Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone can say his team “played well in Game 1,” but there was plenty of good for the West’s top seed, who led 1-0 in the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat .
Nikola Jokić scored another playoff triple-double and used his power when and how he wanted, while Jamal Murray delivered a brilliant performance reminiscent of Bubble Murray. The Nuggets’ size advantage over the Heat could pose a problem in Game 2 and the rest of the series.
The Heat have been put to the test this postseason and have already knocked out a top seed. An aggressive Jimmy Butler is needed to line up Miami’s shooters, but those shots need to come off the field in Game 1 even after a poor night.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Aaron Gordon of the Denver Nuggets defend against Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the NBA Finals at the Ball Arena in Denve on June 1, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
What: NBA Finals Game 2 (Nuggets Lead, 1-0)
WHO: Miami Heat at Denver Nuggets
If: Sunday, 8 p.m. ET
Where: Ball Arena, Denver
TV: ABC
Time schedule:
Game 3: In Miami, Wednesday 8:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
Game 4: In Miami, Friday, 8:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
*Game 5: In Denver, 8:30 p.m. ET, June 12 (ABC)
*Game 6: In Miami, 8:30 p.m. ET, June 15 (ABC)
*Game 7: In Denver, 8:00 p.m. ET, June 18 (ABC)
* – If necessary
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