“Jokic is going to win the MVP” – Tim Legler on Nuggets sweep season series vs Heat with 100-88 win

“Jokic is going to win the MVP” – Tim Legler on Nuggets sweep season series vs Heat with 100-88 win

NBA Finals rematch the nuggets in the heat meeting for the second and final time in this regular season nuggets have won seven straight regular season games against Miami respect dapping each other up pregame now let’s get to the third where the three from bam adabo ties the game at 59

Adabo here good fake gets Michael Porter Jr off the ground he gives the Slam in the heat are up three Denver now leads by one dunk dun and Robinson goes back door for the Layin adabo has 17 points 13 boards Jamal Murray finds Aaron Gordon for the corner three good one

Going in Miami it’s a one-point lead for the Nuggets entering the fourth Nicole yic will set the screen for Reggie Jackson Who buries the Jay joic again screen and roll same routine on the other side of the floor it’s a seven-point lead let’s do it again Jackson Smart Steps back buries

The three he has seven straight in the fourth and the Nuggets get the 12-point win on the road in South Florida as they improved to 10 and one since the All-Star break the best winning percentage League wide they reclaimed the top spot in the western conference

For the first time since November 6 16th it’s been a while that was back when the Nuggets were just N9 and two on the Year Tim legler joins us from the home studio always good to spend Wednesday with you wherever we are and in a league

Legs where the highs can be super high and the lows can be super low even for the great teams that we’ as we’ve seen in these past couple of weeks Denver feels like they’re the most steady the most consistent what do you attribute that to

Yeah Scott I just think it comes down to the fact that they’ve got incredible continuity uh and cohesion with their starting five more than anything else they’ve had some changes with the rotational players this year Scott but they are so precise when they have to be and tonight was a perfect example of

That because the Miami heat turned this into a game uh where you took the three-point shot out of it completely it was a halfcourt walk it up snails paced game and yet Denver is able to execute the way they did in the fourth quarter and here’s the thing Scott Nik yic and

Jamal Murray combined for two points in the fourth quarter they scored 28 points as a team those guys had two joic had one bucket that was it they are able to run their offense through their role players because they know exactly what they’re trying to get accomplished every

Single trip so they don’t care what kind of slugfest you want to drag them into they’re perfectly comfortable playing that way you want to get up and down they’re fine doing that as well and I thought this was a Qui quintessential Denver Nuggets late in the season or

Postseason type of win the way that this game slowed down and the way that they carved Miami up in the fourth quarter and they did it with really The Supporting Cast Miami’s got a chance for some get right games they go to take on Detroit for a pair this weekend they’ve

Dropped four in a row and at the moment legs they’re lurking on that back end of the Eastern Conference playoff standings and it’s really easy to just look at what they have done particularly last year and assume that they’re going to find that solid footing they’re going to

Find that fifth gear and they’re going to be a problem in the playoffs be a threat it’s easy to say that but are they they are look I’m never going to dismiss them Scott and and I’ve talked to you about this ad nauseum you know Eric spoler I just have so much belief

In him this is a team that is so prepared every single night now it does feel a little bit different to me in terms of their Firepower right this has been a very disjointed season for the Miami Heat and as we sit here now they’re not fully healthy Tyler herro is

Not out there Kevin Love’s not playing you you’re relying a lot on Jimmy Butler bam ad bio who are not going to really put up big scoring nights for the most part in the regular season Hai hakz is continuing to grow they’re going to need him to be really really good down the

Stretch and I think Terry Rosier is a big factor here he has not completely found his footing um to the extent that he was in Boston or Charlotte he just hasn’t really gotten into that Rhythm and very inconsistent they are going to need Terry Rosier to be much better than

He has been to this point as they head down the stretch here into the postseason so here I am describing a lot of things that haven’t gone right for the Heat and yet Scott I don’t know that there’s a team in the Eastern Conference outside of Boston that would really be

Super comfortable taking on the Miami Heat in the first round I think for them if they can avoid that eight seed or or even the four five just stay out of those slots and avoid Boston as long as you can they understand how to be great in the most significant pressure moments

And that is what really kind of separates them and makes them special made their run last year special I’m not counting them out but it does feel a little bit different right now they’re a long way from the flow that they’re going to need to have let’s see if they

Can find it over the last 20 games they’ll try to lean into the heat culture that they talk so much about we’ve seen it just waiting to see if it comes to fruition this spring Tim as always time’s appreciated look forward to talking again soon thanks guys not many um what we

Talked about maybe Bill Russell Bill Russ magic maybe it’s different maybe that’s it and and it’s fun because that’s not how we grew up we grew up it’s all about getting those double doubles with points and rebounds and you mixing a few triple doubles here and

There so to see a guy saying I don’t need to take 10 shots not can still affect the game and my teammates love it and I’m winning championships I’ll keep and a guy that’s never chasing MVP award no despite the fact he has two may win a

Third late in the game some would say the best player on the planet setting screens and setting screens and it’s very effective because of his skill set and his size let’s watch I mean you come off right here you’re looking to set your screen the defender runs right into

Him he doesn’t really roll him down I like that he act like he was rolling just took two steps next come back Michael Porter Jr nice little screen or I think that’s Christian brown brown and then set another screen the defender tries to go over it’s too late now

Richie Jackson’s hot the defender right now I I don’t know how you keep missing yic you keep running right ining you can’t run into him then you try to go under and it’s too too late I I think that you have a a guy who

Picking R Matt 3D and a picky pop he picking Joker just stops he stays in one spot all right speaking of uh big man New Orleans riding a four game winning streak not a ton but it was the longest active streak in the league as they welcomed Donovan Mitchell and the

Cleveland Cavaliers to town Pals have the second best record in the NBA since late January Cavs second best road record as the Beasty Boys once said something’s got to give that’s Donovan Mitchell with the three he had 14 points and five assist Cavs up big 16-point

Lead 16 is how many Zion Williamson had in the first half but the Pelicans were down to Break by eight Cavs lead by seven in the third Darius Garland gets the friendly roll in the key the lead is back to nine Garland finds Sarah Merill all alone Corner three

Bottoms Garland de Merill again who had a big night from three all alone Spa he was five of 10 Beyond The Arc Cavaliers up 19 now Garland on the Drive Stanford Steve’s not here but the flo game is on point 14-2 run to end the third Cavs

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“Nikola Jokic is going to win the MVP” – Tim Legler on Nuggets sweep season series vs Heat with 100-88 win