NBA Finals: Miami beat Denver to tie

Miami, especially thanks to 23 points from Gabriel Vincent, the symbol of long-distance address, won (111-108) in Denver on Sunday, June 4, on the floor of the Ball Arena, to tie with the victory everywhere. 2023 NBA Finals. The Heat, who are looking for a fourth title, will effectively regain the floor advantage before welcoming the Nuggets, in search of the first crown, for the third meeting on Wednesday. The first team to win four will become the champion.

Nikola Jokic, ultra-dominant and leading the game with 41 points (11 rebounds), did not prevent the victory of Miami, which started and finished the meeting very strong, after the fire of Denver survived in the second quarter. A time that counted forward to 15 units.

Because according to their coach, Erik Spoelstra, the day before – “Take shots and fire!” » – The Forridians managed to find the target behind the arc, where they missed three times earlier, making 17 of 35 attempts. Gabriel, 4/6, led by Mike Strus, who went 0/9 in the first game, planted his first four Banderillas in the first quarter before, of course, missing the next six (14 pts. ).

“It’s the final”

Whatever the case, the momentum was collective for the Heat, where Jimmy Butler also found colors (21 points, 9 assists) by taking on more responsibility in the final quarter after Bam Adebayo was once again exemplary (21 points, 9 rebounds). More aggression, more skill and better defense also put Miami on the path to success.

Because if Erik Spolestra’s players couldn’t contain Jokic, they went to great lengths to limit the influence of his teammates. “It’s the final The latter claimed at the microphone of NBA TV. We know we had to do something defensively. This is the most important thing for us, because we also knew that we can score goals, we have confidence in the players. »

Jamal Murray has long been a fixture of the Heat’s containment force, even if his 10 points in regulation (10 of 18 assists) rocked the Heat until his buzzer beat to clinch the expansion that eventually happened. will not take place.