Heat players ready for Game 2 of the NBA Finals in Denver

Okay, well now to the finals fever. It's game night for the Miami Heat as they get ready to take on the Denver Nuggets in game two of the NBA finals. The Heat looking to bounce back from a tough loss in game one. And local 10's Janice Fernandez joins us live with all the excitement from Denver. Good morning, Janice. Good morning, Alex and Amy. From what is a very rainy Denver, it feels more like South Florida. But look, the Miami Heat looking to turn things around. It was a rocky start to game one, but their confidence is still very much there and that all starts with their coach, Coach Spoh, giving his players this advice, let it fly. And that is exactly what the Heat intend to do. And here's the thing, yes, many improvements need to be made after that rocky start to game run. The Heat know they have to improve their shooting, they need to be more aggressive at the rim, and they absolutely need to get to the free throw line. And Jimmy Butler very much saying that it all starts with him. He knows the players look to him when it comes to keeping up that energy throughout the game, but he says he's not really going to change up the formula here. He has full confidence in his shooters. I'm still going to throw you the ball. And if you miss the next 10, if you're open on that 11th one, I'm still going to throw you the ball because you'll never be the reason why we lose. It's always a group effort and I want you to take the same shots because they're going to be there and we are going to throw you the ball, stay aggressive because you've been the reason that we've won so many games before. You're going to be the reason that we win games now. And here's the thing that should hopefully make Heat fans feel a little bit better. Game one was on Thursday. The team has had two days to not only rest up, but to watch that film and really be eyeballed. Okay, we're not going to do that. We are here and we are staying here. But like I said, is that they've had two days to recover. They've had two days to look at film and make those improvements. They intend to do just that going into game two tonight. The excitement is filling in the air. We are just getting things started here in Denver, but of course we'll bring you that live coverage all day long. All right, you tell him, Janice. And one thing we want to talk about, teams, we've got some statistics here. Teams that win game one of the NBA finals have gone on to win the series 69.7% of the time. Talk to us, is that a statistic that Heat are worried about? Listen, to be clear, the Heat, they're never worried about any statistics, right? This is an AC that no one expected to make to the NBA finals, but they are here. But the reason why Heat fans are not worried about that statistic is because if you've been a lifelong Heat fan like I have been, you know that the three championships we've won in each of those series, we never won game one. So we are not worried at all about those numbers. We know this team has what it takes and they can turn things around. And we are expecting to see an explosive game two tonight. Yeah, the Heat, they're always pleasantly surprising us. Listen, Jenny, a big question before you go. I know a lot of people are wondering, will we see the return of Tyler Hero tonight? Oh, wouldn't that be exciting? But Coach Spoh will not say either way. He was questioned a lot at yesterday's press conference if they plan to put Tyler Hero in, but he says that that decision has not been made. But with that being said, we did see Hero at practice and he was looking really good. So yes, it is a game time decision. He has not been completely ruled out. We should find out later on today if they plan to put him in, but it is safe to say, at least from what we've been able to see, that it is looking very likely that even if Hero does not play tonight, we should see his return for game three in Miami. All right, we will all be waiting at the edge of our seats to see what's gonna happen tonight in terms of that score. Janice, thank you so much. Miami, we are ready and ready. All right. Thank you so much, Janice. Thank you again, Janice. And don't miss all the action tonight. As we mentioned, Local 10, the one and only station where you can watch game two of the NBA finals. Tonight in Denver, our coverage starts at seven o'clock with our Ocean Bank countdown to tip off, followed by game two against the Nuggets. Then stay with us for Local 10 News.