Denver’s basketball players face Miami in the fifth game of the NBA Finals. The Nuggets lead 3-1 in wins and can already secure the first title in the club’s 47-year history.
Only one team has come back from a 1-3 deficit to win in the NBA Finals. Cleveland did it against Golden State in June 2016 when LeBron James and Kyrie Irving shined.
Denver won both games in Florida after dropping the other game at home. Strict coach Michael Malone pointed out at Sunday’s post-training press conference that many teams relax after taking a big 3-1 lead. He expects Miami to be hungry for a win in Game 5, but his charges need to be even hungrier and more aggressive.
Čančar can become the fourth Slovenian to win the titleVlatko Čančar did not step on the floor three times in this final series, but he played half a minute in the third game. The 26-year-old Primorec can become the fourth Slovenian to win the championship after Ben Udrih, Raš Nesterović and Saša Vujačić.
Jimmy Butler has yet to score 30 points in a Finals series. The star was unstoppable against Milwaukee, New York and Boston, and the Nuggets stopped him very well.
Herro will grit his teethMax Strus and Gabe Vincent are not in the right form in the final series. Tyler Herro broke his right arm on April 16 in Milwaukee. The doctors gave him the green light and he decided to try, even though he was still in pain.
Final, Game Five, Tuesday at 2:30: DENVER – MIAMI 3:1-:- (22:24, 22:27, -:-, -:-)
Game 6, Friday at 2:30: MIAMI – DENVER
Game seven, Monday at 2:00: DENVER – MIAMI
Win standings are in bold. They play for four wins according to the 2-2-1-1-1 system.
Source: Rtvslo
