Nuggets (100) vs Heat (88) · Mar 13, 2024

FINAL

Mar 13, 2024

Game Recap

The Nuggets won their fourth consecutive game as they defeated the Heat, 100-88. Michael Porter Jr. led Denver with 25 points and seven rebounds as Aaron Gordon (16 points, eight rebounds, four assists) and Nikola Jokic (12 points, 14 rebounds, six assists) totaled 28 points. Bam Adebayo led Miami with 17 points and 13 rebounds as Jimmy Butler totaled 15 points and five rebounds. With the win, the Nuggets improve to 46-20, giving them the best record in the Western Conference and moving into the #1 seed. The Heat moved to 35-30 as they lost their fourth in a row.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	26	24	22	28	100
MIA	19	25	27	17	88

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	33	9-16	5-9	2-2	7	0	0	0	1	0	25	+10
50Aaron GordonPF	33	6-11	1-4	3-6	8	4	0	0	1	4	16	+17
15Nikola JokicC	37	5-8	0-0	2-3	14	6	1	0	4	1	12	+10
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	24	4-9	1-5	0-0	1	2	2	0	0	0	9	+2
27Jamal MurrayPG	31	5-14	2-8	2-2	2	5	1	0	0	1	14	+8
7Reggie Jackson	18	4-9	1-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	2	1	9	+7
9Justin Holiday	12	1-5	0-3	0-0	3	2	0	1	0	2	2	-1
0Christian Braun	20	3-3	1-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	3	7	+7
8Peyton Watson	22	3-7	0-2	0-0	3	2	0	1	0	0	6	+2
22Zeke Nnaji	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-2
30Jay Huff	— did not play —												— did not play —
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Julian Strawther	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	40-8248.8%	11-3333.3%	9-1369.2%	41	24	4	2	9	13	100	-

HEAT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
22Jimmy ButlerSF	35	6-16	1-2	2-2	5	2	0	1	1	2	15	-12
5Nikola JovicPF	15	1-3	1-2	0-0	1	1	1	0	1	1	3	+1
13Bam AdebayoC	34	7-15	1-1	2-4	13	3	1	1	0	2	17	-12
55Duncan RobinsonSG	30	5-10	1-6	0-0	6	3	1	0	1	2	11	-4
2Terry RozierPG	34	6-13	0-3	2-2	4	4	1	0	2	1	14	-11
16Caleb Martin	25	3-7	1-3	2-2	2	1	0	0	1	1	9	-14
11Jaime Jaquez Jr.	28	2-6	0-1	4-4	2	0	0	0	1	2	8	-6
8Patty Mills	13	1-6	0-3	0-0	3	3	1	0	1	0	2	+1
31Thomas Bryant	13	3-4	0-0	3-4	6	0	0	0	0	1	9	0
24Haywood Highsmith	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	-3
25Orlando Robinson	— did not play —												— did not play —
21Cole Swider	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Delon Wright	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	34-8042.5%	5-2123.8%	15-1883.3%	42	18	5	2	8	13	88	-

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterdenmia

(11:57) Jump Ball N. Jokic vs. B. Adebayo: Tip to J. Murray
(11:46) MISS N. Jokic 8' driving Hook
(11:43) B. Adebayo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:32) T. Rozier driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS) (J. Butler 1 AST)
02
(11:11) MISS M. Porter Jr. 15' fadeaway Shot
(11:07) D. Robinson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:56) B. Adebayo 13' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (T. Rozier 1 AST)
04
+2 (10:37) A. Gordon Layup (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
24
(10:22) MISS J. Butler alley-oop Layup
(10:20) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:13) A. Gordon running DUNK (4 PTS)
44
(10:01) MISS B. Adebayo 11' Jump Shot
(9:59) T. Rozier REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:58) MISS T. Rozier tip Layup
(9:57) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:39) N. Jokic 7' turnaround Hook (2 PTS)
64
+3 (9:24) J. Butler 3PT (3 PTS) (D. Robinson 1 AST)
67
(9:09) MISS J. Murray 13' driving floating Shot - blocked
(9:09) B. Adebayo BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:07) B. Adebayo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:56) MISS T. Rozier 3PT
(8:56) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(8:56) A. Gordon loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)
(8:50) MISS J. Butler 11' Jump Shot
(8:47) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:34) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 17' pullup Shot
(8:30) J. Butler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:22) D. Robinson driving Layup (2 PTS) (J. Butler 2 AST)
69
(8:07) N. Jokic bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:07) N. Jovic STEAL (1 STL)
(8:01) N. Jovic bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:01) N. Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (7:55) M. Porter Jr. 25' 3PT step back (3 PTS) (A. Gordon 1 AST)
99
(7:37) MISS D. Robinson 3PT
(7:34) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:25) J. Murray 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)
129
(7:13) D. Robinson bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:13) K. Caldwell-Pope STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:10) K. Caldwell-Pope running DUNK (2 PTS)
149
(6:48) MISS T. Rozier 20' step back Shot
(6:44) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:38) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 25' pullup 3PT
(6:34) B. Adebayo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:27) MISS D. Robinson 25' 3PT
(6:21) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:12) A. Gordon 11' step back Jump Shot (6 PTS) (K. Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
169
(5:51) MISS J. Butler 8' pullup Shot
(5:48) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:43) N. Jovic shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gordon 2 FT)
(5:43) MIA Timeout
(5:43) MISS A. Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2
(5:43) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (5:43) A. Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
179
(5:36) MISS J. Butler 12' pullup Shot
(5:32) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:29) D. Robinson personal FOUL (1 PF)
(5:19) MISS R. Jackson 15' driving floating Shot
(5:17) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(5:14) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 24' 3PT
(5:09) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (5:09) M. Porter Jr. 17' pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
199
(4:41) MISS D. Robinson 3PT
(4:38) R. Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:35) MISS A. Gordon running pullup 3PT
(4:32) B. Adebayo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(4:16) C. Martin bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:16) K. Caldwell-Pope STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (4:13) K. Caldwell-Pope running DUNK (4 PTS)
219
+2 (3:58) T. Rozier Layup (4 PTS)
2111
(3:37) MISS N. Jokic 9' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(3:34) B. Adebayo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(3:29) MISS B. Adebayo 6' running Shot
(3:29) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(3:23) MISS B. Adebayo 11' turnaround Shot
(3:23) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(3:13) MISS R. Jackson driving Layup
(3:12) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
+2 (3:12) N. Jokic tip Layup (4 PTS)
2311
(3:12) J. Jaquez Jr. shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 1 FT)
+1 (3:12) N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
2411
+2 (2:54) C. Martin 7' driving floating bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2413
(2:32) MISS P. Watson 15' pullup Shot
(2:28) P. Mills REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:18) T. Rozier 6' bank Jump Shot (6 PTS) (P. Mills 1 AST)
2415
(1:54) R. Jackson bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(1:54) P. Mills STEAL (1 STL)
(1:43) MISS C. Martin 13' pullup Shot
(1:43) P. Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:29) N. Jokic turnaround Hook (7 PTS) (J. Holiday 1 AST)
2615
(1:14) C. Braun personal FOUL (1 PF)
(1:14) DEN Timeout
(1:04) MISS P. Mills 25' 3PT
(1:01) J. Holiday REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:48) MISS P. Watson 10' pullup Shot
(0:45) C. Martin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:41) P. Mills 15' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (C. Martin 1 AST)
2617
(0:35) MISS N. Jokic 21' Jump Shot
(0:30) J. Butler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:22) J. Butler driving Layup (5 PTS)
2619
(0:03) MISS P. Watson 3PT
(0:03) P. Mills REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

MIA

100Points88

40-82(48.8%)Field Goal(%)34-80(42.5%)

11-33(33.3%)3-Point(%)5-21(23.8%)

9-13(69.2%)Free Throw(%)15-18(83.3%)

41(7)Rebounds(Offensive)42(8)

24Assists18

4Steals5

2Blocks2

9Turnovers8

13Fouls13

42Pts In The Paint52

9Fast Break Pts11

15Pts Off Turnovers10

24Bench Pts28

14Largest Lead4

Game Details

Wednesday, March 13, 2024 · 7:30 PM

FTX Arena · Miami, FL

attendance: 19,921 (101.6%)

tv: ESPN