Beijing time, June 10, 2023, today's NBA game, the Heat ushered in the Finals G4 battle with the Nuggets at home, for the Heat who fell behind 1-2, this battle must be won, otherwise 1-3 behind to the Nuggets home to play G5 will be less fierce. The G3 Heat's three-point shooting was contained, shooting 11 of 35, although it was still stronger than the Nuggets' 5-of-18 three-pointers, but the Nuggets won 25 rebounds against the Heat, and they scored inside to beat the Heat, so the Nuggets beat the Heat by 15 points. If the G4 Heat want to beat the Nuggets, their three-point recovery will be warmed up, and the rebounding can not be lost so much, can the Heat do it?
Heat starters: Vincent + Strus + Butler + Love + Adebayo, Nuggets starters: Murray + Pope + Porter + Gordon + Jokic.
In the first quarter, Adebayo made a layup, Jokic, Murray, Pope, Gordon scored 7 consecutive points, Nuggets 7-2, Love, Adebayo scored 5 consecutive points to tie the difference, the Heat timeout, Murray scored 5 consecutive points after the timeout, Butler hit a shot, Pope made 1 of 2 free throws, Martin responded with a counterbasket, the difference was 2 points, Jokic, Brown scored 5 points, the Nuggets led by 7 points, the Nuggets timeout, Butler scored 4 consecutive points after the timeout, Pope missed three points, Lowry countered with a three-point stop, the Heat tied the point difference, Jokic made 2 free throws, Butler pressed the whistle for a three-pointer, and the Heat rallied by one point, giving the Heat a 21-20 lead in the first quarter. Butler had 9 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists in the first quarter, Jokic 6 points, 3 boards and 1 assist, Murray 6 points, and the Heat won the Nuggets by 4 rebounds in the first quarter. It is worth mentioning that Jokic broke his ankle when he played more than 6 minutes in the first quarter, but fortunately he was able to continue to play without any problems.
In the second quarter of the game, Lowry stepped back to jumper, the Heat led by 3 points, Gordon scored 5 consecutive points, the Nuggets rallied by 2 points, Adebayo scored, Gordon scored three points, Brown made a layup, the Nuggets led by 5 points, Dunroe, Butler scored 5 consecutive points to tie the point difference, the Nuggets timed, after the timeout came back Jokic came on, he immediately shot a long-range three-pointer, Vincent missed, Porter cut a dunk, the Nuggets led by 5 points, Lowry made 2 of 2 free throws, Porter made 1 of 2 free throws, Butler dunked, Gordon scored 5 consecutive points, Nuggets led by 7 points, Martin, Butler scored , Jokic scored 5 consecutive points, the difference was still 7 points, Adebayo, Lowry scored, Gordon, Jokic, Porter responded, the difference came to 9 points, Adebayo dunked under the basket, Braun hit 1 of 2 free throws, Adebayo dunked again, Lowry threw a shot, the difference chased 4 points, and the Nuggets led 55-51 at halftime. Gordon scored 15 points in the second quarter, Jokic scored 10, the Heat had 10 points in the second quarter and Adebayo scored eight.
Jokic had 16 points, 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks on 5-of-11 shooting in the half, Gordon had 16 points, 2 boards and 3 assists on 6-of-9 shooting, Murray had 6 points, 2 boards and 4 assists on 2-of-6 shooting, and Porter had 7 points and 3 boards. For the Heat, Butler scored 14 points, 3 boards and 5 assists on 6-of-9 shooting, Adebayo scored 12 points and 3 boards on 6-of-11 shooting, and Lowry shot 3-of-4 from the field with 13 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists.
The Heat made 4 of 12 three-pointers in the first half, the Nuggets made 7 of 14 from three-point range, and the Nuggets finally outperformed the Heat in three-pointers, but the Heat were 13 of 20 in the Nuggets box in the first half, and the Nuggets were 11 of 22 in the Heat box, and the Heat's penalty area scored better, and the Heat won the Nuggets 2 in halftime rebounds, which is why they can still bite the point difference after three-point inaccuracy.
In the third quarter, Murray broke through for a layup and caused Love to foul, 2 of 2 free throws, Adebayo scored on Jokic, Jokic broke through the ball to dunk Porter, Vincent scored on the board, Porter, Jokic, Murray scored 6 consecutive points, the Nuggets led by 10 points to stop the Heat, after the timeout came back Love three points, Jokic hit a shot, Love hit another three, Jokic responded with a three-pointer, Vincent missed a three-pointer, Jokic connected Gordon to catch a dunk, the Nuggets led by 11 points, Love missed a three-pointer, Murray hit a shot, the difference was 13 points, Love 2+ 1, Dunroe steals a layup, the point difference chases 8 points, the Nuggets pause, Jokic misses the hook after the timeout, Butler made 2 of 2 free throws, the difference was 6 points, Brown scored 5 consecutive points, the difference expanded to 11 points, Butler, Martin scored, Gordon scored 7 consecutive points, the difference reached 13 points, and the Nuggets led 86-73 in the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter of the game, Dunroe scored three points, Jokic was blown 2 fouls in a short time, he could only get off the court after 5 fouls, Adebayo and Butler chased the difference to 5 points, Murray three points, the difference was 8 points, Butler hit a shot, Gordon scored under the basket, the difference was still 8 points, the heat paused, Dunroe made a layup after the timeout, Green responded with three points, the difference was 9 points, Butler, Dunroe scored, Brown scored consecutive breakthrough layups, the difference was 11 points, Adebayo made a layup, Brown, Popper scored 5 points in a row, the difference came to 14 points, With 1:49 left in the game, the Heat took a timeout, Dunroe missed a three-point after the timeout, Brown made a three-pointer, the difference reached 17 points, Adebayo hit 2 free throws, Martin dunked, the game ended, the Nuggets defeated the Heat 108-95, the series led 3-1, and took the game point. Brown scored 11 points in the quarter and was too good.
Jokic scored 23 points, 12 boards, 4 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks on 8-of-19 shooting (3-of-7 three-pointers), Murray affected his shooting due to a palm injury, 15 points, 3 boards and 12 assists on 5-of-17 shooting, 0 turnovers, and he assisted double-doubles in all 4 games of the Finals, becoming the first person in NBA history to assist 10+ in the first 4 Finals games of his career.
Gordon cut 27 points, 7 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals on 11-of-15 shooting (3-of-4 three-pointers), with a game-high plus-minus of +29, and Brown scored 21 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists on 8-of-11 shooting (3-of-5 from three-point range), Gordon, Brown's efficiency today is too amazing. Porter had 11 points and 3 boards, Pope 7 points, 4 boards, 2 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks, and his defensive performance was excellent, blocking Butler and Adebayo singles in the fourth quarter.
Butler had 25 points, 7 boards and 7 assists on 9-of-17 shooting, Adebayo had 20 points, 11 boards and 3 assists on 8-of-18 shooting, and made 8 turnovers, Love had 12 points and 4 boards, Lowry had 13 points, 3 boards and 7 assists, Dunro had 12 points, 1 board and 3 assists, and Martin had 11 points and 5 boards.
The Heat won the Nuggets 4 rebounds in the whole game, but they were inaccurate on three-point range, 8 of 25, the Nuggets regained their touch, 14 of 28, the Heat three-point was not as good as the Nuggets after they couldn't compete with the Nuggets at all, because the Nuggets' ability to score at the basket was much better than the Heat, so the Nuggets finally beat the Heat again.
The Nuggets won the game 3-1, the big data agency FiveThirtyEight model prediction was updated, and the Nuggets' probability of winning the championship rose to 97%, and the Heat dropped to 3%.