In a night of records for its stars Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murraythe Denver Nuggets they expired on wednesday 109-94 visiting the Miami Heatand retook control of the NBA Finals by a 2-1 aggregate.
Jokic added 32 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assistsa statistic never seen in some finalsand Jamal Murray another triple double of 10-34-10 to command a solvent performance of the Nuggetswho recovered from the unexpected defeat on Sunday at home.
The Serbian pivot and the Canadian point guard are the first pair of teammates to achieve a triple double each in the same game of Finals.
His performance is unprecedented overall in the history of the nbasince no other duo had achieved a triple double with at least 30 points each in either the playoffs or the regular season.
“It is by far their best performance as a duo in their seven years together,” remarked the Nuggets coach Michael Malone. “A lot of players play each other but these guys play for each other.”
Jimmy Butler’s Heat (28 points) and Bam Adebayo (22) they did not find a way to stop the devastating duo and now they will try to equalize the tie in the fourth game, on Friday again in Miami.
Miami could not become strong at home
The Heat They hoped to capitalize on their victory on Sunday by taking advantage of the electric atmosphere of the Kaseya Centerwhere 19,000 passionate fans they were pushed in the first game of some Finals in Miami since 2014.
the pupils of Erik Spölstrawho in 2020 were runners-up in the Finals played behind closed doors in Disney World (Orlando), They showed their faces in a competitive first half but in the second they found themselves surpassed by some Nuggets masterfully directed by Jokic.
The Serbian pivot, who already holds the record for triple doubles in a playoff with 10, is the first player to accumulate at least 30 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists in the history of Finals.
“To be honest, (that mark) doesn’t matter much to me. I’m glad we won a game. It was important for us because they won on our pitch, so we didn’t want to go 2-1 down,” said the double winner of the award. MVP.
“Now we have to win the next one, that’s our mentality. Win the next one and that’s how we’re going to continue on a roll,” he said. Jokic, launched to give Denver the first ring of the franchise.
“We did not play at our best level tonight,” he acknowledged from his side. Jimmy Butler.
“We have to come out with more energy and effort, and that can be corrected. That depends on us as a group,” stressed the leader of the Heatsurpassed in the paint with 33 rebounds captured by 58 from their rival.
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