ESPN’s Alan Hahn Is Counting The Miami Heat Out In Game 4 Against Denver Nuggets

Once again, the Miami Heat find themselves in a pressure situation.

With the Denver Nuggets regaining home court advantage, the odds are against the Heat to win Game 4.

On Friday’s episode of Get Up, ESPN’s Alan Hahn was asked if he believes the Heat can even the series up. The chances he gives them is very little due to the lack of contributions.

“Very little. Yeah, very little chance,” Hahn said. “And again, if we’re relying now on Max Strus and Gabe Vincent to save you in the NBA Finals. I mean, how far are we going to take this Cinderella story?”

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Gabe Vincent and Max Strus are the highlight of the series but not because of their production on the court. They are undrafted players who are not only in the Finals but they are shining. When stars Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo struggled in Games 1 and 2, Vincent averaged 21 points. In Game 2, Strus scored 14 points while hitting four 3-pointers in the first quarter.

But in Game 3, they scored in single-figures.

“It is going to still take the stars,” Hahn said. “It’s going to take Bam Adebayo who had a terrific Finals so far but it’s going to take Jimmy Butler. Bad ankle or not, he’s still did take a high volume of shots in Game 3, so he is willing to do that when he knows that what my teams needs and that’s what the team needs right now. So if we don’t see Playoff Jimmy in Game 4, I give Miami very little chance to win this game.”

Adebayo is leading the Heat in scoring this series with 23 points and Butler is behind him with 20. But Butler’s been dealing with a swollen ankle which he continues to play on. Though some use it as an excuse for why the Heat are down 2-1, he’s still playing great. In Game 3, he led them with 28 points, easily getting to his spots.

If the Heat want to win Game 4, they are going to need more of Butler’s scoring. But we all know they play well when they’re the underdogs.

Cory Nelson is a contributor to Inside The Heat. He attended Northern Virginia Community College. He can be reached at corymckenzienelson@hotmail.com or follow him on Twitter @CKenzyNelson. You can also check out his personal blog HERE.