WEBVTT - Game Three Falls Short Of Expectations

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<v Speaker 1>So we started out a very eventful day in the

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<v Speaker 1>NBA with Game three in Miami, which would probably be

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<v Speaker 1>the least exciting thing that's happened today. Let's be realized.

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<v Speaker 1>There was a lot of NBA t and I thought

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<v Speaker 1>that the game was going to keep up, and it

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<v Speaker 1>did not. After a very close first half, the Nuggets

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<v Speaker 1>and Michael Malone made some second half adjustments took back

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<v Speaker 1>home court with a resounding one oh nine ninety four win,

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<v Speaker 1>which is still the under the two fourteen and a

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<v Speaker 1>half did not hit. How did they do it? Not

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<v Speaker 1>the way that everybody thought that they would. The consensus

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<v Speaker 1>was that the Nuggets would have to figure out how

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<v Speaker 1>to beat the two three zone, the one three one zone,

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<v Speaker 1>the Amba zone by figuring out a way to dribble

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<v Speaker 1>penetrate and get KCP and MPJ more involved early, getting

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<v Speaker 1>them in rhythm. They did not ever get into rhythm.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know what, it did not matter that came

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<v Speaker 1>in that the pair averaged sixteen points per game in

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<v Speaker 1>this series, combining for twenty eight per game in the

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<v Speaker 1>regular season. And you know what, they were even worse

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<v Speaker 1>than that. Call Wall Pope and Michael mediocre Porter Junior

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<v Speaker 1>had their worst games in the series in which they've

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<v Speaker 1>already played pretty bad. How many did they score combined?

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<v Speaker 1>Folks eight points on two from eleven shooting zero for

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<v Speaker 1>five from three. That's a winter winter chicken dinner on

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<v Speaker 1>those two bets from three for me. I had Michael

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<v Speaker 1>Porter Junior excuse me, I'm sorry, mediocre Porter Junior under

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<v Speaker 1>two and a half threes and Kentavious called weall pope

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<v Speaker 1>call them Kenny under one and a half threes. So

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<v Speaker 1>how the fuck did the Nuggets win? Jokic went crazy,

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<v Speaker 1>Jamal Murray went crazy, and they broke down the Miami's

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<v Speaker 1>own defense like their name was Britney Renner and the

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<v Speaker 1>Miami z own was a brand new NBA player, just

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<v Speaker 1>fresh into the league with ease. Nikola Jokic thirty two,

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<v Speaker 1>twenty one and ten absurd. Let me say that again.

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<v Speaker 1>Nikola Jokic thirty two points, twenty one rebounds, tenn assists

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<v Speaker 1>is the first thirty twenty in the history of the

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<v Speaker 1>NBA Finals. He was incredible. He was incredible in the

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<v Speaker 1>first second, but he was very incredible in the third.

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<v Speaker 1>He only had two blocks and only three turnovers. Murray

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<v Speaker 1>went off as well, had a triple double along with

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<v Speaker 1>Jokic thirty four to ten and ten even with seven turnovers.

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<v Speaker 1>The pick and roll game with Jokic worked all night,

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<v Speaker 1>just like their names were Brittany Rinner, jo Kic said,

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<v Speaker 1>even after the game, we followed Murray's lead. He's our leader.

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<v Speaker 1>Jamal Murray was plus thirty one hundred for a triple double.

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<v Speaker 1>That's thirty one to one odds. Wow, that's incredible. And

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<v Speaker 1>by the way, Yokic played forty five minutes and Murray

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<v Speaker 1>played forty four. Let's also quickly note the Christian Brown

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<v Speaker 1>that looks like Braun, who I said was badly underused

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<v Speaker 1>by Malone. He ended up with fifteen points, seven for

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<v Speaker 1>eight shooting in just nineteen minutes. Michael Malone was like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>Christian Brown better than Michael mediocre Porter Junior. The wild

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<v Speaker 1>thing is that the Nuggets were only five for eighteen

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<v Speaker 1>from three, but shot fifty one percent from the field.

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<v Speaker 1>How how do it make sense? Make it make sense

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<v Speaker 1>to me? By all metrics, Denver did not play a

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<v Speaker 1>great game and it was a beat down. So if

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<v Speaker 1>it's hard to see why the Nuggets won this game,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a lot easier to see how Miami lost it.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's look into the stats. The Heat were like Game

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<v Speaker 1>one awful from three eleven for thirty five, which is

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<v Speaker 1>a very telling stat for a team that seems to

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<v Speaker 1>live and die by the three on the perimeter. Butler

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<v Speaker 1>Vincent Struce were a combined three for fourteen from deep.

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<v Speaker 1>The struce was not loose and that was not a

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<v Speaker 1>recipe for winning. Butler did have twenty eight though. Bam

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<v Speaker 1>was incredible twenty two, seventeen and three for his three

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<v Speaker 1>third straight, really good game, but nobody else could hit

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<v Speaker 1>a damn shot. Gabe Vincent got fresh braids, fresh lineup,

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<v Speaker 1>and fresh bricks. That's what he had. Yes, sirree Bob,

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<v Speaker 1>it's not my job to hit threes. Is is what our

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<v Speaker 1>man gave Vincent was sag. So we roll on to

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<v Speaker 1>Game four, where I will be It is due or

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<v Speaker 1>die time for the Heat. If the Heat can tie

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<v Speaker 1>it up to two, this series probably goes seven games.

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<v Speaker 1>If they go down three to one and they head

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<v Speaker 1>back to Denver, put them in a suitcase, zip them up,

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<v Speaker 1>lock them up, it's over. Who the hell knows though,

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<v Speaker 1>with this Heat team, I could be totally wrong. They

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<v Speaker 1>could be the first team to ever come back down

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<v Speaker 1>three to one since the Cleveland Cavaliers did it. They

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<v Speaker 1>might just win in seven. I will be on the

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<v Speaker 1>ground reporting from Miami for Game four, so check out

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