Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. talks with head coach Michael Malone against the Miami Heat during the third quarter in game one of the 2023 NBA Finals at Ball Arena, Denver, CO, USA, June 1, 2023. "My biggest concern going into any close-out game is human nature and fighting against that," coach Michael Malone said Sunday after practice. Malone's …
Follow our Nuggets-Heat live Game 2 blog. “We’ve just got to be better and put body on body and make sure that we’re challenging everything at the rim, not giving up back-cuts and slips for open 3s.” Spoelstra moved Caleb Martin into the starting lineup over Kevin Love in Game 6 of the conference finals to match Boston’s speed. “We …
MIAMI – Like the Denver Nuggets before them, the Miami Heat won two games in the conference finals and spoke of disrespect. There were hints of it after their Game 2 win over the Boston Celtics from coach Erik Spoelstra, who suggested the only reason the Jimmy Butler-Grant Williams growling match was a big deal was that “I just think …
The Heat’s Jimmy Butler looks to pass after driving to the basket against Lakers defenders Dwight Howard and Anthony Davis during a game Dec. 13 in Miami. “I was like, ‘I’m home.’ It’s easy,” Butler said after clinching his first trip to the NBA Finals. We’re coming after you.’ It was like, ‘Say no more.’ To be wanted, that’s what …