Heat rally from 18 down in the second quarter to beat Nuggets
Hassan Whiteside had 19 points (14 in the paint), 17 rebounds and a season-high 11 blocks, his second triple-double of the season, and the Miami Heat rallied from 18 points down in the second quarter to beat the Denver Nuggets 98-95.
The Heat trailed 57-39 with 3:29 left in the second quarter and 62-46 at halftime. They outscored the Nuggets 59-38 the rest of the way.
Danilo Gallinari missed a corner 3-pointer with 8.9 seconds left, and Chris Bosh went 1 for 2 at the line with the Heat up 2 and 6.7 seconds left.
During clutch time, the Heat outscored the Nuggets 5-4. Early in the fourth quarter, Darrell Arthur had 2 steals, both with the game within five points, and the Nuggets scored 2 points off them.
Bosh scored 24 points (10 in the third quarter) on 9 for 13 shooting.
For the Nuggets, Arthur had 18 points and 8 rebounds on 8 for 12 shooting.
The Heat shot 49.4% from the field to the Nuggets’ 41.0% and outscored them 50-22 in the paint. The Nuggets got 6 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Heat were outscored 16-6 in 4 minutes with Stoudemire, Bosh, Johnson, Winslow and Richardson on the floor together.