Nikola Jović‘s Highlights vs. the Rockets | January 8, 2024

Nikola Jović‘s Highlights vs. the Rockets | January 8, 2024

And John Young niiko yovic getting his first ever start at home fourth start in the last six games he started well really played a very Savvy game you look at that box sheet and you see two for nine you know you’re like wow he didn’t play well you’re really missing the

Impact if you’re not seeing this in person because he is really impacting the game in a positive way for my Jimmy uh bam Kyle you know Tyler those are guys that they’re the main guys in the team and if they help me you know I’m going to I’m going to feel great you

Know uh they took me out of their wings and yeah he been averaging 14 points on 30% shooting over the last three games got to turn up the notcher with Jimmy out he’s got to be more efficient tonight this is shenon from the high post like bam he can pass good hands by

Larry to knock it away from Jabari Smith eighth place that’s Jaylen green missing from distance yic who’s making his fourth start over the last six games from I Tate oh he had a little more time than that but he flung it up and missed it and here comes hakz Jr down the

Middle for yic yes niiko yic a Road Runner and finisher the glass there and getting numbers out in transition oh Jabari Smith right at yic good D without a foul Javari Smith comes out with it and shenon sends it over to Jaylen green he missed the three Re hakz take it right

Off the glass big long Miss it’s hakz Jr and who’s filling that lane that’s yic right there the big man at 610 love with the interception on a poorly thrown Ball by Van F Lowry got away with a travel a nice bounce yic Dez 14 points in the pain already and

Here’s why excellent cutting and the delivery by yic just great awareness has his head up sees the opening that defense third heat turnover shenon for Jaylen green repelled by yic into the G league and then the NBA that’s a two-point Heat lead 420 left first quarter Jeff Green chasing hero he got

Free got the three Good Help by Tyler and he rotates back to Van bman that’s Jan Tate in and out and yic quickly to the rebound here he comes nice feed Heroes three deflected by Green taken back by Hero yes oh he didn’t give up on it Reflection by shangkun here come the

Rockets again the explosive Rockets a two-handed block Josh Richardson sending back the rookie shot Duncan Robinson in his first hit bat a home run in rebounding assists also in field goal attempts Tyler taking a career high 19 shots a game this year HZ out to yic now back to Tyler for three

Kab F on Duncan Robinson third team foul on the heat in this quarter Jabari Smith the jump Hook and the rebound in traffic for B eat ahead by four almost halfway through the third quarter in the shenon cut off by bam stolen by yic bam created the turnover

Yic oh cuff by Van fate but bam with a crushing follow Jabari Smith makes a pair that Titans the game down to a four-point lead Smith becomes the fourth rocket starter in double figure points yic kabo I love the way he just pulled up and sank that underneath and gave him

A lot of room and space dared him to take it no hesitation there by yich Miami’s 11th tray to seven-point lead and that’s Tate missing and HZ saves the rebound at yic and here they come hero a pull up three yes John herro gets credit for his third

Triple of the quarter yic pushed the ball and found him really made the play it changes the point of attack the Rockets don’t have a chance to regroup and defend y’s quick dribble there really helped Tyler get the shot he of a 10-point lead their biggest of the game

Yich just came away with his eigh rebound tonight jaari Smith outling quickly to Jaylen green 340 left in the third deflection and Steel by yic and shenon ran it down he still ahead by 10 look out yic with another defensive deflection yic defending Jabari Smith great job by Nico yic defending without

Fouling bam for yic and yic will go to the free throw strike these have been some really precious possessions but this young man out of Serbia who is flashing all kinds of potential he how about this defense straight up and down he’s got 611 going at him but he’s long too great

Discipline long arm straight up and down helped lead that fast break and this was a nice cut right down the middle took the contact gave it a chance he’s going to go to the line for two Johnny hasn’t shot well tonight where if you look at that box sheet and

You see two for nine you know you’re like wow he didn’t play well you’re really missing the impact if you’re not seeing this in person because he is really impacting the game in a positive way for Miami interesting Tate and Jabari Smith sit down but Shen gun stays

In even with four fouls with 311 left in the third quarter yovic gets the second to drve in front by 11 their biggest lead of the [Applause] game seven straight points from Maya shenon oh blocked but a Goen yovic went after the new Love needed help but shenon will get the score all right here we go Nico it’s and by the way his time at the beginning of this game those first 10 minutes critical contributions

Without scoring a whole bunch so that last check home security we talked about how important it was for this team to get home in January and it started tonight while you don’t look at all the 13 ahead it has to start with this one but I thought Nico came out in this

First quarter tonight and was tough I mean I’m looking at the seven rebounds he had in the first quarter and you’re right Jackson didn’t score a whole lot with the six points but eight rebounds six assists two steals two blocks but he made a lot of the right plays and listen

He showcased his skills tonight as a passer I thought he also created so many opportunities in dribble handoffs in he set some great screens from Tyler there there’s one right there so open that shot for for hero but I mean this was confident and it couldn’t come at a

Better time for Miami when you look at you know a cad hogr coming in here against Oklahoma City who’s another long athletic guy and so for Nico to kind of just set a tone for himself and the team this was my favorite exchange gets the block jog this is The Possession down

Where he’s kind of just jogging down the middle of the court and Bam’s like uh you’re open and you know he’s going to hit a free throw he only went one for four from the free throw line I think he was a little bit gassed but it goes to

The amount of toughness he showed early on in this game around the rim so in his 21 minutes he was extremely impactful in this win and it started at the beginning listen if you can get something like this from this young man every night whether it’s starting or it’s coming off

The bench uh what more can you ask for and this is a guy that again has been on assignment with the G League recently up and and up and down and all around and here he is uh in his first home game this season man if we’re were still

Doing checks he’s be getting a lot of them I’m going to tell you right now I am going to ask for one more thing yeah Nico on the microphone with JT and now back here at the heat locker room we have Nico yovic Nico a night where you made all sorts of different

Impacts but you were in the starting lineup for the very first time here at home yeah so how good does it feel to have this type of night contributing to a Heat win here in your first home start of the Season it felt great you know especially because we won and that’s

What it’s all about I’m saying like I started last four last four or five games and you know we won only uh only one of them so it was the most important thing I didn’t care about anything else but winning you know uh last year we did plus minus

Things so I made sure every time I’m in the game My My plus minus was up that’s it well that’s absolutely the case tonight and you know a lot of different things that you were doing deflections in the lanes rebounds blocks steals the defense has really been a huge part of

Your growth how much were you focused on that in your time in two Falls in your time here with the heat and how gratifying is it to you know be able to see that put into action tonight I mean that’s that’s what it’s all about like I

Said uh that’s what they want uh that’s one thing they want they want me to improve in and uh that’s why I made sure I’m I’m good at you know I’m still I’m still making some uh you know cheap fouls and uh letting them score me a

Little bit you know on a on a different positions but uh you know I’m improving every day that’s what we work on every day and that’s it you know you talked about the confidence that Jimmy Butler has instilled in you that the rest of this team has in still than you how

Important is that on a night like tonight where you know you started slow in terms of shooting the ball but you continue to put shots up yeah I mean those are the guys you know on the bench uh Jimmy Kyle kale love bam Tyler those are guys that believe in me and that’s

The thing that helps me out you know it was it was not a great night shooting wise but you know we won that’s like I said that’s what it’s all about and uh I was Finding then they was Finding Me and they just T my shot and at least I made

One that’s it well and tonight just to wrap this up really funny to watch you in in open space you know really getting these guys out running what type of impact do you think you can make on this team when given the opportunity to play with that unit and get these guys out

Running I mean it’s easy to play with guys like this you know guys like uh Tyler bam and Duncan who just run the floor and every time I’m with the ball one of them is going to be open or one of them is going to be running to me and

I’m going to make a little screen or pass the ball and they’re going to make a shot you know it’s easy to play with guys like that and uh I’m happy I’m around them you know and that’s one thing that I can for sure continue to

Improve and uh you know I feel I can bring something different with that we’ll take a look at that box score we’ll see that plus minus we’ll see the impact niik yovic had tonight and it was a great one Jax we’ll send it back to

You and make sure hey thank Amy for the tie this is a secret santa present so thanks thanks to her for that hey Amy thanks my pleasure

This game was on January 8, 2024.

Gameday Hub: https://www.nba.com/heat/gamedayhub?gameID=0022300509

Miami HEAT Roster:

• Jimmy Butler
• Tyler Herro
• Bam Adebayo
• Kyle Lowry
• Caleb Martin
• Nikola Jović
• Josh Richardson
• Kevin Love
• Duncan Robinson
• Haywood Highsmith
• Thomas Bryant
• Jaime Jaquez Jr.
• Orlando Robinson
• Jamal Cain
• Cole Swider
• R.J. Hampton
• Dru Smith

The best coach that has ever lived (in my opinion) and the head coach of the Miami HEAT is Erik Spoelstra.

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