Beijing time on June 2, 2023, NBA Finals G1 kicked off, Heat 93:104 Nuggets, although the score is only 11 points, but everyone who has watched the game knows that the Heat was almost suppressed by the whole game, and the third quarter has fallen behind by more than 20 points, just at the beginning of the fourth quarter to create some pressure on the Nuggets, after watching this game, almost everyone including some well-known commentators think that the Nuggets can definitely win the championship, even Su Qun teacher, who has always been more calm commentators, also think that the Heat have no chance! But as a 20-year fan, I would like to boldly predict that the Heat will win this year!
To make this prediction, I personally base it on the following three points!
First, Jimmy Butler
Butler is the most special player I have seen in so many years of watching football, his first half of his NBA career is not brilliant, whether it is in the Bulls or the 76ers, he has never been regarded as the core and future of the team, and the draft pick is also very low, but when he joined the Heat, it was like finding a home, completely transformed! This year from the beginning of playing the Bucks, how many games the Heat were forced to reverse by Butler when trailing in the fourth quarter, and Butler tied the Bucks into overtime, already knew that the Black Eight miracle was about to be born! And who would have thought that the Heat could go all the way to the Finals! This team, as long as Butler is there, already has the possibility of creating miracles!
Second, Spoelstra
Butler's huge transformation after entering the Heat must be inseparable from the tuning of Heat coach Spoh, a person who turned a bunch of undrafted drafts into a team of kings, must have his unique skills! He is no longer the immature boy who was degraded during the Heat's Big Three, a person who can be selected by Riley, I believe he can continue to bring changes to the Heat, in the face of the powerful Nuggets, whether it is roster depth or star color, the Heat seem to have no possibility of winning, but just imagine, the Bucks with alphabet brothers, the Celtics with double scouts, their star color and roster depth are worse than the Nuggets? So this heat can no longer be measured by the strength of paper! And having a very good coach can really create miracles!
Third, temperament and experience
The stage of the Finals must be for people with tougher hearts, and the Heat team has such characteristics, from Wade leading the team to reverse the Mavericks in 05, to the Big Three reversal of the Spurs in 2013, to the Butler Black Eight miracle, this Heat has the gene to fight in adversity! This kind of thing is not formed overnight, but the result of thousands of trials, on the other hand, the Nuggets, since I personally watched the ball, the Nuggets this year is the highest height they have reached in nearly 20 years, Jokic's greatness is undeniable, but the core players of this team are the first time on the stage of the Finals, as strong as the Big Three of the Heat, still fell under Novitsky's calf, if you look at the strength on paper alone, the Mavericks of that year, even the core Novitsky is not the year of playing, plus the old Kidd who is nearly 40 years old, You can actually defeat the Big Three of Wade, James, and Bosh, you must know that these three are the core of the Heat, Cavaliers, and Raptors that year! And it's all the year of the fight!
I am not a professional commentator or a senior NBA expert, but I have witnessed countless incredible things after watching the game for many years, but this year's Heat, eighth in the East, the main force is injured one after another, and can actually beat the Bucks and cut the Celtics! Their performance has proven that when a team's spirit is strong enough, it can really burst into infinite power! But along the way, the Heat have not been favored by anyone, now the finals are 0:1 behind, some media have used words such as "ravaging elementary school students" and "the Heat have no chance of winning", we ordinary people really do not understand how much the strength of these two teams is different, but what I know is that a strong heart can never be underestimated! Let's wait for the final result!