?Lowry Is Like Me?Jimmy Butler Is Like Dwyane Wade?: 9x All-Star Slaps Nikola Jokic and Denver Nuggets With Grim Reality Despite ?No Shaquille O?Neal? in Miami Heat

The NBA Finals are among the most exciting times every year. The conversations, debates, and anticipation make the event even more special. This year, we have two of the most talented teams competing against one another and there are countless strategies to break down. This is where the veterans come into play, listening to the greats break downplays that the teams are running helps fans appreciate the sport even more. Recently, Shaquille O’Neal sat down with an NBA legend to talk about the Denver Nuggets v Miami Heat battle.

The Heat have impressed everyone with their astonishing growth as a team this season. After an average start to the season, they turned things around and are now 1-1 in the finals. This has left the fans as well as veterans impressed as they continue to applaud their efforts.

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The Nuggets clinched a win during the first matchup between the two teams. However, the Heat were quick with a phenomenal turnaround in game 2 as they registered a 108-111 win. Now before going into game 3, there are a lot of conversations going around the improvements that the Heat has made, and their series run overall. The team being led by Jimmy Butler has quickly turned into a fan favorite from the beginning of the postseason. Butler himself is the reason behind the Heat’s impressive run over the month.

Although the Nuggets are a strong team as well, experts feel like they have a lot of loopholes that can be exploited by any opponent.? Their dependency on a few players could become a problem for them. Even though we saw nothing of that sort in the regular season, the veterans feel it will continue to show in games to come.

Their main man Nikola Jokic scored 41 points in game 2 and still couldn’t take his team through. Shaq and the latest guest on his The Big Podcast Gary Payton talked about the weakness and strength of the two teams.

The Big Man and an ex-Heat said that the famous Heat Culture is actually a thing that helps them.

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Shaq said that the Heat have a system and on any given day, the system will beat talent. The Big Aristotle believes that is exactly what happened during game 2 and will happen again. Gary Payton, a 9x All-Star and an ex-Heat said that there are similarities between his 2006 championship-winning Heat and the Heat team competing right now. He said that even though “they don’t have a Shaq on this team,” there are other great qualities.

Payton added, “Kyle Lowry is like me, Butler is like D Wade.” The common theme that the two legends picked out is the “system” that the Heat operates within. They also said that the Nuggets lack a system and are heavily depending upon only a few players.

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