>> WELCOME BACK TO GMA. AHEAD OF GAME 2, THE STARS OF AHEAD OF GAME 2, THE STARS OF THE DENVER NUGGETS AND HEAT KNOW THE DENVER NUGGETS AND HEAT KNOW HOW MASSIVE THE STAKES ARE. HOW MASSIVE THE STAKES ARE. NUGGETS UNDER PRESSURE TO TAKE NUGGETS UNDER PRESSURE TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE SERIES IN PURSUIT CONTROL OF THE SERIES IN PURSUIT OF THE FRANCHISE'S FIRST TITLE. OF THE FRANCHISE'S FIRST TITLE. THE HEAT DESPERATE TO TIE IT UP THE HEAT DESPERATE TO TIE IT UP TO AVOID PUTTING THEMSELVES IN A TO AVOID PUTTING THEMSELVES IN A HOLE FEW TEAMS HAVE EVER CLIMBED HOLE FEW TEAMS HAVE EVER CLIMBED OUT OF. OUT OF. >> THIS IS IT. >> THIS IS IT. >> THIS MORNING GAME 2 OF THE >> THIS MORNING GAME 2 OF THE NBA FINALS IS JUST HOURS AWAY. NBA FINALS IS JUST HOURS AWAY. THE DENVER NUGGETS LOOKING TO THE DENVER NUGGETS LOOKING TO TAKE A COMMANDING 2-0 SERIES TAKE A COMMANDING 2-0 SERIES LEAD AS THEY SEEK THEIR FIRST LEAD AS THEY SEEK THEIR FIRST TITLE IN FRANCHISE HISTORY. TITLE IN FRANCHISE HISTORY. >> IT'S NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE. >> IT'S NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE. WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE SOME LEGACY WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE SOME LEGACY IF WE DO IT. IF WE DO IT. >> IN GAME 1, THE TWO TIME >> IN GAME 1, THE TWO TIME LEAGUE MVP AND HIS SIDE KICK LEAGUE MVP AND HIS SIDE KICK JAMAL MURRAY DOMINATED THE HEAT, JAMAL MURRAY DOMINATED THE HEAT, WHO WERE BESET BY SHOOTING WOES. WHO WERE BESET BY SHOOTING WOES. JIMMY BUTLER STILL BELIEVES IN JIMMY BUTLER STILL BELIEVES IN HIS TEAMMATES. HIS TEAMMATES. >> I HAVE A LOT OF FAITH IN >> I HAVE A LOT OF FAITH IN THOSE GUYS. THOSE GUYS. I'M IN THEIR CORNER, FANS ARE IN I'M IN THEIR CORNER, FANS ARE IN THEIR CORNER. THEIR CORNER. >> BUTLER STAYING RELAXED AMID >> BUTLER STAYING RELAXED AMID THE FINALS FRENZY. THE FINALS FRENZY. >> AT THE END OF THE DAY, I'M AS >> AT THE END OF THE DAY, I'M AS NORMAL AS THEY COME. NORMAL AS THEY COME. IT'S NOT ALWAYS ABOUT IT'S NOT ALWAYS ABOUT BASKETBALL. BASKETBALL. IT WILL NEVER ALWAYS BE ABOUT IT WILL NEVER ALWAYS BE ABOUT BASKETBALL. BASKETBALL. >> SENTIMENT HE ECHOED TO ME >> SENTIMENT HE ECHOED TO ME LAST WEEK. LAST WEEK. >> I PLAY DOMINOS A LOT. >> I PLAY DOMINOS A LOT. I DRINK SOME WINE. I DRINK SOME WINE. I TALK TO MY FRIENDS. I TALK TO MY FRIENDS. I'M AS NORMAL A HUMAN BEING. I'M AS NORMAL A HUMAN BEING. >> THE CENTER PUTTING THINGS IN >> THE CENTER PUTTING THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE BEFORE THE FINALS AS PERSPECTIVE BEFORE THE FINALS AS WELL. WELL. >> PRESSURE MEANS SOMETHING >> PRESSURE MEANS SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO YOU. DIFFERENT TO YOU. >> I MEAN, PRESSURE FOR ME WAS >> I MEAN, PRESSURE FOR ME WAS WATCHING MY MOM HAVE TO DECIDE WATCHING MY MOM HAVE TO DECIDE WHETHER TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON OR WHETHER TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON OR PAY THE WATER BILL. PAY THE WATER BILL. I THINK ABOUT THIS GAME OF I THINK ABOUT THIS GAME OF BASKETBALL AND THIS IS SOMETHING BASKETBALL AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I LOVE TO DO. THAT I LOVE TO DO. >> GAME 2 WILL BE CRUCIAL IN >> GAME 2 WILL BE CRUCIAL IN FINALS HISTORY TEAMS THAT TAKE A FINALS HISTORY TEAMS THAT TAKE A 2-0 SERIES LEAD GO ON TO WIN THE 2-0 SERIES LEAD GO ON TO WIN THE TITLE OVER 85% OF THE TIME. TITLE OVER 85% OF THE TIME. ONLY FIVE TEAMS HAVE EVER COME ONLY FIVE TEAMS HAVE EVER COME BACK FROM AN 0-2 DEFICIT IN THE BACK FROM AN 0-2 DEFICIT IN THE FINALS. FINALS. MOST RECENTLY THE BUCKS WINNING MOST RECENTLY THE BUCKS WINNING FOUR STRAIGHT OVER THE SUNS IN FOUR STRAIGHT OVER THE SUNS IN 2021. 2021. PERHAPS THIS MIAMI TEAM CAN FIND PERHAPS THIS MIAMI TEAM CAN FIND INSPIRATION FROM THE 2006 HEAT. INSPIRATION FROM THE 2006 HEAT. THEY WERE DOWN 0-2 TO THE THEY WERE DOWN 0-2 TO THE MAVERICKS AND THEN CAME BACK AND MAVERICKS AND THEN CAME BACK AND WON THE TITLE. WON THE TITLE. GAME 2 TONIGHT 8 P.M. EASTERN GAME 2 TONIGHT 8 P.M. EASTERN STREAMING ON ESPN +. STREAMING ON ESPN +. >> WHEN I DO SPORTS IT SOUNDS >> WHEN I DO SPORTS IT SOUNDS JUST LIKE THAT.