Heat fails in plan to hold Jokic, and Nuggets coach warns

The strategy of Heat in scoring Jokic and try to isolate the main player from the Nuggets in game one of the final of NBA did not work. The Serbian reached another triple-double and drew everyone’s attention for not having managed to score as many points in the first part of the confrontation against Miami. Despite this, at the end of the duel, he appeared with some magic points and ended the decision with 27 baskets, 14 assists and 10 rebounds.

At a news conference, Michael Malone was asked about how the Heat tagged Jokic during game one of the NBA Finals. The Nuggets coach sees Miami’s posture as positive for improving the performance of its main athlete. That’s because, the attempt to isolate the playmaker in the match did not work. According to him, Nikola has different outputs and does not try to force plays.

I learned a long time ago that defense tells you what to do and Nikola never pushes. If they’re going to give him that kind of attention… he’ll just rip you apart. Now it’s up to the other guys to step in and make shots.“, he said during the press conference.

Jokic talked about his performance in the NBA Finals!

In an interview with “ESPN”, Jokic opened the game in relation to how he faced the first duel between Heat and Nuggets. He acknowledged that the pressure for the match was high and that he couldn’t wait to start playing. However, after the match got underway, he said he realized there was no difference, it was just another NBA matchup. Perhaps it was because of this coolness that the star left as the main player in game one.

To be honest, I couldn’t wait to start just because when the game started it felt different. But I’mfrom the rest did not seem. I think people are making something bigger than it is. When the game started, I felt very comfortable. I don’t force. I never force it, I guess. Some guys were doing well, AG was playing really well and we had the advantage there. I just take what the game gives me.”.