 This is five reasons why the Miami Heat have a potential chance to win the NBA finals of 2020 This is the case for the Miami Heat to win the NBA championship. Could it happen? Could it actually happen? We'll have to wait and find out But these are five things that I believe give Miami a case for the NBA championship this season This video is a two-part episode series where obviously right now we're looking at the Miami Heat and in the next episode Which should be up tomorrow or the day after I'll edit that video after I edit this video We're gonna look at the Los Angeles Lakers who obviously they're the favorites to win the NBA championship So I think this video should be a lot more interesting, but without further ado, let's get into it I'd love if you guys could help me out though by hitting that like button It really does help the channel and it helps me out a ton. If you're new and you enjoy NBA content Hit that subscribe button for NBA content every single week That notification bell is always available if you want to be notified every time I upload a new video and Comment down below. Do you give the Miami Heat a chance to win the NBA championship and without further ado? Let's get on to the video At number five the Miami Heat can defend LeBron James and actually limit his impact that many teams are not able to do Obviously Jimmy Butler is one of the greatest defenders the league has seen this past decade and this year alone We know that wherever he's been he's always been a talented defender from the Chicago Bulls days To Minnesota to Philadelphia. No matter where he went He was always an elite defender and we've seen him give LeBron James some problems in the NBA playoffs And just during his time with the Chicago Bulls where they needed Jimmy to step up on the defensive end Because he's one of those players that is big enough and strong enough to actually match up against a player like LeBron James Who's just dominated the league since he entered in 2003? But the one thing about the Miami Heat is that they don't just have Jimmy Butler They've got Andre Gadala a veteran player now But he's always been somebody who's been able to defend LeBron James not necessarily to stop him from going off a 30 25 points but just limit his impact where other players cannot LeBron is a player that you can really only limit to a certain extent He's one of the greatest players of all time But if you have Jimmy Butler Andre Gadala and now also Jay Crowder It does give LeBron James some problems when he's matched up one-on-one against one of those three defenders They're all big enough to face off against LeBron and they're also very smart players that have played LeBron previously and Know his tendencies, but the formula on the defensive end to stop LeBron doesn't just end there They've also got Eric Spultra one of the greatest head coaches in the NBA But he also knows how to defend LeBron We've seen this in past NBA games where when LeBron James returned to Cleveland after his time in Miami And when he's played for the Los Angeles Lakers Eric Spoltra has always done a decent job on LeBron They've been able to switch players onto LeBron if there's a pick and roll They always bring an extra player to match up on LeBron and double team him when he drives the hoop I think that's something that will be very valuable in this NBA final series And not to mention LeBron James has also been a player under Eric Spoltra for four years Spote was able to coach LeBron for four straight years knowing his tendencies what he likes what he doesn't like So limiting LeBron James is a major factor for the Miami Heat will it be easy? Definitely not but they have the opportunities with three great defenders and a head coach who's coached LeBron and knows what he likes And what he doesn't like in addition because of the zone that the Miami Heat will probably play just to stop LeBron LeBron will need to rely on his open shooters But his shooters haven't really been hitting shots Danny Green's averaging less than 1.9 threes during the NBA playoffs Cadwell Pope is averaging just over two and Carl Kuzma is only averaging about one three Which means that if the Miami Heat have a plan to stop LeBron Those players will have to step up and hit open shots, which they haven't been doing during the NBA playoffs at number four They match up overall very well against the Los Angeles Lakers Anthony Davis hasn't really had to match up on someone like Bam Adebayo yet in these playoffs He's matched up against tall players like Nurkic and Whiteside in the first round But neither of those players are great defenders sure Whiteside is a valuable shop locker But he's not a great one-on-one defender and neither is Nurkic then in the second round They matched up against the Houston Rockets and as we know they run the small ball lineup Which means that Anthony Davis didn't really play on anybody his size and was able to utilize that to his advantage Then they matched up against the Denver Nuggets and Yoakic isn't a great defender But he was primarily on Dwight Howard so that left Millsap and Mason Plumlee who didn't really bring much Defensively on Anthony Davis and allowed him to play very well during the series None of those players mentioned though bring what Bam Adebayo brings he has the height He has the speed he has the quickness and he has the versatility Sure Anthony Davis is one of the greatest power forward if not the greatest power forward in the game But Bam Adebayo is quickly becoming one of the better defensive players the league has and he will be a tough matchup for Anthony Davis At number three the only two matchups of the 2019 season were in the first quarter of the NBA season Sure Miami did lose in both games But you have to look at the games to actually understand the context firstly Miami has improved a lot as a team Just throughout the regular season But obviously throughout these NBA playoffs where they've really become one of the best and most tight-knit groups the NBA has So we have to rewind back to the first meeting that came all the way back in November 6 of 2019 almost a year ago It was just the sixth game of Miami season and the eighth game of the Lakers season That means Tyler Hero and Kendrick Nunn had played a total of six NBA games Six NBA games. Let me repeat that six league games Duncan Robinson didn't have the confidence that he has now as one of the best three-point shooters The league has Jimmy Butler had played a total of six games as well in a Miami Heat uniform And he was still getting comfortable with his new teammates Bam Adebayo was starting to find his groove as a new starting center for a team that didn't have Hassan Whiteside anymore And they hadn't yet traded for Jay Crowder who's now a starter for this Miami Heat team Andre Godala who's one of the better defensive players and a great veteran for this team and Goran Dragic was coming off the bench Then you fast-forward to the second matchup of the season which was only a month later in December of last year It was a much closer contest than the first game of the season where Miami actually had a chance to tie the game With the butler three-point shot at the buzzer yet They were only getting the team together at that point and the team looks a lot better now than it did then Whereas LeBron James and Anthony Davis were always the main focal point of the Lakers offense both then and now Which means it's a very exciting time for the Miami Heat who even though they're own two against the Lakers throughout the regular season It was only in the first part of the NBA season and they look a totally different side now in the NBA playoffs And now in the NBA finals at number two The Miami Heat just have so many options better than the Los Angeles Lakers The Lakers do have the two best players in the series in LeBron James and Anthony Davis and that isn't a question But Miami probably has the next six to seven best players in the series They've got Jimmy Butler who's better than any third option for the Lakers Bam out of bio Goran Dragic Tyler hero Duncan Robinson who both play a major role for this Miami Heat team and then they've got players like Jay Crowder Andre Godala and the truth about the Miami Heat is that you never know which player will step up and who it will be Any player can step up for this Miami Heat team and can emerge as a match winner for this team Whereas the Lakers they really only have two great players and then they're really just based on a defensive side Obviously Rondo and Dwight Howard have both stepped up for the Lakers during this NBA postseason But neither of them are great offensive players. They're both just very valuable in the defensive end Whereas for Miami, they have the defense in Jay Crowder, Jimmy Butler, Andre Godala, Bam out of bio But they also have the offensive firepower in Jimmy Butler, Bam out of bio, Tyler hero, Duncan Robinson, Goran Dragic And overall if the teams match up, it's a matter of who is a better overall team and in my opinion I think that's the Miami Heat and at number one They've simply made it this far with so many doubters and naysayers already It's shaping up to be one of those years where an underdog team wins I mean you just look at the whole 2020 NBA season. It's a weird season in itself I gave an analogy in my last video to the 2004 Pistons team Comparing them to this year's Miami Heat team only a few hours later JJ Reddy came out and said the exact same things which gave me a lot of confidence in myself as an NBA YouTuber and a basketball analyst on the platform that a player in the NBA and a good player in the league Was saying the same things that I have said a day earlier He talked about the Miami Heat being compared to the 04 Pistons, which I said they do give me glimpses of the 2004 Detroit Pistons when they won their NBA Championship, you know the 04 let's say the 04 Pistons Yeah, beating the Lakers like this This is what remind that this team reminds me of the 04 Pistons He talked about the Miami Heat having the better overall team instead of the two best players Which I said that is why the Miami Heat actually faced off well against the Lakers because the Lakers Realistically only have their two main stars in LeBron James and Anthony Davis And if you are able to match up against them well, you can beat this team Well, they the Lakers have the two best but after that The rest of the best players in that series all play for the heat So there are a lot of things that I took away from what he said that made me realize that we're seeing things on the exact Same page and his philosophy is that if you have a better overall team You will always be the better team and we're gonna see if that's right If the Miami Heat win the NBA Finals, it affirms everything that I believe about basketball So with that being said these are the reasons I believe the Miami Heat have a chance to win the NBA Championship Tomorrow, I'll be looking at the Los Angeles Lakers and giving my reasons why they will have a chance to win the NBA Championship with that said let me know what you thought about this Let me know down below in the comment section if you believe the Miami Heat have a chance to win the NBA Championship Please help me out by hitting that like button if you enjoyed the video and found it useful Subscribe if you're new hit that notification button to stay updated and I'll catch you guys in my next video. 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