Brady Hawk exclusive with Miami Heat forward Nikola Jovic

Brady Hawk exclusive with Miami Heat forward Nikola Jovic

About this game just kind of what do you think went well first off just kind of with the there was 35 points off turnovers just is that kind of the key defensively uh I mean defense is always the key for us you know like especially

With guys like Ty and dunan out you know who are main scorers you know we got to be good at something and I feel like defense is uh something that’s going to get us going and it was one of those games where we all felt good you know

Our shots went in I mean game before that we couldn’t make anything that’s it and then you know SP was talking about kind of the kind of have to play to a certain style he was talking about that exact defense thing do you feel like it’s been different starting lineups

There’s no kind of the shooting’s been down kind of with guys that is that kind of an adjustment for you specifically like do you feel like you have to play a different game or is it you got to play you no matter what I mean and of course

You got to adjust uh I’m not at the point uh where you know I can do what I do normally you know and uh with guys like Jimmy and B you got to adjust you know you got to help them and that’s what I’m trying to do was uh defensively

They got my back and uh I don’t know as long as I’m I’m solid even though if if I uh miss a moment or something they’re going to have my back offensively you know just trying to be in the right place at the right moment you know I got

To be get in his spacing go all the time and uh make sure that I’m at the places where they want me to be and what do you think the biggest adjustment is or difference from you defensively is right now cuz you’ve been kind of Defending at

A higher level it feels like less fouls things like that like what’s going right for you yeah I mean I I think I’m becoming uh a really good one-on-one Defender and uh I feel like that’s something that I got to continue to work on and uh uh that’s something that I

Feel like I’m showing lately of course uh you can always be better and uh I hope I’ll be a lot better than that too uh sometimes I feel like I’m my re am I I’m reaching a little bit too much you know like today I made a quick three

Fouls in the first half which probably should have not and that’s it the pass from bam where he he kind of got a steal and goes down the break and he kind of like hit you in a really tough did did you think that pass was was getting to

You and I guess no just what do you what do you think is at this level like when when you and Bam are kind of starting at the four and five and have this ability to pass like what does that do for you guys and in those spots specifically I mean it helps

Everyone you know whether it’s transition or you know F game on a on a half court it helps everyone uh B’s pocket passes and then you know his sprays are unbelievable he can see everything and uh I feel like every time I’m pushing the the floor and you know

Suppos Mak an action where I’m handle it can you find other guys too I think there was a play last game where you supposed to be handling and you might have been off the ball maybe for a second I’m just wondering cuz spoke K got in your ear a little bit like what’s

The relationship and development of you two specifically of kind of finding that teaching moments yeah I mean he he went to be great you know and I appreciate that uh um the action he drew up you know during the game things change and when when our main guys wants to change

Something during the games you know you’re just going to roll with it but of course spoken or anything everything that we you know talk on ACC Court in that that moment uh we kind of figure out that we want something else so I just you know roll with what uh our

Older guys you know said and uh supp you know it but he told that I forgot to play and that’s it little Mis commmunication though and that’s it I’m just wondering if you you know you guys are kind of battling to get back to you know out of the playing stages do you

Guys look or do you look at standings does that matter at all is it just game by game kind of taking it I mean yeah of course it matters you know I don’t think anyone want anyone want to you know be in a plane because you know it’s it’s

One game right you never know what’s going to happen but we’re for sure fighting for that sixth or fifth p and that’s it last one the the dunk by Jimmy where you know Patty kind of tipped it to him and he got the did that bring any flashbacks to the Milwaukee game last

Year pretty Sim every time he said that we bring that memory a little bit appreciate you