MIAMI — After yet another dominant double-digit victory Friday night that gave his Nuggets a 3-1 lead over the Miami Heat in the 2023 NBA Finals and drew Denver within one win of the franchise's first NBA championship, Jamal Murray fielded a question about whether he's been able to reflect on just how good his team has become over these past two months. Denver has paired a consistently elite offense with an increasingly elite defense, eliminating a veritable All-NBA team's worth of superstars all without ever trailing in a series or seeing a Game 7.
It was Gordon, though, who swung this game. After a buzzer-beating corner 3 by Butler gave Miami a one-point lead heading into the second quarter, Gordon began throwing his weight around against the Heat’s reserve corps, pounding his way to a 15-point second quarter that helped tilt the run of play in Denver’s favor.
“That's just how this team is built,” he said. “We have guys that can step up night in and night out. Sometimes it's not going to be your night, and sometimes it is going to be your night. This team does a good job finding the people that are kind of in a rhythm and kind of going. When it comes down to it, it's just wanting to be great for my teammates. I know when my teammates need me, and [I’m] just doing it for my brothers.
“I felt like I was going to be a defender for this team, a defenseman for this team,” he said Friday. “I knew they could score. MPJ, one of the best shooters on Earth. You've got a two-time MVP in Joker that can do everything on offense. You've got Jamal Murray that can go for 50 on any given night. I knew I was coming in to play defense and make their job easy. That's what I like to do.
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