DENVER — The sound was faint, then it was clear as it blasted through the speakers during the Miami Heat practice Saturday afternoon — the soulful melodies from The Isley Brothers and then, The Temptations.
“For me, it’s not going to be adjustments,” Malone said. “It’s going to be I expect the Miami Heat to come out with a much greater energy and force and attack mindset tomorrow evening.”
“They definitely follow suit whenever I’m aggressive on both sides of the ball. So I have to be the one to come out and kick that off the right way, which I will, and we’ll see where we end up.” The last time Butler played in the NBA Finals, it was as aggressive as he’d been in his career on offense. In the Heat’s two wins over the Lakers in the 2020 bubble, Butler had historic games — a 35-point triple-double and a 40-point triple-double.
Butler will insist everybody’s banged up this time of year, which is true. But the Heat need him to be ultra aggressive to keep up with the explosive Nuggets. Duncan Robinson and Strus combined to shoot 1 for 14, and with Tyler Herro still out for Game 2, recovering from a broken right hand, the Heat will continue to let it fly.
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