SHAQ & NBATV Crew REACT to Miami beating Denver in Game 2 | 2023 NBA Playoffs

the holiday clock is back guys oh my god we added time Chuck you lost some weight man I think it's still okay no it was an hour and a half before are you sure about that? I'm very sure you have some. try, I mean, I can go back and watch the tape where you said to check those damn things, okay, they better stop adding time. I think they might be wrong, no, no, no, hey, they better stop adding time. like when you add on the golf course it offers those numbers Yesterday I thought your last name was four I thought you were uh I thought you were a mod caddy yeah come on take it remember that one he's there remember that hole you hit. in that kitchen abort Matt abort we were going to talk about bam but now I want to get to that last possession for Denver and there are different philosophies on whether to call a timeout or not Michael Malone decided not to Shaq Murray makes a decent shot, it doesn't come out, that happens sometimes, what did you think of that decision?

You know, I think in the final you have to be very, very strategic and decided not to call a timeout. Jamal Murray is an exciting player, especially in this building and he can't make that shot. I thought he was interrupted right there. Everyone liked that side step. Three bewildered irons hit the front of the rim but again did not land. Yeah, you know, it's one of those situations where some people say. Hey they call time to get a play and others say you know what's next and put it in the gym Jamal or Joker and you know Jamal had a great shot but he missed.

I mean, you know on the one hand you have You have your best one-on-one player in terms of a guy who can hit a perimeter three and get the type of shot that we've seen him make a million times. Well, look, in that situation you call a timeout, what is he going to do? He's going to have a two-man

game

between Jokic and Jamal Murray and look, a lot of times coaches trust their gods, their main players in those situations, and he trusted them and they didn't deliver, if he made that shot, we'd be saying something different, TRUE?

Now, but every time there are different ways to approach it and that's what Michael Malone did in that situation, but look, it wasn't the last play, it was really what Miami did and, frankly, to be honest with you, I was on the call . and the two losses before this, the fourth

game

in Minnesota and the fourth game in Phoenix, both games, in Minnesota jokic went by 43 and in Phoenix it was by 53 and tonight 41 41 and then in the more than 40 games he has had this season eight. of them are four and four, so Miami was almost like they were, you know, I know Gabe said that with two different looks, but they played it pretty well and basically said, you know what we're going to make him beat. us, but we're going to slow everyone else down and you know what it looks like, gameplay at work, yeah, and meanwhile, Jimmy Butler took over from Jamal Murray for much of the game, yeah, Jamar Mower's going to step up , but also Michael.

Porter Jr had to step up and I thought uh Kcp made some dumb decisions introducing Kyle Lowry, he featured a couple of times on threes. Shooters can't do that because you can't make mistakes. I think what Grant said before and you said. Before and Jeff Van Gande was doing a fabulous job because we were seeing the man of the game. The Denver Nuggets realized this is not a regular season game. There were at least five or six times where they doubled up and left guys wide open. and you know, sooner or later I was going to start making shots, the attention to detail Michael Malone talked about it and but they didn't listen to me, it came out flat, they were playing this game like a regular season game and even when it went on like this, the heat he had given them confidence, he gave it to Vincent it was fantastic, bam, he did well, Duncan Roberts was great and then Jimmy finished it off, but you have to respect it.

I thought they played this game like a regular season game tonight, well it's interesting that Mike Malone was there. speaking after the first game, this criticism was that we had to play well 48 minutes and there were apparent lapses of attention on Denver's part tonight and it all started in the last game in the fourth quarter, you know, Miami saw some things at work that They were In Dublin you know a lot about Joker, but you know, Grant, you make a great point, we're not going to duplicate Joker. Do it, you know, stop the others, they play very, very aggressive defense.

I was sitting at the other end, the referees were giving away. They were very, very physical with the guards and the switches in the pick and roll, you know, with the wild card, every time he comes, they hit him extra hard and you know he came out aggressive and you know that Streus started it and he came out with you. You know he, uh, you know he ended up shooting, he worked four for ten, yeah, but he started them. You know he had some big threes and you know the Heat lost the league, they came back, they lost the lead and they came back, and you know.

Denver came out flat and they should be ashamed because you know all the talk about you know the championship is set and you know that being the favorites they did what they had to do in the first game, but Chuck got to the big point, he never you should come out flat. when you have the local quarterback, it's inexplicable an NBA Finals game, it was crazy, how flat they came out and to me they were making too many mental mistakes, but from the player's point of view, you had to say it yourself , the Miami Heat, who are they.

They're going to go out and have such a sloppy start. Uh, it was strange for me. I was like, come on man, you guys are trying to win the championship and come out flat and uh, I was. in shock and like I said, Streus got it started, it was a great team for the heat, but the Nuggets deserve something like you guys, man, we're trying to win the championship and Chuck, you're so spot on, I mean. think about this Miami, they were in the game, they lost to Chicago, they lost to the hallways on the first play of the game, then they had to go to Milwaukee, you know, they go to New York, Jimmy gets hurt, they get up three and then suddenly , Boston wins three and they have game seven and they've been through some tough times this postseason, so that determination that we're talking about that resilience like it's been there, that's the culture of the Miami Heat, but they've gone through that in this postseason Denver hasn't faced any of that, it's the first time, yeah, and not only do you regret it, you know, I've been saying about the Miami Heat, you have to leave this team out, win or lose.

They are going to play the same way, they are going to make the same shots, they are going to ask for the same spot when you have this team down, you have to put your foot on their neck and save them, you can't hit them. a chance to come back, give him a chance to give him that life, anything can happen and pick up on Grant's point. I'm curious to see game three now because Denver hadn't lost a game at home, they've been ahead in every series. obviously and now you say uh oh, you know that place in Miami is going to be great, so I'm looking forward to it because you have to know that you have to raise your level, your intensity in each round of the

playoffs

and for them to come out like this tonight.

I'm like, oh man, let's see what they did, well it's interesting, you know, at the beginning of the

playoffs

, nobody was really talking about Denver, you know, out west they were talking about Phoenix. They were talking about the Golden State Warriors and they always had this kind of chip on their shoulders, something to prove, but all of a sudden, like now that they have a favor, now they're the favorites, yeah, you know, it's a different ball game. for them and they didn't play very well, we talked about they didn't play, I got the best they could in the first game because we thought they played better tonight, we did, we did, you know, because they came off a 10-day layoff and they regressed. , Yeah. and they were very happy in the first game and Mike Malone did a great job calling them.

Hey, we haven't done anything yet. I know, yes, but he didn't show himself on the court. Although you're right, it wasn't like that. didn't and remember Miami, you know, the on-air exposure has been talking about it all postseason, they played more decisive games, those are the games that are close in the last five minutes of the regular season than any team in the week, they had more victories. those situations that any team has been struggling like this all season and it's the postseason you know their biggest advantage the Nuggets had a chance if they had to keep their foot on the pedal they had a chance to ruin this game it's over that way , yeah, yeah, at any minute of the third quarter they still had a good sized lead, but if you let these guys hang around you're going to see Vincent Duncan Robinson Jimmy bam, I mean, Shaq's got 100, right?

What did I tell you? I have time, yes, well, I'll tell you. You, who's going to win again, damn Charles, you're handsome. Oh, do you mean something else? What did I tell you at halftime? Who is going to win the game? I'll tell them what you told me in the locker room the other day. Yeah, okay, it's probably something. vacation my body looked good I'm sure that's not true, no I did, I told him you're right bro, hey, hey, hey, no one added any time yesterday, it was an hour and a half at one point, you got to check your memory card, no, I have a good memory