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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Heat | 20 | 31 | 19 | 27 | 97 |
 Nuggets | 36 | 20 | 27 | 20 | 103 |
MIATeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 35-8342.2% | 7-2626.9% | 20-2483.3% | 45 | 21 | 14 |
| DEN | 36-8442.9% | 12-3435.3% | 19-2190.5% | 41 | 22 | 15 |
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Denver Nuggets103| 38 | 30 | 12-23 | 4-10 | 2-2 | +1 | +8.0 | ||||||||
| 38 | 18 | 6-15 | 0-3 | 6-6 | +12 | −0.3 | ||||||||
| 37 | 16 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 6-6 | −2 | +2.7 | ||||||||
| 34 | 18 | 5-11 | 4-8 | 4-4 | +10 | +0.8 | ||||||||
| 14 | 6 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −1.6 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 6 | 3-10 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −9.4 | ||||||
| 20 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-1 | +2 | −2.4 | |||||||
| 15 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −7.3 | ||||
| 8 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +1.7 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −2 | −1.5 | |||||
| Team | 103 | 36-8442.9% | 12-3435.3% | 41 | 22 | 15 | 23 | 19-2190.5% | 9 | 10 | 8 | |||
Bench 15 points on 6 for 21 shooting
Did not play: Jalen Pickett, Julian Strawther, Hunter Tyson, Jay Huff and DeAndre Jordan (coach’s decision).
Miami Heat97| 40 | 21 | 7-17 | 1-4 | 0 | 6-9 | 0 | 0 | +1.1 | ||||||
| 36 | 12 | 5-9 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −0.3 | ||||||
| 36 | 22 | 8-18 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 0 | −3 | −0.2 | |||||||
| 33 | 19 | 6-15 | 1-8 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −1.6 | ||||||
| 25 | 7 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −4.1 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 13 | 5-10 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0 | +1 | −0.4 | |||||||
| 27 | 3 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | −3 | −4.6 | |||||||
| 12 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −2.0 | |||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.6 | |
| Team | 97 | 35-8342.2% | 7-2626.9% | 45 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 20-2483.3% | 9 | 10 | 1 | |||
Bench 16 points on 6 for 16 shooting
Did not play: Alondes Williams and Haywood Highsmith (coach’s decision); Tyler Herro (injury/illness); Thomas Bryant (not with team).
Nuggets103Heat97ClickTap 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.
Michael Porter Jr. had 30 points (12 in the third quarter) and 11 rebounds, and the defending champion Denver Nuggets beat the Miami Heat 103-97 for their fifth straight win.
The Nuggets never trailed and led by as many as 16.
During clutch time, the Nuggets outscored the Heat 6-2. Nikola Jokić (No. 4 in clutch points, 2023-24) scored 4 of the Nuggets’ 6 on 1 for 1 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
For the Heat, Bam Adebayo had 22 points (12 in the paint) and 8 rebounds, and Terry Rozier went 1 for 8 from 3. Jimmy Butler III scored 21 points.
The Nuggets shot 42.9% from the field and 35.3% from 3 to the Heat’s 42.2% and 26.9%.
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).
84 points from the field on 84 shots: 7.7 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 13-24 | 54.2% | 66% |
| In the paint | 7-15 | 46.7% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 4-11 | 36.4% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 5-9 | 55.6% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-25 | 28.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Butler III | 29 | 0 | 0-4 | −8 |
| Caleb Martin | 16 | 9 | 3-5 | +5 |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | 12 | 2 | 1-4 | −1 |
| Duncan Robinson | 8 | 8 | 4-7 | +6 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 19 | 8-9 | +14 |
The tracking credits him with 38 points on 83 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bam Adebayo | 55 | 12 | 4-8 | −11 |
| Terry Rozier | 5 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Orlando Robinson | 5 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Nikola Jović | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 8 | 3-6 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 81 possessions. He usually scores about 33 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan Robinson | 33 | 3 | 1-3 | −2 |
| Caleb Martin | 12 | 7 | 2-3 | +5 |
| Nikola Jović | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Terry Rozier | 6 | 3 | 1-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 5 | 1-2 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 10 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.
DEN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
MIA
50/50
DEN
Highest Leverage Moments
Porter Jr. 1' Running Layup (2 PTS)
Q1 10:07
10.5%
62→73
Jovic 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Butler 1 AST)
Q1 9:48
10.5%
73→62
Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (23 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
Q3 10:18
10.4%
62→73
Nnaji Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
Q2 10:36
9.8%
92→82
D. Robinson 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Adebayo 2 AST)
Q2 4:26
9.5%
77→68
