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Jimmy Butler urges Heat to attack after record-low 2 FTs in Game 1 - ESPN

DENVER — The Miami Heat set an NBA postseason record for fewest free throw attempts in a game, going to the foul line just twice during a 104-93 loss to the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night.

Afterward, Heat star Jimmy Butler vowed to attack the basket more heading into Game 2 on Sunday night. He didn't hesitate when asked why the offense struggled so much to find its rhythm.

«Probably because we shot a lot of jump shots, myself probably leading that pack, instead of putting pressure on the rim,» Butler said after scoring just 13 points. «Getting lay-ups, getting to the free throw line. When you look at it during the game, they all look like the right shots.

»And I'm not saying that we can't as a team make those, but got to get more layups, got to get more free throws. And whenever you miss and don't get back, the game gets out of hand kind of quickly. We gave up too many lay-ups, which we also can't have happen. But that's it as a whole. We've got to attack the rim a lot more, myself included."

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said he liked the 3-point attempts his team was getting, but credited the Nuggets' defense for the way they set the tone.

«You have to credit them with their size and really protecting the paint and bringing a third defender,» Spoelstra said. «Things have to be done with a lot more intention and a lot more pace, a lot more detail. We are an aggressive, attacking team, and so if we are not getting those kind of opportunities at the rim or at the free throw line, we have to find different ways to be able to do it.»

The Heat fell into an early hole against Nikola Jokic and company in large part because the open looks that Butler and his teammates made a habit of hitting earlier in

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