Michael Malone admitted as much following Game 2, and he spoke again prior to tipoff Wednesday night, about his Denver Nuggets’ fourth-quarter struggles against the Miami Heat during these NBA Finals. When the final frame of Game 3 began at Kaseya Center, Denver carried a 14-point advantage behind a leading charge from Nikola Jokiu0107 and Jamal Murray. This time around, Malone left Jokiu0107 on the floor instead of the bench unit that has featured Murray with Aaron Gordon, plus the Nuggets’ trio of standard reserves: versatile Bruce Brown, rookie Christian Braun and veteran Jeff Green.
NBA Finals: Nuggets' 1-2 punch of Nikola Jokić, Jamal Murray gives them 2-1 series lead
