Two minutes into the fourth quarter of Game 2 of the NBA Finals, Miami Heat guard Gabe Vincent set a pindown screen for teammate Duncan Robinson, and both defenders — Denver Nuggets reserves Christian Braun and Bruce Brown — followed Robinson, once and now one of the deadliest shooters in the game.
"There was miscommunication, game plan breakdowns, personnel breakdowns," Nuggets coach Michael Malone told reporters after the loss."There were guys like Max Strus — he's 0-for-9 in Game 1, you know he's going to make shots. He got off to a really hot start tonight. Cooled down a little bit. He gets 10 3s off, Gabe Vincent six off, Kevin Love gets six off, Duncan Robinson three off. Those are guys that we are supposed to have a heightened awareness to.
For all the talk about Heat Culture and Miami's toughness, it is their shooting that has them in this position. If you are trying to wrap your head around how the eighth-seeded Heat, who were a few minutes away from elimination in the play-in tournament, are now tied two games into the NBA Finals, look no further than the transformation of Vincent, Robinson and Martin from the regular season to the playoffs at the 3-point arc.
Vincent, Martin and Robinson each made four or more 3-pointers a total of 18 times during the 82-game regular season. With Vincent's effort in Game 2, they have now done it 16 times in 20 playoff games. We could go on and on about how insanely ludicrous this level of shotmaking is from three undrafted players.
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