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Jovan Buha

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944 total appearances

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The Athletic NBA Daily
Kyrie drops 42 | Thunder roar back to beat Heat

Yeah, it absolutely did. And this is sort of a trend to start post trade deadline for them. They're just playing a lot quicker. Davion especially is like pushing the pace for them in transition. A guy like Andrew Wiggins also helps them play faster because he's such a great athlete. And so Miami now has this identity. I believe post pre deadline, they were like third worst in pace.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Kyrie drops 42 | Thunder roar back to beat Heat

Yeah, it absolutely did. And this is sort of a trend to start post trade deadline for them. They're just playing a lot quicker. Davion especially is like pushing the pace for them in transition. A guy like Andrew Wiggins also helps them play faster because he's such a great athlete. And so Miami now has this identity. I believe post pre deadline, they were like third worst in pace.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Kyrie drops 42 | Thunder roar back to beat Heat

Yeah, it absolutely did. And this is sort of a trend to start post trade deadline for them. They're just playing a lot quicker. Davion especially is like pushing the pace for them in transition. A guy like Andrew Wiggins also helps them play faster because he's such a great athlete. And so Miami now has this identity. I believe post pre deadline, they were like third worst in pace.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Kyrie drops 42 | Thunder roar back to beat Heat

And I imagine that definitely changes now with this new nucleus. They're just playing really quick. And that makes Miami Heat basketball fun. They're kind of fun to watch now because of how fast they play. But unfortunately, not the results that Heat fans probably wanted tonight. No.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Kyrie drops 42 | Thunder roar back to beat Heat

And I imagine that definitely changes now with this new nucleus. They're just playing really quick. And that makes Miami Heat basketball fun. They're kind of fun to watch now because of how fast they play. But unfortunately, not the results that Heat fans probably wanted tonight. No.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Kyrie drops 42 | Thunder roar back to beat Heat

And I imagine that definitely changes now with this new nucleus. They're just playing really quick. And that makes Miami Heat basketball fun. They're kind of fun to watch now because of how fast they play. But unfortunately, not the results that Heat fans probably wanted tonight. No.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Kyrie drops 42 | Thunder roar back to beat Heat

Yes, they just flipped the switch. And that is the like makings of a championship level team. Right. To be able to flip that switch automatically and say, OK, we're done playing around now. We're trying to win this game and then go on runs where and it's a defensive run. Sure, the offense propelled them. Great shot making.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Kyrie drops 42 | Thunder roar back to beat Heat

Yes, they just flipped the switch. And that is the like makings of a championship level team. Right. To be able to flip that switch automatically and say, OK, we're done playing around now. We're trying to win this game and then go on runs where and it's a defensive run. Sure, the offense propelled them. Great shot making.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Kyrie drops 42 | Thunder roar back to beat Heat

Yes, they just flipped the switch. And that is the like makings of a championship level team. Right. To be able to flip that switch automatically and say, OK, we're done playing around now. We're trying to win this game and then go on runs where and it's a defensive run. Sure, the offense propelled them. Great shot making.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Kyrie drops 42 | Thunder roar back to beat Heat

You know, you can talk about Shea and the way that he just dominates and takes over games, but it's the defensive side of the ball that gets them going, right? It's forcing turnovers, getting out in transition, deflections, blocks, steals, the whole shebang. Like you said, they're the most disruptive defense in the NBA. They're probably one of the most disruptive defenses in NBA history.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Kyrie drops 42 | Thunder roar back to beat Heat

You know, you can talk about Shea and the way that he just dominates and takes over games, but it's the defensive side of the ball that gets them going, right? It's forcing turnovers, getting out in transition, deflections, blocks, steals, the whole shebang. Like you said, they're the most disruptive defense in the NBA. They're probably one of the most disruptive defenses in NBA history.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Kyrie drops 42 | Thunder roar back to beat Heat

You know, you can talk about Shea and the way that he just dominates and takes over games, but it's the defensive side of the ball that gets them going, right? It's forcing turnovers, getting out in transition, deflections, blocks, steals, the whole shebang. Like you said, they're the most disruptive defense in the NBA. They're probably one of the most disruptive defenses in NBA history.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Kyrie drops 42 | Thunder roar back to beat Heat

And to limit a team to eight points in a single quarter, And do what they did to the Miami Heat is special. Just special levels of defense.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Kyrie drops 42 | Thunder roar back to beat Heat

And to limit a team to eight points in a single quarter, And do what they did to the Miami Heat is special. Just special levels of defense.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Kyrie drops 42 | Thunder roar back to beat Heat

And to limit a team to eight points in a single quarter, And do what they did to the Miami Heat is special. Just special levels of defense.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Kyrie drops 42 | Thunder roar back to beat Heat

Yeah, he actually was talking postgame on ESPN and he was mentioning how this was sort of like an emotional game for everybody in the arena. But given everything that's happened with the fans and the trade and everything, it just felt like the arena and everybody in there needed that.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Kyrie drops 42 | Thunder roar back to beat Heat

Yeah, he actually was talking postgame on ESPN and he was mentioning how this was sort of like an emotional game for everybody in the arena. But given everything that's happened with the fans and the trade and everything, it just felt like the arena and everybody in there needed that.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Kyrie drops 42 | Thunder roar back to beat Heat

Yeah, he actually was talking postgame on ESPN and he was mentioning how this was sort of like an emotional game for everybody in the arena. But given everything that's happened with the fans and the trade and everything, it just felt like the arena and everybody in there needed that.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Kyrie drops 42 | Thunder roar back to beat Heat

And so that third quarter run where he's going on the barrage of three point shot after three point shot in the arena is bubbling up with him. You could feel that tension of like, let's just get something going good for the Mavericks right now, because there's not a whole lot going well right now for that. But you get the win.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Kyrie drops 42 | Thunder roar back to beat Heat

And so that third quarter run where he's going on the barrage of three point shot after three point shot in the arena is bubbling up with him. You could feel that tension of like, let's just get something going good for the Mavericks right now, because there's not a whole lot going well right now for that. But you get the win.