NBA Finals 2023, Erik Spoelstra: “We need to find a way to limit Murray and Jokic”

I Miami Heat they finished Game 1 with wet powder if we analyze the open shots from behind the arc. Mike Malone counted them: a 5 out of 16 which – if improved in the next rounds in the series against Denver – could give more solidity to the Florida team. Coach too Erik Spoelstra He knows. At the end of today’s training session, the Heat’s head coach first had to answer questions about the conditions of Tyler Herro – given for coming back towards Game 3, even if a rumor from a few days ago highlighted him on the Denver parquet already from Game 2:

“The status on Tyler hasn’t changed yet. I don’t want to be slippery about this, but I don’t know where that rumor got that Herro is ready for Game 2. All we’re focused on right now is the process of getting him back. His real condition? For now he’s on a day-to-day basis, I’ll update you tomorrow, but this is his status.”

NBA Finals 2023, Spoelstra su Murray e Jokic

Obviously, Miami wants to give itself a few more chances to win in the next challenge, but it is clear that coach Spoelstra will have to find a key to limit the offensive talent of Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic:

That’s two players who can score 50 in a playoff game. Nikola is a triple-double machine who loves to get his teammates involved. Scrolling through the myriad of things we can do in defense, some we have to check off because they are things we cannot do due to their ability to create even outside the usual score. Jokic puts us in trouble when he improvises. That said, we are in the 2023 NBA Finals, so we still have to find a solution even when their stars play great. We have shown in these Playoffs that we can overcome difficulties and be able to win.”

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2023-06-03 22:18:08
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