The only other players in the last 25 years to have that in any quarter of a finals game - Stephen Curry (12-7-5) for Golden State in the third quarter against Cleveland on Jand Shaquille O’Neal (12-7-3) for the Los Angeles Lakers in the second quarter against Philadelphia on June 8, 2001.įormer Heat player and NBA champion Mike Miller - now an agent - was at the game, along with one of his clients, Rookie of the Year Paolo Banchero of the Orlando Magic. Jokic had 10 points, seven rebounds and three assists in the first quarter. He became the oldest player to appear in the NBA Finals, breaking the mark of 42 years, 58 days set by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on June 13, 1989. Miami’s Udonis Haslem - in his 20th and final season - set a record. The Heat won Game 7 and went on to beat Oklahoma City for James’ first title. Wednesday was the 11th anniversary of LeBron James’ 45-point, 15-rebound, five-assist game at Boston in Game 6 of the East finals - staving off elimination. The Heat didn’t have any “home” games in the 2020 finals, which were held in the NBA’s restart bubble near Orlando.
Heat: It was the first finals game in Miami since 2014. Jokic played in both of those games, Murray in the second one early in his rookie season. Denver hadn’t lost two consecutive games to Miami since March 14 and Nov. Nuggets: Denver used Reggie Jackson in the first quarter, going nine deep in the opening 12 minutes for the first time since Game 2 of the West finals. It was 53-48 at halftime, before Denver pushed the lead to double digits for the first time early in the third and wound up leading by as many as 19 later in that period.
A dunk by Adebayo put the Heat up 44-42 with 3:18 left in the half, before a 3-pointer by Murray represented the seventh and final lead change of the night. Jokic finished 12 for 21 from the floor, 7 for 8 from the line, playing 44 minutes.Ĭhristian Braun was tremendous off the bench for the Nuggets, scoring 15 points on 7-for-8 shooting in 19 minutes. It was his 10th triple-double of these playoffs, extending his single-season record, and he was unbothered by whatever Miami threw his way.
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Draymond Green, Wilt Chamberlain, Larry Bird and Butler all had one title series with two triple-doubles. Magic Johnson and LeBron James each did it in three different finals. Officially, Jokic is now the seventh player to have two triple-doubles in the same finals. The Heat got within nine on a 3-pointer by Duncan Robinson with 1:22 left, but there was no epic finish for Miami. The lead eventually reached 21, the outcome never seriously in doubt, and Jokic looking very much like he’s back in cruise control.
“Tonight, we win the fourth quarter, we win the game.” “First two games, they won the fourth quarter,” Malone said. The Heat were down by 14 going into the fourth, and Nuggets coach Michael Malone reminded his club of Miami’s penchant for comebacks. Miami has been the comeback kings of these playoffs - seven rallies in games after trailing by at least 12 points. Jimmy Butler scored 28 points for Miami, and Bam Adebayo finished with 22 points and 17 rebounds.
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