Jason Timpf breaks down how Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and the Denver Nuggets rebounded from their Game 2 letdown to come away with a dominant 109-94 Game 3 victory over Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals. Jason discusses the adjustments to Denver’s defense as well as how Miami must respond ahead of a crucial Game 4.
Timeline:
00:00 – Introduction
01:46 – How Denver rebounded from Game 2
05:42 – How Miami can defend better
07:04 – Denver’s defense shows up
12:50 – Nuggets’ offense against Miami’s zone
20:14 – Breaking down Miami’s offense
22:16 – Summarizing Miami’s adjustments
23:03 – Game 4 Predictions
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32 Comments
This guy: "C's In NiNe"
I’ll say it again guys if you don’t know already Jason is the best sports analyst there is and I’m from London saying this
Jason when other teams lost a game : explain in great detail and back it up.
When lebrick and Ad lost : Lakers just Mail it in. Cant never say that lebron and AD just not good enough 😂
You know. It IS funny. 😊
Murray is sooo grossly disrespected he definitely makes this team go. I know joker is the best player in the league but if murray dont show up every team has a chance to beat denver..
Murray holds on to the ball for too long.
This game would have been a blow out if Murray dished the ball way earlier.
At times Murray has the ball hog mentality.
He had it in his first earlier years, after the injuries he has become less ball hog.
But he needs to do his job and dish the ball.
7 turnovers by him in game 3.
I’m really hopeful that they can get the fourth game in Miami so that they can win the championship in their city
Jason, isn’t the main reason the two man game worked better is because Jokic changed his screen angles? 2nd Murray also committed to stretching further down the weak side before coming up to the screen? Seems to me those were the adjustments plus Jokic positing near baseline when they went to screen that tore Miami up! Butler was not a step behind the screens were just more effective.
Still have Heat in 7. Jokic is a beast. Heat have to do something about that 58-33 rebound differential. Heat can do are smaller but they can do better than that.
Was really anticipating this breakdown all day
Best blues guitarist ever? This makes me question your basketball analytics…
Excellent breakdown. Appreciate you
I think Miami ties it 2-2. Can’t see them losing 4 straight home games after starting 6-0
All the heat have to do is hit their 3s and they will win
No one breaks it down like my man here
You missed the Jokic post catch in the zone and kick to slashing Christian Braun for a bucket.
No one breaks down basketball like you Jason
Miami's defense, their scheme, versatility, poise, execution, speed, everything, is the best ive seen since the finals between the warriors and cavs, but its just not big enough. as a nuggets fan i could almost guarantee you they come out and win game 4 though those guys are incredible responding to a loss. Its also crazy how no matter what they make a huge run in the 4th quarter. those guys are right there with denver as the best in the league and if i hear one more twitter user/casual fan whine about a 1 seed playing an 8 seed ill scream. if you've watched every game of these playoffs you know how special miami is and they are not the likes of any other 8 seed in nba history. if they played even close to this way the whole regular season they're the eastern 1 seed no doubt. thats why they beat the 1, 2, and 5 seeds on their way here.
Is this a nuggets podcast
Jason – you are way better solo than the instant reaction with CC. CC is good but at the right altitude. When its breakdown time you need to take center stage!
Ever since Lakers got swept Jasons analysis has skyrocketed in quality.
Sometimes disciplined D and no turnovers gets beat by elite offense and sometimes you're just too little. The Jokic/Murray two man game has become the Nuggets only option because MPJ and KCP–two of the top 3 point shooters this year in the league–literally can't make a shot. I've never seen anything like it. For the series combined they're shooting like 22% from the field and 15% from 3. Unbelievable. If those two were even close to their averages the Nuggets sweep the series by a 20 point average margin. Looks like the Finals are too big for some Nuggets.
Heat win Game 4 and 5. Jimmy little floaters weren't going in last game. I was shocked that Denver weren't helping more on him when he got in the key, but he was missing shots. Overplay more on the pick and roll/dribble hand off and Butler be more agressive on offense. It really isn't that complicated. Someone said this on another channel that Butler looks burnt out in some games because he plays so hard on both sides of the ball and he looked like that in Game 3. If they had another playmaker these lapse wouldn't effect the outcome of games, but they don't. I thought that was what Lowry was there for, but I guess not. I didn't watch Miami during the season, so I'm assuming this is when Herro takes over. Idk
Jokic is the dream of minimalism realized. No waste of movement or thought. Tom brady like Efficient. Fresh mentally and
Emotionally at the end of the game. Just interested in the bottom line and getting his teammates going. Its amazing to watch. No nonsense person. Refreshing
Ok I’m not a fan of either team and I really appreciate both because I love basketball. Having said that where are these people in the chat that were shit talking Jason when he said the Nuggets can defend better if they play with more effort? Don’t allow your fandom to put blinders on you when Jason is doing the best bball breakdowns online. He’s not perfect but he’s definitely not as blind or insane as you all claim
Denver was to big in this game.
John mayor seriously? Good lawd someone teach this man some music!!
I enjoy the the basketball takes but John Mayer as best blues guitarist? Let's not.
Jason predicted Game 2 right on point!
did you check the history of matchup between denver and miami?
for three years denver beat miami even without murray
I am heartbroken…
puro salita lang. nakakasawa.