The Miami Heat went on a 28-9 run that bridged the second and third quarters to beat the Denver Nuggets 147-123.
The Heat led by as many as 27, pulling away with a 28-9 run bridging the second and third quarters.
Norman Powell scored 25 points (13 in the third quarter). Nikola Jović added 22 points (8 during an 11-0 run in the first quarter) with 5 3-pointers off the bench. Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 20 points and a career-high 11 assists on 8 for 11 shooting off the bench, and Andrew Wiggins had 19 points, 6 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks. Jaquez scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter. The Heat had 3 20-point scorers and 8 players in double-digit scoring. Jaquez and Davion Mitchell set each other up for 6 baskets and 15 points, 3 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Nuggets, Nikola Jokić had 21 points and 8 assists, and Jamal Murray added 20 points and 11 assists. Spencer Jones had 16 points and 3 steals.
The Heat made 22 3-pointers, 5 of them by Jović and 4 by Wiggins. They had 40 assists on 53 baskets and outscored them 61-39 off the bench. The Nuggets gave up 15 offensive rebounds, about 4 more than usual for the shots the Heat missed. The Heat outscored the Nuggets 30-16 in 8 minutes with Wiggins, Mitchell, Smith, Jović and Jaquez on the floor together.