Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat lost Game 1 of the NBA Finals to the Denver Nuggets by a final score of 104-93. The Heat shot only 40.6% from the field and 33.3% from beyond the arc and Butler believes he and his teammates need to drive to the basket more in Game 2.

“Probably because we shot a lot of jump shots, myself probably leading that pack, instead of putting pressure on the rim,” Butler said after Game 1. “Getting layups, getting to the free throw line. When you look at it during the game, they all look like the right shots. And I’m not saying that we can’t as a team make those, but got to get more layups, got to get more free throws.

“And whenever you miss and don’t get back, the game gets out of hand kind of quickly. We gave up too many layups, which we also can’t have happen. But that’s it as a whole. We’ve got to attack the rim a lot more, myself included.”

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Butler finished Game 1 with 13 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in 38 minutes while shooting 6-of-14 from the floor and 1-of-2 from 3-point range. The six-time All-Star didn’t get to the free-throw line at all.

“You’ve got to attack and attack everybody, not just one individual,” Butler said. “I have to do a better job of creating the help, one, two guys, and getting to my shooter, otherwise finishing at the rim, making shots. But we missed a lot tonight, and we’ll be better in Game 2. At the end of the day, that’s what it is, and we’ll take this and we’ll learn from it, and we’ll be back in two days.”

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Game 2 of the Finals is on Sunday, June 4. The Nuggets will look to take a commanding 2-0 series lead, while the Heat will look to steal home-court advantage.

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