I don't care about embid getting mvp this year, jokic is definitely the best player in the NBA today.  He doesn't have a bad game in him.  Because of his iq and willingness to play team ball he is almost unstoppable.  I think Miami has to double him and tighten in given the 3 point shot open and just hope Denver goes cold.  If they play the way they have been playing them it's over.

Agreed but they don't have anyone who can play one on one with jokic.  It's a bad matchup for Miami.  Single him with bam and he will eat that up.  Cody zeller? Not a chance.  If I'm coach for a day I'm making anyone but jokic beat me.  I do agree jokic knows how to play around it but you can't let him have whatever he wants from whereever with him and Murray in the P&R game.

The game gets underway tomorrow and we'll see if they can beat the Nuggets who have been the leaders in the west.
But I'm still not sure that in match 5 Miami will be able to win and increase the chances of becoming a champion because in the previous match they almost lost to the Celtics.
It's just that all of this is still a prediction and not necessarily completely accurate, so we still have to wait for tomorrow's match.

$50 for a Nuggets win and hopefully they can end the serie in this 5th game.

Making Miami win in Game 5 might make a momentum shift. You don't know what can happen especially if the momentum suddenly shifted from one team to another team. This is the reason why the Nuggets desperately wants to finish the series in 5 games because they're afraid that they might still lose it. I'm not underestimating the Nuggets, but we've seen the Heat getting some road wins, and coming back in the 2nd half especially in the 4th quarter when they are down double digits. Aside from that, they have a very good coach in Coach Spo. As for the Nuggets, they really need to win in Game 5, and finish the series.

In the sportsbook, the Nuggets aren't even in the top 5 in the rankings of the teams to win a title. Most are rooting the Celtics, the Suns, and the Bucks (who has the shortest odds). Nobody talks about the Nuggets even though they've been consistently been the top seeded team in the Western Conference for most of the regular season.

Game 7? Nahhh like I said, the Nuggets are afraid of what the Heat can do because they aren't the typical 8th seeded team that we've used to see in the past, and they will not clinch into the NBA Finals if they aren't a good team. They will finish it in 5 games like what I predicted.

Coach Spo already given everything in these series, good plays but the shooters are not that effective.

Even how hard both Bam and Jimmy give here without the lift from the other players inside the court there's nothing left
for them, with how Nuggets dominating them it's not just Murray and Jokic but everyone are moving and finding the place
to help and convert most of the attempts.

Which sportsbook are you talking about? As far as I know, the Nuggets have always been one of the favorites for the championship. They were the strongest team in the Western Conference. There were many championship candidates from the East, such as the Bucks, Celtics, Sixers, but there were not many candidates from the West. After the trades, the Suns were an ambitious team, but they failed. It was clear when the playoffs began that the Nuggets would reach the finals. Now they are just one win away from the championship. I think this will be over tonight.

I believe he is pertaining on the outright during the regular season. Most of the favorites to win the title are those team that form an all star team like Phila, Suns, Lakers, GSW and Celtics. Nuggets is just appear on the top 5 when they dominate the Western conference. Actually, Many fans are still not convinced and giving them credits for what they attain now since Lakers and GSW are still the most favorites in the west.

Maybe next year, Nuggets will surely the top 1 contender even on regular season to win the championship.

I see that many people like that to happen but the reality is making us see on where is this going.

You're not alone on this thought but it's convincing that this is really going with the Nuggets whether we like it or not. And if ever the Heat wins the game then we'd see some more chance for them.

But if not, then that's it and we'll just witness a history that's being made through the Nuggets. Everyone wants to see it go until game 7 not until Nuggets will win the next game or by the 6 but who knows?

Sources: Raptors to hire Grizzlies assistant Darko Rajakovic as head coach
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/37832256/raptors-hire-grizzlies-assistant-darko-rajakovic-head-coach
Began coaching at 16 years of age in Serbia. Also became the assistant coach of the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Summer League.
Then as an assistant coach for the OKC Thunder, Phoenix Suns, and Memphis Grizzlies. He also became the assistant coach of the Serbia Men National Team.
We don't know much about Coach Darko yet on how he will make a difference on the Raptors team but they are a young team so he might do some changes while their management is filling the holes to strengthen the team again.
After Kawhi Leonard left, year 2021-2022 is the only time they made it to the playoffs again. I bet they are planning to add more young players to their roster and strengthen whatever pieces are missing to make it a whole again.
With Lowry also gone, Fred Van Vleet will be the core point guard but they may need a wingman for him, a shooting guard to space the floor more often, and give their big men like Siakam and Scottie Barnes some space to attack the paint. Defensively, I think they are already good, but offensively they lack the firepower to be a threat to other teams.