

But just really about taking the right shots and just being aggressive.- All Seasons Passes 1-4 & their bonuses below: “Obviously, it helps when the ball goes in, which you can’t always control. “Just trying to play with a certain level of aggressiveness on offense, just to at least be out there and have my presence felt," Robinson said.

Robinson took it from there in the fourth.

Max Strus chipped in early, with four 3-pointers in the first quarter. We needed all of those contributions tonight.” "They see him as a shooter, but he is cutting to the hoop, he’s putting the ball on the floor, he’s hitting a drop pass to Bam (Adebayo) and he’s using his size to get to the rim on those cuts and put the ball down. “He does a lot of things that people don’t know he has,” Love explained. He's been in and out of the rotation all season. In Game 3 of that series, he had 22, then two in Game 4 and 18 in Game 5. He had a streaky series against Boston in the Eastern Conference finals, too. He just kept his cool and didn’t read too much into one poor shooting performance. Robinson had a forgettable Game 1 when he went 1 for 6 from the floor. His consistency and confidence has been there.”

“We’ve seen that from him throughout these playoffs. “He can be one of those guys who just breaks a game open,” said Heat forward Kevin Love, who started Game 2, scoring six points and grabbing 10 rebounds, after not playing a minute in Game 1. He did have one foul.īut in the fourth, he was 4 of 5, including two 3-pointers, to help the Heat do something no other team has done this postseason - beat the Nuggets at home. Robinson’s line through three quarters was nearly 7 minutes of play and a whole bunch of zeroes - zero shots, zero rebounds, zero assists. I feel like I play my best when I’m having fun.” “Mostly just try to play with a certain level of joy. “I surprised myself with the fact that I pulled that one out,” Robinson said about his spur-of-the-moment pose. Robinson's surge helped turn an 83-75 deficit into a 88-85 lead that Miami wouldn't relinquish in tying the series at one game apiece. Over a nearly two-minute spurt in the fourth quarter, Robinson scored all of his 10 points to spark a rally that sent the Heat to a 111-108 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Turns out, he was simply saving his best for when his team needed him most. The Miami Heat forward was just having a little fun in the fourth quarter.īecause for the opening three, Robinson hadn’t taken a single shot. DENVER (AP) - Duncan Robinson flexed and then flashed his mean face after a cutting layup.
