{"id":162954,"date":"2025-02-05T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=162954"},"modified":"2025-02-05T11:00:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T09:00:04","slug":"jovic-is-the-future-of-miami-serbian-player-delivers-a-fantastic-performance-and-ties-the-record-in-three-pointers-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/jovic-is-the-future-of-miami-serbian-player-delivers-a-fantastic-performance-and-ties-the-record-in-three-pointers-video\/","title":{"rendered":"JOVI\u0106 IS THE FUTURE OF MIAMI: Serbian player delivers a fantastic performance and ties the record in three-pointers! (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Jimmy Butler is the past, and Nikola Jovi\u0107 is the future of the Miami Heat. The Serbian national team player once again played a very good match, with 20 points he tied his personal <a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/tag\/serbs-in-the-nba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">NBA <\/a>record for the number of three-pointers made (5\/7), but it was not enough to beat Chicago 124:133. The Bulls steamrolled the Heat in the final quarter, making up a 10-point deficit.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jovi\u0107 scored 20 points in 36 minutes on the court (7\/10 shooting, 5\/7 three-pointers, 1\/2 free throws), recording two rebounds, two assists, and two turnovers. He had previously scored five three-pointers in a match against the Houston Rockets and the Milwaukee Bucks last year. It&#8217;s great that coach Erik Spoelstra sees him as a scoring wing player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nikola Jovic 20 Pts 2 Ast Miami Heat vs Chicago Bulls HIGHLIGHTS\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_g_4bORtii4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Miami let a big lead slip against the Bulls in Chicago and ultimately suffered their 24th defeat of the season. Miami had everything under control until the last quarter, in which they entered with a nine-point lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They maintained the lead until 4:46 minutes before the end when Nikola Vu\u010devi\u0107 hit a three-pointer and then assisted White for the Bulls&#8217; first lead, which Jovi\u0107, Herro, and Adebayo failed to catch up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FIND OUT MORE:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fserbiantimes%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0gMfr4YnagKsWpFXNzChtWS8W9XCp5o9WNJpbFu6EgRA53aFVfyVKw5UD5aKg2rXwl&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Matas Buzelis and Josh Giddey were the most efficient with 24 points in the winning ranks. Kobi White added 22, Ayo Dosunmo 21 points and nine assists, Nikola Vu\u010devi\u0107 12 points (5\/13 shooting, 2\/5 for three, 0\/2 free throws) and 11 rebounds, two assists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Miami, Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro were more efficient than Jovi\u0107 with 23 points each, while Herro also added eight rebounds and nine assists. Kellel Ware with 17 points and 12 rebounds and Jaime Jaquez Jr. with 14 points were also in double figures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/kurti-in-trouble-due-to-trumps-decision-around-130-million-in-usaid-assistance-for-pristina-frozen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">KURTI IN TROUBLE DUE TO TRUMP\u2019S DECISION: Around $130 million in USAID assistance for Pri\u0161tina frozen!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/great-news-for-serbian-children-in-america-jasminka-petrovic-brings-her-famous-workshops-and-film-to-chicago-and-washington-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">GREAT NEWS FOR SERBIAN CHILDREN IN AMERICA: Jasminka Petrovi\u0107 brings her famous workshops and film to Chicago and Washington! (VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/the-new-york-times-on-serbian-media-after-protests-in-novi-sad-rts-changed-its-tune\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">THE NEW YORK TIMES ON SERBIAN MEDIA: After protests in Novi Sad, RTS \u201cchanged Its tune\u201d!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>: Euronews, <strong>Photo<\/strong>: USA Today<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jimmy Butler is the past, and Nikola Jovi\u0107 is the future of the Miami Heat. The Serbian national team player once again played a very good match, with 20 points he tied his personal NBA record for the number of three-pointers made (5\/7), but it was not enough to beat Chicago 124:133. 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