The Miami Heat beat the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 with an impressive fourth quarter to tie the NBA Finals at one game apiece.
USA TODAY Sports Jeff Zillgitt explains that yes the Miami Heat are facing an uphill battle heading into the NBA Finals against the talented Denver Nuggets. But don't count them out.It was a metaphor.
The Heat made 17 shots from behind the arc on 48.6% shooting, a significant improvement over 33.3% shooting in Game 1.Jokic led all scorers with 41 points in the game, but it wasn't enough for the Nuggets to take a 2-0 series lead over the Heat. He scored 18 in the third quarter but was held in check by Miami in the fourth. He also finished with just four assists.
Nuggets star Nikola Jokic, who spent much of the second quarter on the bench, scored 18 points in the third quarter to buoy Denver's chances at taking a 2-0 series lead. He scored the team's final nine points in the frame. Max Strus only made a pair of free throws in the second quarter and still leads the Heat with 14 points, followed by 12 from Vincent and 11 from Jimmy Butler.Nuggets mount torrid run in second quarter, take double-digit lead
Miami got exactly what it wanted to start Game 2. Coming out with a sense of urgency and aggressiveness, the Heat built a 21-10 lead in the first quarter. Miami’s Max Strus, who was 0-for-9 on 3-pointers in Game 1, made his first two from beyond the arc in Game 2 and helped the Heat to a 10-2 lead, forcing Denver to call a timeout less than three minutes into the game. He made another 3 later in the quarter, putting Miami up 19-10, and he had 12 points in the opening 12 minutes.
, he was born in New Orleans and settled in Denver after spending time overseas as part of a military family in Germany and also in California. He started playing saxophone at age 10 and has performed with Gospel artists Kirk Franklin and Israel Houghton, contestants from “The Voice” and “American Idol” and Andrew Woolfolk of Earth, Wind & Fire.Miami will go out with a different lineup for Game 2 on Sunday, with Kevin Love getting the start in place of Caleb Martin.
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