DENVER — The Miami Heat went into Denver and got crushed in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, 104-93. Is this a sign of what’s to come in Sunday’s Game 2, or can the Heat find some answers against Nikola Jokic and company? Here’s what we learned in Thursday’s Game 1.
The Nuggets are big, much bigger than the Heat
It only took a few minutes into Game 1 for the Nuggets to establish their brawn. Denver scored a whopping 20 of its 46 points in the paint in the first quarter, pounding Miami’s smaller defenders with shoulder-leading layups and slicing in the paint for easy shots at the rim.