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This is the moment where Denver lost control of the game. On the screen and the curl here, this is a simple defensive decision. You either switch it, or Bruce Brown should just show here, allowing Christian Braun to recover.
But this is an inexcusable mistake to have them both here with Robinson and leave Vincent completely wide open and he punishes them.
Thing is, it happened again the very next possession.
Same exact play, and once again the 2 defenders don’t communicate this time allowing Duncan to go all the way to the basket and extend the lead.
Denver had a bunch of these mental lapses that cost them the game. Let me show you.
Even at the start of the game the Nuggets seemed confused and made silly mistakes.
Follow Struss here as he goes to set the screen but actually slips and goes to the corner. This was not the quickest slip but still KCP and Porter kept standing up top, leaving Max alone in the corner and he punishes them.
Again, with Gordon on Butler, Struss comes over and slips again. And look at how slow Murray is to say that this is a switch. By thes time he signals this, Max is already right here. So Jimmy finds him, he’s got enough time to fire away and knock it down.
Struss even got a third open look off a mistake by the defense.
Gordon has been successful in guarding Butler 1 on 1, so why is KCP leaving a dangerous shooter to try to help over there when there’s no need for it.
Jimmy again makes the right play, Struss fires away and this is another punishment for Denver’s mistakes.
KCP had some more mental lapses throughout the game as he reaches in on a fling shot from way out as the shot clock expired and got Struss 3 free throws.
And he did it yet again in the clutch, costing his team a lot as Lowry converted all three free throws and the lead ballooned to 8 points.
And we gotta talk about Michael Porter Jr who after a bad shooting night in game 1, was a complete no show in the second game going 2 for 8 for 5 points.
He hasn’t done anything besides shooting contested three pointers. And if they don’t go in there’s no alternative. He doesn’t attack the rim, there’s no movement without the ball, no cutting, nothing.
MPJ is getting 33 million per year and I expect him to start playing like he deserves that especially now when it matters the most.
Jamal Murray also got burned a few times on defense. Right here he bites on this pump fake that’s almost from the logo and allows for an open look and the three.
Then Robinson just blows by him as if he’s one of the best drivers in the league.
Shoutout to Duncan for the increased confidence balling out at the end of the season but Murray needs to be better in this situation.
Miami did play some good defense and credit to them for getting back in the game after that huge Denver run in the second quarter but this is solely the Nuggets fault.
They are clearly the better team but got outplayed and lost because of bad defensive mistakes that cannot happen in the finals.
The Heat got the split and are headed back home and we still haven’t seen a typical Jimmy Butler game and you know that’s coming as well. Things just got very spicy and we’re in for a great finals series. Talk to you in the next one. Peace out.

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27 Comments

  6. Mathieu Pilot

    Despite playing a very bad game, Denver ended up just a few inches from making the buzzer beater for the overtime.
    This denver team is scary

  10. 𝜥𝑳

    Denver played terrible… yet still only lost by 3…..they should make the adjustments needed and get their heads straight….

  13. S Des

    Are you high? They lost by THREE POINTS! "Lost control of the game?" Tell me you don't know anything about basketball without saying you don't know anything about basketball….

  14. Glen K

    I said a long time ago in a yt video that mpj 33mil/yr is overpay and ppl were defending him saying oh he's great as 3rd option/he'll improve.

  15. Stephin Shepard

    This y the warriors the got screwed the league new warriors would go all the way Denver is a fluke and the fakers had to have the refs help them beat the warriors this proves that

  16. ELI

    Because denver is selling that game in order to stretch it to game 7 so that people will watch this shitshow

  17. Andy Velasquez

    Stop it! Heat got lucky in the 4th quarter and that was the only game they won in this series! Nuggets in 5

  19. Eddie_L4L

    “Clearly the better team” nah my boy you’re tripping. The better team plays like a team. The nuggets have the beets player on the floor but clearly to me Miami plays better as a “team” than Denver.

  20. Ka Mo

    Vary obvious to everyone and probably many have same question….why is Denver double teaming every time the ball handler and giving Heat a open three?

  22. Jaxson Bateman

    I said going into the series that despite how much better they look on paper, and despite how convincing they were in the western conference playoffs, I expected this series to win but go to 6 or 7 games because Miami does their best work as a big underdog, and they've been proving us wrong all post-season.

    This game is making me feel more confident in my assessment. I'm hoping I'm wrong and that Miami actually wins it (because it'll be the greatest NBA underdog story ever IMO, plus we love Jimmy as a genius of hard work), but there's a lot of series left, and you definitely wouldn't expect Denver to go down without a fight. Obviously the games in Miami are huge – if the Heat can hold on to them going into the final trio only needing one win is huge, but if they can't win both then Denver, who has one of the best home court advantages in the NBA (due to the high altitude) are sitting pretty again.

  23. Jaxson Bateman

    Should also be noted that Herro was looking at a potential return in game 3 – but his hand is still sore and swolen, so that's not a sure thing. He'll likely play in the finals though, and while Spo will have to carefully manage who gets what minutes, having access to someone who's around 20/5/5 for the year is definitely more good than bad. I anticipate that they'll bring him off the bench and give him some of Highsmith/Lowry/Robinson's minutes, depending on who has been playing well or not.

    While there's the concern about "messing with what's working" when he comes back, we have to respect how good a coach Spo is. He knows that better than anyone else, so he'll plan accordingly.

  24. Jaxson Bateman

    Fun fact – Denver has a 19-22 away record (regular season). Having a worse away record is pretty normal for an NBA team, but Denver was the top seed primarily from their home record (34-7). That high altitude is a huge advantage for a team that play half their games there.

    Basically, I was anticipating that the Miami split would go 1-1 (and indeed, their away record and Miami's home record of 27-14 would indicate this), but with how they've been playing in the post-season I could see them getting both. Don't get me wrong, it'll take a great effort to do so, but stranger things have happened.

    And they may well need to in order to win the series. Again, that Denver home court advantage is huge. You wouldn't want to have to rely on winning a game 7 there to win the finals. For Miami to win, they definitely want to get it done within 6.

  25. Willy

    That’s thing about the heat they can be cold or hot from three you don’t really know but as the game progresses and Denver sees three pointers are falling in then they should adjust. Second note: MPJ playing like he’s 5’11. If his shots aren’t falling drive to the basket. Seems like Denver mentally wasn’t in the game.

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