Not even the Nuggets’ front office knew they would get a key championship contributor.
Author: Michael
With Nikola Jokic on the bench with five fouls, the Nuggets turned what could have been a grim fourth-quarter stretch into one that put the franchise one win away from its first NBA title in Friday’s Game 4.
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra remained both confident about his team’s chances and defiant that his group would respond following a 108-95 loss to the Denver Nuggets in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday night.
It didn’t matter that Shohei Ohtani was shaky on the mound. He was stellar with the bat, and that was enough to help the Angels win.
Something special was required from the Heat in Game 4. Not just good or great, but special. Transcendent. It never came. And it doesn’t seem like Miami has what it takes.
The Nuggets put themselves on the doorstep of NBA immortality Friday, downing the Heat on the road, 108-95, in Game 4 of the Finals to come within one win of the club’s first-ever league title.
Denver swept the two contests in Miami, but Friday’s win looked completely different than the team’s triumph in Game 3, in which two-time MVP Nikola Jokić and Jamal Murray dominated the Heat with their two-man game.
Here were the three things that stood out most in the pivotal Game 4.
The Nuggets now will look to close out the series in Game 5 on Monday night in Denver.
Bruce Brown emerged as the spark plug for the Nuggets in the fourth quarter of Friday’s Game 4, exploding in the final frame to help seal Denver’s 108–95 win over the Heat.
And no one was more thrilled for the bench swingman than Nikola Jokić.
Brown poured in 11 points in the final 5:07 of the contest as he took over for the Nuggets late to cap off an excellent 21-point performance. His final bucket came when he pulled up for a three over Miami’s Duncan Robinson and delivered the final dagger to the Heat.
The Nuggets used a strong fourth quarter to pull away from the Heat and claim a 108–95 win in Game 4 on Friday night, giving the franchise a 3–1 series lead—just one victory away from the franchise’s first-ever NBA title.
Denver’s offense clicked on all cylinders as five players finished in double-figures. Everything operated according to plan for the Western Conference champions.
However, everything did not go according to plan for one of the baskets in Miami on Friday.
The Nuggets are on the cusp of their first title in franchise history following a 108–95 victory over the Heat in Game 4 on Friday. While regular contributors like Nikola Jokić, Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon all chipped in to put Denver up 3–1 in the NBA Finals, an unlikely hero emerged late in the fourth quarter to seal the deal: Bruce Brown.
The Nuggets swingman saw an extended run in the closing frame of Game 4 and took advantage of the opportunity.