With the Nets scheduled to travel all the way to Miami tonight to face the Heat in Game 3 of their series,
perhaps the announcement of this award could also give the Nets players a considerable boost.
As the day slowly passed, night gradually fell.
Once the scheduled time arrived, tonight's two big games got underway one after another.
The first matchup to take the national broadcast stage was the fierce Game 3 showdown between the Brooklyn Nets and the Miami Heat.
Holding a 2–0 lead, the Nets visited the bustling East Coast that night.
The Heat, rested and ready on their home court, stood at full alert, prepared to give it everything they had and take a big bite out of the powerful Brooklyn team.
The fierce battle was about to begin.
The two teams went at it from the opening tip, playing an intense game.
The Heat opened with three straight BANG! BANG! BANG!
Three consecutive three-pointers from Herro and Lowry slammed into the Nets' defense, and in the blink of an eye, the Heat had put together a 9–2 run.
But the Nets weren't about to back down.
Paul George quickly stepped up and answered with fire of his own.
First, he faced up and easily overpowered Herro in an isolation at the top of the floor. After driving into mid-range, he finished with a long two-point jumper off a step-back.
Then, on the very next possession, he caught Harden's pass in transition and calmly knocked down a corner three.
Those five straight points from PG quickly helped the team close the gap.
But after that brief stretch of exciting plays, the game soon sank back into a slog.
The Heat's defense couldn't completely shut down the Nets, but it could make life extremely difficult for