Data doesn't lie|Heat G3 five major defeats: Jokic Murray with 30+ triple-doubles for the first time in history

On June 8, Beijing time, the Nuggets defeated the Heat 109-94 on the road, changing the score of the Finals to 2-1. Jokic scored 32 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists, Murray 34 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, and Jokic and Murray recorded a 30+ triple-double in the same Finals, which is also the first time in NBA history. Butler had 28 points and four assists, and Adebayo had 22 points and 17 rebounds. Where did the Heat G3 lose? In this issue of "Data Don't Lie", let's discuss this topic.

Defeat 1: Jokic's triple-double law activation

In this game, Jokic contributed 32 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists, becoming the first player in NBA history to score 10 triple-doubles in a single season of playoffs, and the first player in Finals history to score 30+20+10. When Jokic posted a triple-double this season, the Nuggets had a scary winning percentage, 27-2 in the regular season and 9-1 in the playoffs, for a total of 36-3 and a 92.3 percent win rate.

Jokic has scored 40+ games in the playoffs so far in his career to 0-4, and opponents are clearly more afraid of Jokic who passes the ball than he scores. Jokic provided seven assists in the first half of G3 to help his teammates, especially Murray, get into shape, and he maintained a high level of individual attack.

Defeat 2: The Heat inside line was burst

The Heat's interior was blasted by the Nuggets, who led 65-41 in rebounding and 60-34 in terms of box scoring. In terms of secondary offensive scoring, the Nuggets also led 14-7.

From the beginning of the game, the Nuggets placed a lot of emphasis on attacking the inside. They shot 0-of-5 from three-point range in the first quarter and scored 20 of the 24 points from the box. At halftime, the Nuggets had 30 points in the box, 10 more than the Heat. In the second half, the gap widened further. The Nuggets took advantage of the inside to widen the point gap.

In terms of rebounds, the gap between the two sides in the third quarter was huge. The Heat grabbed only 3 rebounds in the entire quarter, while the Nuggets had 16 rebounds in a single quarter, including 5 for Jokic and 4 for Porter, both of whom were more grabbable than the Heat as a whole.

Defeat 3: Cut Butler off from his teammates

Butler's individual scoring set a new series high, but the Nuggets cut him off from his teammates. Butler G2 handed out 9 assists, but only 4 assists in this game. It can be said that Nuggets coach Malone uses the other way and also gives to the other. G2, Spall used this strategy against Jokic, letting him score and cutting off Jokic's passes, and Jokic G2 had only 4 assists. Now, the Nuggets beat the Heat with their tactics.

The stat shows that during the regular season, when Butler had no more than five assists, the Heat were 14-20. Butler's shooting percentage is still limited, and the Nuggets aren't worried about being beaten by him alone.

Defeat 4: The Nuggets successfully liberated Murray

A big reason the Nuggets lost to G2 was that Murray was limited by Butler, scoring only 18 points and failing to give Jokic enough support. In this game, Murray entered the game in the first quarter and established the advantage early. Murray said before the G3 game that he had a way to deal with Butler's defense, and he did what he said. In the first half of the game, Murray already scored 20 points, surpassing the entire G2 score. In this game, Murray not only scored a new personal Finals high, but also played comprehensive statistics. He also got 30+ triple-doubles.

Defeat 5: Nuggets break out, and the heat four madness has no chance to reappear

Before the game, statistics showed that the Heat were the best team in the fourth quarter of the year, winning by a total of 90 points, ranking first among all teams in the playoffs. Their offensive efficiency in this quarter was 119.0, ranking second among the 16 playoff teams, behind the Clippers, who were out in the first round, and their defensive efficiency was 101.1, ranking first among the 16 playoff teams. The net efficiency is 17.9, which means that you can win the opponent by 17.9 points in the last 100 rounds, which is far ahead.

However, in the fourth quarter of G3, the Nuggets did not drop, and they prevented the reappearance of the "hot four madness". The Nuggets scored 27 points in the fourth quarter and the Heat scored 26 points in the fourth, and the Nuggets didn't let the Heat explode in the end. Special mention should be made to the Nuggets' bench Braun, who scored 15 points, five of them in the fourth quarter. The American media ridiculed Braun, who entered the state, like Jordan.