Última atualização em 12 de julho de 2024 às 4h37 por Equipe Editorial da Gambyl Nation
Finally! The end of the NBA has come and we have a new champion will all the letters, as the Denver Nuggets have got their first crown carried by Nikola Jokić that was untreatable all season long. After many individual con-decorations without any major relevance as a team, the Serbian has got his hands in the NBA ring.
However, as long as the Balkanic man shadow is, Denver was a semi-perfect machine all season long, playing with an intelligence that make this feat, almost, look easy. Other names to mention are Michael Porter Jr. and Jamal Murray.
Quando:
Segunda-feira, 12 de junho, às 20h30 (horário do leste dos EUA) na Ball Arena.
Probabilidades de vitória:
Denver Nuggets -420
Calor de Miami +310
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O que dizer do Denver Nuggets?
Vamos falar um pouco mais sobre o MVP da final. O Denver veio para este jogo em casa com a missão de finalizar o trabalho que realizou em Miami, levando os dois jogos como visitantes como se os seus rivais nem tentassem. Nesta última partida, Nikola conseguiu 28 pontos, 4 assistências e 16 rebotes, para mais um duplo-duplo.
Michael Porter conseguiu 13 rebotes e 16 pontos, enquanto Murray conseguiu 14 pontos. A equipa do Denver tem muitos bons jogadores que formam um plantel bom e completo, mas o facto de nenhum deles, excepto Jokić em alguns departamentos, estar nos primeiros lugares no PPG, FGP, TPM, etc., mostra que o seu reduto é a funcionalidade da equipe. Grande parte do crédito vai para Michael Malone, já que seu longo projeto à frente desta equipe finalmente deu frutos.
Falando sobre a temporada deles, the Nuggets were the Western Conference leaders all season long, slowing down when they were comfortable at the lead to save energy and keeping the Grizzlies far enough all the time. Meanwhile, in the playoffs, they showed the same efficiency. 4-1, 4-2, 4-0, and, finally, 4-1, are numbers of a team that wasn’t even close to slowing down.
What to say about the Miami Heat?
The Cinderella history of this Miami Heat was a recurrent theme in the blog for a long time now. Sadly for them, it didn’t have a happy ending, although they have the Conference Championship as a good memory. Whatever the case, we cannot stop feeling that the team from Florida could have done more, as that 4-3 against the Celtics was the beginning of their doom, as it isn’t, by any means, a bad result against last year’s finalist, until you get a closer look.
Letting a 3-0 go is a history to remember. We have to say something in their favor, the physical performance they needed to get over higher-seeded rivals was immense. They came to this final totally drained and it showed.
Butler and Adebayo didn’t have a bad final. In the last game, they got 41 points between the two, while only Bam Adebayo stood out in other stat (12 rebounds).
In the regular season, as we all know, they got eight place, after some months of many ups and downs.
Final thoughts: Denver Nuggets 4-1 Miami Heat
As we said before, given the circumstances, the Heat never had a chance, although the same could have been thought about many of their previous encounters.
About the next seasons, considering Denver’s performance it wouldn’t be rare to see the start of an era of dominance, although with teams like the Celtics, Warriors, and Lakers, is easier said than done.
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