Loading the games…
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 27 | 38 | 24 | 23 | 112 |
 Heat | 36 | 26 | 21 | 25 | 108 |
DENTeam statsMIA| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 44-7657.9% | 11-2839.3% | 13-1586.7% | 39 | 34 | 13 |
| MIA | 39-8943.8% | 12-3534.3% | 18-2090.0% | 34 | 25 | 8 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Denver Nuggets112| 36 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | −1.3 | |||||||
| 34 | 27 | 12-14 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +13.6 | ||||
| 33 | 17 | 6-15 | 5-13 | 0 | 0-0 | +6 | −2.7 | |||||||
| 32 | 16 | 6-12 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −3.9 | |||||
| 28 | 10 | 4-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | −1 | +1.7 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 10 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +4 | +3.0 | ||||||
| 20 | 12 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −2.2 | |||||
| 16 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −2.7 | ||||
| 14 | 10 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +1.6 | ||||
| Team | 112 | 44-7657.9% | 11-2839.3% | 39 | 34 | 13 | 18 | 13-1586.7% | 6 | 3 | 4 | |||
Bench 34 points on 13 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Jack White, Peyton Watson and DeAndre Jordan (coach’s decision).
Miami Heat108| 42 | 23 | 8-20 | 4-14 | 3-5 | 0 | +2 | −0.2 | |||||||
| 34 | 19 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 0 | −6 | −0.2 | |||||||
| 34 | 15 | 5-13 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −4.3 | ||||||
| 32 | 24 | 8-18 | 1-2 | 0 | 7-7 | 0 | −3 | +9.8 | ||||||
| 28 | 8 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | −3.2 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 10 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | −10 | +3.1 | |||||||
| 28 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −5.7 | ||||||
| 14 | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +2.5 | ||||
| Team | 108 | 39-8943.8% | 12-3534.3% | 34 | 25 | 8 | 14 | 18-2090.0% | 9 | 9 | 4 | |||
Bench 19 points on 8 for 16 shooting
Did not play: Tyler Herro (injury/illness); Udonis Haslem and Jamal Cain (coach’s decision).
Nuggets112Heat108ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Nikola Jokić had 27 points (22 in the paint) and 12 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets went on an 18-6 run in the third quarter to beat the Miami Heat 112-108.
The Heat led 69-67 when Bruce Brown’s corner 3-pointer put the Nuggets ahead for good with 9:07 left in the third quarter. Jokić scored 8 points as they pulled away to an 85-75 lead with 4:26 left in the quarter.
The Heat got within 95-94 on Max Strus’ reverse layup with 7:59 to play, but Jeff Green answered with a cutting layup, and the Heat got no closer.
During clutch time, the Nuggets outscored the Heat 9-3. Brown scored 4 of the Nuggets’ 9 on 1 for 2 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line. Early in the fourth quarter, Jamaree Bouyea had 2 of his 3 steals in 34 seconds, the first leading to Strus’ floater and the second to his own reverse layup.
The Nuggets had 7 players in double-digit scoring. Jokić and Vlatko Čančar set each other up for 6 baskets and 12 points.
For the Heat, Jimmy Butler III had 24 points (14 in the paint), 10 rebounds and a season-high 9 assists, and Strus added 23 points.
The Nuggets shot 57.9% from the field and 39.3% from 3 to the Heat’s 43.8% and 34.3%. Gabe Vincent fouled out.
Denver NuggetsMiami HeatPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
99 points from the field on 76 shots: 17.1 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 13-20 | 65.0% | 67% |
| In the paint | 16-20 | 80.0% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 4-8 | 50.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 5-11 | 45.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-17 | 35.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bam Adebayo | 30 | 0 | 0-0 | −11 |
| Orlando Robinson | 13 | 0 | 0-0 | −5 |
| Jimmy Butler III | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | −4 |
| Haywood Highsmith | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 0 | 0-0 | −4 |
The tracking credits him with 0 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Butler III | 33 | 0 | 0-0 | −9 |
| Caleb Martin | 11 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Max Strus | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Haywood Highsmith | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 0 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabe Vincent | 28 | 0 | 0-0 | −6 |
| Jamaree Bouyea | 12 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Max Strus | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Caleb Martin | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 0 points on 61 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
MIA win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
DEN
50/50
MIA
Highest Leverage Moments
Brown 24' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Cancar 6 AST)
Q4 3:34
15.7%
27→11
Jokic 6' Turnaround Bank Shot (27 PTS)
Q4 2:02
13.2%
20→7
Vincent 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Adebayo 2 AST)
Q4 4:04
13.2%
14→27
Porter Jr. 4' Driving Layup (17 PTS) (Braun 4 AST)
Q4 5:23
12.5%
27→14
Adebayo 13' Pullup Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Strus 3 AST)
Q4 8:36
12.2%
34→46
