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Nikola Jokic scores 27, Nuggets hold off Heat 112-108
MIAMI (AP) No team came into Monday night having allowed fewer points in the paint per game this season than Miami.
Nikola Jokic wasn't bothered.
The two-time reigning MVP made the most of every opportunity, finishing with 27 points on 12-of-14 shooting and leading the Denver Nuggets past the Heat 112-108 - snapping Miami's eight-game home winning streak.
''Nikola did what he does,'' Denver coach Michael Malone said.
Jokic also had 12 rebounds and eight assists for Denver, which shot 58%. The Nuggets moved five games ahead of idle Memphis atop the Western Conference standings and joined Boston as the only teams to reach the 40-win mark this season.
''He's a great player. He makes everybody around him better,'' Miami's Max Strus said. ''They stepped up and made shots. Tough team to beat. Obviously, they're No. 1 in the West for a reason.''
The Nuggets were 29 of 40 inside the paint, good for 58 points. Miami came into the night allowing an average of 44.9 paint points.
Michael Porter Jr. scored 17, Bruce Brown added 16, Jeff Green scored 12 and three Nuggets - Vlatko Cancar, Christian Braun and Thomas Bryant - each finished with 10 points.
''It speaks to the quality of our depth,'' Malone said.
Jimmy Butler had 24 points, nine assists and eight rebounds for the Heat. Strus scored 23, Bam Adebayo had 19, Gabe Vincent 15 and Jamaree Bouyea added 10 for Miami.
Denver was without its second- and third-leading scorers - Jamal Murray (right knee inflammation) and Aaron Gordon (left rib contusion). It was the fifth consecutive game missed for Murray, and the third in a span of five games for Gordon.
Malone said ''hopefully, maybe'' they could return in Denver's game against Dallas on Wednesday, the team's finale before the All-Star break.
Brown, who played his college ball at Miami, made a 3-pointer with 9:07 left in the third to put Denver up 70-69 - and the Nuggets held the lead the rest of the way. Denver eventually led by as many as 10. Miami got within one point on three occasions from there.
''People don't win here a lot, especially because there's a lot of festivities, obviously,'' Brown said. ''But they're also a great team ... glad we got the win.''
It was the 40th double-double of the season for Jokic. Only Sacramento's Domantas Sabonis, with 44, has more.
TIP-INS
Nuggets: Denver's 40-18 record matches the best 58-game start in franchise history. The Nuggets also were 40-18 in the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons. ... Jokic got a technical with 16.7 seconds left in the half, arguing that he was fouled as he scored. It was his third technical of the season.
Heat: It was another close game for Miami. The Heat fell to 20-12 in games decided by five points or fewer. ... Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel was at the game. ... The Heat do not play at home again until March 1. That'll start a stretch where 12 of the final 20 Heat games are at home. ... Kyle Lowry (left knee soreness) and Victor Oladipo (ankle) remained out. Tyler Herro also missed the game with a left knee bruise, suffered in Saturday's win at Orlando.
BAM'S MOM
Marilyn Blount, Adebayo's mother, presented her two-time All-Star son with a ball commemorating the accomplishment in a brief pregame ceremony.
JOKIC VS. JOVIC
Barring an NBA Finals meeting, the world will have to wait until next season for a Jokic vs. Jovic matchup. Heat rookie Nikola Jovic did not play in either Miami-Denver game this season. He's currently out with a stress reaction in his lower back.
UP NEXT
Nuggets: Host Dallas on Wednesday.
Heat: Visit Brooklyn on Wednesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nikola Jokic vs. Bam Adebayo (Jimmy Butler gains possession) | ||
| 11:41 | | +3 | Max Strus makes three point pullup jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:19 |  | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup | 2-3 |
| 11:08 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:07 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 11:03 | | +3 | Gabe Vincent makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 2-6 |
| 10:39 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot | 5-6 |
| 10:27 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:23 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 10:17 | | +2 | Vlatko Cancar makes two point driving finger roll layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 7-6 |
| 9:55 | | Gabe Vincent misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:52 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:36 | | Vlatko Cancar turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:23 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point floating jump shot (Gabe Vincent assists) | 7-8 |
| 9:03 | | +2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 9-8 |
| 8:50 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 8:45 | | Jimmy Butler offensive rebound | ||
| 8:45 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point tip layup | ||
| 8:45 | | Jimmy Butler offensive rebound | ||
| 8:41 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point putback layup | 9-10 |
| 8:29 | | +2 | Vlatko Cancar makes two point layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 11-10 |
| 8:18 | | Gabe Vincent misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:15 | | Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving finger roll layup (Vlatko Cancar assists) | 13-10 |
| 7:49 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope blocks Jimmy Butler's two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 7:47 | | Jimmy Butler offensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point layup (Gabe Vincent assists) | 13-12 |
| 7:16 | | Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:11 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Bam Adebayo steals) | ||
| 6:57 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point driving bank jump shot | 13-14 |
| 6:43 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:36 | | Max Strus defensive rebound | ||
| 6:36 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:33 | | Jump ball. Max Strus vs. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Jimmy Butler gains possession) | ||
| 6:15 | | +2 | Caleb Martin makes two point cutting dunk (Jimmy Butler assists) | 13-16 |
| 6:00 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 5:59 | | Orlando Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:53 | | +2 | Caleb Martin makes two point driving floating jump shot | 13-18 |
| 5:32 | | Vlatko Cancar turnover (lost ball) (Jimmy Butler steals) | ||
| 5:28 | | +2 | Orlando Robinson makes two point running layup (Jimmy Butler assists) | 13-20 |
| 5:28 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:07 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:02 | | Max Strus defensive rebound | ||
| 4:47 | | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:46 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 4:46 | | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Loose ball) (Orlando Robinson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:34 | | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:30 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:24 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Christian Braun assists) | 16-20 |
| 4:00 | | +3 | Max Strus makes three point jump shot (Haywood Highsmith assists) | 16-23 |
| 3:40 | | +2 | Jeff Green makes two point driving finger roll layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 18-23 |
| 3:26 | | +3 | Jamaree Bouyea makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 18-26 |
| 3:11 | | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:08 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 2:58 | | Jamaree Bouyea misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:55 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 2:51 | | Haywood Highsmith blocks Jeff Green's two point running layup | ||
| 2:51 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 2:39 | | Haywood Highsmith blocks Nikola Jokic's two point driving layup | ||
| 2:39 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 2:34 | | Ish Smith misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:31 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 2:27 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point running layup | 18-28 |
| 2:27 | | Thomas Bryant shooting foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 2:27 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 18-29 |
| 2:06 | | +2 | Jeff Green makes two point turnaround hook shot | 20-29 |
| 1:51 | | Thomas Bryant personal foul (Caleb Martin draws the foul) | ||
| 1:37 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point pullup jump shot (Jamaree Bouyea assists) | 20-31 |
| 1:27 | | Haywood Highsmith personal foul (Jeff Green draws the foul) | ||
| 1:15 | | Thomas Bryant misses two point layup | ||
| 1:14 | | Thomas Bryant offensive rebound | ||
| 1:12 | | +2 | Thomas Bryant makes two point putback layup | 22-31 |
| 1:02 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:00 | | Ish Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 0:46 | | Gabe Vincent shooting foul (Thomas Bryant draws the foul) | ||
| 0:46 | | +1 | Thomas Bryant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-31 |
| 0:46 | | +1 | Thomas Bryant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-31 |
| 0:35 | | Haywood Highsmith misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:33 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 0:33 | | Christian Braun personal foul (Loose ball) (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 0:33 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-32 |
| 0:33 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-33 |
| 0:11 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Ish Smith assists) | 27-33 |
| 0:01 | | +3 | Gabe Vincent makes three point pullup jump shot | 27-36 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | | +2 | Thomas Bryant makes two point turnaround hook shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 29-36 |
| 11:16 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:14 | | Caleb Martin offensive rebound | ||
| 11:13 | | +2 | Caleb Martin makes two point putback layup | 29-38 |
| 11:04 | | +2 | Jeff Green makes two point cutting dunk (Ish Smith assists) | 31-38 |
| 10:40 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point floating jump shot (Haywood Highsmith assists) | 31-40 |
| 10:16 | | Jeff Green misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:11 | | Christian Braun offensive rebound | ||
| 10:06 | | Ish Smith turnover (bad pass) (Gabe Vincent steals) | ||
| 9:59 | | Caleb Martin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:55 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope turnover (bad pass) (Jamaree Bouyea steals) | ||
| 9:45 | | Caleb Martin offensive foul (Charge) (Jeff Green draws the foul) | ||
| 9:45 | | Caleb Martin turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:28 | | +3 | Christian Braun makes three point jump shot (Ish Smith assists) | 34-40 |
| 9:11 | | Caleb Martin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:08 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 9:01 | | Gabe Vincent personal foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul) | ||
| 8:53 | | Bam Adebayo shooting foul (Jeff Green draws the foul) | ||
| 8:53 | | +1 | Jeff Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-40 |
| 8:53 | | +1 | Jeff Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-40 |
| 8:36 | | Gabe Vincent misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:32 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 8:28 | | +2 | Thomas Bryant makes two point running layup (Ish Smith assists) | 38-40 |
| 8:27 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:07 | | Caleb Martin misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 8:05 | | Caleb Martin offensive rebound | ||
| 8:02 | | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:58 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 7:50 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Jeff Green assists) | 41-40 |
| 7:34 | | +3 | Haywood Highsmith makes three point jump shot (Max Strus assists) | 41-43 |
| 7:08 | | Ish Smith turnover (bad pass) (Max Strus steals) | ||
| 7:06 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope blocks Max Strus's two point running layup | ||
| 7:06 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:58 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:44 | | +3 | Bruce Brown makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 44-43 |
| 6:25 | | Christian Braun personal foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 6:13 | | Haywood Highsmith misses two point layup | ||
| 6:10 | | Jamaree Bouyea offensive rebound | ||
| 6:03 | | +3 | Jamaree Bouyea makes three point pullup jump shot | 44-46 |
| 5:49 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:44 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Christian Braun assists) | 47-46 |
| 5:19 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:15 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 5:04 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point layup (Vlatko Cancar assists) | 49-46 |
| 4:47 | | +3 | Max Strus makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 49-49 |
| 4:35 | | Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:32 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 4:14 | | Bruce Brown shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 4:14 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 49-50 |
| 4:14 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 49-51 |
| 4:01 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point layup (Bruce Brown assists) | 51-51 |
| 4:01 | | Orlando Robinson shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:01 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 52-51 |
| 3:39 | | Haywood Highsmith turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 3:27 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot (Bruce Brown assists) | 54-51 |
| 3:12 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:10 | | Max Strus offensive rebound | ||
| 3:04 | | +3 | Gabe Vincent makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 54-54 |
| 2:42 | | Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:39 | | Vlatko Cancar offensive rebound | ||
| 2:39 | | Orlando Robinson shooting foul (Vlatko Cancar draws the foul) | ||
| 2:39 | | +1 | Vlatko Cancar makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 55-54 |
| 2:39 | | +1 | Vlatko Cancar makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 56-54 |
| 2:18 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:14 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:10 | | Bruce Brown misses two point running layup | ||
| 2:08 | | Max Strus defensive rebound | ||
| 2:04 | | Vlatko Cancar shooting foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 2:04 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 56-55 |
| 2:04 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 56-56 |
| 1:47 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 59-56 |
| 1:36 | | +3 | Jimmy Butler makes three point stepback jump shot | 59-59 |
| 1:18 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point cutting dunk (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 61-59 |
| 1:06 | | Gabe Vincent misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:04 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:45 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot | 63-59 |
| 0:32 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point pullup jump shot | 63-61 |
| 0:16 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point layup (Vlatko Cancar assists) | 65-61 |
| 0:16 | | Nikola Jokic technical foul | ||
| 0:16 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 65-62 |
| 0:00 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:00 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:49 | | Gabe Vincent personal foul (Loose ball) (Vlatko Cancar draws the foul) | ||
| 11:37 | | Vlatko Cancar misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:35 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 11:19 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:17 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 11:12 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point cutting layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 67-62 |
| 10:54 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point alley-oop layup (Bam Adebayo assists) | 67-64 |
| 10:44 | | Bruce Brown turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:27 | | Gabe Vincent misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:25 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:17 | | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (traveling) | ||
| 10:04 | | Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 10:04 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 67-65 |
| 10:04 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 67-66 |
| 9:50 | | Bruce Brown turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Martin steals) | ||
| 9:43 | | Caleb Martin misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:42 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:39 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:36 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 9:24 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:22 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 9:16 | | +2 | Gabe Vincent makes two point floating jump shot | 67-68 |
| 9:16 | | Bruce Brown shooting foul (Gabe Vincent draws the foul) | ||
| 9:16 | | +1 | Gabe Vincent makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 67-69 |
| 9:07 | | +3 | Bruce Brown makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 70-69 |
| 8:53 | | Gabe Vincent misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:49 | | Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound | ||
| 8:40 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 72-69 |
| 8:24 | | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:21 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:01 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:57 | | Gabe Vincent defensive rebound | ||
| 7:56 | | Gabe Vincent turnover (lost ball) (Vlatko Cancar steals) | ||
| 7:49 | | Gabe Vincent shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 7:49 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 73-69 |
| 7:49 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 74-69 |
| 7:27 | | Max Strus misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:25 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:21 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:18 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 7:09 | | Jamaree Bouyea misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 7:06 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:03 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:03 | | Heat defensive rebound | ||
| 7:03 | | Michael Porter Jr. personal foul (Loose ball) (Caleb Martin draws the foul) | ||
| 6:43 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point driving reverse layup | 74-71 |
| 6:26 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 76-71 |
| 6:07 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point cutting layup (Max Strus assists) | 76-73 |
| 5:50 | | +2 | Vlatko Cancar makes two point driving layup | 78-73 |
| 5:41 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:38 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:29 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting layup (Vlatko Cancar assists) | 80-73 |
| 5:29 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:05 | | +2 | Jamaree Bouyea makes two point driving layup (Jimmy Butler assists) | 80-75 |
| 4:46 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point floating jump shot (Vlatko Cancar assists) | 82-75 |
| 4:34 | | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:30 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 4:26 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point running jump shot (Bruce Brown assists) | 85-75 |
| 4:07 | | +2 | Orlando Robinson makes two point turnaround hook shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 85-77 |
| 3:42 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:40 | | Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound | ||
| 3:34 | | Jimmy Butler misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:30 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:14 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point layup | 87-77 |
| 2:59 | | Haywood Highsmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:57 | | Ish Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 2:44 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 2:42 | | Orlando Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:22 | | +2 | Max Strus makes two point driving bank jump shot (Jamaree Bouyea assists) | 87-79 |
| 2:04 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup (Christian Braun assists) | 89-79 |
| 1:56 | | Nikola Jokic kicked ball violation | ||
| 1:56 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:48 | | Gabe Vincent turnover (bad pass) (Christian Braun steals) | ||
| 1:45 | | Christian Braun misses two point running layup | ||
| 1:43 | | Orlando Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:24 | | Gabe Vincent misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 1:22 | | Orlando Robinson offensive rebound | ||
| 1:21 | | +2 | Orlando Robinson makes two point tip dunk | 89-81 |
| 1:01 | | Ish Smith misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:57 | | Orlando Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:50 | | +2 | Max Strus makes two point driving bank jump shot (Gabe Vincent assists) | 89-83 |
| 0:33 | | Jeff Green misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 0:31 | | Max Strus defensive rebound | ||
| 0:11 | | Gabe Vincent misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:08 | | Orlando Robinson offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:40 | | Haywood Highsmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:38 | | Thomas Bryant defensive rebound | ||
| 11:19 | | Jeff Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:17 | | Jamaree Bouyea defensive rebound | ||
| 11:09 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope personal foul (Gabe Vincent draws the foul) | ||
| 10:57 | | Jamaree Bouyea misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:54 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 10:40 | | +2 | Ish Smith makes two point driving layup | 91-83 |
| 10:15 | | +3 | Max Strus makes three point jump shot (Haywood Highsmith assists) | 91-86 |
| 10:03 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope turnover (lost ball) (Jamaree Bouyea steals) | ||
| 9:58 | | +2 | Max Strus makes two point driving bank jump shot (Jamaree Bouyea assists) | 91-88 |
| 9:58 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:44 | | Ish Smith misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:40 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope offensive rebound | ||
| 9:29 | | Jeff Green turnover (bad pass) (Jamaree Bouyea steals) | ||
| 9:24 | | +2 | Jamaree Bouyea makes two point running reverse layup | 91-90 |
| 9:03 | | +2 | Thomas Bryant makes two point jump shot (Ish Smith assists) | 93-90 |
| 8:46 | | Thomas Bryant personal foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 8:36 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point pullup jump shot (Max Strus assists) | 93-92 |
| 8:24 | | Haywood Highsmith shooting foul (Jeff Green draws the foul) | ||
| 8:24 | | +1 | Jeff Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 94-92 |
| 8:24 | | +1 | Jeff Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 95-92 |
| 7:59 | | +2 | Max Strus makes two point driving reverse layup (Gabe Vincent assists) | 95-94 |
| 7:45 | | +2 | Jeff Green makes two point cutting layup (Ish Smith assists) | 97-94 |
| 7:33 | | Christian Braun personal foul (Max Strus draws the foul) | ||
| 7:23 | | Jamaree Bouyea turnover (traveling) | ||
| 7:05 | | Jamaree Bouyea blocks Jeff Green's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:02 | | Max Strus defensive rebound | ||
| 6:57 | | Bam Adebayo turnover (lost ball) (Michael Porter Jr. steals) | ||
| 6:52 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:49 | | Christian Braun offensive rebound | ||
| 6:49 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point tip layup | 99-94 |
| 6:34 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 6:33 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 6:33 | | Jeff Green personal foul (Loose ball) (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 6:25 | | +2 | Caleb Martin makes two point driving finger roll layup (Max Strus assists) | 99-96 |
| 6:09 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 101-96 |
| 5:57 | | Michael Porter Jr. blocks Jimmy Butler's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:55 | | Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound | ||
| 5:45 | | Vlatko Cancar misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:41 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 5:31 | | Jamaree Bouyea misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 5:29 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:23 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving layup (Christian Braun assists) | 103-96 |
| 5:23 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:09 | | Bruce Brown personal foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 5:09 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 103-97 |
| 5:09 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 103-98 |
| 4:57 | | +2 | Vlatko Cancar makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 105-98 |
| 4:32 | | Vlatko Cancar blocks Max Strus's three point jump shot | ||
| 4:30 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 4:30 | | Heat turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 4:10 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope turnover (bad pass) (Bam Adebayo steals) | ||
| 4:04 | | +3 | Gabe Vincent makes three point jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists) | 105-101 |
| 3:34 | | +3 | Bruce Brown makes three point jump shot (Vlatko Cancar assists) | 108-101 |
| 3:19 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 3:19 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 108-102 |
| 3:19 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:19 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 108-103 |
| 3:04 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:01 | | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 2:49 | | Max Strus offensive foul (Off the ball) (Vlatko Cancar draws the foul) | ||
| 2:49 | | Max Strus turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:30 | | Vlatko Cancar turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:23 | | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Max Strus draws the foul) | ||
| 2:23 | | Max Strus misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:23 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 2:23 | | +1 | Max Strus makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 108-104 |
| 2:02 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround bank jump shot | 110-104 |
| 1:41 | | Jimmy Butler turnover (offensive goaltending) | ||
| 1:31 | | Bam Adebayo personal foul (Vlatko Cancar draws the foul) | ||
| 1:23 | | Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:17 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 1:06 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point driving bank jump shot | 110-106 |
| 0:50 | | Bam Adebayo blocks Bruce Brown's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:47 | | Gabe Vincent defensive rebound | ||
| 0:34 | | Max Strus misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:31 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:19 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:16 | | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 0:16 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:13 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 0:13 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 0:11 | | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:08 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 0:07 | | Gabe Vincent personal foul (Take) (Christian Braun draws the foul) | ||
| 0:07 | | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 111-106 |
| 0:07 | | Christian Braun misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:06 | | Max Strus defensive rebound | ||
| 0:06 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:05 | | Bruce Brown shooting foul (Max Strus draws the foul) | ||
| 0:05 | | +1 | Max Strus makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 111-107 |
| 0:05 | | +1 | Max Strus makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 111-108 |
| 0:05 | | Max Strus misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | ||
| 0:03 | | Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:01 | | Gabe Vincent personal foul (Take) (Bruce Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | +1 | Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 112-108 |
| 0:01 | | Bruce Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:01 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | 0:01 |
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Bruce Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:01 |
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+ 1 | Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:01 |
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Gabe Vincent personal foul (Take) (Bruce Brown draws the foul) | 0:01 |
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Nuggets 60 second timeout | 0:03 |
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Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound | 0:03 |
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Max Strus misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | 0:05 |
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+ 1 | Max Strus makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 0:05 |
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+ 1 | Max Strus makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 0:05 |
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Bruce Brown shooting foul (Max Strus draws the foul) | 0:05 |
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Heat 60 second timeout | 0:06 |
| Team Stats | |
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|---|---|---|
| Points | 112 | 108 |
| Field Goals | 44-76 (57.9%) | 39-89 (43.8%) |
| 3-Pointers | 11-28 (39.3%) | 12-35 (34.3%) |
| Free Throws | 13-15 (86.7%) | 18-20 (90.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 41 | 45 |
| Offensive | 6 | 9 |
| Defensive | 33 | 25 |
| Team | 2 | 11 |
| Assists | 34 | 25 |
| Steals | 3 | 9 |
| Blocks | 4 | 4 |
| Turnovers | 13 | 8 |
| Fouls | 18 | 14 |
| Technicals | 1 | 0 |
Video Carousel
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 27 | 12 | 8 | 12/14 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +5 | 55 |
| M. Porter Jr. | 17 | 6 | 0 | 6/15 | 5/13 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | +6 | 23 |
| B. Brown | 16 | 2 | 3 | 6/12 | 3/7 | 1/2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 22 |
| V. Cancar | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4/6 | 0/2 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 26 |
| K. Caldwell-Pope | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3/5 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 23 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 27 | 12 | 8 | 12/14 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +5 | 55 |
| M. Porter Jr. | 17 | 6 | 0 | 6/15 | 5/13 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | +6 | 23 |
| B. Brown | 16 | 2 | 3 | 6/12 | 3/7 | 1/2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 22 |
| V. Cancar | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4/6 | 0/2 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 26 |
| K. Caldwell-Pope | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3/5 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 23 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Green | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4/9 | 0/1 | 4/4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +5 | 15 |
| T. Bryant | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4/5 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 12 |
| C. Braun | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4/6 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 23 |
| I. Smith | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 14 |
| D. Jordan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Gordon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Murray | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. White | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P. Watson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Gillespie | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Z. Nnaji | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 112 | 39 | 34 | 44/76 | 11/28 | 13/15 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 33 | +20 | 213 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Butler | 24 | 10 | 9 | 8/18 | 1/2 | 7/7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 52 |
| M. Strus | 23 | 7 | 4 | 8/20 | 4/14 | 3/5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | +2 | 38 |
| B. Adebayo | 19 | 2 | 2 | 6/14 | 0/0 | 7/7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 27 |
| G. Vincent | 15 | 2 | 4 | 5/13 | 4/9 | 1/1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +5 | 24 |
| C. Martin | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4/8 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 12 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Butler | 24 | 10 | 9 | 8/18 | 1/2 | 7/7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 52 |
| M. Strus | 23 | 7 | 4 | 8/20 | 4/14 | 3/5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | +2 | 38 |
| B. Adebayo | 19 | 2 | 2 | 6/14 | 0/0 | 7/7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 27 |
| G. Vincent | 15 | 2 | 4 | 5/13 | 4/9 | 1/1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +5 | 24 |
| C. Martin | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4/8 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 12 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Bouyea | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4/8 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -10 | 21 |
| O. Robinson | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 12 |
| H. Highsmith | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1/5 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 11 |
| K. Lowry | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| V. Oladipo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Robinson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O. Yurtseven | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Jovic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Cain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Herro | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| U. Haslem | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 108 | 34 | 25 | 39/89 | 12/35 | 18/20 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 25 | -20 | 197 |
