Haywood Highsmith showed up at the penalty line, early in the second quarter of that first inning, he converted twice. Nobody could then suspect that it would be the only passage to the free throws of the evening for the Floridians.
With only two free throws attempted over the whole game, a symbol of passivity, the Heat broke an NBA record: that of the fewest number of attempts in the history of the playoffs. According to Statheadit’s the sixth time in league history, including the regular season and playoffs, that a team has attempted two or fewer free throws in a game.
The previous playoff record was set by the Cavaliers in a game in 1993. Perhaps the most impressive defensive stat is that we only gave up two free throws. We know that Jimmy Butler is one of the best players in the league to get free throws. Limiting this team to only two free throws in the game is a very good job, while defending without making a mistake “said Mike Malone.
The Heat usually shoot 20 per game
” I don’t believe there is a secret. It’s complicated but our game plan was not to make mistakes. We knew they were going to fake it a lot. Jimmy is great at it. Gabe does, so does Bam. So we tried to put our hands up “, Analyzes Bruce Brown, whose team obtained 20 free throws (16/20).
Since the start of the playoffs, Denver has averaged just under 22 free throws (81.4%), where the Heat have just shot 20 (80.5%). It should also be noted that the Nuggets have progressed in the field compared to their regular season: with 75%, they were the fifth most clumsy team.
