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Nuggets now in full command of NBA Finals, top Heat 108-95 for 3-1 lead

AP
Jun 10, 2023

MIAMI (AP) The mission for the Denver Nuggets was clear: Come to Miami, get two wins and head back home with a chance to finally become NBA champions.

It's officially there for the taking.

The 47-year wait for Denver might be over as soon as Monday, with Nikola Jokic and his Nuggets now just one win away from getting the title that he's wanted for so long. Aaron Gordon scored 27 points, Jokic added 23 and the Nuggets beat the Miami Heat 108-95 on Friday night to take a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals.

“We haven’t done a damn thing yet,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. “We have to win another game to be world champions.”

Bruce Brown scored 21 off the bench for the Nuggets, who won their fifth straight road game to grab complete command. They’ll have three chances to win one game for a title, two of those in Denver, the first in what’s sure to be a raucous atmosphere for Game 5.

Jamal Murray had 15 points and 12 assists - his fourth consecutive double-digit assist game - for Denver.

“Today was a team effort.” Murray said. “I can’t even name one person. Everybody locked in. We’ve got one more to go.”

Jimmy Butler scored 25 points for Miami, which has now fallen into 3-1 holes in each of its last three finals appearances - this one joining 2014 and 2020. Bam Adebayo had 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Heat, while Kyle Lowry added 13 points.

The Heat walked off the floor in silence, fully aware of how much trouble they're in now.

“Now we're in a must-win situation, every single game - which we're capable of,” Butler said. “It's not impossible.”

The Nuggets were overwhelming favorites to start the series, for obvious reasons. Denver was the Western Conference’s No. 1 seed; Miami was the Eastern Conference’s No. 8 seed. The Nuggets had won nine of the last 10 regular-season meetings between the teams, and their run of success over the Heat has continued through four games of the finals.

“Our guys are locked in, man,” Malone said. “We’re focused.”

Denver led by 13 going into the fourth, and Miami came out for the final quarter with appropriate desperation. The Heat scored the first eight points, Jokic committed his fifth foul and had to go to the bench with 9:24 left - and it was down to 86-81 when Butler converted a three-point play with 8:42 remaining.

But the Nuggets - who fell apart in the fourth quarter of Game 2 for their lone loss of the series - didn’t fold, even with their two-time MVP still out. Murray made a 3-pointer to stop Miami’s 8-0 spurt, and Jeff Green made a huge corner 3 from near the Heat bench for a 94-85 edge with 6:21 left.

“We have guys that can step up, night in and night out,” Gordon said.

Jokic checked out with Denver up 10. He came back with the Nuggets up nine. Miami didn’t take advantage of that chance, and now finds itself on the wrong end of history. A team that had to scramble just to make the playoffs now needs to pull off the ultimate scramble to win a championship.

“This is what this year’s been all about for this group, so definitely not going to hang our heads or quit,” Heat guard Duncan Robinson said. “That’s not an option. It’s not going to happen. So we’ll band together and get on this flight tomorrow and find a way to figure it out.”

Teams that take a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals have won 35 out of 36 previous times, and the Heat will have to buck that trend to keep Denver from winning its title.

“We have an incredibly competitive group,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “We've done everything the hard way and that's the way it's going to have to be done right now - again. And all we're going to focus on is getting this thing back to the 305. Get this thing back to Miami. And things can shift very quickly."

TIP-INS

Nuggets: Jokic tweaked his right ankle when he landed on the back of Max Strus’ foot midway through the opening quarter. He briefly retreated to the Denver locker room before the start of the second quarter and played the rest of the way with no evident issues. ... Murray played with tape protecting the bottom of his left hand, thanks to a nasty floor burn he got in Game 3. … It was Denver’s 25th win on the road this season, tying a franchise record set last season. ... Michael Porter Jr. scored 11.

Heat: It was retiring 20-year veteran Udonis Haslem’s 43rd birthday and rookie Nikola Jovic’s 20th birthday. Jovic was 58 days old when Haslem signed his first Heat contract. … If it was Miami’s home finale this season, then the Heat went 613-299 in its home arena during his career. … Miami started the playoffs 6-0 at home. The Heat are 0-4 on their home floor since. ... Robinson and Kevin Love each scored 12, and Caleb Martin scored 11.

SLOW START

Miami led 21-20 after one quarter. The 41 combined points were the fewest in the first quarter of the last 24 finals games; the first quarter of Game 4 of the Toronto-Golden State series in 2019 had 40 points.

CELEB WATCH

Kentucky coach John Calipari was in the crowd, as was Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker, two-time WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces, Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields and twins Haley and Hanna Cavinder - who helped the Miami Hurricanes make the Elite Eight in this year’s NCAA women’s tournament.

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1st Quarter
DEN
Nuggets
20
MIA
Heat
21

Time		Play	Score
12:00		Nikola Jokic vs. Bam Adebayo (Jimmy Butler gains possession)
11:45		Gabe Vincent misses three point jump shot
11:43		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
11:21		Michael Porter Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot
11:18		Max Strus defensive rebound
11:13	+2	Bam Adebayo makes two point running layup	0-2
10:48		Jamal Murray misses two point pullup jump shot
10:45		Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
10:36		Bam Adebayo misses two point jump shot
10:33		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
10:20	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot	2-2
9:59		Jimmy Butler misses three point jump shot
9:54		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
9:49		Michael Porter Jr. misses two point running pullup jump shot
9:45		Kevin Love defensive rebound
9:27		Gabe Vincent misses three point jump shot
9:25		Nuggets defensive rebound
9:11		Heat technical foul (Defensive three second)
9:11	+1	Jamal Murray makes technical free throw 1 of 1	3-2
8:59	+3	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	6-2
8:45		Gabe Vincent turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Gordon steals)
8:41		Kevin Love shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul)
8:41		Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:41		Nuggets offensive rebound
8:41	+1	Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-2
8:27	+3	Kevin Love makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists)	7-5
8:04		Nikola Jokic misses two point driving floating jump shot
7:59		Kevin Love defensive rebound
7:42	+2	Bam Adebayo makes two point hook shot (Jimmy Butler assists)	7-7
7:27		Nikola Jokic misses two point jump shot
7:27		Jimmy Butler defensive rebound
7:05		Bam Adebayo misses two point turnaround jump shot
7:03		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
6:55		Jimmy Butler personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul)
6:55		Heat 60 second timeout
6:44	+2	Jamal Murray makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists)	9-7
6:19		Max Strus misses three point jump shot
6:18		Heat offensive rebound
6:18		Heat turnover (shot clock violation)
6:07		Nikola Jokic misses two point driving finger roll layup
6:05		Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
6:02		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot
5:56		Max Strus defensive rebound
5:46		Kevin Love misses three point pullup jump shot
5:42		Nuggets defensive rebound
5:20	+3	Jamal Murray makes three point stepback jump shot	12-7
5:05	+2	Jimmy Butler makes two point pullup jump shot	12-9
4:47		Aaron Gordon misses two point cutting layup
4:46		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope offensive rebound
4:41		Michael Porter Jr. misses two point driving layup
4:41		Heat defensive rebound
4:41		Aaron Gordon personal foul (Loose ball) (Jimmy Butler draws the foul)
4:26		Bam Adebayo turnover (bad pass) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals)
4:16		Bam Adebayo shooting foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul)
4:16		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:16		Nuggets offensive rebound
4:16	+1	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-9
4:00		Nikola Jokic blocks Gabe Vincent's two point driving layup
4:00		Nuggets defensive rebound
3:51		Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot
3:46		Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
3:40		Bam Adebayo turnover (lost ball) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals)
3:25		Aaron Gordon misses two point bank hook shot
3:22		Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
3:12		Caleb Martin misses two point driving floating jump shot
3:12		Caleb Martin offensive rebound
3:08	+2	Caleb Martin makes two point putback layup	13-11
2:57	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround jump shot (Bruce Brown assists)	15-11
2:46		Bruce Brown blocks Max Strus's two point driving layup
2:45		Max Strus offensive rebound
2:32		Gabe Vincent misses three point pullup jump shot
2:29		Bruce Brown defensive rebound
2:21	+3	Bruce Brown makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists)	18-11
2:06		Nuggets 60 second timeout
2:00	+2	Jimmy Butler makes two point pullup jump shot (Cody Zeller assists)	18-13
1:31		Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot
1:27		Jimmy Butler defensive rebound
1:14	+2	Jimmy Butler makes two point turnaround bank jump shot	18-15
0:49		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot
0:44		Kyle Lowry defensive rebound
0:41	+3	Kyle Lowry makes three point running pullup jump shot	18-18
0:26		Cody Zeller shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
0:26	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-18
0:26	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-18
0:02		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope personal foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul)
0:00	+3	Jimmy Butler makes three point jump shot (Kyle Lowry assists)	20-21
0:00		End of period

2nd Quarter
DEN
Nuggets
35
MIA
Heat
30

Time		Play	Score
11:44		Cody Zeller blocks Bruce Brown's two point driving layup
11:41		Caleb Martin defensive rebound
11:33	+2	Kyle Lowry makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	20-23
11:08		Jamal Murray misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
11:06		Cody Zeller defensive rebound
11:03		Kyle Lowry misses three point running pullup jump shot
11:01		Jamal Murray defensive rebound
10:54	+3	Aaron Gordon makes three point jump shot (Bruce Brown assists)	23-23
10:27		Jimmy Butler misses three point pullup jump shot
10:25		Jamal Murray defensive rebound
10:10	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	25-23
9:52		Jimmy Butler misses two point turnaround bank jump shot
9:48		Christian Braun defensive rebound
9:45		Jeff Green turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
9:36		Christian Braun personal foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul)
9:26	+2	Bam Adebayo makes two point turnaround bank jump shot (Duncan Robinson assists)	25-25
9:09	+3	Aaron Gordon makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	28-25
8:53		Bam Adebayo misses two point turnaround hook shot
8:50		Bruce Brown defensive rebound
8:46	+2	Bruce Brown makes two point running reverse layup	30-25
8:33	+3	Duncan Robinson makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists)	30-28
8:12		Aaron Gordon turnover (traveling)
7:52	+2	Jimmy Butler makes two point cutting layup (Duncan Robinson assists)	30-30
7:50		Nuggets 60 second timeout
7:31	+3	Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	33-30
7:18		Gabe Vincent turnover (lost ball) (Bruce Brown steals)
7:16		Gabe Vincent personal foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul)
6:57	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point cutting dunk (Jamal Murray assists)	35-30
6:40		Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Kyle Lowry draws the foul)
6:40	+1	Kyle Lowry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-31
6:40	+1	Kyle Lowry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-32
6:21		Gabe Vincent shooting foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul)
6:21		Michael Porter Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:21		Nuggets offensive rebound
6:21	+1	Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-32
6:07	+2	Jimmy Butler makes two point cutting dunk (Bam Adebayo assists)	36-34
5:54	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point driving dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	38-34
5:41		Bam Adebayo misses two point jump shot
5:39		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
5:26	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point driving floating bank jump shot	40-34
5:26		Gabe Vincent shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul)
5:26	+1	Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-34
5:11	+2	Caleb Martin makes two point driving layup (Kyle Lowry assists)	41-36
4:59		Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot
4:56		Jimmy Butler defensive rebound
4:53		Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul)
4:53	+1	Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-37
4:53		Jimmy Butler misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:52		Nuggets defensive rebound
4:47		Caleb Martin personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul)
4:38	+3	Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	44-37
4:24	+2	Caleb Martin makes two point cutting dunk (Kyle Lowry assists)	44-39
4:09		Nikola Jokic misses two point driving finger roll layup
4:08		Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
4:08	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point tip layup	46-39
3:49		Bam Adebayo misses two point jump shot
3:49		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
3:40		Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot
3:36		Duncan Robinson defensive rebound
3:26	+2	Bam Adebayo makes two point driving layup (Jimmy Butler assists)	46-41
3:11	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point alley-oop dunk (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)	48-41
3:00		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul (Kyle Lowry draws the foul)
3:00	+1	Kyle Lowry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-42
3:00	+1	Kyle Lowry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-43
2:43		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:43		Nuggets offensive rebound
2:41		Max Strus personal foul (Loose ball) (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
2:41		Nuggets 60 second timeout
2:41	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-43
2:41	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-43
2:29		Aaron Gordon personal foul (Kyle Lowry draws the foul)
2:29	+1	Kyle Lowry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-44
2:29	+1	Kyle Lowry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-45
2:14		Aaron Gordon misses two point driving floating jump shot
2:13		Caleb Martin defensive rebound
2:09		Nikola Jokic blocks Caleb Martin's two point running layup
2:08		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
1:58	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point running layup (Aaron Gordon assists)	52-45
1:39		Kyle Lowry turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals)
1:36		Kyle Lowry shooting foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul)
1:36	+1	Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-45
1:36	+1	Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-45
1:24	+2	Bam Adebayo makes two point driving dunk	54-47
1:14		Max Strus personal foul (Christian Braun draws the foul)
1:14		Christian Braun misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:14		Nuggets offensive rebound
1:14	+1	Christian Braun makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-47
0:57	+2	Kyle Lowry makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists)	55-49
0:36		Jamal Murray misses two point fadeaway jump shot
0:33		Max Strus defensive rebound
0:30	+2	Bam Adebayo makes two point running dunk (Kyle Lowry assists)	55-51
0:17		Nikola Jokic offensive foul (Off the ball) (Bam Adebayo draws the foul)
0:17		Nikola Jokic turnover (offensive foul)
0:03		Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul)
0:03		Jimmy Butler misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:03		Heat offensive rebound
0:03		Jimmy Butler misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:02		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

3rd Quarter
DEN
Nuggets
31
MIA
Heat
22

Time		Play	Score
11:37		Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround hook shot
11:34		Max Strus defensive rebound
11:31		Max Strus misses three point running jump shot
11:27		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
11:20		Aaron Gordon turnover (bad pass) (Bam Adebayo steals)
11:15		Jimmy Butler misses two point running pullup jump shot
11:11		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
10:59		Kevin Love shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul)
10:59	+1	Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-51
10:59	+1	Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-51
10:41		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope blocks Bam Adebayo's two point layup
10:40		Heat offensive rebound
10:33	+2	Bam Adebayo makes two point pullup jump shot (Gabe Vincent assists)	57-53
10:23		Max Strus personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul)
10:11	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point cutting dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	59-53
9:49	+2	Gabe Vincent makes two point fadeaway bank jump shot	59-55
9:38	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Jamal Murray assists)	61-55
9:19		Bam Adebayo turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals)
9:04		Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot
8:59		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope offensive rebound
8:54		Jamal Murray misses two point fadeaway jump shot
8:50		Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
8:45		Bam Adebayo turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
8:23	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point driving hook shot	63-55
8:09		Max Strus misses three point jump shot
8:06		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
8:02		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point running jump shot
7:58		Kevin Love defensive rebound
7:47		Jimmy Butler misses two point jump shot
7:44		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
7:35	+2	Jamal Murray makes two point cutting layup (Aaron Gordon assists)	65-55
7:35		Heat 60 second timeout
7:18	+3	Kevin Love makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists)	65-58
6:57	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	67-58
6:49	+3	Kevin Love makes three point pullup bank jump shot (Kyle Lowry assists)	67-61
6:29	+3	Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	70-61
6:11		Gabe Vincent misses three point jump shot
6:07		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
5:52	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point dunk	72-61
5:39		Nikola Jokic kicked ball violation
5:27		Kyle Lowry misses three point jump shot
5:26		Bam Adebayo offensive rebound
5:24		Kevin Love misses three point pullup jump shot
5:23		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
5:22		Caleb Martin personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
5:08	+2	Jamal Murray makes two point pullup jump shot	74-61
4:53	+2	Kevin Love makes two point driving finger roll layup (Kyle Lowry assists)	74-63
4:53		Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)
4:53	+1	Kevin Love makes regular free throw 1 of 1	74-64
4:37		Jamal Murray misses two point driving floating jump shot
4:36		Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
4:30		Jump ball. Bam Adebayo vs. Aaron Gordon (Caleb Martin gains possession)
4:20		Caleb Martin turnover (bad pass) (Jamal Murray steals)
4:19		Jimmy Butler blocks Jamal Murray's two point running layup
4:17		Heat defensive rebound
4:01		Jimmy Butler misses two point turnaround hook shot
3:58		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
3:48		Jamal Murray misses two point turnaround jump shot
3:44		Kevin Love defensive rebound
3:42		Kyle Lowry turnover (lost ball) (Nikola Jokic steals)
3:36		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point running jump shot
3:35		Heat defensive rebound
3:35		Bruce Brown personal foul (Loose ball) (Kevin Love draws the foul)
3:13		Caleb Martin misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
3:12		Bam Adebayo offensive rebound
3:11		Bam Adebayo misses two point tip layup
3:10		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
3:08		Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Duncan Robinson steals)
3:07	+2	Duncan Robinson makes two point running finger roll layup	74-66
3:07		Nuggets 60 second timeout
2:46		Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround hook shot
2:44		Kyle Lowry defensive rebound
2:42		Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul)
2:42	+1	Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-67
2:42	+1	Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-68
2:25	+2	Bruce Brown makes two point driving layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)	76-68
2:07		Bam Adebayo turnover (offensive goaltending)
1:48	+3	Bruce Brown makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	79-68
1:32	+2	Jimmy Butler makes two point alley-oop dunk (Bam Adebayo assists)	79-70
1:15		Christian Braun misses two point cutting layup
1:14		Aaron Gordon offensive rebound
1:12	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point tip layup	81-70
1:03	+3	Caleb Martin makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists)	81-73
0:44	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point alley-oop layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	83-73
0:34		Nikola Jokic kicked ball violation
0:27		Kyle Lowry misses two point pullup jump shot
0:24		Jamal Murray defensive rebound
0:05	+3	Aaron Gordon makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	86-73
0:01		Bam Adebayo misses two point stepback jump shot
0:00		Heat offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

4th Quarter
DEN
Nuggets
22
MIA
Heat
22

Time		Play	Score
11:33		Caleb Martin misses two point pullup jump shot
11:29		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
11:20		Duncan Robinson personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
11:08		Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot
11:05		Heat defensive rebound
10:50		Nikola Jokic kicked ball violation
10:41		Christian Braun blocks Caleb Martin's two point driving floating jump shot
10:37		Kyle Lowry offensive rebound
10:35	+3	Duncan Robinson makes three point pullup jump shot (Kyle Lowry assists)	86-76
10:10		Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot
10:06		Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
10:00		Caleb Martin misses two point jump shot
9:57		Heat offensive rebound
9:52		Bam Adebayo turnover (bad pass) (Christian Braun steals)
9:47		Bam Adebayo blocks Jamal Murray's two point running layup
9:45		Caleb Martin defensive rebound
9:41		Nikola Jokic personal foul (Duncan Robinson draws the foul)
9:32		Duncan Robinson misses three point pullup jump shot
9:29		Bruce Brown defensive rebound
9:24		Nikola Jokic offensive foul (Off the ball) (Bam Adebayo draws the foul)
9:24		Nikola Jokic turnover (offensive foul)
9:13		Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul)
9:13	+1	Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	86-77
9:13	+1	Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	86-78
8:50		Aaron Gordon misses three point stepback jump shot
8:47		Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
8:42	+2	Jimmy Butler makes two point driving layup (Duncan Robinson assists)	86-80
8:42		Jamal Murray shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul)
8:42		Nuggets 60 second timeout
8:42	+1	Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 1	86-81
8:25	+3	Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists)	89-81
7:57	+2	Jimmy Butler makes two point turnaround jump shot	89-83
7:33		Jamal Murray misses two point driving layup
7:31		Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
7:12		Bam Adebayo misses two point floating jump shot
7:10		Bruce Brown defensive rebound
6:56	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point layup (Jamal Murray assists)	91-83
6:55		Heat 60 second timeout
6:42		Jimmy Butler misses two point pullup jump shot
6:40		Jimmy Butler offensive rebound
6:34	+2	Duncan Robinson makes two point driving floating jump shot (Caleb Martin assists)	91-85
6:21	+3	Jeff Green makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	94-85
6:05		Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul)
6:05	+1	Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	94-86
6:05	+1	Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	94-87
5:48		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot
5:45		Nuggets offensive rebound
5:32		Jamal Murray misses two point stepback jump shot
5:29		Jimmy Butler defensive rebound
5:19		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope blocks Jimmy Butler's two point driving layup
5:18		Jimmy Butler offensive rebound
5:14		Jimmy Butler turnover (lost ball) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals)
5:07	+2	Bruce Brown makes two point running layup (Jamal Murray assists)	96-87
4:47		Bam Adebayo misses two point turnaround jump shot
4:43		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound
4:24		Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation)
4:09		Duncan Robinson turnover (traveling)
4:04		Duncan Robinson personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul)
3:59		Duncan Robinson shooting foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul)
3:59		Bruce Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:59		Nuggets offensive rebound
3:59	+1	Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	97-87
3:51		Nikola Jokic kicked ball violation
3:43		Caleb Martin misses three point stepback jump shot
3:39		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
3:32		Duncan Robinson personal foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul)
3:32		Nuggets 60 second timeout
3:16		Jamal Murray misses two point turnaround jump shot
3:14		Jimmy Butler defensive rebound
2:57	+2	Duncan Robinson makes two point driving floating jump shot	97-89
2:36	+2	Bruce Brown makes two point pullup jump shot	99-89
2:36		Caleb Martin shooting foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul)
2:36	+1	Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 1	100-89
2:29	+2	Bam Adebayo makes two point driving layup	100-91
2:04	+2	Bruce Brown makes two point driving reverse layup	102-91
1:52		Nikola Jokic blocks Bam Adebayo's two point driving layup
1:52		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
1:49	+3	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point running jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists)	105-91
1:49		Heat 60 second timeout
1:43		Duncan Robinson misses three point turnaround jump shot
1:41		Caleb Martin offensive rebound
1:39		Bam Adebayo turnover (bad pass) (Jeff Green steals)
1:21	+3	Bruce Brown makes three point pullup jump shot	108-91
1:11		Jeff Green personal foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul)
1:11	+1	Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	108-92
1:11	+1	Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	108-93
0:51		Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround hook shot
0:47		Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
0:44	+2	Caleb Martin makes two point running dunk (Bam Adebayo assists)	108-95
0:20		Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation)
0:15		Kyle Lowry misses three point pullup jump shot
0:12		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound