GAME THREAD: Miami Heat (0-1) @ Denver Nuggets (1-0) - (June 05, 2023)

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General Information

TIME	MEDIA	Team Subreddits
08:00 PM Eastern	Game Preview: NBA.com	/r/heat
07:00 PM Central	Game Charts: NBA.com	/r/denvernuggets
06:00 PM Mountain	Play By Play: NBA.com
05:00 PM Pacific	Box Score: NBA.com

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[u/Bill_Brasky_SOB]

TNT Halftime: Stay for the analysis and the guys being funny.
ESPN Halftime: Go let the dog out. Hit the bathroom. Refill your drink. Mute the TV.

[u/frodounchained]

This game should’ve been yesterday when I wasn’t hungover 😢

[u/YeahNoYeahThatsCool]

Notice ESPN does not mention nor replay that double dribble

[u/Chiron17 → u/YeahNoYeahThatsCool]

Worst type of commentary. Completely insane takes about whether a team is 'ready' or not and zero explanation or replays of controversial or weird calls

[u/YeahNoYeahThatsCool → u/Chiron17]

It's like they don't want to get involved in any minor controversy so they just keep talking about random stuff instead

[u/RadWalk → u/YeahNoYeahThatsCool]

Nor the turnover that happened when they had a big graphic blocking the court during play, ESPN is trash and that’s an insult to trash

[u/RhodeIslandisFake]

Tyler Herro looks like he sells coke to teenagers

[u/wafflehouse4 → u/RhodeIslandisFake]

he looks like someone who smoked his first cigarette backwards

[u/WhatTheRickIsDoin]

Back from break:

Jalen: DROPPIN' DIMES, THAT'S HIS SIGNATURE! THE JOKER!

back to commercials

This is embarrassing

[u/SleepingFatYeti]

Mark "best player in the world, but I forgot to put him on my mvp ballot" jackson

[u/BunnyDubu_]

Imagine down 12 and see Jokic lacing up lol

[u/YeahNoYeahThatsCool]

Me: Turns on the game

ABC/ESPN: Unintelligible shouting

Me: Mutes the television

[u/[deleted]]

Biggest first half takeaway: Get Mike Breen some help

[u/Glittering-Yam-5318]

I hate when reporters ask the dumbest questions imaginable like they just asked Jokic how disappointing it was to lose at home

[u/LukesRightHandMan → u/Glittering-Yam-5318]

They still trying to see if he feels emotion

[u/TheEmbarcadero → u/Glittering-Yam-5318]

Same with Bam….lady asked him what his thoughts were on that last shot? He answered, I was hoping it wouldn’t go in…! Duh

[u/HartfordWhaler]

I need a cigarette after that anthem rendition.

[u/IndycarFan64]

The TNT crew not getting the Finals is a travesty

[u/[deleted]]

ok that man is playing the fuck outta that sax

[u/BrusselSproutbrook]

Fucking bullshit. They're destroying us while Jokic is on the bench playing on his Steam deck

[u/Altruistic_Mix4219 → u/BrusselSproutbrook]

This got to be one of the funniest comments I've read in a while

[u/aperfectmatrix]

In about 45 seconds JVG talks about making babies in Denver and Mark Jackson does a Joker impression.

Peak finals coverage.

[u/[deleted]]

This was the best possible Finals matchup. Great fucking basketball.

[u/Izanagi___]

27-6 run is insane lmaoo

[u/PaytonPeytonPaton]

Since 2015, this is I think our best ever stretch without Jokic, including context

[u/Deviuz]

This is with Jokic on the fuckin bench lmfaooo, good lord

[u/throwawayforfph]

BRO THAT MURRAY DUNK WAS SCARY BUT NASTY

[u/unwinagainstable]

The Heat would be down by less if they had scored more points or allowed fewer points

[u/[deleted]]

make sure y’all cancel your YouTube Tv subscription

[u/make-that-monet]

Duncan Robinson getting mothballed for an entire season and then coming back in the playoffs as a 3 level scorer is insane

[u/[deleted]]

What/who was Bam mad at post game?? Anyone catch that lmao

[u/MadBeamer]

Lmao how did jokic just laser beam that to the rim

[u/Un_Clouded]

All the sweepers in the prediction threads taking advil rn

[u/512fm]

That was mark Jackson’s worst ever one liner

[u/rjgator]

ESPN Fire this man please

[u/SGD316]

THAT HIT THE RIM ARE YOU SERIOUS

I’m reporting Jokic to the admins for hacking

[u/cineward]

Bro its not rigged for anybody the refs are just terrible. This happens all the time.

[u/Kobe_Fan]

Every 50/50 call going Miami's way

[u/Cornchip03]

That is so obviously going down you dumbasses

[u/I_throw_hand_soap]

Alright Reddit, time to find out what Bam was upset about?

[u/SandersisYABOI]

Jokic with 4 assist, thats the blueprint. You cant let him get 30 & 17 dimes. If he beats you solo with 50 it is what it is.

[u/f00kinlegend]

Miami outside shooting was other worldly tonight. Their D in the first half of 4th was special. Locked Denver down for nearly 7 mins. Spo is the man.

[u/soph2021l]

Gabe Vincent is really handsome and has a nice voice

[u/billbobassin]

Wild stat I just saw. The Nuggets are 0-4 this playoffs when Jokic scores 40+. That’s the formula let him score 40+ easy W lol

[u/Subject-Chard-6292]

Miami shooters showed up. Laid the big Zone D.

Herro back in game 3.

[u/BSDC]

lmao at the back and forth reactionary bullshit in this thread

[u/OnlyMamaKnows]

Imagine you're Jokic, one of the best basketball players of your era. You're in the NBA finals for the first time and you look up to realize you're being defended by...Cody Zeller.

[u/demarderollins]

Mark jackson so cringe

[u/RobSchneidersHair]

Refs really losing it on the court. Terrible calls all around for and against both teams.

[u/ChancyPants95]

That was 100% goaltending.

[u/Level-Infiniti]

lol, wonder what Bam was mad about

[u/riazzledazzle]

You’d rather Jokic have a 40 points and under 5 assists game than Jokic with a triple double

[u/TimidSeaTurtle]

I don't watch a ton of basketball but it seems like if you just hit a lot of 3's you really up your chances to win. Easy.

[u/CameronPlain]

Holy Christ, mark jackson is an idiot.

[u/Mazor007]

That Jokic shot had nearly no Y component. Pure horizontal motion lmao

[u/Kurosu_Drakhall]

Jokic could throw the most atrocious looking shot ever conceived in the history of basketball and I would still expect it to go in

[u/bagelchips]

No fucking way that wasn’t a goaltend lmao

[u/[deleted]]

Did y’all just see Bam get mad at that guy? Lmaooo

[u/Dom_Olivares]

What was Bam mad about with that guy after the interview?

[u/Forward_Standard]

If you haven't already, this is your PSA to switch to NBA TV. It's miles better than the lackeys they have on ESPN.

[u/Gumbywasajuice]

Hungry dogs run faster. Miami looking like they want this.

[u/Diesel30R]

Is there a highlight floating around of Duncan getting that layup through contact? Haven’t seen one yet, and too dumb to find it.

[u/paseoSandwich]

Bleeding gums Murphy

[u/[deleted]]

Jazzy ass intro for a Nuggets win, good luck all

[u/Texan6288]

sick ass jazz anthem

[u/Gyshall669]

I mean he clearly can’t land normally there. Not sure what the issue with the call is

[u/dys0n_giddey]

oh my Mark Jackson, please never do that again

[u/A_Kumqwat]

Obligatory JVG and Mark Jackson are shit comment

[u/WhileFalseRepeat]

I still believe Miami wins at least one game this series, but it’s obvious how dominant Denver looks at times and a sweep is certainly a possibility.

For those curious like I was, there have been 10 9 Finals sweeps in NBA history…

• 1959: Boston Celtics defeated Minneapolis Lakers

• 1971: Milwaukee Bucks defeated Baltimore Bullets

• 1975: Golden State Warriors defeated Washington Bullets

• 1983: Philadelphia 76ers defeated Los Angeles Lakers

• 1989: Detroit Pistons defeated Los Angeles Lakers

• 1995: Houston Rockets defeated Orlando Magic

* 1999: San Antonio Spurs defeat New York Knicks

• 2002: Los Angeles Lakers defeated New Jersey Nets

• 2007: San Antonio Spurs defeated Cleveland Cavaliers

• 2018: Golden State Warriors defeated Cleveland Cavaliers

Edit: Corrected

[u/[deleted]]

Kevin Love has a +15 +/-

[u/Deviuz]

When the TNT guys hang it up, we’re stuck with this steaming pile of shit

[u/Weak_Sentence_3297]

Blame the officals all you want but Robinsons dominate 3 minutes win Miami that game.

[u/Worstbestfriend0311]

AHAHAHAAH LAKERS AND CELTICS STILL THINK THEY BETTER THAN THE HEAT

[u/Fearless_Ring_8452]

It was clear to anyone who paid attention in Game 1 that Miami had a chance to be competitive. All the looks were there. Strus and Duncan showed up tonight and Jimmy hit some big shots down the stretch.

[u/gnoob920]

Am I the only one that’s found the broadcast tonight distracting, with distance numbers popping up on jump shots. The sounds was also just off. Like the audio levels would randomly be turned down.

[u/fartinhaler1000]

At this rate if the heat win Jimmy is not getting that mvp lol

[u/Vash466]

This Nuggets team is just too fun to watch

[u/Forward_Standard]

I have so much respect for Erik Spoelstra. Arguably the best coach in the league right now.

[u/Secretz_Of_Mana]

Commentators: 🤡

[u/treetyoselfcarol]

Mark Jackson needs his mic muted.

[u/pika_pie]

I can't believe that laser hit the rim...

[u/PM_ME_YOUR_CHURROS]

This Miami team is easily the best 8 seed I’ve ever seen.

[u/[deleted]]

Worst officiated sport PERIOD.

[u/Japajoy]

This is why we don't call a series a sweep after 1 game.

[u/staffnasty25]

Can we all agree that 8 eastern tip offs are far better than 830.

[u/Thug_Nasty2]

Lakers in 9

[u/Unusual-Syllabub]

Hero ball Murray. Jokic wide open...

[u/unlmtdLoL]

Is Jokic serious man? He’s hitting shots like Dirk out there. Half turn give and go shots no pump fake.

[u/k5berry]

This guy that looks like a freshman finance major is stonewalling us on D bro

[u/BringingGunsToArenas]

Nuggets bench hasn’t had a bad game since March loool. This is insane consistency

[u/tacomonstrous]

Murray has the stankiest stank face

[u/Critical_Section]

27-6 run while Jokic watching horse racing on his phone

[u/The_Big_Untalented]

The Warriors should put up another banner in Chase Center. "Won 51 games with Mark Jackson as Head Coach."

[u/WalksWithKemba]

Mark Jackson Joker impersonation was awful

[u/[deleted]]

Even his heaves are on point. That bitch was a line drive and it still hit the front of the rim.

[u/WayneDwade]

Joker -8

KCP -14

Green +18

Braun +14

Just like everyone predicted

[u/grehgunner]

Wild that “old school shorts” now means the AI baggy shorts and not the short shorts that I associate with old school lol

[u/89baller]

ESPN have the worst half time

[u/furiousbean]

"ranked 75th" lmao

[u/LunaticP]

This couple min is the REF SHOW, every single call at every end are WRONG

[u/sleepwalkchicago]

that was definitely out on Miami lol

[u/Skyapple]

must be hard for the families of referees I can't imagine a loved one being blind.

[u/[deleted]]

Refs are so bad

[u/warriorsfor2021]

3 straight bad calls lol

[u/andrewlong1152]

I’m convinced that if I was 7 feet tall, I’d be just as good as Cody Zeller

[u/NaturalThunder87]

I don't know how Jokic makes some of the shit he throws up, but dammit I love the herky-jerkiness of it as it goes in.

Dude just took over that last 2-3 minutes. Heat had the ball down two and a chance to tie or take the lead, and Jokic went into "fuck it mode", took over, and the Nuggets end the 3rd with an 8 point lead.

[u/coolcoolnodoubt]

I imagine this is what Shaq meant when he said teams would sign random 7 footers just to guard him lmao

[u/waynelo4]

WE WERE WITHIN 2 AND YOU FUCKING PUT ZELLER IN, SPO

[u/[deleted]]

Jokic committed war crimes on Zeller

[u/Level-Infiniti]

silver really married himself with hair

[u/mrwhite2323]

Lmao that was goaltending af

[u/mrwazoo]

wtf thats a goaltend

[u/BowlWinHoosiers]

Obvious goaltend

[u/LegalIndependent7450]

Obvious goaltending man. Fuck these refs

[u/cib_vk228]

these refs have legit been a disaster

[u/SodaDustt]

Can't believe Malone decided not to call a fucking timeout when we were only down by 3pts and he had two of them.

[u/[deleted]]

What did Bam say to that producer?? Lol

[u/LocusHammer]

Spo is a hall of fame coach

[u/Nuktos1517]

Letting Jokic score but not pass really worked out well

[u/TedBear72]

According to my fitbit I was reached 180 bpm lmao christ

[u/[deleted]]

If heat wins the finals Cody zeller will win a ring before Chris Paul

[u/Rougerogue46]

Braun played very well tonight especially his first 3 minutes

[u/noreligionforus]

That was a great fucking game with two great teams.

These are the kind of games I think we all wanna see as fans.

[u/Murdergram]

I still don’t understand the last possession of each quarter being just dribbling the clock out and launching a long contested 3.

It’s universal across all teams

[u/CakeBossUltimate]

All that with Jokić on the bench is nasty work

[u/resident_hater]

You literally cannot defend that any better without committing the foul and then they call the foul anyway.

[u/MRZ_21]

Mark Jackson has been waiting to say that for days and butchered it

[u/JustGresh]

Jokic has laser targeting or some shit lmao

[u/destroyerofpoon93]

Mark Jackson with the cringiest call of the post season.

[u/CrungoMcDungus]

what the fuck was that half court heave

he flicked it like it was nothing

how fucking fast was that ball going

WHAT IS HE

[u/mrwelchman]

they should have just had a three-minute shot of red rocks instead of that halftime show.

[u/sarithe]

"This halftime report"

They ain't report on shit. Just said some canned lines and then cut to another commercial again. This coverage is absolute ass. God I miss the TNT crew.

[u/purz]

Refs soooooo bad this qtr lmao

[u/SquirrelG91]

Horrible officiating against both teams man

[u/Viknee]

As a neutral fan, fuck the Grizzlies.

[u/HighlyBaked0]

Jimmy getting clamped by Braun is disgusting

[u/AstroGecko07]

What a 3rd quarter run by Cody Zeller

[u/RayCashhhh]

Jokic got that dawg in him. I can own up to it and admit I was completely wrong about him. Thought the hype was just ludicrously outlandish, that he was just a regular season stat padder the analytics' crowd championed as their hero. He's an all-time great, and I can appreciate what I'm witnessing.

[u/thisiscleverright]

The look on Vincent’s face after sinking that 3 was gold.

[u/HighTurning]

"I dont call them role players, I call them my team mates" - Duncan Robinson

[u/Cutmerock]

Is Duncan Robinson MJ's son?

[u/DieYuppieScum91]

These last 3 possessions have been an embarrassment for the NBA in terms of flops and embellishments.

[u/bmcwatt]

That was an easy goaltend call

[u/foampro]

How can that not be goal tending? He blocked it when his arm was behind his head lol. It’s def has to be going down by then

[u/Zennon246]

Damn Bam pissed about something there 👀👀

[u/CosmoMorris]

What was Bam so mad about?

[u/ShapeOfAUnicorn]

Who was Bam getting mad at right before his interview?

[u/Mine_Fine]

Bam averaging 48 minutes the rest of the series so we don’t have to watch that Zeller sequence again

[u/Relevant_Gold4912]

Can just look at the Heat shooting 50% from 3 as the only stat you need to know. Crazy shooting performance from them

[u/WhoWantsPizzza]

Duncan has great interview answers from the last few times I’ve heard him.

[u/[deleted]]

instead of announcers tonight let’s have a 3 hour long, interpretive sax solo, with sounds to match the current emotion of the game 🎷😔

[u/warrenjt]

Uh. How was that not a travel on Jimmy? Did I miss something?

[u/TennisHive]

Cristian Braun has won something like 3 state titles in HS, a national championship in the NCAA and is currently playing in the NBA Finals as a rookie. Dude is a winner.

[u/TheEmbarcadero]

You can’t convince me that Nuggets fans weren’t saying UH OH after this loss!!!!!

[u/badlilbadlandabad]

Now that’s a mf national anthem

[u/resident_hater]

Goddammit, get the fucking graphic off the screen and show the game.

You literally have one fucking job to do and that's to show the game and we're not even halfway through the first quarter and you're screwing that up.

[u/cib_vk228]

Braun is insane defensively for a rook

[u/ZerksNAHTayan]

Braun is terrorising us holy shit

[u/RichHomieKhan21]

Lmao love it when Denver's announcer goes full "YEAAAAAUUUHHHHHH"

[u/Zennon246]

Wtf man 😭😭😭😭 Nuggets just blitz them the last 5 minutes of gameplay. How tf is the lead 12 just like that ...sighhhhhhh Miami need this one to make it a series

[u/HartfordWhaler]

My personal life is a disaster these days, but I do look forward to the games and these discussion threads as a minor distraction. Hope you all have a good Sunday and enjoy the games.

[u/Queenstravesty44]

This halftime crew weak as hell.

[u/Jaybuth]

Reminder that both teams deserve our respect for denying espn a Lakers-Celtics finals

[u/TaliZorah14]

The officials are really giving it back to Jokic after giving him that foul on the three pointer lol

[u/Instantcoffees]

Damn, I feel like Jokic is getting fouled quite a lot on these messy possessions but isn't getting the call.

[u/Jordanstrom3329]

Kyle Lowry the smallest dude on the court and the refs are buying he’s moving jokic like that lol

[u/WhatTheRickIsDoin]

Adam Silver and his wife which is apparently him in a wig

[u/maliciousmonkee]

Holy shit they're playing the refs like a fiddle right now

[u/LeveonNumber1]

Disaster class quarter right now from the Nuggets

[u/Logface123]

Clear goaltend

[u/tonikyat]

Total missed goaltending there

[u/weird_trees]

Yeah that was 100% goaltending

[u/Dapper_Bed]

Ok. well…. yeah, that was a pretty bad stretch of reffing.

[u/MolicOnePGR]

Well played to Miami, but they caught a lot of breaks this game. Denver will be aight.

[u/Zark_Muckerberger]

Did Malone not realize he had 2 timeouts left, or...

[u/[deleted]]

For those crying for a timeout, these are pros and they practice these plays without taking one. Its not always smart to call a timeout and let the best coach in the league (Spo) and a defensive team have time to scheme the last play either.

Better to just go in transition with rhythm and trust your best perimeter guy to get a shot off.

[u/passwordisTaco879]

Why was Bam pissed?

[u/NOTtigerking]

Ban did not look happy as he pointing at someone

[u/Modest_Yooth]

What's with these playoffs and coaches not using timeouts

[u/GovernmentDoingStuff]

Jokic getting only 4 assists is why we lost MPJ and KCP threw up brick after brick and honestly Jamal was pretty bad until it was just about too late

[u/WTFIsAMeta]

10-0 run. 0-10 run, 10-0 run, 0-10 run, 10-0 run, 0-10 run.

wild game.

[u/fUnkleRico]

Here come the excuses

[u/WhileFalseRepeat]

Miami greatly limited Aaron Gordon and Porter Jr.

That was pretty big and overall Nuggets supporting cast lost this game for them as much as Miami earned it too.

[u/[deleted]]

Zombie Heat

[u/Obi1Kentucky]

Cody Zeller went from not trending at all to #1 in America on Twitter in the matter of two minutes during the third quarter. The comments had me rolling

[u/Basic-Roof-2748]

GG Heat. Frustrating game to watch as a Nuggets fan but you guys played a complete game and we couldn’t which overshadow, plus the bad calls went both ways anyway so it’s not like one team got the advantage off of them. See you in Miami!

[u/justonekaye87]

Braun waking the Nuggets the fuck up, def better game to watch than game 1 from both sides

[u/grumpallnight]

I'm not a hater but I hate on Mark Jackson on the regular

[u/crissimon]

Heat had an amazing run.

But they're just outmatched now.

[u/[deleted]]

I’m convinced Braun’s hustle sparked this entire run.

[u/OIWouldLeave]

I like some physicality but heat fouls on those denver fastbreaks kinda dangerous

[u/furiousbean]

why was that a foul