The Nuggets’ two-man game between Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic got them going when they needed a Game 3 answer.
and Jamal Murray worked their magic. Pick-and-rolls, pick-and-pops, dribble handoffs, fake handoffs. Their two-man game, as good as any in the league, supplied in the halfcourt while the Nuggets struggled to get early stops and subsequently couldn’t get in transition. Jokic and Murray combined for 16 of Denver’s first 18 points and 16 of the team’s first 23 shots.The Heat didn’t do much of anything right inside their own mustard-yellow lane.
The NBA Finals might not even make the Thursday front pages in south Florida. One of the all-time great athletes in any sport announced his plan to sign with the local MLS team. Would Inter Miami’s own Lionel Messi make an appearance at the basketball game with international exposure hours after the big news? No. But, uh, how about former teammate Neymar? The Brazilian superstar sat courtside and smiled for the jumbotron, unlike Lil’ Wayne was willing to do in Colorado.
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