“Because when I’m better, we’re better as a whole. Everybody has a belief that you can get that job done.īutler put the onus on himself to lead – like he has during three of the past four postseasons for the Heat, who lost in the first round in 2021 but otherwise have advanced to at least the conference final in the other seasons. 'You trust one another to do their job, and you let the chips fall where they may,' Adebayo said. Heat center Bam Adebayo had 22 points and 17 rebounds in Game 3, but he was largely outmatched by Jokic on both ends of the court. And Murray had 34 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in Denver’s 109-94 victory on Wednesday night at Kaseya Center.īutler led the Heat with 28 points, but could not affect the game much otherwise with his 11 of 24 shooting, two rebounds and four assists. Jokic had 32 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists – the first 30-20 triple-double in Finals history. The Heat just saw Nuggets stars Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray make history as the first pair of teammates to have 30-point triple-doubles in the same game in the NBA Finals. Download the Yahoo Sports app on iOS and Google Play and download the Yahoo Fantasy app on iOS and Google Play to sign-up and play with Yahoo Fantasy Sports. In a lot of ways, it is a must-win game for Miami.

Although the focus is on Victor Wembanyama, Amen and Ausar Thompson are elite prospects who could make. They’re down 2-1 in the NBA Finals, and a loss in Game 4 would put them in a 3-1 deficit heading back to Denver. Thompson twins are on the cusp of NBA Draft history.

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