The back-to-back Kia MVP becomes the first center in NBA history to rack up 500-plus points and 100-plus assists in a single postseason.Īnd now, the Top 5 in our 2023 Race to the NBA Finals MVP Ladder after Game 2: Interestingly, Denver is 0-3 in the 2023 playoffs when Jokic scores 40 points or more.
1 after reeling off 41 points and 11 rebounds in Game 2 as Games 3 and 4 in Miami await. Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic, meanwhile, holds tight at No. As such, that trio occupies three of the top five spots in the latest edition of 2023 Race to the NBA Finals MVP Ladder. Regardless, this is Miami’s first trio since LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Ray Allen to each score at least 20 points in an NBA Finals game (theirs came in a Game 5 loss to the San Antonio Spurs in 2013). I think it’s the, ‘I don’t give a damn’ factor.” That’s how it’s been all year long, and that’s not going to change. Make or miss shots, we’re going to be who we are because we’re not worried about anybody else. “We’re so focused in on what we do well, and who we are as a group. “We’re not worried about what anybody thinks,” Butler said. Miami improves to 7-3 this postseason in clutch games, which is best in the NBA in 2023. The Heat accomplished the feat on the strength of Vincent’s big night, coupled with 21-point contributions from Bam Adebayo and Jimmy Butler. Led by Gabe Vincent’s game-high 23 points, Miami snatched its seventh win this postseason after trailing by 12 points or more, marking the most such victories by any team in a single playoff run since 1997. In pulling off that feat, it marked the first time since the Heat’s last title season (2013) that such a prolific scoring punch among Heat players populated the same box score in the NBA Finals. Bam Adebayo found a way to make a major impact in Game 2 of the NBA Finals.ĭENVER - The Miami Heat utilized a trio of 20-point scorers to topple the Denver Nuggets, 111-108, in Game 2 on Sunday.
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