Denver Nuggets, Miami Heat prepare for Wednesday’s pivotal Game 3
Erik Spoelstra has preached about the value of adversity for months, not shying away from saying that it helped the Miami Heat get to these NBA Finals.Game 3 of the NBA Finals is Wednesday night in Miami, the series between the eighth-seeded Heat and top-seeded Nuggets knotted at a game apiece.
Wednesday’s winner obviously gets the upper hand with a 2-1 series lead, and history will tip in that team’s favour as well. When a finals is tied 1-1, the Game 3 winner has gone on to eventually claim the title 80 per cent of the time . And 2-1 series leaders, regardless of whether they won Game 3 or not, have taken the title 79 per cent of the time .
Hooping at the end of games hasn’t been an issue for Miami in this series. The Heat are outscoring Denver 66-45 in fourth quarters in this series, shooting 64 per cent to the Nuggets’ 44 per cent in the final period and holding a 33-9 edge in points off 3-pointers.
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