The Finals G2 will be played on June 5, Beijing time, the Heat and Nuggets are actively preparing, according to NBA big data statistics, the Finals 0-2 trailing turnaround has only happened 5 times, respectively, the 21 years of the Bucks, 16 years of the Cavaliers, 06 years of the Heat, 77 years of the Green Army, and 69 years of the Green Army, so G2 for the Heat is almost a life and death battle, is a game that must be won, otherwise the difficulty of turning over is too high, after all, the Nuggets are really not an ordinary team.
Looking back at G1, why did the Heat fail miserably? In fact, the reasons are nothing more than three, the first is Butler's abnormal play, facing the Nuggets' tough forward defense, Butler ate 2 caps in the first quarter, and then he had concerns and did not dare to attack the inside, resulting in personal loss of threat. The second reason is that the Heat shot 13 of 39 from the outside and was seriously inaccurate, especially Strus was 0 of 9, how to throw iron, and the vacancy could not be grasped. The third reason, the Heat couldn't help Jokic, the first half pinched, as a result of Jokic organizing the end of the force, let Murray and other teammates erupt, in the second half, the Heat strengthened the defense of Murray, but Jokic began to storm again.
It can be seen that the Heat G2 will definitely face the same problem, Jokic's point is too strong, the Heat can't prevent it, the clamp is not the way, and the clamp is not possible. In this case, if the Heat want to beat the Nuggets, they can only rely on their own offensive power, either Butler is a god, playing the kind of performance against the Bucks in the first round, cutting 40+ or even 50+, or the Heat are full of firepower on the outside. We are all expecting Hiro to return, he can improve the Heat's outside firepower, but the official report today said that Hiro's injury has not improved, he still cannot play in G2, which is undoubtedly bad news for the Heat, Hiro suffered a broken hand in the first round of the series against the Bucks and has been absent since.
Hiro does not play, the impact on the strength of the Heat is too obvious, Hiro himself is a sharpshooter, can improve the Heat's three-point shooting level, but also reduce the defensive pressure Butler faces, it can be said that with or without Hilo, the Heat are completely different teams. But Hiro can't play, so the Heat's outside firepower is difficult to play, Martin, Strus and Dunroe these lost drafts, shined in the Eastern Finals, they proved themselves, the draft can also survive in the NBA, but the Finals is the highest stage, the Heat's draft will inevitably appear psychological pressure, affecting personal feeling, to put it bluntly, the Finals is a stage for superstars, and it is almost unrealistic to expect the draft to change the pattern.
There is a gap between the Heat's lineup and the Nuggets, the Nuggets are dual-core, and the Heat only has Butler as the core, so to G2, Butler must stand up, as mentioned earlier, the Finals 0-2 down turnaround has only appeared 5 times in history, if the Heat lose G2 again, can they turn over? I believe that no one will be optimistic about them by then. So we can conclude that G2 is Butler's last chance to seal God, he needs to stand up, he needs to cut high points, don't expect him to cut 50 points, but 40+ is necessary, Butler does not break out, the Heat are destined to not be able to beat the Nuggets, of course, Adebayo, Strus, Martin and Lowry and others also have to provide some help, but the main thing is to rely on Butler.
Many fans will ask, why do the G1 Nuggets have 20 free throws while the Heat only have 2? In fact, it is very understandable that the Nuggets' outside shooting rate is very low, 8 of 27, so the impact on the inside is more frequent, like Jokic, who has been singled inside in the second half, and the Heat are helpless, and can only foul because they can't prevent it. On the other hand, the Heat, in fact, they are a team that relies on three-point shooting, scoring is basically based on shooting, it is normal for the three-point team to make fewer free throws, and the same is true for the reference Warriors, plus Butler's impact on the inside is not strong enough, combined with these two points, it is reasonable for the Heat to make fewer free throws. Looking ahead to G2, Butler must strengthen his impact on the inside, attract the Nuggets' defense, and create shooting opportunities for outside teammates so that the Heat can hope to beat the Nuggets.