Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra isn’t hanging his head after seeing his group lose each of its residence video games within the NBA Finals.
Although the Heat are going through elimination as they head to Denver to play Game 5 on Monday, Spoelstra remained assured that his costs would prolong the sequence to Game 6 again in Miami.
“All we’re focused on — I told the guys, feel whatever you want to feel tonight. It’s fine. You probably shouldn’t sleep tonight any amount of time. I don’t think anybody will,” Spoelstra stated following the Heat’s 108-95 setback on Friday.
“We have an incredibly competitive group. We’ve done everything the hard way, and that’s the way it’s going to have to be done right now, again. All we are going to focus on is getting this thing back to the 305. Get this thing back to Miami. And things can shift very quickly.”
The Heat know that each one too effectively, particularly since they noticed their 3-0 lead over the Boston Celtics within the Eastern Conference remaining go by the boards. They righted the ship by successful Game 7, nevertheless.
“You take it one game at a time,” Heat centre Bam Adebayo stated. “We’ve seen a team come back from 3-0 firsthand. So we just have to believe, and one game at a time.”
Jimmy Butler had 25 factors, seven rebounds and 7 assists, and Adebayo amassed 20 factors and 11 rebounds for the Heat. Kyle Lowry scored 13 factors whereas Kevin Love and Duncan Robinson added 12 apiece for Miami.
The Heat are nonetheless holding out hope that they’ll turn into the second group to get better from a 3-1 deficit within the NBA Finals. The Cleveland Cavaliers rallied to beat the Golden State Warriors within the 2016 Finals.
“It’s the same thing that it’s always been — it’s a game at a time,” Butler stated. “Now we’re in a must-win situation every game, which we’re capable of. We’ve got to correct some things, but it’s not impossible. We got three to get.”
