The Nuggets and Heat are a pair of NBA Finals that start early Friday morning (03:30), with Game 1 being played in Denver.

The Miami team beat Boston and the Celtics 103-84 in the seventh between games to go 4-3 in the series and become only the second in competition history to reach the finals, finishing 8th in the standings. . regular season.

They earned a ticket to the NBA Finals by defeating the Celtics 103–84, although they finished 8th in the regular season.

The previous ones to do this were the Knicks in ’98-99. Although the Celtics managed to tie the series from 3-0 to 3-3, Eric Spoelstra’s men, who eliminated Giannis Antetokounmpo in the playoffs and the Knicks in the semi-finals, scored a decisive victory, with Jimmy in the lead Butler. who with 28 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals was named Eastern Conference Finals MVP.

The Heat leader also came true in his prediction last year, after the Celtics’ 4-3 elimination in the East Finals, when he said “we’ll be there next year, we’ll be back.” in the same position and we will succeed.” On the other hand, Celtics ace Jaylen Brown, who failed to put the team on his back after injuring Jason Tatum’s ankle early in the game, was a clear failure, drawing heavy criticism.

However, in his statements, Tatum considered it necessary that his teammate remain, who will negotiate an extension of his contract, moreover, in the upcoming season. Recall that the “Nuggets” Nikola Jokic reached the finals for the first time in their history, beating the Lakers (4-0), and the Heat will win their fourth title after the titles in 2006, 2012 and 2013. four wins first anointed.