The Miami Heat and'Denver Nuggets'meet Sunday for Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Tip-off from Ball Arena is set for 8 p.m. ET (ABC). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Heat vs. Nuggets odds, and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
Denver took the series opener 104-93 as a 9-point home favorite Thursday. The Heat struggled and didn’t play the way you’d expect them to. They only shot 2 free throws, setting an NBA record for fewest attempts in a playoff game.
Miami F Jimmy Butler finished with 13 points on 14 shots, numbers that the Heat will desperately need to see increase if they want a chance to win this series.
Throughout the playoffs the storyline surrounding Miami has been the productivity of their role players, but the Heat didn’t see that same productivity Thursday. F Caleb Martin, G/F Max Strus, and F Duncan Robinson'combined for 6 points on 2-of-23 shooting from the floor — after averaging 33.7 points per game (PPG) in the first 18 playoff games.