Denver
Nuggets
123
–
147
FINAL
Miami
Heat
Date
Monday, December 29, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 29 | 34 | 36 | 24 | 123 |
| MIA | 41 | 22 | 47 | 37 | 147 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Nikola Jović
MIA
22
PTS
4
REB
5
AST
+24
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots14
Opp FG% When Defending60.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.29
Impact Composite60.0
Hustle: 23.0Defense: 32.6Impact: 4.4
58.3% FG5-8 from 314 contested shots+24 plus/minusonly 8 pts allowed on 28.0 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jaime Jaquez Jr.
MIA
20
PTS
3
REB
11
AST
+23
+/−
Game Performance
FG8-11 (72.7%)
3PT1-2
FT3-6
TS%73.3%
eFG%77.3%
TOV0
ORTG157
DRTG118
NET+38
Double-Double72.7% FG+23 plus/minusonly 18 pts allowed on 34.6 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 34:47 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9-21 | 43% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 28:20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-13 | 46% | 2-6 | 33% | 2-3 | 67% | -18 |
| Peyton Watson | 31:42 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4-10 | 40% | 0-2 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | -9 |
| Nikola Jokić | 19:21 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9-14 | 64% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-3 | 67% | -1 |
| Spencer Jones | 33:06 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5-6 | 83% | 5-5 | 100% | 1-2 | 50% | -6 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Zeke Nnaji | 9:27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -16 |
| Bruce Brown | 25:54 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7-9 | 78% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -16 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 15:41 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3-3 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| DaRon Holmes II | 8:16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | -11 |
| Curtis Jones | 6:25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Julian Strawther | 14:11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | -12 |
| Hunter Tyson | 6:25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Jalen Pickett | 6:25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| TOTAL | — | 123 | 36 | 6 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 47-89 | 53% | 11-31 | 35% | 18-22 | 82% | — |
| MIA | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wiggins | 31:20 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6-10 | 60% | 4-7 | 57% | 3-4 | 75% | +28 |
| Davion Mitchell | 31:34 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4-8 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +17 |
| Kel'el Ware | 23:56 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-12 | 67% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Bam Adebayo | 21:10 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5-10 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +3 |
| Norman Powell | 27:58 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9-16 | 56% | 3-8 | 38% | 4-4 | 100% | +7 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Nikola Jović | 25:54 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7-12 | 58% | 5-8 | 63% | 3-3 | 100% | +24 |
| Simone Fontecchio | 3:27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 3-3 | 100% | -3 |
| Pelle Larsson | 15:24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 20% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Myron Gardner | 3:27 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | 27:51 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-11 | 73% | 1-2 | 50% | 3-6 | 50% | +23 |
| Kasparas Jakučionis | 3:27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Keshad Johnson | 3:27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Dru Smith | 21:06 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-6 | 67% | 2-4 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | +24 |
| TOTAL | — | 147 | 46 | 15 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 53-99 | 54% | 22-46 | 48% | 19-23 | 83% | — |
Tyler Herro —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN47/89 (53%)
Paint
29/45 (64%)
Mid
12/21 (57%)
3PT
11/31 (35%)
ATB3 27%RA 65%Paint 63%Mid 50%Corner 3 80%
MIA53/99 (54%)
Paint
28/46 (61%)
Mid
8/15 (53%)
3PT
22/46 (48%)
ATB3 51%RA 58%Paint 63%Corner 3 33%Mid 33%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Norman Powell
defended Peyton Watson
3.9 min • 11 pts • 50%
Best Defender
Bam Adebayo
held Nikola Jokić
2.7 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Kel'el Ware
vs Jonas Valančiūnas
2.8 min • 10 pts • 80%
| MIA Defense | Bruce Brown | Curtis Jones | DaRon Holmes II | Hunter Tyson | Jalen Pickett | Jamal Murray | Jonas Valančiūnas | Julian Strawther | Nikola Jokić | Peyton Watson | Spencer Jones | Tim Hardaway Jr. | Zeke Nnaji |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wiggins | 1.0m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | 2.0m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 50% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 2.7m 0pts 0% | — |
| Norman Powell | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.9m 11pts 50% | 1.6m 4pts 100% | 1.4m 3pts 100% | — |
| Kel'el Ware | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.8m 10pts 80% | — | 1.6m 2pts 100% | — | 2.4m 2pts 50% | — | — |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | 1.4m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.7m 6pts 100% | 2.0m 6pts 50% | — | — |
| Davion Mitchell | 2.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 3.6m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bam Adebayo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.7m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 2pts 50% | 2.0m 2pts 0% | — | — |
| Nikola Jović | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 3pts 100% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 5pts 67% |
| Dru Smith | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pelle Larsson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| Kasparas Jakučionis | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.4m 2pts 33% | — | 1.6m 11pts 50% | 2.4m 3pts 25% | 2.4m 3pts 14% | 3.8m 13pts 63% | 2.8m 12pts 71% | — | 2.7m 10pts 67% | 3.7m 5pts 100% | — | 3.0m 7pts 60% | 1.8m 5pts 25% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = MIA leads, negative = DEN leads
MIA Largest Lead
27
Q4 8:31
DEN Largest Lead
2
Q2 11:45
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
MIA 8-0 run
Q1 8:40 – Q1 9:55
+5 → +10
MIA 11-0 run
Q1 8:40 – Q1 10:22
+5 → +13
DEN 10-0 run
Q2 4:26 – Q2 7:26
+13 → +5
DEN 12-0 run
Q2 4:26 – Q2 8:41
+13 → +3