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The Miami Heat defeated the Denver Nuggets in Game 2, 111-108. Gabe Vincent recorded a team-high 23 points for the Heat, while Bam Adebayo (21 points, 9 rebounds) and Jimmy Butler (21 points, 9 assists) added a combined 42 points in the victory. Nikola Jokic led all scorers with 41 points and 11 rebounds for the Nuggets. This best-of-seven series is now tied, 1-1, with Game 3 taking place on Wednesday, June 7 (8:30 p.m. ET, ABC).
Nikola Jokic is the 1st Center in NBA history to record 500+ points and 100+ assists in a single postseason.
Nikola Jokic is the 6th Center in NBA history to record 500+ points in a single postseason, joining:
Shaquille O’Neal (1995, 2000, 2002)
Hakeem Olajuwon (1994, 1995)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1974, 1984)
Patrick Ewing (1994)
Moses Malone (1981)
Nikola Jokic is now the 6th player in NBA history to record 25+ points and 10+ rebounds in their first two career Finals games, joining:
Tim Duncan (1999)
Shaquille O’Neal (1995)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1971)
Willis Reed (1970)
Hal Greer (1967)
Gabe Vincent, Jimmy Butler, and Bam Adebayo are the first Heat trio to each record 20+ points in a Finals game since:
Ray Allen, LeBron James, and Dwyane Wade on 06/16/2023
Nikola Jokic’s 68 points through his first two games are tied for the 3rd most points through a players first two career Finals game in NBA history:
Allen Iverson (2001): 71 points
Michael Jordan (1991): 69 points
Kevin Durant (2017): 68 points
Nikola Jokic (2023): 68 points
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Jokic 😅😅
Why is the NBA still actively supporting anti-white racism that is being directed at Jokic and white people in general? Why have your racist anti-white players not been fired or even punished yet? Does the NBA support this?
White people should stop watching, it's embarrassing.
Stupid f. Malone. Confuses players. Give the ball to f. Jokic. Halo f Malone, where are the plays?? Why Junior plays neglected all the time? Every f shooter needs a boost in his confidence before he starts shooting. In any other team in the league Junior would score 30+ every single f. night. Go away Malone. Go sell watermelons at bazaar. This is higher mathematics for you. Same all patterns in game 2?? Seriously?? Your number 1 task, f Malone is to relax Junior, to get him going at any f cost. Get him immediately score 15. Make series of screens for Junior. Create the f front line for Junior to make a free shot. Every single time these f slow fat arses move their arses like dead rats, looking in awe colibri like switching left right fron back, especially untalented Gordon. F Malone does not even know what are the chief capabilities of his role players, what they must and what they must not ever try to do. Good bye title f Malone. Do us favor: get lost, give Poppey to lead the rest of the losing series.
This is the way how to win the f Denver: get Jokic less than 4 assists. Doesn't matter if he scores 100, just don't let him more than 3-4 assists. You heard me Malone.
He was in the right but Jokic focused too much on the missed calls. That influences his game. Gotta let Coach deal with that.
Murray is over confident that's why they lost
NUGGETS GONNA BOUNCE BACK….!!!!!!! IT WILL BE 1-4…….DENVER NUGGETS GONNA BE THE CHAMPION …..TRUST ME..💛👏🏼💙
Good job reffere
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If lebron going to finals
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Some said Nugget got no size advantage why the highlight showing Jokic bully inside the rims
Imagine having a "superstar" teammate like Murray that delivers once every 5th game. Not one of you motherfuckers would call for example Booker a superstar if he played as shitty and inconsistent as Murray does 80% of the time.
Yall clowns really call Miami a 1man team cuz Jimmy but act like Nuggets aint a 1man team cuz of Jokic. The hate really shines through. Literally not one player in Nuggets except Jokic. The rest of the team takes turn being average instead of lowtier every other game.
We gotta give heat respect even tho he scored 40 it was smart cause they lose more when he get less assist
Now I understand why Jokic doesn't like to score
Heat played almost perfect tonight, and they only won by 3. Ain’t no way Heat role players shoot lights out like tonight again, Nuggets in 4.
Two Denver starters had 25% FG.
MPJ doesn't do much. I would replace him with Bruce Brown in the starting lineup honestly. Brucey can defend, shoot, and he gets steals too. He lacks size, but that doesn't really matter against the Heat.
So the only eay nuggets lose it they force Jokic to score 😂😂
Giannis still the best player in the game. Defense still matters.
Jokic is the best but he is no play alone
That's why "only" four assists, because his teammates can't hit open shots!
JOKIĆ 41 POINTS
MURRAY+GORDON+MPJ+KCP=41 POINTS!
Mpj is huge disappointment, he is bad or he can't show his full potential in Nuggets. Either way he should try playing in other team.
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i don't think miami have a chance against nikola jokic
F machine 😮
Next time when you mention how Embid should be the MVP because he averages much more point than Jokic, remember that this guy can average 40 if he wants to, but he is smart enough to know that the Nuggets are doing the best when he gets 20-30 points triple double.
Murray been ball hogging this game it was annoying
I'm a realistic Nuggets fan since 1974. The Nuggets did not deserve to win game 2. We will see what the Nuggets are sincerely made of the next 2 games in Miami. May the best team win the NBA championship.
Winning a championship is a team objective and not an individual deal . Having said that the Joker is in the Elite league of all time greatest legends of the NBA
Jokic should leave the Nuggets. They're all mediocre at best except AG and Brown. Murray ain't no superstar like Booker, even Jalen Bronson is better than him. What a waste of talent.
fast game pace is win win for heat, denver lacks good defense
Murray could’ve let this guy take the last shot this game?
JOKIC KING 🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸
His ability to control different offensive aspects of the game is already at its legendary tier.
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Clear travel on that first basket. This guy gets away with so many non calls. Travels, carries the ball. Pushes off. He should literally foul out every game.
Vincent is fouling Jokic every time but refs are silent.
Whenever Jokic scores a ton, it means the rest of the team was struggling so he has to take matter into his own hands. More often than not it means a L for the team. Not really a good thing
Ha perso
Jokic was asked, what was the reason for the defeat against Miami? He said I don't know.. He knows what everyone saw. Teammates have to play, move, and use assists. They hit the shots.. Watch the clip. Jokic gets the ball and scores. Jokic assists, teammate misses?? That's the reason for the defeat.. Jokic 41 points. Teammates??
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If miami stops every nugget they will win with the help of the refs
It's not about what Jokic does or Miami . This game was all what coach Malone DIDN"T DO . He did NOT challenge obvious goal tending on Murray's shot , he did NOT take TO 14 sec. to the end . I never see so much confusion in any team before how much we so last night from Denver . Denver needs better coach then this . What's going on with MPJ ??? I can score 3 times from 20 attempts .
NIKOLA JOKIĆ! 🇷🇸
KAKAV TALENAT! IGRAČ I TRENER!
when you see the center from opposing team running coast to coast, then score on your team out numbered 1v4, you know you are in deep trouble. MIA may have won game 2 battle, but the war was already over before it even begun.
Jokic shouldn't pass to anyone at all and just score 70pts, maybe that would be enough lol
I have an advice for Jamal Murray vs the zone, just give Jokic the god damn ball.
Serbia .
2018 Lebron