Some things I noticed as a lay-person going into the fourth: Definitely the big thing that has kept Miami in this game has been their (unsustainable?) 3 point shooting Giving Love some playing...
Some things I noticed as a lay-person going into the fourth:
Definitely the big thing that has kept Miami in this game has been their (unsustainable?) 3 point shooting
Giving Love some playing time does give the heat an additional outside shooter, but his size is a much better matchup against Gordon and Jokic on the inside
Alongside that, Heat have done a great job of not letting Gordon getting switched onto Vincent
Braun will have a career in this league as an on ball defender even if his offensive game doesn't develop any further
Jokic has to be the best player in the NBA on the offensive end. Throughout the playoffs he's been making shots against some physical defense and has made some impossible reads on passes.
Butler doesn't seem right. Isn't attacking as much, not seeking contact, and is settling for some contested outside shots he wouldn't normally take. Maybe his knee is still bothering him?
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Robinson being able to make cuts, and take some action off the dribble has opened up his offensive game so much. Crazy how he was basically benched for a large portion of the year and considered one of the worse contracts in the league to showing up big in the finals
The heat need to figure out their backup centre minutes. Zeller came in for a hot minute and had 3? turnovers/fouls
Zeller is an absolute blackhole every time he comes on. Offers nothing on offense and he's not even an effective defender. He's just there to take a beating from Jokic instead of Bam for a few...
Zeller is an absolute blackhole every time he comes on. Offers nothing on offense and he's not even an effective defender. He's just there to take a beating from Jokic instead of Bam for a few minutes, which is valuable but not valuable enough. Unless you just want him to go full hack mode. He's offering nothing more than what Haslem could at this point lmao
Hot start for Miami with Love in the lineup. Could be a good move.
Strus and Vincent remembering how to shoot.
Heat absolutely evaporating since they benched Love. Gonna need more of that from Lowry
Miami proving me wrong, again. Hats off to them, we have a proper finals series.
Going to be tough for Miami. I'll be impressed if they can avoid a sweep.
Some things I noticed as a lay-person going into the fourth:
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Zeller is an absolute blackhole every time he comes on. Offers nothing on offense and he's not even an effective defender. He's just there to take a beating from Jokic instead of Bam for a few minutes, which is valuable but not valuable enough. Unless you just want him to go full hack mode. He's offering nothing more than what Haslem could at this point lmao