Inside the NBA reacts to Giannis back injury, Out for Game 1

there's one of the stories of this first half the other one is Giannis antetokounmu he won't be

back

in this

game

he only played 10 minutes the man said he had a hard fall out here with a lower

back

bruise. and he's not coming back that's a

game

changer that's a potential series changer that's a potential playoff changer and uh wow what a story so Giannis six points on two of four and we won't see him the rest of the game meanwhile the American Express's teammates come from the Miami team led by Jimmy Butler, which has 24. Tyler Heroes has a dozen.

You saw him grab his right hand as he dove to try to get a loose ball, so we don't know what halftime. he's going to talk to us about the best story the big story no kid that's what we that's why we yeah I know that's a playoff trade yeah and I said that too yeah so let's get some new information um, about Shaquille O'Neal's Jimmy Butler, like we said, we all told you that, uh, Milwaukee, we'll win the game, but we said Miami will compete and the playoff Jimmy has come to play today 11 of 17. Look at usually when Kenny and Chuck come into the lane it looks like you know he has a better shot but today he says you know what I'm going to be aggressive.

Everyone is taking this line. Shaq and Chuck think they're going to wipe us out. they don't realize they're isolating this from him and then look at him running the court he's doing everything so hard today and guess what the others for the heat are following downing shots but look he's not being passive today he's super aggressive. the hole again when he's playing like that honey and they compete they're hard to beat she also loves games she has a 25.6 average in first game which is the highest average for anyone in Miami playoff history hmm lo they make this game today well this is a must win for them now yeah i mean having that big lead at half time this is a must win for them kenny they are shooting 60 percent or a little less than 60 in the first half what you see I was talking a lot about how they were going to have this opportunity to regardless I don't run today I put my shoes on I put my shoes on I don't run it's not our fault something get a close up on them you know you get a closeup on that was running yeah baby they tell you right now but anyway let's do it early game.

I only said if they start taking outside shots. they will release the pressure and allow Jimmy to have a driving lane. Tyra Halo started Gabe Vincent uh and we know Lowry can hit him but these we know Martin taking down these shots loosens things up for Jimmy Butler and those drives you saw because then they also did a great job of getting Middleton to stick around and shoot in the part top so early this is early in the game. re up 13. they play hard yeah well you know they're going to play hard they're very well coached and you know they're not a great 3 point shooting team but they're shooting very well tonight and if you factor that into um but man me uh this is Miami better finish this game because if you don't win this game you're in serious trouble because Bobby Portis Lopez those guys are really going to have to step up the 27th offensive end in the league and three point percentage Miami but that's eight of 14 or rather get four yeah that's eight of fourteen in the first half that's what I was trying that's pitbulls hey we'll be back with more no you guys go anywhere