![]() Kerr shared more of his observations on Miami’s strategy in the pod, saying the Heat clearly decided to take away Jamal Murray as the “head of the snake” with blitzes and stunts. ![]() K64YNEjs7S- Steven Adams Stats June 5, 2023 Steve Kerr on Draymond’s post-game show: “What Miami did tonight… they said let’s make Jokic a scorer and take away other people” Spo on Ramona’s qn about turning Jokic into a scorer vs playmaker: “that’s ridiculous… it’s the untrained eye that says something like that” Spoelstra said only the “untrained eye” would believe he tried to make Jokic score. Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra was asked about his team’s apparent gameplan to force Jokic into scoring, and blasted the question. After the game, a stat was widely circulated that the Nuggets are now 0-3 in these NBA Playoffs, and 0-4 all-time in the playoffs, when Jokic scores 40 points or more. It’s no secret that the Nuggets are at their best when Jokic is a facilitator. Holding Jokic to such a low assist total is a monumental achievement: he only finished with four or fewer assists three times in the regular season, and those games were typically blowouts. Jokic put up a monstrous stat line of 41 points on 16-of-28 shooting, but he only finished with four assists. The Heat beat the Nuggets, 111-108, to the tie the championship series 1-1 and steal homecourt advantage. The Nuggets superstar will score when that’s what the defense is giving him, and making him do so was the Miami Heat’s apparent strategy in Game 2 of the 2023 NBA Finals. Jokic prefers to set up teammates over scoring himself, but passing the ball isn’t always the right play. The two-time MVP is the best passing big man ever, and even that might be underselling him: this is a floor general on par with Chris Paul, Jason Kidd, and the other greats to play the game. At 7-foot, 280 pounds, Jokic is one of the biggest and strongest players in the NBA, but the first thing associated with his game is his passing. Nikola Jokic’s superpower on the basketball court is that he always makes the right play.
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