3 things the Heat need to do to bounce back and steal Game 2

How the Heat can steal Game 2: 2. Hit their 3-pointers

The biggest revolution in the history of the NBA has been the 3-point shot. It is almost impossible to win games in the NBA today without making a good number of your 3-pointers. In the regular season, the Miami Heat were ranked 27th in 3-point shooting percentage. In the playoffs, the Heat are ranked first in 3-point shooting percentage at 38.7 percent.

The Heat’s miraculous turnaround in shooting the 3 has been one of the biggest reasons they made the finals as a No. 8 seed. But, they cannot afford to turn back into the regular season Miami Heat as the Nuggets have been almost as good in the playoffs.

The Nuggets had their second-worst shooting performance from deep in the playoffs in Game 1, shooting 29.6 percent. Unfortunately for the Heat, they shot 33.3 percent from 3. The Heat shouldn’t expect the Nuggets to shoot that poorly for the rest of the series and especially in Game 2.

Caleb Martin, Max Strus, and Duncan Robinson are going to have to knock down their 3s in Game 2, or else the Heat will find themselves in a 2-0 hole going back to Miami.