[ad_1] Subscribe to Ball Don’t Lie Jake and Dan are up late after the Denver Nuggets torched the Miami Heat in game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals and they’re ready to talk about it, along with going through some of the major NBA news items of the day. Following game 1 of the NBA Finals, which saw the Denver …

[ad_1] Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic are the first pair of teammates in NBA history to each record 10+ assists in their Finals debut Led … [ad_2] Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1_5IAc_Yno Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

[ad_1] NBA fans are as guilty of recency bias as any in the sports world. Team gets up by 20 points? They’re unstoppable. Player X has a huge game? The opponent has no answers for him.  Team wins Game 1 of a series handily? Get out the brooms.  If the Miami Heat have proven one thing in this incredible playoff …

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[ad_1] Nikola Jokić did not attempt a field goal in Game 1 of the NBA Finals until he stripped Miami Heat backup center Cody Zeller and dropped in a layup with 3.3 seconds remaining in the first quarter, when his Denver Nuggets were dominating the points-in-the-paint battle, 20-6, on their way to an early 9-point lead. The lead swelled to …

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[ad_1] With nine minutes to play in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, the Miami Heat, who’d been playing catchup since the opening tip and trailed by 21 points at the start of the fourth, had managed to trim Denver’s lead to 10 with an 11-0 run over a quick three-minute burst.  It was the first time in the second …

[ad_1] Nikola Jokic’s 14 assists tonight are the most assists by a Center in a Finals game in NBA history, previously: Bill Russell: 13 … [ad_2] Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGRzT9WzqI4 Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

[ad_1] Forget about the Miami Heat’s ugly 3-point shooting. And the problematic defensive mismatches. Or even the zone defense that energized them in the second half of a 104-93 loss to the Denver Nuggets Thursday in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. “Scheme is not going to save us,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said during his postgame news conference. “It’s …

[ad_1] Kim O’Reilly, CBS Sports The NBA Finals are underway, and the Denver Nuggets have struck first. Hosting their first championship game since the NBA/ABA merger, the Nuggets beat the Heat, 104-93. For the first time this postseason Miami lost a Game 1. Game 2 will be in Denver Sunday night. Two-time MVP Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray became only …

[ad_1] The top-seeded Denver Nuggets cruised past the Miami Heat 104-93 to take Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night at Denver’s Ball Arena. After clinching the first NBA Finals berth in franchise history with a sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals on May 22, Denver showed no signs of rust in Thursday’s …

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[ad_1] DENVER — That was decisive. And, just maybe, a bit deceptive. In the opening game of the NBA Finals, the Denver Nuggets’ 104-93 win rarely felt that close. It was, aside from a too-late push by the MIami Heat, a stark set of performances. Dominating for Denver. Ugly for the Heat. There was Nikola Jokic dictating the tone and …

[ad_1] The 2023 NBA draft is less than a month away, which means pre-draft visits and workouts have ramped up. The Oklahoma City Thunder own the draft picks at No. 12, No. 37 and No. 50, which creates a wide range of prospects they could select at those spots. Former Texas guard Sir’ Jabari Rice joins the long list of …

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[ad_1] Aaron Gordon is among the the lowest-maintenance players in the NBA. The Denver Nuggets almost never run plays for him, and that can lead to some very misleading box scores. The Los Angeles Lakers, for instance, hardly guarded Gordon during the Western Conference Finals, using Anthony Davis as a help-defender off of Gordon for the sake of extra rim-protection.  …

[ad_1] DENVER — This is what the Denver Nuggets have done to every team that faces them. There are no good answers to slowing the Jamal Murray/Nikola Jokić pick-and-roll. Their passing and off-ball movement are elite. And they play enough defense that it becomes impossible to keep up with their scoring. Combine that with Heat shooters going cold for long …

[ad_1] DENVER — The biggest concern for the Miami Heat against the Denver Nuggets played out over four quarters in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Denver’s explosive offense, loaded with size, versatility, options, quickness and talented scorers, proved too much for the Heat. The Nuggets toppled Miami 104-93 Thursday for a 1-0 series lead, and the winner of Game …

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[ad_1] While the Philadelphia 76ers are out of the playoffs, now is the time to look around the playoff action as the NBA Finals began on Thursday night in the Mile High City. The Denver Nuggets, in the finals for the first time in franchise history, and the No. 8 seed Miami Heat led by former Sixers star Jimmy Butler …

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[ad_1] Denver’s Michael Porter Jr. blocks Caleb Martin’s layup during the first quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Finals at Ball Arena on June 1, 2023, in Denver. (Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/Getty Images) Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and the rest of the Denver Nuggets circled around head coach Michael Malone in their pregame locker room Thursday night. Nine days …

[ad_1] Nikola Jokic is the first player over the last 25 seasons to record 10+ assists and 0 turnovers in any half of a Finals game. [ad_2] Source link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuzF0-TImL8 Author : Publish date : [publish_date] Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

[ad_1] NBA commissioner Adam Silver addressed the media on Thursday prior to Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals between the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat, and among the many topics he covered was the Ja Morant situation. While Silver was somewhat vague, his comments make it seem like the Memphis Grizzlies guard will face significant punishment. Nothing will be …

[ad_1] Forsberg: Brad Stevens still a believer in Celtics’ foundation originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston BOSTON — Too often we associate urgency with action. The Boston Celtics came up short of their stated championship goals and, thus, a portion of an always antsy fanbase demands action. Fire the coach. Trade a star player. Break up the core. There is …