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First Take

Hour 2: Gimme Jimmy

First Take

ESPN Radio

Sports

4.05.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Stephen A., Kendrick Perkins, and JJ Redick react to comments from Nuggets head coach Mike Malone after last night's Game 2 loss and break down the biggest reason Denver got burned by the Heat. Plus, is Jimmy Butler playing well enough for Miami to win it all? And, does Jokic need to score big every game in order to put the Heat away? The guys tell us which professional athlete they would pay more to see: Steph Curry or Patrick Mahomes? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I am so over this situation, Peter. I'm unbumble to find something real. You know, like someone

0:07.5

you can count on, someone who actually cares about what you think. I just want someone

0:12.5

who's ready for that long-term kind of love. Whether you're looking for your next boyfriend,

0:18.9

girlfriend, casual date or just someone who truly gets you, it's waiting for you unbumble.

0:25.6

The Nuggets had the game under control for most of, including being up by as much as 15

0:33.8

points halfway through the second, then he caught fire, storming all the way back to

0:37.9

tie the game to the third before outscoring the nuggets in the fourth, 36 to 25 behind 10

0:44.2

points from Duncan Robinson. All hope was in loss, however, as Nuggets had a chance to

0:49.3

send the game to overtime with a game tying three, a shot, which Murray took over Butler,

0:55.2

but missed from the rim and ending the game and tying the series one to one. Here's

1:00.5

Nuggets coach Mike Malone on his team's effort.

1:03.1

Let's talk about effort. I mean, this is NBA Finals and we're talking about effort. That's

1:09.1

the huge concern of mine. We had guys out there that were just whether feeling starving

1:14.5

for themselves or not making shots or thinking they can just turn it on or off. This is not

1:21.4

the preseason. It's not the regular season. It's not around. This is the NBA Finals. And

1:26.2

that to me is really, really perplexing, disappointing.

1:32.2

Jay, you talked earlier about the resilience and the Miami Heat culture on the other side

1:36.2

of it is effort the biggest reason the heat beat the nuggets.

1:39.7

I don't believe so. And to me, that was directed at Michael Porter, Jr. He was the guy last

1:45.5

night in watching the game where he just looked lost at times. He got lost off the ball defensively.

1:50.8

It led to heat points. To me, it wasn't about effort. It was about a lack of communication,

1:55.3

a lack of execution. And at times a lack of basketball intelligence. The biggest stretch

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