Final thoughts
Well, I predicted the Denver Nuggets would win, but I predicted it wouldn’t be a blowout. Give me partial credit, at least! Game 4 will be on Friday night where the pressure will be on Miami to tie up the series to avoid falling into a 3-1 hole.
Make you sure you stick with us at the Guardian for further coverage of the 2023 NBA finals, but that will do it for today’s live blog. Thanks for all of you who followed along with us and everybody whose tweets I shamelessly borrowed when I couldn’t think of anything interesting to say. Ciao!
Nikola Jokic is the first player in NBA history to record 30+ points, 20+ rebounds, and 10+ assists in a Finals game 👏 pic.twitter.com/GMq3QOPs6N
— NBA UK (@NBAUK) June 8, 2023
And after the game he gave the most serious, bored-sounding player interview I have heard immediately following an NBA finals victory. The Joker nickname is at least semi-ironic.
Blimey, @HunterFelt, it might be premature, but 3 min before the end of the heated, nay, INFERNAL 4th quarter of Game #3, I'm already celebrating @nuggets' win channelling my inner steamrolling Ken (Michael Palin) from "A Fish Called Wanda" by screaming/shrieking:
— WolfPrincess (@MontLupus) June 8, 2023
"REVENGE!!!" 🐺 pic.twitter.com/HAc72qIF0h
It was not premature, it turns out! The biggest difference maker for Denver was, of course, Nikola Jokić who ended up having a 32 point,21 rebound, 10 assist night and wasn’t even his team’s top scorer (Murray had 34).
That, as I said way back before the game, is the Denver formula and it’s a very successful one.
The Denver Nuggets have won Game 3 of the NBA Finals
The Denver Nuggets have that all-important 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals after blowing out the Miami Heat!
Nuggets 109-94 Heat, FINAL
Murray goes to the line and makes both free throws and then he does it again. At this point I’m rooting for Udonis Haslem to get into the game for Miami… and there he is!
That’s the fourth-quarter highlight for Miami because this game is over! The Nuggets win!
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Nuggets 105-94 Heat, 1:14, 4th quarter
Caldwell-Pope to the line for two free throws. Everything’s decided but the final box score here.
Nuggets 103-94 Heat, 1:14, 4th quarter
Murray makes two free throws on the line. Robinson hits another three-point shot and that will improve his finally score.
And now things get chippy, there is an offensive foul on Murray for an elbow on Martin. In a closer game that’s probably a flagrant, but these refs want to go home.
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Nuggets 101-91 Heat, 1:32, 4th quarter
Adebayo back on the free throw line, making both. The Miami fans are starting to file out here.
Duncan Robinson hits a three-pointer and Malone calls another timeout. Man, he’s really on his team, that’s him giving respect to this ridiculously dangerous Heat team but the comeback is not going to happen.
Nuggets 101-86 Heat, 2:00, 4th quarter
Murray fouls Butler, he makes both free throws on the line. We’re in garbage time folks. It’s 15-points, that’s a wrap.
Nuggets 101-84 Heat, 2:48, 4th quarter
Adebayo makes just one-for-two from the line. Murray scores on the other end. Miami has had no answers for Denver’s offense this entire half and it hasn’t really been competitive for some time.
Nuggets 99-83 Heat, 3:24, 4th quarter
Jokić gets close to the basket, leans back and knocks down a weird-looking but effective jumper. On the other end, he gets called for a foul. Denver calls a timeout, maybe this is just to discuss their after-game dinner plans because they don’t really need to do much more to win this game other than “not the turn the ball over”.
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Nuggets 97-83 Heat, 4:17, 4th quarter
Caldwell-Pope gets to the line and adds to the Nuggets total with two free throws. Lowry dives to the basket.
Tick, tick, tick…
Nuggets 95-81 Heat, 5:21, 4th quarter
Martin scores out of the timeout but the Heat just can’t get stops. Murray with another “we’re still in control” bucket. Vincent scores again for Miami but time is their enemy.
Then again, isn’t that true for all of us?
Nuggets 93-77 Heat, 6:35, 4th quarter
Christian Braun has 15 points off the bench, the Nuggets have a 16-point lead. You could say he’s been a difference maker.
Nuggets 93-77 Heat, 6:35, 4th quarter
Adebayo scores and back-to-back baskets is enough to cause Malone to call a timeout. This is one of those “put a foot on their throats now and don’t let them creep back in” TOs if I have to guess (and I kind of have to guess, it’s part of my job).
Nuggets 93-75 Heat, 7:25, 4th quarter
Lowry with a three-pointer. Good for him.
Let’s check in on My Improv Teacher.
Damn, sounds like I'm missing the Christian Braun game. Will always have a soft spot for that angular twink
— lil pom poko jerk (@rajandelman) June 8, 2023
This is why I asked her for permission to use her tweets, I could not have come up with “that angular twink.”
Nuggets 93-72 Heat, 8:28, 4th quarter
Christian Braun with another basket! This is now officially embarrassing for Miami, the kind of stuff they did against the Boston Celtics back in the Eastern Conference Finals It’s a 21-point lead and Spoelstra calls another timeout. It probably won’t matter!
Nuggets 91-72 Heat, 8:39, 4th quarter
Lowry hits one of his patented tough shots, like back in his Toronto Raptors days. Braun, however, gets fouled on a successful shot, setting up an old-timey three-point play.
Braun makes the free throw.
Nuggets 88-70 Heat, 9:19, 4th quarter
Jokić gets to the line yet again. This time he’s actually automatic, 2-for-2.
Nuggets 86-70 Heat, 9:30, 4th quarter
Jokić with another jumper, back to a 16-point lead. The clock ticks under the 10 minute mark.
Nuggets 84-70 Heat, 10:32, 4th quarter
Murray with a basket, the Nuggets will be okay with trading two-point possessions from here on out.
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Nuggets 82-68 Heat, 11:06, 4th quarter
Brown picks up a foul that will put Adebayo on the line, giving Miami a chance to score without the clock moving, which could become key to the Heat’s chances here. Adebayo makes both free throws.
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Nuggets 82-68 Heat, 12:00, 4th quarter
Sideline reporter to Spoelstra: What were the problems in the third quarter?
Spoelstra: (being very very patient: A little bit of everything.
And with that we start the 4th quarter, which might be entirely superfluous to the outcome. Let’s find out!
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Nuggets 82-68 Heat, end of the 3rd quarter
Robinson hits a three-pointer and Butler hits a buzzer beater that helps chip away at the Denver lead but not enough to make the third quarter look at all respectable for Miami who will now need to hope for yet another fourth quarter meltdown by its opponent to escape with a win.
Nuggets 78-62 Heat, 42.1, 3rd quarter
Christian Braun makes two straight layups in 15 seconds, taking advantage of a Butler turnover and that feels like the ultimate humiliation for Miami.
Nuggets 78-62 Heat, 1:45, 3rd quarter
So far the Nuggets are not living up to my “not a blowout” prediction. This was such a competitive game through the first half, it looks completely different now.
After the timeout, Butler gets fouled and makes 1-of-2 free throws, which is great but that just makes it a 15-point deficit now.
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Nuggets 78-62 Heat, 1:59, 3rd quarter
Butler with a jumper but it doesn’t matter, because Miami can’t get stops here. Braun makes a layup, Nuggets get a defensive stop, Caldwell-Pope hits a jumper.
I was about to scream “call a timeout,” but Spoelstra finally does. This feels like it’s slipping away before the Heat even have a shot at a fourth quarter comeback.
Nuggets 74-60 Heat, 3:32, 3rd quarter
Lowry fouls Jokić, who you don’t want on the line because he’s automatic.
Or not. He hits one of two free throws this time around.
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Nuggets 73-60 Heat, 3:58, 3rd quarter
Butler hits a three-pointer but the Heat are just not going to get any separation here with Jokić in control. He hits a three right back. Heat keep running in place, at best.
Nuggets 70-57 Heat, 4:35, 3rd quarter
Porter Jr misses another shot, but Gordon somehow tips it in.
Nuggets 68-57 Heat, 5:29, 3rd quarter
Love attempts to block a Gordon shot, but gets called for a foul. He makes 1-of-2 free throws,
Nuggets 67-57 Heat, 6:16, 3rd quarter
Murray hits a shot. Love hits a three-pointer that at least gets the crowd back into it after a cold start to the second half for the Heat. Jokić, however, responds once more. 10-point game again.
Nuggets 63-54 Heat, 8:12, 3rd quarter
Murray finds Jokić who calms thing down by getting near the basket and scoring. Adebayo answers. Jokić hits a one-footed jumper. No time for trading baskets here for Miami.
Nuggets 59-52 Heat, 9:05, 3rd quarter
Butler with back-to-back baskets, benefitting from a rare Denver turnover.
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I will not complain about these ad breaks if we keep seeing Olivia Colman content.
Nuggets 59-48 Heat, 9:47, 3rd quarter
Gordon with a dunk and it’s a double-digit lead! Spoelstra calls a timeout as it very much looks like the Heat did not do any halftime adjustments or, perhaps, made the wrong ones.
Nuggets 57-48 Heat, 9:56, 3rd quarter
Michael Porter Jr gets called for a foul and then bricks a three. Oof, he’s becoming borderline unplayable for the Nuggets.
No matter, Gordon benefits from another Joker assist for an alley-oop and it’s a nine-point Denver lead.
Start of the second half
Nuggets 55-48 Heat, 11:26, 3rd quarter
And we’re back from advertising heck to start the second half! Jokić gets the scoring started to give the Nuggets their largest lead of the game.
Game 3 has been the one for the stars.....Jokic and Murray have combined to score over half of Denver's points
— Tony Jones (@Tjonesonthenba) June 8, 2023
Jimmy and Bam have combined to score over half of Miami's points
I’m very thankful for this particular tweet because would have figured this out myself on account of the “not great doing math on the fly” thing.
“Welcome to ABC’s Halftime Extremely Long Advertisement Break Show sponsored by Literally Every Brand.”
As a big cat among the smaller felines, Nikola Jokić gets scratched awfully lot... 🧐
— WolfPrincess (@MontLupus) June 8, 2023
Whaddaya think, @HunterFelt – should The Joker 🤡 have some of those scratches tattooed? 🐺 pic.twitter.com/hunVKQ9g1V
The problem with fouling Jokić is the same with fouling prime Shaq, who I think is a somewhat comparable player: sometimes you might end up being the one who ends up worse for the wear.
Stars — They’re Just Like Us! Here’s a look at a few of the celebrities in the house for tonight’s Game 3.
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Why Denver leads
Jamal Murray has 20 points, leading all scorers, alongside 4 assists and 2 rebounds
Nikola Jokić has 14 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists. I am going to assume he is going to have yet another playoff triple-double. That is the division of labor that works for Denver.
Miami is going to have to be the team making the halftime adjustments, but they have done that all postseason long.
Halftime thoughts
The Nuggets have a five-point lead, which is a lot for this particular game. This feels like it’s going to be a close one, which I feel is going to benefit the Nuggets but it’s hard to tell this early in a back-and-forth affair.
In any case, that was probably the best half of the finals so far. We’ve gone very far from the Game 1 snoozer.
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Nuggets 53-48 Heat, end of the first half
Adebayo gets to the line, the second foul on Jokić. He makes both free throws and then draws a foul on Martin, using a bit of acting skills. He makes both free throws and that’s the end of the first half.
Nuggets 51-46 Heat, 1:27, 2nd quarter
Aaron Gordon with a dunk. That’s good! Then he picks up his third foul. That’s bad!
Nuggets 49-46 Heat, 1:34, 2nd quarter
Playoff Butler scores again. Murray gets a layup on an Adebayo goaltend.
Nuggets 47-44 Heat, 2:28, 2nd quarter
Vincent picks up his third foul, another iffy call, that negates what probably would have been a turnover.
Aaron Gordon misses both. Ball don’t lie.
Nuggets 47-44 Heat, 2:49, 2nd quarter
Lowry gets called for a foul that should be on Adebayo. Interesting to see if that will have ramifications.
Jokić goes to the line, obviously he makes both free throws.
Nuggets 45-44 Heat, 2:52, 2nd quarter
Strus fouls Murray who makes 1-of-2 free throws. Tie game. Then it’s Adebayo with a massive slam which forces the ABC audio to go on mute to prevent us from hearing dirty words.
Murray hits a three-pointer for Denver. What a wild one this is.
Nuggets 41-42 Heat, 4:04, 2nd quarter
Strus for a three! The Heat regain the lead! What a ping pong affair we have going here, to borrow the title from a classic punk song.
Nuggets 41-39 Heat, 4:36, 2nd quarter
Butler, the Heat’s offensive key, cut it down to a one-possession game with a jumper.
Murray has 14 points and if he’s going to be the Finals MVP like I predicted before the series started, it will be because of this: when the Nuggets are operating their offense, he’s the guy that tends to benefit scoring-wise.
Nuggets 41-37 Heat, 5:36, 2nd quarter
Murray with another three-pointer and Heat coach Erik Spoelstra has seen enough, he calls for a timeout.
Nuggets 38-37 Heat, 6:40, 2nd quarter
Murray hits a long ball to cut it to one. Afterward, Brown gets on the free-throw line with a chance to give the Nuggets a lead and he does by making both, although the second sort of rattled its way down.
Nuggets 33-37 Heat, 7:01, 2nd quarter
Oh that’s the Caleb Martin we saw against Miami, he hits a three-pointer. Denver retakes the lead with a Braun layup. Martin hits another three-pointer and, after a Lowry turnover, Martin goes on a fast break and scores. That’s eight points out of nowhere for Martin the microwave.
Nuggets 31-29 Heat, 8:31, 2nd quarter
Vincent gets called for a foul, Murray draws it for Denver. And then he gets called for another one? The second one is legit, not so much the first. In any case, he’s sitting here.
Of course, Denver takes advantage. Christian Braun unties things with a dunk.
Nuggets 29-29 Heat, 8:59, 2nd quarter
Martin finds Adebayo for a dunk. Adebayo hits a jumper and it is now a… tie game because I accidentally handed the Nuggets an additional point somewhere along the way and they have scored 29 and not 30.
Denver takes a timeout while I quickly search online for remedial math refresher.
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Nuggets 29-25 Heat, 10:04, 2nd quarter
Green gets called for a blocking foul and that will put Adebayo on the line for two. He makes one of two.
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Nuggets 29-24 Heat, 10:24, 2nd quarter
Green over Lowry for a tough layup.
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Nuggets 27-24 Heat, 11:23, 2nd quarter
Bad news for Miami, the three-pointer drought is over for Denver as Bruce Brown starts the scoring in the second.
So far so good! Let's cross fingers for @nuggets to keep clicking. 🍀💪
— WolfPrincess (@MontLupus) June 8, 2023
:@HunterFelt's hunch packs some punch:#BringItIn, Nugs, me lads! 🐺 pic.twitter.com/PXFVerFeOt
The Heat went on a run after this to tie things up but it’s very, very, very early here. Three more quarters to go, at the very least.
Nuggets 24-24 Heat, end of the 1st quarter
The benches are out for the end of the quarter here. Old man Jeff Green (who I must remember is younger than me) makes a layup for the Nuggets but the Heat’s Kyle Lowry scores right before the end of the first quarter and after all that we’re back to where we started.
Nuggets 22-22 Heat, 1:37, 1st quarter
Make it two consecutive made baskets for Butler. It feels like he knows that he’s going to have to step up here in this game.
Nuggets 22-20 Heat, 1:37, 1st quarter
Butler cuts it down to a two-point Nuggets lead. It must be the diamonds.
Nuggets 22-18 Heat, 2:00, 1st quarter
Butler and Jokić, the two teams’ respective MVPs, trade baskets.
Jimmy Butler warming up with diamond earrings on 💎♥️🏀🔥
— Anna F Peppard, PhD (@peppard_anna) June 8, 2023
Sometimes I get so wrapped up in the basketball side of things that I lose sight of the most fun details about this game.
Jokić and Murray both have eight points in the first to lead all scorers. If both of them are scoring, rather than just one of them, the Nuggets become very difficult to beat.
Nuggets 20-16 Heat, 2:54, 1st quarter
Denver’s Aaron Gordon with a layup. The Heat are cold while the Nuggets’ offense is heating up.
After Miami’s Cody Zeller gets called for a foul, the Nuggets take a timeout.
Nuggets 18-16 Heat, 3:41, 1st quarter
Strus misses a long one, he’s a streaky guy. Jokić is not, he scores on the next possession.
Nuggets 16-16 Heat, 4:51, 1st quarter
Gabe Vincent gets fouled on a three-point attempt, never a good thing for an opposing defense. He makes 2-out-of-3, so it’s not the worst-case scenario for Denver but it’s a tied game again.
Nuggets 16-14 Heat, 4:51, 1st quarter
Bam Adebayo gets called with a foul, there are no shots on the play, but Jokić scores on the possession and the Nuggets have their first lead of the game.
Nuggets 14-14 Heat, 5:31, 1st quarter
After a scoring splurge to start the game, we have a few scoreless possessions here before Jokić scores to tie the game.
Nuggets 12-14 Heat, 6:24, 1st quarter
Michael Porter Jr scores a layup and, despite the fact that Miami is playing much better than Denver, it’s just a two-point lead. Miami calls a timeout, a wise one from this writer’s perspective.
Nuggets 10-14 Heat, 7:11, 1st quarter
The first foul, unsurprisingly is on Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, which puts Butler on the free-throw line. He makes both.
Nuggets 10-12 Heat, 7:27, 1st quarter
Murray already looks like he’s going to have a better game than his rough Game 2, knocking down his third shot of the game.
Next, Max Strus (an assist machine early on) finds Vincent for another Heat basket. The, Murray scores again.
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Nuggets 6-9 Heat, 8:43, 1st quarter
Jimmy Butler drives to the basket and lays one in. Nikola Jokić responds for Denver. Not a defensive masterclass so far.
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Nuggets 4-7 Heat, 9:36, 1st quarter
Adebayo with a jumper. Murray responds.
Nuggets 2-5 Heat, 10:10, 1st quarter
Jamal Murray starts the scoring for the Nuggets.
Nuggets 0-5 Heat, 10:34, 1st quarter
Kevin Love hits a three right away and it’s a quick start by Miami.
Nuggets 0-2 Heat, 11:18, 1st quarter
Bam Adebyo with a layup to start the scoring!
Opening tip
Nuggets 0-0 Heat, 12:00, 1st quarter
And we have basketball! Game 3 has officially tipped off!
I am not alone in my prediction:
Well, I do agree with @HunterFelt of the Guardian's live commentary that @nuggets won't allow a repetition of Game #2's last quarter. They are smart enough to learn from their previous mistakes and will be ready to acquit themselves in Miami, #HeatCulture or not.
— WolfPrincess (@MontLupus) June 8, 2023
Popcorn time! pic.twitter.com/fcHi08eeSZ
National anthem
I also had no idea who Néhémie, today’s anthem singer is. Sorry, but she gives us a pretty great “Star Spangled Banner.” 7/10.
Big news for diehard fans of The Shoe Surgeon who is certainly a celebrity that I, a middle age person who listens to jam bands, certainly recognize.
⭐️Some of the stars out tonight in Miami for Game 3 of the #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/FKmRa9GTN4
— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) June 8, 2023
The NBA analysts seem to be on the Heat’s side, which is making me feel better about my Nuggets prediction.
Miami Heat starting lineup
PG: Gabe Vincent
SG: Max Strus
SF: Jimmy Butler
PF: Kevin Love
C: Bam Adebayo
No changes for either team, which is no surprise with the Heat who benefited from promoting the veteran Love to the starting lineup in place of Caleb Martin.
Denver Nuggets starting lineup
PG: Jamal Murray
SG: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
SF: Michael Porter Jr
PF: Aaron Gordon
C: Nikola Jokić
Predictions
This is a rarity for me: I am currently 2-for-2 when it comes to predictions. First, I said that the Nuggets would win Game 1 fairly easily and then I thought that the Heat would stun the world by doing everything in their power to win a tight Game 2. So far, so good. I’ve honestly been dreading Game 3 because I know that this trend can’t continue.
However, tradition demands that I put my reputation on the line once again. Game 3? It feels like Denver and head coach Michael Malone have had enough time to figure out what went horribly wrong for them in the fourth quarter against Miami on Sunday.
In “Star Trek,” the Borg are vulnerable to a novel form of attack on the first attempt but future attempts to defeat them in the same manner prove, well, “futile.” I feel that the Nuggets are basically the Basketball Borg. So, look for them to regain control of the series and make it 2-1. It won’t be a blowout, but it won’t be extremely suspenseful down the stretch.
Do you agree? Do you think I’m underestimating the Miami Heat? You can send your thoughts to hunter.felt.freelance@theguardian.com or tweet @HunterFelt and we’ll share your predictions with the world.
Nikola and the Dream of Horses
Earlier in the postseason, My Improv Teacher asked a question on Twitter that led me down an unexpected rabbit hole:
Relatedly, is horses the funniest hobby an NBA star can have https://t.co/kfe9qg3boF
— lil pom poko jerk (@rajandelman) May 17, 2023
By his all-business on-the-court demeanor, you might think that Nikola Jokić leads a rather quiet life off of it. Apparently not! When he won his second straight MVP award, he happened to be riding behind his horse in a two-wheeled cart back in his home court of Serbia. He is, it turns out, the biggest horse guy in the NBA. Possibly literally!
Tyler Herro
Bad news for the Heat, who were hoping to get Tyler Herro, one of their most dangerous shooters, for Game 3. According to Adrian Wojnarowski, he is still recovering from hand surgery so it’s looking like Game 4 will be the earliest possible return date.
Four minutes into the ABC pregame broadcast and Stephen A. Smith has already attacked Boston Celtics duo Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum even though, last I checked (and I’d love to be wrong) they were eliminated last round.
Chris Paul
Meanwhile, NBA news doesn’t stop just because it’s the finals. Earlier today came reports that the Phoenix Suns are considering moving on from Chris Paul’s current contract.
Sources: The Suns and Chris Paul are exploring multiple options, including a trade, stretching his contract, or waiving and re-signing him in free agency. Phoenix expected to discuss trades ahead of Paul’s June 28 contract date.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 7, 2023
Story at @TheAthletic:https://t.co/5EwV2pFLZ6
Initial reports suggested that it would be a straight-up waiving, but the Athletic’s Shams Charania suggests that the Suns could trade the HOF point guard, stretch his contract to reduce his salary cap hit or waive and re-sign him (assuming he passes through waivers). If he is on the move, expect contenders to seek the veteran’s services if the price is right.
Preamble
Hello, first of all, I hope that any readers who happen to be affected by the North American wildfires and the rapidly spreading smoke are safe and doing okay. While the NBA finals will be unaffected, the wildfire smoke is wreaking havoc around the sports world.
Now, let us turn to the task at hand. There is good news for those of us who love drama: the NBA finals look like an actual series! After the Denver Nuggets dismantled the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the NBA finals, there was a sense that this would end up being one of these brief, unmemorable series.
Well, as has been happening all postseason long, the Heat defied expectations. With their 111-108 win, they became the first team to beat the Nuggets at home in the playoffs. Now, the series has traveled back to Miami tied 1-1, with the Nuggets suddenly playing without home-court advantage.
So, what are we to expect now? Well, it depends on whether the Nuggets make an adjustment to the Heat’s Game 2 adjustment. On Sunday, the Heat’s defense forced Nikola Jokić to become a scorer to disrupt the type of team basketball that has been the key to Denver’s success all season long. Now, it only barely worked: Jokić torched Miami for 41 points and the team was a made three-pointer away from forcing overtime. Still, the Heat came away with the W.
So, as it usually does, Game 3 is going to tell us a lot about both teams and the state of the series. If you want to comment on the finals or the state of the basketball world in general, this is the perfect opportunity, so send us your thoughts or questions either via email (to hunter.felt.freelance@theguardian.com or tweet them (to @HunterFelt) and we’ll incorporate them throughout today’s blog.
It’s Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the Denver Nuggets and the Miami Heat at American Airl- er, uh, Kaseya Center! Opening tip will happen at some indeterminate time after 8:30 pm EST, but we’ll be back with opening lineups, predictions and other updates before then.
How to watch the NBA finals
Every game of the NBA finals will air in the US on broadcast TV (ABC), live stream (ESPN3) and on NBA League Pass.
UK viewers can watch on Sky Sports or NBA League Pass. Australian viewers can stream on Kayo Sports via ESPN and additionally through NBA League Pass.
Best-of-seven series. All times EDT.
• Thu 1 Jun Game 1: Nuggets 104, Heat 93
• Sun 4 Jun Game 2: Heat 111, Nuggets 108
• Wed 7 Jun Game 3: Nuggets at Heat, 8.30pm (ABC)
• Fri 9 Jun Game 4: Nuggets at Heat, 8.30pm (ABC)
• Mon 12 Jun Game 5: Heat at Nuggets, 8.30pm (ABC)
• Thu 15 Jun Game 6: Nuggets at Heat, 8.30pm (ABC) *
• Sun 18 Jun Game 7: Heat at Nuggets, 8pm (ABC) *
* if necessary
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Hunter will be here shortly. In the meantime here’s some off-day string ahead of tonight’s Game 3.
