NBA Finals: Miami's fourth-quarter explosion leads to Game 2 win over Nuggets

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The Miami Heat got the fourth-quarter surge they needed to come back and beat the Denver Nuggets, 111-108, in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night. 

The Heat went on a 17-4 run to start the final quarter, regaining the lead, but the Nuggets were able to use an 11-2 run of their own to get within three points of the Heat with less than 90 seconds to play. 

However, the Heat were able to fend off desperation mode, as Jimmy Butler closed out on a stepback Jamal Murray three-pointer that would’ve sent the game to overtime at the final buzzer. 

Murray’s shot was just short, hitting the front rim as the clock struck zero – just as Miami wanted it to. 

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Max Strus #31 of the Miami Heat shoots a three point basket during Game 2 of the 2023 NBA Finals. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)

Getting one game to go your way on the road is always a success in the playoffs, and one of the main reasons that came to be was making the three ball. 

Miami, who leads all playoff teams in three-point percentage this postseason, struggled in Game 1 of the Finals, especially from Max Strus and Gabe Vincent who previously thrived from beyond the arc.

Strus was a stunning 0-for-10 from the field, including nine missed threes, in Game 1. But, as the saying goes, shooters shoot. 

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Strus hit four first-quarter threes to get Miami off to a hot start (they won the quarter 26-23). He would miss his next six attempts from deep, but the Heat needed that production. 

Vincent was even better, going 4-of-6 from three, and 8-of-12 overall for a