

 

[iamduval]

lol what kinda logic is this? Bron, Steph and KD the most elite players of the last era have all had -17 finals games.

Pretty sure they didn’t have the worst +/- on the team but ima let you cook

 

[duckbutta]

Bam is a phenomenal defender but he's at his witz with Jokic. Capela used to give hell to Jokic. I remember AD would kill him but now that he's in shape. Everyone is getting that work.

The question is, how many titles can Jokic win. The new CBA will be something to look for

Jokic look sloppy but he strong as fukk.

I knew it might be getting spooky for the league when they beat the spurs in the 1st round a few years ago and he was sonning LMA. Before that series LMA had spent his time in San Antonio just dropping that elbow in Jokic chest knocking him back and doing whatever he wanted. Then all of a sudden in that series Jokic had gotten stronger and he couldn't dislodge him with that elbow. I was like "ruh oh"

Dude is listed at 280. He is listed at 6"11" without shoes. Bam aint big enough to do anything against that physically and we haven't even gotten into jokic having every hi post, mid post, low post, face up move in the book. You flip through his post moves for 5 minutes that shyt going to say you on page 238 of 921.

 

[#1 pick]

nikkas lost by 11 but now the series is feeling “sweepish” coli basketball fans

That game was a whoopin. The final score wasn't indicative.