05-31-2023, 10:21 PM
The Nuggets have been installed as heavy favorites to win the Finals, but the Celtics were even bigger favorites to win the Eastern Conference and that didn't quite go according to plan. After the way they brushed aside the ending of Game 6 and struck back in TD Garden, the Heat have proven that they can't be counted out of anything. Plus, the Nuggets have been mightily struggling to keep from getting rusty: Nuggets' focus -- Keeping 'rhythm' during break before NBA Finals - ESPN Perhaps they might have done better to let the Lakers have Game 4 and then roll up the series two days later at home.
I suspect that over the next couple of weeks, we're going to be hearing a lot about "June Jimmy."
I suspect that over the next couple of weeks, we're going to be hearing a lot about "June Jimmy."
“You often hear in chess and other sports that ‘this player is more talented’ but ‘that player works harder.’ This is a fallacy. Hard work is a talent. The ability to keep trying when others quit is a talent.” --- Garry Kasparov