![]() ![]() Nuggets: Jokic became the eighth player to have a triple-double in Game 1 of a finals. James did it three times for the Heat and Dwyane Wade did it in 2006. He became the third player to score at least 24 points for Miami in a Game 1 of a finals. The Heat lost the series opener in each of their title years - 2006, 20 - and the only win came in 2011, a series they eventually lost to Dallas. Heat: Miami fell to 1-6 all-time in Game 1s of the NBA Finals. It has to be for a full game, and you also have to make some plays when you’re beat.” “I didn’t even look at the box score yet, but like I said, I think the disposition, the efforts were more appropriate in the second half,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. The other, somewhat surprisingly: Ray Allen, a past Heat finals hero who was 0 for 13 for Boston against the Los Angeles Lakers in 2010. And Max Strus was 0 for 10, 0 for 9 on 3-pointers, and became just the second player in the last 45 years to take that many shots without a make in a finals game. Or at least, not until Denver was too far ahead to catch.Ĭaleb Martin, who narrowly missed out on winning the MVP award of the Eastern Conference finals, was 1 for 7. ![]() ![]() The Los Angeles Lakers had the previous marks there, going 3 for 5 from the line against Philadelphia on May 26, 1983. Miami was 2 for 2 from the foul line - an NBA Finals record for fewest free throws made, and fewest free throws attempted. Gabe Vincent scored 19, Haywood Highsmith had 18 and Jimmy Butler added 13 for the Heat. scored 14 for Denver, which trailed for all of 34 seconds and eventually led by as many as 24.īam Adebayo finished with 26 points and 13 rebounds for Miami, which shot 41% for the game - 33% from 3-point range. “I’m trying to win a game in any possible way.”Īaron Gordon added 16 points and Michael Porter Jr. “The most important thing is to win a game,” Jokic said after his ninth triple-double of this year’s playoffs - his sixth in his last seven games. The two-time NBA MVP finished with 27 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds for the Nuggets, who waited 47 years to make the finals and didn’t disappoint. So, we did not want them coming in here taking control of the series on our court.” They went into the Garden in New York City and won Game 1. “I reminded our group, if they didn’t know, that Miami went into Milwaukee and won Game 1. “That was one of my last messages to the group before our game,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. Game 1 winners in the finals go on to win the title nearly 70% of the time. New York Rangers vs.The Heat had been 3-0 in openers so far in these playoffs, all on the road, but Denver is still unbeaten at home. Game 7: Lightning 2, Maple Leafs 1 | RecapĬarolina Hurricanes vs. Game 6: Lightning 4, Maple Leafs 3 (OT) | Recap Game 5: Maple Leafs 4, Lightning 3 | Recap Game 4: Lightning 7, Maple Leafs 3 | Recap Game 3: Maple Leafs 5, Lightning 2 | Recap Game 2: Lightning 5, Maple Leafs 3 I Recap ![]() Game 1: Maple Leafs 5, Lightning 0 | Recap Game 4: Avalanche 3, Lightning 2 (OT) | Recap Game 1: Avalanche 4, Lightning 3 (OT) | Recap The team with the most regular season points has home ice in the conference finals and Stanley Cup Final. The home ice advantage goes to the team with the higher seed in the opening two rounds of the playoffs.Each series will be in a best-of-seven format.The division winner with the second-most points will face off with the top wild card team. The playoff format has the team with the most points taking on the second wild card team in the opening round in each conference.The structure of the playoffs that lead to the Final was as follows: ![]()
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