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winning streak was snapped Thursday night as they fell to the Denver Nuggets in an NBA Finals rematch from last season. Despite being down 16 early,
the Heat made it close throughout the rest of the game until the final moments as stars such as Bam Adebayo and head coach Erik Spoelstra gave their assessment about the loss.
Even though it ended in a defeat and there aren’t moral victories, the Heat was once again showing toughness in situations that seemed to go awry. Adebayo spoke to the media after the game and described the collective effort as “being resilient” and “fighting back” as Denver got hot early according to Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald
“We always give ourselves a chance, just being resilient, fighting back, not giving up even though some people would have cracked,” Adebayo said. “Having that type of adversity is good for us, especially in these types of environments.”
Adebayo led the Heat with 22 points while collecting eight rebounds and recording three assists. He had a hard task of primarily covering Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic who scored 18 points, collected 11 rebounds, and recorded seven assists.
Erik Spoelstra talks about the Heat’s missed opportunities vs. Denver
Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra reacts in the second quarter against the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena.
Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports
Spoelstra pointed out the missed opportunities by Miami that the team has to make in an environment like the one in Denver. The Heat shot 42.2 percent from the field and only made seven of their 26 attempts from three-point range where on the Nuggets side, they made 42.9 percent of their shots and hit 12 of 34 from deep.
“Offensively, we have to convert a lot of those opportunities to beat a team like this on the road,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “We had opportunities at the rim. There were some makable ones that didn’t go down.”
“They’re a challenging team to guard with Jokic’s passing and cutting,” Spoelstra continued. “We were able to manage a lot of that reasonably well.”
Even though Thursday night was a sour moment for Miami, it still has been a turnaround for the team in the past few weeks after the seven-game losing skid earlier in the year. Since then, the Heat have won nine of their last 12 games and after the All-Star break, are 3-1 with every game as the away team, a road trip that Spoelstra called “good.”
winning streak was snapped Thursday night as they fell to the Denver Nuggets in an NBA Finals rematch from last season. Despite being down 16 early, the Heat made it close throughout the rest of the game until the final moments as stars such as Bam Adebayo and head coach Erik Spoelstra gave their assessment about the loss.
Even though it ended in a defeat and there aren’t moral victories, the Heat was once again showing toughness in situations that seemed to go awry. Adebayo spoke to the media after the game and described the collective effort as “being resilient” and “fighting back” as Denver got hot early according to Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald
“We always give ourselves a chance, just being resilient, fighting back, not giving up even though some people would have cracked,” Adebayo said. “Having that type of adversity is good for us, especially in these types of environments.”
Adebayo led the Heat with 22 points while collecting eight rebounds and recording three assists. He had a hard task of primarily covering Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic who scored 18 points, collected 11 rebounds, and recorded seven assists.
Erik Spoelstra talks about the Heat’s missed opportunities vs. Denver
Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra reacts in the second quarter against the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena.
Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports
Spoelstra pointed out the missed opportunities by Miami that the team has to make in an environment like the one in Denver. The Heat shot 42.2 percent from the field and only made seven of their 26 attempts from three-point range where on the Nuggets side, they made 42.9 percent of their shots and hit 12 of 34 from deep.
“Offensively, we have to convert a lot of those opportunities to beat a team like this on the road,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “We had opportunities at the rim. There were some makable ones that didn’t go down.”
“They’re a challenging team to guard with Jokic’s passing and cutting,” Spoelstra continued. “We were able to manage a lot of that reasonably well.”
Even though Thursday night was a sour moment for Miami, it still has been a turnaround for the team in the past few weeks after the seven-game losing skid earlier in the year. Since then, the Heat have won nine of their last 12 games and after the All-Star break, are 3-1 with every game as the away team, a road trip that Spoelstra called “good.”
