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2022/23 National Basketball Association (NBA) season
Finals - Game Three
Miami Heat vs Denver Nuggets
Ball Arena
Denver, USA
Thursday, 8 June 2023
02h30
Miami Heat will go head to head with the Denver Nuggets in the
National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals Game Three on June 8.
Victory in Game Two
The Heat keep their ambitions of winning the championship alive by securing a 111-108 victory in Game Two which took place at Ball Arena on June 5.
The victory saw the Miami side tie the Finals series at 1-1 and they also bounced back to winning ways in the process after losing Game One.
Key Player
Gabe Vincent will carry the Heat's hopes of defeating the Nuggets as he scored 23 points to help the Miami side defeat their opponents in Game Two.
The Nigerian Shooting Guard also made eight of 12 shot attempts from the floor – including 4 of 6 from three-point range.
Quotes
"He's a special guy, he really is. ... He was a gunslinger, a two guard," Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra said about Vincent after Game Two.
"We wanted to develop him into a combo guard, somebody who could organize us and be an irritant defensively.
"I think that's the toughest thing to do in this league, turn a (shooting guard) into a (point guard). And he openly embraced that."
Head-to-Head
The Heat and Nuggets have played a total of 74 games against each other, counting the regular season and playoffs.
The Nuggets have the upper hand in this rivalry having won 39 matches compared to the Heat's 35 victories.
NBA Finals schedule
June 8
Miami Heat v Denver Nuggets
June 10
Miami Heat v Denver Nuggets
June 13
Denver Nuggets v Miami Heat
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