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The NBA Finals have gotten underway, with the Nuggets winning the first game of the series 104-93 this past weekend. The finals will continue through the week of 9 to 15 June with Games 4 and 5, set for Saturday 10 and Tuesday 13 June at 02:30 \u2013 both LIVE on ESPN 2.<\/p>\n
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Nikola Jokic was the driving force behind Denver\u2019s triumph in the first game and looks set to be the key man of this Finals series.<\/p>\n
\u201cI learned a long time ago, the defence tells you what to do, and Nikola never forces it,\u201d coach Michael Malone said after Game 1. \u201cIf they\u2019re going to give him that kind of attention\u2026 he\u2019s going to just pick you apart. Now it\u2019s up to the other guys to step in and make shots.\u201d<\/p>\n
Assistant coach Ognjen Stojakovic added, \u201cHe literally controlled the game. He controlled everything, then he picked out the right moment to score, which for me is really the highest level of basketball.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jokic himself is looking to simply focus on the task at hand, and trying to put all the media attention aside: \u201cTo be honest, I couldn\u2019t wait to start just because when the game started it felt abnormal. Everything else didn\u2019t feel\u2026 felt abnormal, and the whole media day\u2026 I think people are making something bigger than it is. When the game started, I felt really comfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Heat, meanwhile, will look to Bam Adebayo to up his game and take some of Jokic\u2019s control away: \u201cWhen Bam is making shots, I think he makes everybody\u2019s job a lot easier,\u201d teammate Jimmy Butler said. \u201cWe want him to continually be aggressive, and he was making, you know, the right passes when he couldn\u2019t get a bucket, as well, and those shots will fall for everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00a0Heat coach Erik Spoelstra noted, \u201cI thought he [Adebayo] had some good opportunities right in his sweet spot and then also some opportunities at the rim. Then I thought some of our detail with the spacing and the pace and our intention of our offence kind of got us jammed up.\u201d<\/p>\n
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NBA Finals broadcast details<\/p>\n
All times CAT<\/p>\n
Saturday 10 June<\/p>\n
02:30: Game 4, Miami Heat v Denver Nuggets \u2013 LIVE on ESPN 2<\/p>\n
Tuesday 13 June<\/p>\n
02:30: Game 5, Denver Nuggets v Miami Heat \u2013 LIVE on ESPN 2<\/p>\n
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