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A40:
It's like the ball is hot this one Nuggets can't rebound. This Heat you have to kill them

I said it. 9pt game. Duncan Robinson

This team is stubborn as hell

It's like the ball is hot this one Nuggets can't rebound. This Heat you have to kill them

larride:
Maybe game 4. This one O.T Law

They were on their Ps and Qs today

donlittle25:
He just bodied Butler

This is what MAGA Mike can't do oh. Just tall for nothing. Can't cut, can't use his size to take the ball to the rack. Just catch and spam 3s

This kid Braun again. These are the hungry cats you need to counter the Heat

Nuggets defense is kinda underrated. They're a pretty solid unit when they want to be

Khanben:
I really doubt they will be able to retain all of them this offseason. To be more precise, if any team needing a PG is not pricing Gabe Vincent out of the Heat budget they need to fire their GM ASAP. These are the type of role players that helps to build a winning mentality.

No chance. Someone is going to give Vincent the bag and Strus should get decent money too but probably not like Vincent.

donlittle25:
10 points.

These guys are making the difference tonight

Huge difference. Overridden MPJ and KCP's no show

Will the Nuggets have another 4th quarter collapse?

This white boy Braun.

16pts up. This game na Sope OT. LAW

They've pounded the Heat in the paint today

Nuggets are using their size really well

Lol short Vincent beat 6'10 MAGA Mike to a jump ball

Spoelstra omolomo quickly call timeout. Denver wan kill them

larride:
Choking at the highest level

Guys like him is why I don't buy into this today's players are more skilled narrative. All I'm seeing is a 6'10 guy catching and shooting. No moves no other way to get to the basket. Once the shot doesn't fall they're next to useless

What the hell is wrong with MAGA Mike. This is atrocious

This must be really humiliating for MAGA Mike. Pivotal Game 3 and man's is riding the pine

Miami has too many hungry niggas mehn. Goddamn

Kibbs:
Well said. That amount of money will make you do and undo. But then again, how can you seek smth other than a one night stand with a fcking porn star when you have a serious gf? Doesn’t make sense

Even the serious gf sef. But that's what he can pull so who am I to judge?

Guess it's a black thing. The more money the lower the quality of women they dabble with

Nuggets the more desperate team so far

SmooshCHN:
Am I the only one seeing this Zion Williamson gist?

Hahaha won't even judge Zion. If I had a $200m contract at 22 I'd have a murderer's row of pxrn stars I'd knock down too

A lot of these kids are young with no real life experiences or common sense. His only Bleep up is doing any type of relationship with a pxrn star. Should have been purely transactional and 1 time P

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Muslim Muslim ticket for at least 20 years.

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*Guaranteed*. In Charles Barkley's voice

Skrrrrrrr:
Lol. The thing about the NBA, you don't get 3 straight seasons of being a top contender if you don't have incredibly superior players like the Curry/Durant warriors, which the celtics do not have.
I believe the curtain has closed on the celtics. They had to do it last year or this year and they couldn't. It gets more difficult hereon.
A lot of teams are better and would be better than them.

I don't agree the window has closed but that's provided Brown and Tatum take paycuts so they can get a proper PG.

But then again I thought a guy like Brogdon who's probably steadier than Smart would have made a difference but he didn't.

I don't like seeing young teams giving up on each other this quickly. Personally believe Tatum and Brown are a duo that are good enough for a ring. At least one

Roland17:
Immaculate skating by the Knights and a high power offense. Every line out there is just as dangerous. The Panthers can’t afford to make this series a high scoring series because they can’t match the Knight’s offense.

That team is an Allstar lineup. How were they able to fit so much talent inside the cap. Especially since Hockey has a hard cap.

Guys like Marchessault and Karlsson are definitely getting below their market value

liveLongNprospa:
Heaven nor dey for these people

I'm shocked Sirika is still walking freely. Nigeria is a banana republic

Kibbs:
Yeah, this is better said. Any team will feel stronger at home but it won’t stop them from getting beat if they don’t play the game like they’re supposed to.
It also boils down to effort. The examples you gave are prime examples. A coach can only do his best with the X’s and O’s but at the end of the day, it’s down to who is the superior team or who wants it more when both teams are evenly matched.

That being said, the necessary adjustments will be made come game 3 and I expect Denver to win it in 6. They look the more superior team to me.

I want to see Game 3 before I have a clue. Because what I saw from the Heat was very very impressive.

They showed a poise I didn't see from Denver coming back down 8 on the road in the 3rd. I'm also seeing now that they've shot the 3ball at a higher clip than all the Warriors teams that got to the Finals save for 2016. That is scary to me. The absence of Herro has arguably been a blessing in disguise cos it means more shots for Vincent, Strus, Robinson

If you're Denver you absolutely have to run them off the 3. You can't let your shot making affect your defense and I'm talking about the role players like Gordon, MPJ and KCP. You can make or miss shots but that D has to be constant

Amigoss:
But Muslims are not been slaughtered in rivers state na,how many times have you spoken against the massacres in southern Kaduna,na your body hypocrisy dey smell pass..

Christian to Muslim ratio before your partner in jihadism became governor and turned southern Kaduna to slaughtering ground,Is Kaduna a Muslim state? oh perhaps Wikipedia dey lie

Lol that guy is always on some deliberate dishonesty time.

What part of Nigeria or state is any Muslim afraid of their lives or safety regardless of these comments by Fubara. Is a Muslim safer in Rivers or a Christian safer in southern Kaduna.

What is population of Christians in Kaduna compared to Rivers?

Amoto94:
Rivers State is a Christian State, and God is our foundation. We shall govern with the fear of God and stay strong to our Christian values of trust, faith, love, care and sacrifice.
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/601459-for-the-record-siminalayi-fubaras-inaugural-speech-as-rivers-governor.html
Where were your mentions when Fubara made this statement some days ago? You lots will only feed on the carcasses of your hypocrisy and double-standard

You're a very funny guy. And deliberately dishonest too.

What's the track record of Kaduna compared to Rivers

Kibbs:
It’s not a misconception. Most sport teams do better at home than away cus they are more comfortable on their home turf . It’s been proved that role players in bball play better at home. Even though basketball is a game of very little margins, the nuggets you mentioned have the biggest disparity of any NBA team in terms of home and away wins. Tell me, is that not home advantage?
As for the noises you mentioned, keep in mind it’s not only the nuggets who hear these noises so why would it be only them it distracts? Those noises are meant to cheer them on and throw off the opposition which is the opposite of what you were implying.

Ok maybe I used absolute terms. What I mean is that too much can sometimes be made of Home advantage that it becomes an impediment. When two equally matched teams play home is not necessarily an advantage in fact we have several examples (France Euro 2016, Brazil 1950, 2014, England Euro 96, Euro 2020, Bayern 2012, Spurs Game 7 2006, Golden State 2016, Boston Game 7 this year, Boston 2016 Game 6, Denver Game 7 2019) that being at home does not guarantee anything

Denver's advantage is still primarily geographical and hasn't stopped them from getting beat when they met their match or superior.

Noises are a gift and a curse. If you don't have it on a given night no amount of noise will make you have it. No amount of cheering will help MPJ get back to close down a 3pt shooter, no amount of noise would mess with Duncan Robinson or Gabe Vincent to knock them off their 3pt rhythm. These are professional athletes. There's a reason championship caliber teams like to go on the road

Alaadin:
Rookie NBA fan here
great point made about the formula MIA unlocked that is Jokic being a primary scorer and shutting him down on the assist level , that's exactly what they did today, however I disagree on the heats feeling themselves , that team grounded as fokkkk, can't predict what till happen in game 3 cause of the home advantage of MIA , while players like Murray and porter would need to step up cause they had a meh game. Game 3 would be exciting to watch. May the team that needs it the most win.

Basketball is a very interesting sport. People focus on the beginnings of games and the 4th quarter but the start of the second half is also very critical arguably the most critical because with the Heat down 6 at half time a good start by Denver would have blown the game open in the 3rd quarter instead the Heat hung around and suddenly the 4th quarter they couldn't miss

There's this misconception that home advantage helps teams in sports. I'd almost argue it's the opposite. All that crowd noise does is distract and make you lose focus. That's why the Nuggets kept making silly and unforced turnovers and were doing a lot of complaining.

Murray and the Nuggets can watch and learn from Golden State last year how they played Game 4 and Game 6. There's an underrated focus that comes with being on the road. If you have been following the sport for a long time you will know it

The Heat might have uncovered a formula to win here. Make Jokic primarily a scorer.

Overall I just didn't see the Nuggets winning when they started whining to the refs. They had a 6 minute spell where they just completely lost their way. They have to handle adversity much better than that.

The way I see it a loss might have worked in their favor. The hype around them reduces and the Heat are feeling themselves, perfect time to punch them in the mouth.