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Say this about the head coaches of the Heat and Nuggets, despite their differing championship pedigrees: neither have any trouble expressing their feelings about their teams.
While Miami coach Erik Spoelstra rebuked ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne Sunday night in the aftermath of the Heat’s 111–108 Game 2 win, Denver coach Michael Malone lambasted his team for a lack of effort.
“Let’s talk about effort. I mean it’s the NBA Finals, and we’re talking about effort,” Malone said.

The NBA Finals are all tied up. The Heat stole Game 2—and homecourt advantage—with a 111–108 over the Nuggets on Sunday. Miami survived a second-quarter onslaught with a fourth-quarter run of their own. Jamal Murray missed a three as time expired that would have sent the game to overtime. Instead, the series heads to Miami at 1–1.
Here are three thoughts on the Heat’s victory.
1. Miami’s playoff shooting returned
After shooting 13-of-39 from deep in Game 1, the Heat shot a scorching 17-of-35 from three in Game 2. It’s been a recurring theme for Miami in the postseason.

The Heat erased an eight-point deficit heading into the fourth quarter to take Game 2 in Denver.

The biggest name in boxing is fighting real legal battles off the canvas.
Gervonta “Tank” Davis, the undefeated boxer (29 wins, 27 KOs) that recently handled Ryan Garcia in seven rounds, made his feelings known about a Baltimore circuit judge with an erratic call from jail, which was streamed on his profile with Instagram Live.
Gervonta Davis Calls Out Judge, Claims Innocence
Davis was taken into custody after violating a 90-day detention sentence from a 2020 hit-and-run.

Guarding Nuggets center Nikola Jokić is no easy task. In Game 1, various Heat players took turns learning this the hard way, and the results were predictably disastrous as Denver outclassed Miami 104–93.
Game 2 was a different story. Jokić dropped a sizzling 41 points, but was held to four assists as the Heat evened the series at one game apiece.

From the jump this postseason, the Heat have had their backs against the wall.
Miami lost to the Hawks in the play-in tournament, and trailed against the Bulls late before saving their season. They were written off against the experienced Bucks, upstart Knicks and powerful Celtics come playoff time.
After Game 2 of the NBA Finals, when the Heat pulled yet another upset win over the Nuggets to tie the series, Miami guard Gabe Vincent succinctly addressed the Heat’s critics throughout their Cinderella run.

Seattle’s 2022 regional title was a historic moment for MLS. But LAFC couldn’t repeat the feat.

Twitter was in disbelief over the refs missing an obvious goaltending call on the Heat in Game 2 of the NBA Finals.
The Denver Nuggets were starting to make a comeback against the Miami Heat late in the fourth quarter of Game 2 of the 2023 NBA Finals when a non-call shifted the momentum. With the Heat leading 104-93 with under five minutes remaining in regulation, Miami center Bam Abebayo appeared to goaltend on a layup from Jamal Murray. The refs never blew their whistle, and called it a clean block.
The Heat beat the Nuggets, 111-108, to tie the NBA Finals at 1-1.

Tennessee baseball was the first of nine teams to punch its ticket to the Super Regionals in the NCAA Baseball Tournament.

Norma Hunt, the wife of Chiefs founder and sports magnate Lamar Hunt and the only woman to attend every Super Bowl, has died. She was 85.
Hunt, a teacher by trade, worked for the franchise when it was known as the Dallas Texans. She married Lamar in 1964, and they remained married until his death in Dec. 2006.
Over the course of 57 years, Hunt was in attendance for Kansas City’s three Super Bowl victories—against the Vikings in Super Bowl IV, against the 49ers in Super Bowl LIV and against the Eagles in Super Bowl LVII.