Denver Nuggets at Miami Heat

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Denver Nuggets

25-16, 13-8 Away

Final
133 - 113

Miami Heat

20-20, 10-8 Home

Murray scores 30 points, Jokic has another triple-double to help Nuggets roll past Butler and Heat

Nikola Jokic records triple-double in win over Heat

Jokic finished with 24 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. Aaron Gordon added 16 for Denver.

Tyler Herro scored 22 points for Miami, while Butler had 18 in his first game back from a seven-game suspension. Bam Adebayo finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Nikola Jovic scored 16 points for the Heat.

Takeaways Nuggets: Denver hit the midway point of the season at 25-16, putting the Nuggets on pace to win at least 60% of their games for the sixth time in the last seven seasons. Prior to this stretch, the Nuggets finished at .600 or better only six times in their previous 31 seasons.

Heat: Miami has dropped three in a row at home — its longest such streak of the season — and all were by double digits: a 13-point loss to Indiana on Jan. 2, a 36-point loss to Utah two nights later and now this loss by 20.

Key moment Jokic made a 3-pointer with four seconds left in the third quarter, pushing Denver's lead out to 12. Otherwise, Miami would have been within nine and with the ball to open the fourth quarter. But Jokic's 3 started an 14-2 run that put the game basically out of Miami's reach.

Key stat Including a pair of triple-doubles in NBA Finals games, Jokic has eight triple-doubles against Miami. The Nuggets are 8-0 in those games.

Up Next Denver finishes its two-game trip Sunday in Orlando, while Miami remains home Sunday to face Victor Wembanyama and San Antonio.

Regular Season Series

DEN wins series 2-0

Matchup Prediction

Heat: 45.7%

Nuggets: 54.3%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	133 - 113
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	133 - 113
4th 14.2	shot clock turnover	133 - 113
4th 39.1	Kel'el Ware makes 25-foot three point jumper (Terry Rozier assists)	133 - 113
4th 49.0	Julian Strawther makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (PJ Hall assists)	133 - 110

Statistics

DEN		MIA
50-92	FG	45-91
54.3	Field Goal %	49.5
16-33	3PT	9-33
48.5	Three Point %	27.3
17-19	FT	14-14
89.5	Free Throw %	100.0
41	Rebounds	41
7	Offensive Rebounds	6
34	Defensive Rebounds	35
35	Assists	30
5	Steals	2
1	Blocks	0
5	Turnovers	8
1	Team Turnovers	0
6	Total Turnovers	8
0	Technical Fouls	0
0	Total Technical Fouls	0
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
4	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	10
17	Fast Break Points	17
58	Points in Paint	62
10	Fouls	15
23	Largest Lead	2

Game Information

Kaseya Center

Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 19,828 · Capacity:

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	47	11	.810	-	W1
Denver	38	21	.644	9.5	L1
Minnesota	32	27	.542	15.5	W1
Portland	26	33	.441	21.5	W3
Utah	14	44	.241	33	L2

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Orlando	29	32	.475	-	L2
Miami	27	30	.474	-	W1
Atlanta	27	32	.458	1	L1
Charlotte	14	44	.241	13.5	L5
Washington	10	48	.172	17.5	L1

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