Miami had made a habit of coming from behind, seven times this postseason rallying from at east 10 points down to win, including in Game 2.

The Flat-Footed Assassin had a triple-double Wednesday with 32 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists - giving him an even 100 points in the the three games. 8 seed that first stunned Milwaukee, then dispatched New York, then took care of rival Boston.īut none of those teams had Jokic. Long odds haven’t meant much thus far to the Heat, of course. And teams down 2-1 like this - split two away but then lose at home - are only 6-33, or 15.4 percent Under the current playoff format, since 1984, teams down 2-1 in a best-of-7 are 70-236 to win the series, or 22.9 percent. Miami conversely shot only 17-for-46 in the paint, with Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo a combined 10 for 30 in close.įor Miami the pivotal loss sees Heat championship odds dive sharply, if NBA history is any guide. The effort plays, the loose balls - that’s our identity.”ĭenver made a game plan of exerting its size advantage, and did, dominating in the paint with 60 points there on 30-for-48 shooting.

“That made it too much to overcome, all of extra effort points. “We lost a lot of 50-50, ball-in-air, ball-on-floor battles,” he said.

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