Denver Nuggets vs Miami Heat G2 Prediction, Tips & Odds
Denver Nuggets vs Miami Heat Prediction 05.06.2023. The long-awaited final, especially for fans of NBA basketball from this area, has finally begun!
Jokic and the team successfully defended their home field in the first game and deservedly led 1-0 in the final series, but Miami showed that we couldn’t write them off too early.
Surely, the real excitement is still waiting for us in the continuation of the final series!
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Denver Nuggets vs Miami Heat Odds
Denver Nuggets vs Miami Heat 1×2: 1.26/4.00
Asian Handicap (-8.5 / +8.5): 1.9/1.9
Total Points ( under/over 215.5): 1.9/1.9
Odds via Bet365 Sportsbook.
Denver Nuggets Team News
Michael Malone’s men have already done something big, securing their franchise’s first-ever NBA Finals, but history only remembers the winners, so they certainly won’t be satisfied with immediate success.
If we look at commitment, consistency, and a healthy system, then the Nuggets team is a real example.
During the entire season, they played consistently, without excessive ups and downs, which is the main reason why no one could classify them among the main favorites.
They finished the regular season as the first-ranked team in the Western Conference, and even then, no one gave them too many chances, which was basically a good thing for them because the team was under no pressure.
How much the Nuggets are a true example of a healthy system and team play is best confirmed by the fact that only Jokić was selected in the second-best five this season, while the rest of the team did not win any individual recognition.
Denver dominantly reached the finals. In the playoffs, the Timberwolves, Suns, and Lakers fell one after the other, and how easily the Nuggets came to an end with their rivals is best confirmed by the fact that they had 7 days more rest than the other finalist, the Miami Heat team.
Led by Nikola Jokić, who plays at an incredible level during the entire playoff phase of the competition, the Denver Nuggets are trampling everything in front of them and, for now, absolutely hold all the strings in their hands.
In great company 🃏 pic.twitter.com/ANNkfrvGdI
— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) June 3, 2023
Miami Heat Team News
If Denver had little chance to reach the NBA Finals, then the Miami Heat’s chances were in the realm of theory!
What Spoelstra has done with his team is an understatement. Still, it should certainly be pointed out that it is another example of a “healthy” organization and the championship mentality of the franchise.
A truly incredible season for the Heat, a team on the brink of elimination in the play-in tournament, managed to reach the finals and thus become only the second team in the history of the NBA Finals to do so from that position.
Led by their leader Jimmy Butler, with a “gang” of undrafted players and a shortened rotation, they achieved this kind of success even if they convincingly had the most difficult road to the finals.
All the favorites fell one after the other, especially the triumph over Boston in the finals of the Eastern Conference, which few expected, and specialized basketball sites gave them only 3% chances against the favored Celtics.
Jimmy Butler put on one of the best performances in NBA playoff history and is determined to bring his franchise the fourth ring in NBA history.
Find a way. pic.twitter.com/8YRsL7SMWp
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) June 3, 2023
Denver Nuggets vs Miami Heat H2H
02.06.23. Denver Nuggets : Miami Heat – 104:93
14.02.23 – Miami Heat : Denver Nuggets – 108:112
31.12.22 – Denver Nuggets : Miami Heat – 124:119
30.11.21 – Miami Heat : Denver Nuggets – 111:120
Injuries and Suspensions
Denver Nuggets: Gillespie
Miami Heat: Oladipo, Martin (?), Herro (?)
Denver Nuggets vs Miami Heat Prediction
In the first game of the NBA Finals, both team did not have quality defensive solutions, with disastrous releases in the offensive.
Strus, Martin, and Robinson could practically not hit anything. On the other hand, the Nuggets shot disastrously from the perimeter, which is basically the main reason for the poorly efficient game.
Interestingly, Miami made only two free throws, which is the second-lowest number in the history of the NBA Finals. The chance of that happening again in this game is extremely small.
We expect much better releases offensively for both teams and more free throws, so our tip is over total points.
Tip-off time: Sunday, 01.06.2023, 08:00 PM Local Time EST / Monday, 05.06.2023, 02:00 CET
Prediction: Total Over 213.5
Odds: 1.71
Sportsbook: bet365
