Nuggets run over Heat in the NBA Finals, and Jokic surprises: “Think about it…”

You Nuggets were overwhelming against the heat in game 3 of the final of the NBA. During the night of last Wednesday, 7, Jokic It is Murray achieved two triple-doubles and led Denver to a 109-94 victory at the Kaseya Center. In this way, the western champions opened a 2-1 lead on aggregate and came out ahead in the fight for the league title.

In an on-court interview, Jokic opened up about how the Nuggets performed against the Heat during Game 3 of the NBA Finals. According to him, after his team was beaten in the last match, Denver went to Miami with the thought of winning and that happened. The positive result came about, according to the Serbian, who scored 32 points in the match, due to greater concentration.

We were more concentrated, more focused. I’m glad we won the game. It was very important for us because they won in our arena. We just didn’t want to lose 2-1“, he stated.

Much of the Nuggets’ positive result was due to the individual performances of Jokic and Murray. The two added together 64 points and 20 assists. Asked if this was the duo’s best performance, the Serbian declined and showed his focus on winning the NBA title: “I don’t know if it’s the best (acting). We’re just trying to win a game right now. We can think about it later“.

If Jokic avoided talking about the comparisons between him and Murray, Michael Malone did not hide his pride in having a duo like that in the Nuggets. In a good part of his press conference, the Denver coach assured that this was the best performance of the two since they started working together: “By far their best performance as a duo in seven years together.“.