Although they are only behind the Denver Nuggets by one game, the Miami Heat really want to win Friday night’s Game 4 of the NBA Finals.
Being in a 3-1 hole as the series heads back to Denver is not ideal for this team, no matter how many expectations they’ve beaten so far in the postseason.
NBA analyst Alan Hahn thinks that if the big stars of the team don’t step up then this series is over.
“If we’re relying now on Max Strus and Gabe Vincent to save you in the NBA Finals, I mean how far are we going to take this Cinderella story?” Alan Hahn said on Friday’s episode of Get Up.
“It is still going to take the stars,” he added.
.@alanhahn thinks the Heat have a "very little chance" at winning Game 4 👀 pic.twitter.com/XoBw52mlvF
— Get Up (@GetUpESPN) June 9, 2023
Hahn said that Bam Adebayo – who has been playing quite well so far in the Finals – will need to remain consistent.
But he also said that Jimmy Butler will need to be “Playoff Jimmy” again if the Heat hope to remain in contention for a ring.
Inconsistency has been sneaking into Butler’s game recently.
For example, he only scored 13 points in Game 1.
He then produced 21 in Game 2 but only shot 36% from the field.
Butler is pushing through an injury that is slowing him down but his team will need him to push even harder.
Although other athletes like Strus and Vincent are going to try as hard as they can, they can only do so much.
The Heat need the skill and the leadership of Butler and Adebayo.
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