YORK CITY. WE ARE BACK ON GMA WITH THE NBA WE ARE BACK ON GMA WITH THE NBA FINALS. FINALS. TIPOFF IS TONIGHT SO WE'RE TIPOFF IS TONIGHT SO WE'RE HEADING BACK TO WILL REEVE IN HEADING BACK TO WILL REEVE IN DENVER, SITE OF THE FIRST TWO DENVER, SITE OF THE FIRST TWO GAMES OF THE SERIES. GAMES OF THE SERIES. HEY, WILL. HEY, WILL. >> Reporter: HEY, REBECCA. >> Reporter: HEY, REBECCA. WE'RE SO EXCITED FOR THE NBA WE'RE SO EXCITED FOR THE NBA FINALS. FINALS. GOING TO BE A BLAST. GOING TO BE A BLAST. EARLIER IN THE SHOW, OUR FRIEND EARLIER IN THE SHOW, OUR FRIEND MICHAEL STRAHAN CHALLENGED ME IF MICHAEL STRAHAN CHALLENGED ME IF I WAS GOING TO MAKE A SHOT. I WAS GOING TO MAKE A SHOT. SO I FIGURED, I'M ON THE COURT SO I FIGURED, I'M ON THE COURT AHEAD OF GAME 1. AHEAD OF GAME 1. I'M GONNA TRY TO MAKE THIS HALF I'M GONNA TRY TO MAKE THIS HALF COURT SHOT LIVE ON GMA. COURT SHOT LIVE ON GMA. LET'S GET THE VIEW HERE. LET'S GET THE VIEW HERE. I'M MORE NERVOUS THAN I THOUGHT I'M MORE NERVOUS THAN I THOUGHT I WOULD BE. I WOULD BE. [ CHEERING ] [ CHEERING ] OH! OH! SO CLOSE! SO CLOSE! SO CLOSE. SO CLOSE. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS BETTER THAN I THOUGHT I THAT WAS BETTER THAN I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DO. WAS GOING TO DO. WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE THE WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE THE BASKETBALL TO THE PROS. BASKETBALL TO THE PROS. THE NBA FINALS TONIGHT BETWEEN THE NBA FINALS TONIGHT BETWEEN THE NUGGETS AND THE HEAT. THE NUGGETS AND THE HEAT. SO MANY GREAT STORY LINES. SO MANY GREAT STORY LINES. I GOT THE CHANCE TO SIT DOWN I GOT THE CHANCE TO SIT DOWN WITH SOME OF THEM YESTERDAY. WITH SOME OF THEM YESTERDAY. LET'S TAKE A LOOK. LET'S TAKE A LOOK. THIS MORNING THE NBA FINALS ARE THIS MORNING THE NBA FINALS ARE FINALLY HERE. FINALLY HERE. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE WHAT YOU HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE WHAT YOU ARE LIKE COACHING? ARE LIKE COACHING? >> THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF PEOPLE >> THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF PEOPLE IN THE WORLD. IN THE WORLD. THOSE WHO LIKE TO WIN, THOSE WHO THOSE WHO LIKE TO WIN, THOSE WHO HATE TO LOSE. HATE TO LOSE. I HATE TO LOSE. I HATE TO LOSE. >> Reporter: THEY ARE THE BEST >> Reporter: THEY ARE THE BEST IN THE WEST, MAKING THE IN THE WEST, MAKING THE FRANCHISE'S FIRST FINALS FRANCHISE'S FIRST FINALS APPEARANCE, HOSTING THE EASTERN APPEARANCE, HOSTING THE EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPION MIAMI HEAT. CONFERENCE CHAMPION MIAMI HEAT. ONLY THE SECOND EIGHT SEED TO ONLY THE SECOND EIGHT SEED TO EVER MAKE THE NBA FINALS. EVER MAKE THE NBA FINALS. >> I DON'T PLAY FOR INDIVIDUAL >> I DON'T PLAY FOR INDIVIDUAL STUFF. STUFF. I WANT US TO WIN AS A TEAM AND I WANT US TO WIN AS A TEAM AND WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP. WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP. >> Reporter: THE HEAT'S HEART IS >> Reporter: THE HEAT'S HEART IS JIMMY BUTLER, WHOSE PLAYOFF JIMMY BUTLER, WHOSE PLAYOFF MOMENTS HAVE MADE THIS MOMENTS HAVE MADE THIS IMPROBABLE MIAMI RUN. IMPROBABLE MIAMI RUN. YOU ARE UNBELIEVABLE IN THE YOU ARE UNBELIEVABLE IN THE PLAYOFFS. PLAYOFFS. WHY DO YOU THINK THAT IS? WHY DO YOU THINK THAT IS? >> BECAUSE I PLAY SPADES BEFORE >> BECAUSE I PLAY SPADES BEFORE EVERY GAME. EVERY GAME. I'M GOOD AT IT. I'M GOOD AT IT. 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 IT JUST LETS ME BE FREE MIND AND JUST PLAY. JUST PLAY. >> Reporter: IF BUTLER IS THE >> Reporter: IF BUTLER IS THE TEAM'S HEART, SAM IS MIAMI'S TEAM'S HEART, SAM IS MIAMI'S SOUL. SOUL. >> WHAT'S THE JOURNEY BEEN LIKE >> WHAT'S THE JOURNEY BEEN LIKE THIS YEAR? THIS YEAR? >> I MEAN, UPS AND DOWNS, BUT >> I MEAN, UPS AND DOWNS, BUT THE BIGGEST THING IS WE ALL THE BIGGEST THING IS WE ALL STAYED TOGETHER THROUGHOUT STAYED TOGETHER THROUGHOUT EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING. >> Reporter: DENVER IS LED BY >> Reporter: DENVER IS LED BY THE DYNAMIC DUO OF NIKOLA JOKIC. THE DYNAMIC DUO OF NIKOLA JOKIC. >> WE LIKE TO PLAY TEAM >> WE LIKE TO PLAY TEAM BASKETBALL. BASKETBALL. IT WON'T BE ME AGAINST ANYBODY. IT WON'T BE ME AGAINST ANYBODY. IT WILL BE MIAMI AGAINST DENVER. IT WILL BE MIAMI AGAINST DENVER. >> Reporter: AND JAMAL MURRAY, >> Reporter: AND JAMAL MURRAY, WHOSE RETURN TO SUPER STAR FORM WHOSE RETURN TO SUPER STAR FORM AFTER MISSING A SEASON AFTER AN AFTER MISSING A SEASON AFTER AN ACL TEAR. ACL TEAR. HOW LOW WAS YOUR LOWEST POINT HOW LOW WAS YOUR LOWEST POINT FROM YOUR INJURY AND HOW FAR IS FROM YOUR INJURY AND HOW FAR IS IT FROM WHERE YOU ARE NOW? IT FROM WHERE YOU ARE NOW? >> OBVIOUSLY, FIRST MONTH WAS >> OBVIOUSLY, FIRST MONTH WAS REALLY LOW. REALLY LOW. I START TO GROW AND GROW. I START TO GROW AND GROW. >> Reporter: SO THE STAKES ARE >> Reporter: SO THE STAKES ARE QUITE HIGH FOR THESE NBA FINALS, QUITE HIGH FOR THESE NBA FINALS, OF COURSE. OF COURSE. FOR THE NUGGET, IT WILL BE THEIR FOR THE NUGGET, IT WILL BE THEIR FIRST NBA TITLE IN FRANCHISE FIRST NBA TITLE IN FRANCHISE HISTORY. HISTORY. THE HEAT GOING FOR THEIR SECOND THE HEAT GOING FOR THEIR SECOND APPEARANCE IN FOUR YEARS. APPEARANCE IN FOUR YEARS. THEY WOULD BE THE FIRST EIGHT THEY WOULD BE THE FIRST EIGHT SEED TO WIN THE NBA TITLE. SEED TO WIN THE NBA TITLE. LOTS ON THE LINE HERE. LOTS ON THE LINE HERE. ALL STARTS TONIGHT AT 8:30 P.M. ALL STARTS TONIGHT AT 8:30 P.M. EASTERN. EASTERN. THANK YOU, ROCKY. THANK YOU, ROCKY. ON ABC.