Miami Heat vs. Denver Nuggets

Feb 29, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIA	20	31	19	27	97
DEN	36	20	27	20	103

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Heat, 103-97. Michael Porter Jr. recorded 30 points, 11 rebounds, and three assists for the Nuggets, with Nikola Jokic adding 18 points, 11 rebounds, and seven assists in the victory. Bam Adebayo tallied 22 points, eight rebounds, and three assists for the Heat in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 41-19, while the Heat fall to 33-26.

Player Stats

HEAT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
22Jimmy ButlerSF	40	7-17	1-4	6-9	7	3	1	0	0	1	0	21
5Nikola JovicPF	24	3-8	1-4	0-0	6	1	2	0	3	0	-16	7
13Bam AdebayoC	35	8-18	0-0	6-6	8	3	1	0	1	5	-3	22
55Duncan RobinsonSG	35	5-9	2-6	0-0	3	3	3	0	1	4	+5	12
2Terry RozierPG	32	6-15	1-8	6-6	5	4	1	0	3	1	-7	19
11Jaime Jaquez Jr.	26	1-5	0-1	1-2	4	5	2	0	3	1	-3	3
16Caleb Martin	28	5-10	2-3	1-1	9	1	0	1	2	4	+1	13
4Delon Wright	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4	0
25Orlando Robinson	12	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	0	-3	0
31Thomas Bryant	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Tyler Herro	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Haywood Highsmith	— did not play —												— did not play —
15Alondes Williams	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	35-8342.2%	7-2626.9%	20-2483.3%	45	21	10	1	14	16	-	97

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	38	12-23	4-10	2-2	11	3	2	2	2	2	+1	30
50Aaron GordonPF	37	5-8	0-0	6-6	9	3	3	1	4	2	-2	16
15Nikola JokicC	38	6-15	0-3	6-6	11	7	1	2	4	4	+12	18
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	34	5-11	4-8	4-4	2	2	1	1	1	4	+10	18
27Jamal MurrayPG	14	2-6	2-3	0-0	1	3	0	0	1	1	+7	6
7Reggie Jackson	29	3-10	0-5	0-0	2	2	1	0	1	5	-2	6
0Christian Braun	20	1-2	0-0	0-1	2	1	1	1	0	3	+2	2
8Peyton Watson	15	0-4	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	1	+6	0
22Zeke Nnaji	5	0-1	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	1	1	0	-2	1
9Justin Holiday	7	2-4	2-4	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	1	-2	6
30Jay Huff	— did not play —												— did not play —
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Jalen Pickett	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Julian Strawther	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Hunter Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	36-8442.9%	12-3435.3%	19-2190.5%	41	22	10	8	15	23	-	103

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMIADEN

(11:57) Jump Ball N. Jokic vs. B. Adebayo: Tip to Team (DEN)
+2 (11:36) A. Gordon 12' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS) (K. Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
02
(11:16) MISS B. Adebayo 11' floating Shot
(11:13) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:00) D. Robinson shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gordon 2 FT)
+1 (11:00) A. Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
03
+1 (11:00) A. Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
04
(10:46) MISS D. Robinson 25' pullup 3PT
(10:44) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:31) J. Murray 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
07
(10:16) MISS T. Rozier 24' step back 3PT
(10:13) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (10:07) M. Porter Jr. running Layup (2 PTS)
09
+3 (9:48) N. Jovic 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Butler 1 AST)
39
(9:27) MISS J. Murray 12' driving floating bank Shot
(9:25) N. Jovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:17) J. Murray shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Rozier 2 FT)
+1 (9:17) T. Rozier Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
49
+1 (9:17) T. Rozier Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
59
+3 (9:02) K. Caldwell-Pope 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)
512
+2 (8:52) B. Adebayo 12' floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (T. Rozier 1 AST)
712
(8:36) MISS A. Gordon 17' step back Shot
(8:33) D. Robinson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:18) MISS N. Jovic 25' 3PT
(8:14) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:09) N. Jokic bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:09) D. Robinson STEAL (1 STL)
(7:54) MISS J. Butler turnaround Shot
(7:53) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:49) A. Gordon running alley-oop DUNK (6 PTS) (M. Porter Jr. 1 AST)
714
+2 (7:29) N. Jovic Layup (5 PTS) (B. Adebayo 1 AST)
914
(7:14) MISS J. Murray 9' turnaround Shot
(7:11) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(6:58) MISS J. Butler 24' 3PT
(6:53) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:48) MISS M. Porter Jr. 24' running pullup 3PT
(6:44) T. Rozier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:39) MISS N. Jovic driving Layup
(6:37) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:36) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 25' running pullup 3PT
(6:32) K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (6:31) K. Caldwell-Pope 24' 3PT (6 PTS)
917
(6:14) MISS T. Rozier 26' 3PT
(6:14) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (6:01) M. Porter Jr. 21' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)
919
(5:59) MIA Timeout
(5:40) MISS B. Adebayo floating Shot
(5:37) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(5:32) D. Robinson personal FOUL (2 PF)
(5:24) MISS M. Porter Jr. 21' step back Shot
(5:19) C. Martin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:13) N. Jokic kicked ball VIOLATION
(5:04) T. Rozier bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(5:04) M. Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:55) K. Caldwell-Pope 19' pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS) (R. Jackson 1 AST)
921
(4:42) N. Jokic shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Adebayo 2 FT)
+1 (4:42) B. Adebayo Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1021
+1 (4:42) B. Adebayo Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1121
+2 (4:22) N. Jokic finger roll Layup (2 PTS)
1123
(4:16) N. Jovic bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:00) MISS M. Porter Jr. Layup
(3:56) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
+2 (3:56) M. Porter Jr. tip Layup (6 PTS)
1125
+2 (3:44) C. Martin driving Layup (2 PTS) (N. Jovic 1 AST)
1325
+3 (3:35) M. Porter Jr. 25' 3PT (9 PTS) (K. Caldwell-Pope 2 AST)
1328
(3:28) N. Jovic bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(3:28) A. Gordon STEAL (1 STL)
(3:24) MISS R. Jackson 24' 3PT
(3:23) T. Rozier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (3:21) C. Martin running Layup (4 PTS) (T. Rozier 2 AST)
1528
(3:21) K. Caldwell-Pope shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Martin 1 FT)
+1 (3:21) C. Martin Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
1628
(3:06) B. Adebayo kicked ball VIOLATION
+3 (2:58) K. Caldwell-Pope 3PT pullup (11 PTS) (N. Jokic 3 AST)
1631
(2:37) C. Martin bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(2:37) C. Braun STEAL (1 STL)
(2:14) MISS N. Jokic Hook
(2:12) C. Martin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:03) MISS J. Jaquez Jr. driving Layup
(2:00) O. Robinson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (1:51) J. Butler turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1831
(1:26) MISS R. Jackson 13' pullup Shot
(1:25) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(1:25) N. Jokic loose ball personal FOUL (2 PF)
+2 (1:11) J. Butler driving DUNK (4 PTS)
2031
+2 (0:56) R. Jackson driving Layup (2 PTS)
2033
(0:34) MISS D. Wright 12' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(0:31) R. Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:13) MISS C. Braun 11' driving floating Shot
(0:10) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+3 (0:00) J. Murray 25' 3PT turnaround bank (6 PTS)
2036

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIA

DEN

97Points103

35-83(42.2%)Field Goal(%)36-84(42.9%)

7-26(26.9%)3-Point(%)12-34(35.3%)

20-24(83.3%)Free Throw(%)19-21(90.5%)

45(9)Rebounds(Offensive)41(9)

21Assists22

10Steals10

1Blocks8

14Turnovers15

16Fouls23

48Pts In The Paint40

12Fast Break Pts9

12Pts Off Turnovers15

16Bench Pts15

0Largest Lead16

Game Details

Thursday, February 29, 2024 · 10:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,634 (102.8%)

tv: TNT