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Hunter will be here shortly. In the meantime, here’s how the Nuggets went up 1-0 after the series opener:
Maybe it was the thin air. Perhaps it was fatigue in their 21st game since the end of the regular season. Or just an inevitable reversion towards normality for the postseason’s greatest overachievers.
Whatever it was, it was quickly clear that anyone tuning in to the first game of the NBA finals on Thursday in the hope of witnessing a stirring mountain tale starring a brave band of odds-defying underdogs should have switched off the game and streamed The Sound of Music instead.
The most flagrant cause of the wide margin of victory was the Miami Heat’s failure to rack up enough points from distance, especially from open looks early in the game.
You can read the full report below:
How to watch the NBA finals
Every game of the NBA finals will air in the US on broadcast TV (ABC), live stream (ESPN3) and on NBA League Pass. Additionally, Game 1 will be simulcast on ESPN+.
UK viewers can watch on Sky Sports or NBA League Pass. Australian viewers can stream on Kayo Sports via ESPN and additionally through NBA League Pass.
Best-of-seven series. All times EDT.
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Thu 1 Jun Game 1: Heat 93-104 Nuggets. The outmatched Heat had no answer to Jokic and the Nuggets.
Sun 4 Jun Game 2: Heat at Nuggets, 8pm (ABC)
Wed 7 Jun Game 3: Nuggets at Heat, 8.30pm (ABC)
Fri 9 Jun Game 4: Nuggets at Heat, 8.30pm (ABC)
Mon 12 Jun Game 5: Heat at Nuggets, 8.30pm (ABC) *
Thu 15 Jun Game 6: Nuggets at Heat, 8.30pm (ABC) *
Sun 18 Jun Game 7: Heat at Nuggets, 8pm (ABC) *
* if necessary
