Nuggets suns game tonight8/12/2023 These two teams entered the series as the top two perimeter shooting outfits of the Playoffs, yet shot 33.3% and 29.6% respectively from three-point range on Thursday night.Įxpect both of those numbers to tick back up towards their postseason averages as the series wears on. ![]() It’s worth noting, however, that while Miami came away from Game 1 feeling like they left some meat on the bone in terms of their shot-making, Denver probably felt the same way. Safe to say, this was not an easy bingo card to win with. The Heat shot just 40.6% from the field, attempted just two free-throws in the entire game, and missed some good looks from the perimeter, shooting just 5/16 (31.3%) on three-point attempts without a defender within six feet of the shooter - defined as ‘wide-open’ per NBA.com’s tracking data - after shooting a sweltering 58.3% on these attempts in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Denver Nuggets took care of business in the first game of the 2023 NBA Finals, beating the Miami Heat by a final tally of 104-93 on Thursday night.ĭespite Denver’s 104 points being their second lowest scoring output of the postseason, Nikola Jokic (27 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds on just 12 shot attempts) and Jamaal Murray (26 points, 10 assists) were dominant, becoming the first pair of teammates to record 25+ points and 10+ assists in a Finals game since Magic Johnson and James Worthy back in 1987.Īs for Miami, coming off a grueling, seven-game Eastern Conference Finals series against the Boston Celtics, it looked like fatigue played a role in their Game 1 struggles (the altitude in Denver also didn’t help) as their 93 points was their lowest total in a game so far in these NBA Playoffs. ![]() With Game 2 of the NBA Finals between the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat set to tip off at 8 p.m.
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