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The Miami Heat won Game Two of the NBA Finals; Game Three is just around the corner; can Erik Spoelstra's team emerge as victors in South Florida, or will Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray return to put a sting in the tale?; find out with Sky Sports on Thursday June 8 from 1:30am.
Ahead of the big game at the Kaseya Center, we take a look at the key talking points.
Miami on the up
Most teams will have faltered at the prospect of travelling to Denver and playing 5,280 feet above sea level. But on Monday, the circumstances lined up against the hosts.Indeed, the Nuggets lost their first home game in 66 days, and their opponents rallied with the knowledge that although they suffered defeat in the opening matchup of the series, they'd gained something crucial from it: time to acclimatise to the conditions.
That's precisely what Erik Spoelstra's side looked to do six days ago in the immediate aftermath of the Conference finals victory over the Boston Celtics. Against the advice of that suggested overnight in a local hotel, the players traded a comfy double bed for a pressurised cabin and got an extra 10 hours of prep time in the 'Mile High City.'
While it didn't come to fruition the first time of asking, Game Two's victory proved that their opponents were not infallible.
The Heat did it by sharing the points. Gabe Vincent scored 23 points, Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo both racked up 21, and Duncan Robinson came off the bench for a crucial fourth-quarter stint.
