NBA FINALS: HEAT VS. NUGGETS

June 8, 2023

Duncan Robinson

Miami Heat

Practice Day

Q. When you look back on what happened last night, what's the one thing that stands out? What do you look back and say this is what we need to fix to be better in Game 4?

DUNCAN ROBINSON: Yeah, obviously give a lot of credit to them, but I think also just raising our level, sense of urgency, and just attention to detail and focus and just overall commitment to the overall goal.

We've already met and talked about it, and we feel good about it moving forward.

Q. You guys have been through these ups and downs. What is it about what you need to do tomorrow, aside from the basketball perspective, just mentally coming into Game 4 to even this up?

DUNCAN ROBINSON: Yeah, you kind of said it. This is a game and situation where the urgency should be and will be at an all-time high, especially on this stage, especially here with being down now 2-1. It's a great opportunity for us, and I think we're all just ready to wrap our minds around it and pour everything we have into it.

Q. You live in such a beautiful city. How do you avoid distractions?

DUNCAN ROBINSON: Oh, I mean, that's not something you just turn on once the Finals come. I think all of us, we've been talking about this for a while, especially with -- first off, the guys that have played in this city for multiple years, myself included, but then also really the last month and a half of the year, regular season for us, we were treating them all like playoff games because they were, given where we were in the standings.

We have a lot of practice with kind of editing our lives and really locking in on what's most important. Obviously when you make it to the Finals everybody gets a text from all the people, Hey, can I come visit you, this, that and the other, and you've really got to delineate between the people that are going to breathe life into you, because you want to have some people around and share it with them because that's what this is about, but at the same time, be able to build that barrier and also spend time and be selfish about putting everything you have into this effort that we have.

Q. When it's the offseason, what do you do for fun around here? What do you like to do in Miami?

DUNCAN ROBINSON: I mean, yeah, obviously a beautiful city. One of my favorite things is just how international it is, the different cultural influences, and that shows in terms of food and different experiences, like all that sort of stuff. Really enjoy that.

And I'm a pretty active person, so I like to get out, play other sports, mix it up, tennis, golf, get out on the water if I can.

Yeah, all that's for the offseason. We're not thinking about that right now.

Q. You're used to getting chased around and not getting space, but as you look at what happened last night, what are the different actions you guys need to get you guys those clean looks and going through that motion to get the right spots?

DUNCAN ROBINSON: Yeah, you know, I think it's a group effort. Good offense is a function of just being connected as a group. We've had stretches where we've been really, really good, and we expect to get back to that.

For us as individuals, it's just about being persistent and continuing to be aggressive and confident and hunting for our shots, and when they present themselves, take advantage of them.