2023 NBA Finals, The Last Stand: Heat @ Nuggets, 6/12 @ 8:30pm

Kobewade11 · Post #1761 » by **Kobewade11** » Tue Jun 13, 2023 3:04 am

Bam quietly had what, 6 points in the second half? I guess we are going to have to get a #1 this summer

Jfh20 · Post #1762 » by **Jfh20** » Tue Jun 13, 2023 3:04 am

Rebuild please .. don’t run it back with this core.. trade Jim/herro/bam and let’s go with a youth movement

contract · Post #1763 » by **contract** » Tue Jun 13, 2023 3:04 am

fishfuego. wrote:Small ball lol

If only we were an inch taller! :lol:

eddieheatfan · Post #1764 » by **eddieheatfan** » Tue Jun 13, 2023 3:04 am

i'm not mad just baffled how we got to the finals with this team

oreon · Post #1765 » by **oreon** » Tue Jun 13, 2023 3:04 am

Butler started of a$$ finished off a$$. That 4 min stretch was nice but needed it in the 3rd quarter. If we went to 4th with a 7pt ot 9 point lead we would have had cushion to win this.
Overall Denver was just way better. Jokic was by far best player in series. And Denver had the next 2 out of 3 best players in Murray and Gordon.
Butler just didn't close the game performance wise with Joker to make it competitive and too much was expected from the role players to win. And most of them had run out of gas after Celtic series.
If only we'd close that series early maybe Caleb or Gabe or Struss would have had more to give this round. Not to pile on Butler, but again this was another consequence of his drop in performance in the Boston series. We barely got through Celtics with him playing like that but it wasn't gonna fly against Denver.

3ammy3uck3ts · Post #1766 » by **3ammy3uck3ts** » Tue Jun 13, 2023 3:04 am

Beenie wrote:
QUIZ wrote:
QUIZ wrote:That’s like 4 or 5 games now that we win if Jimmy doesn’t shoot sub 30%

And Bam after having 14 to start, finished with 20.

1-7 in the second half.

Best player this game and all series by far; not even close. He’ll be better next year

MorbidHEAT · Post #1767 » by **MorbidHEAT** » Tue Jun 13, 2023 3:04 am

This is on Jimmy. Plain and simple.

BaffLer · Post #1768 » by **BaffLer** » Tue Jun 13, 2023 3:04 am

Not even upset. Just a little sad that Jimmy played the way he played. From MJ to Anthony Bennett

Post #1769 » by **QUIZ** » Tue Jun 13, 2023 3:04 am

Oh well, we were losing the series anyway. No reason to bag on the team.

Happy for this run, it was amazing

Post #1770 » by **DayofMourning** » Tue Jun 13, 2023 3:05 am

Heat3 wrote:Very disappointing. Spo with a big blunder at the start of the 4th with his substitutions. Some very bad execution there in crunch time too.

WOAT.

I love Spo but hes playing the guys he was dealt for better or for worse.

Post #1771 » by **Wiltside** » Tue Jun 13, 2023 3:05 am

Upgrade at the 4, and get another scorer. We’re close. We just need a little more offensive firepower.

I’m down bad but it is what it is. We had a hell of a run and ran into a better team. We had our chances tonight.

Cmon_Son-_- · Post #1772 » by **Cmon_Son-_-** » Tue Jun 13, 2023 3:05 am

This sucks but I'm not hurt. It Sucks because we nowhere near played our best ball this series. Been hard on Jimmy for how he's played but I feel for him.

Shewasfly · Post #1773 » by **Shewasfly** » Tue Jun 13, 2023 3:05 am

AirP. wrote:When Denver is holding up the trophy, I wonder if they'll ask Butler to come out on the court because they couldn't have gotten it done in 5 games without him.

Ouch.

True though. Your best player has to step up and he didn't/couldn't. I'm VERY curious to hear what the injury was that he was nursing. I don't think he will say it, but Spo might or it'll be leaked somehow in the coming week.

Post #1774 » by **KingDavid** » Tue Jun 13, 2023 3:05 am

marson wrote:What a series. We let the Nuggets work hard for it. Disappointing season but we'll be back here with Dame next season.

Like we were with KD and Mitchell? I'll believe it when I see it. We're gonna overpay for Strus and Gabe.

Post #1775 » by **DayofMourning** » Tue Jun 13, 2023 3:05 am

Jimmy was injured my dudes. Jimmy was injured. You all know it.

Grumpy Heat Fan · Post #1776 » by **Grumpy Heat Fan** » Tue Jun 13, 2023 3:05 am

im ready to move on from jimmy unless Pat plans to bring in a legit superstar to play next to him and be the #1.....

Beenie · Post #1777 » by **Beenie** » Tue Jun 13, 2023 3:05 am

IceColdCubano wrote:
Beenie wrote:Better team won.

Great season, fam

Absolutely!!!! Jokic is a beast, congrats to that man!!!

Taking the homerism out of it, Denver is the class of the league and deserve to be champs.

I think they are the best team since the Warriors with KD

Bishop45 · Post #1778 » by **Bishop45** » Tue Jun 13, 2023 3:06 am

Gotta send respect to the bigs as well— I did not believe in the ability of a big to win a legit chip and Jokic is not one of them. That boy is different

And I derided the org for drafting Bam and he’s been instrumental in us getting to two NBA finals in his first five years— Salute!!! That boy is a baller, though not a first or second option, which is a huge compliment imo

GG Denver and all their fans!

marson · Post #1779 » by **marson** » Tue Jun 13, 2023 3:06 am

Kobewade11 wrote:Bam quietly had what, 6 points in the second half? I guess we are going to have to get a #1 this summer

He did what he had to do in the first half. Can't expect him to guard the best player in the league while scoring 30 in this series. I would say Bam is easily the MVP of the series for the Heat.

Post #1780 » by **DayofMourning** » Tue Jun 13, 2023 3:06 am

DCasey91 wrote:Congrats to the Nuggets!!!

KCP was humungous late, hit the shot of the series and the steal

Porter was really good

Joker is on the path of the great ones

Well done!!!

Wrong board you big dummy.