Jimmy Butler was not perturbed after the Nuggets’ 104-93 win against Miami in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday at Ball Arena.
After all, Miami became only the second No. 8 seed to reach the championship series and the Heat’s route to get there was not a piece of cake. However, prior to Thursday’s loss in Game 1, Miami had been undefeated in the opening round game in each of its three previous series against the Bucks, Knicks and Celtics in this year’s playoffs.
Despite Miami being down 0-1 for the first time this postseason and Denver remaining undefeated at home throughout the playoffs, Butler is merely focused on staying the course and taking care of business with the hopes of lifting the Larry O’Brien Trophy when the series is complete.
