Denver Nuggets vs. Miami Heat

Dec 29, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	29	34	36	24	123
MIA	41	22	47	37	147

Game Recap

Miami pulls away from Denver in the second half in a game where Nuggets star Nikola Jokic limped off the court with a knee injury.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
21Spencer JonesSF	33	5-6	5-5	1-2	3	1	3	1	0	3	-6	16
8Peyton WatsonPF	31	4-10	0-2	3-4	2	1	1	1	1	3	-9	11
15Nikola JokicC	19	9-14	1-4	2-3	5	8	0	0	2	1	-1	21
10Tim Hardaway Jr.SG	28	6-13	2-6	2-3	3	2	0	0	0	1	-18	16
27Jamal MurrayPG	34	9-21	2-6	0-0	6	11	1	0	2	0	-13	20
11Bruce Brown	25	7-9	1-2	0-0	5	2	0	0	2	4	-16	15
22Zeke Nnaji	9	1-1	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	4	-16	4
3Julian Strawther	14	0-3	0-1	4-4	1	1	0	0	1	0	-12	4
17Jonas Valanciūnas	15	3-3	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	1	2	3	-9	6
14DaRon Holmes II	8	0-0	0-0	4-4	3	0	0	0	0	1	-11	4
1Curtis Jones	6	1-5	0-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	-3	2
5Hunter Tyson	6	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-3	2
24Jalen Pickett	6	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	1	0	0	-3	2

TOTAL	-	47-8952.8%	11-3135.5%	18-2281.8%	36	29	5	4	10	21	-	123

HEAT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
22Andrew WigginsSF	31	6-10	4-7	3-4	5	6	3	3	0	2	+28	19
13Bam AdebayoPF	21	5-10	1-2	2-2	10	4	1	0	2	3	+3	13
7Kel'el WareC	23	8-12	3-6	0-0	9	0	1	0	0	1	+4	19
24Norman PowellSG	27	9-16	3-8	4-4	1	4	1	0	3	1	+7	25
45Davion MitchellPG	31	4-8	2-4	0-0	3	9	0	1	3	4	+17	10
11Jaime Jaquez Jr.	27	8-11	1-2	3-6	3	11	0	0	0	0	+23	20
9Pelle Larsson	15	1-5	1-3	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2	+2	3
12Dru Smith	21	4-6	2-4	1-1	4	1	2	0	1	3	+24	11
5Nikola Jovic	25	7-12	5-8	3-3	4	5	0	0	0	3	+24	22
25Kasparas Jakucionis	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-3	0
0Simone Fontecchio	3	0-1	0-1	3-3	0	0	0	0	0	1	-3	3
16Keshad Johnson	3	1-5	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-3	2
15Myron Gardner	3	0-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	-3	0
14Tyler Herro	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	53-9953.5%	22-4647.8%	19-2382.6%	46	40	8	4	9	22	-	147

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENMIA

(11:56) Jump Ball Ware vs. Jokic: Tip to Murray
(11:38) MISS Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:36) Nuggets Rebound
(11:33) MISS Watson 1' Cutting Layup Shot
(11:33) Mitchell BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:30) Adebayo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:24) Powell Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:24) S. Jones STEAL (1 STL)
(11:20) MISS Murray 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(11:14) Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:13) Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:13) Wiggins STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (11:05) Adebayo 11' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
02
(10:52) Adebayo S.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Scott)
+1 (10:52) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
12
+1 (10:52) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
22
(10:33) MISS Wiggins 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:30) Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(10:22) MISS Hardaway Jr. 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:18) Adebayo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:12) MISS Adebayo 11' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(10:08) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:03) Watson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(10:03) Wiggins STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (9:59) Wiggins 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS)
24
+2 (9:44) Murray 13' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
44
+2 (9:32) Adebayo 5' Driving Hook Shot (4 PTS)
46
(9:18) Wiggins S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Goble)
(9:18) MISS Watson Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:18) Nuggets Rebound
+1 (9:18) Watson Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
56
+3 (9:15) Powell 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Mitchell 1 AST)
59
+2 (9:02) Hardaway Jr. 4' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
79
(9:02) Wiggins S.FOUL (P2.T3) (D.Scott)
+1 (9:02) Hardaway Jr. Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
89
+2 (8:49) Powell 21' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Mitchell 2 AST)
811
(8:36) MISS Murray 2' Driving Layup
(8:34) Ware REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:30) MISS Mitchell 2' Running Layup
(8:23) Adebayo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(8:23) MISS Adebayo Tip Layup Shot
(8:23) S. Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:18) MISS Hardaway Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:14) Ware REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:05) Adebayo Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:53) Mitchell P.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Goble)
+2 (7:45) Hardaway Jr. 16' Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
1011
+2 (7:33) Ware 1' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Mitchell 3 AST)
1013
+2 (7:22) Jokic 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1213
(7:09) MISS Powell 3PT Jump Shot
(7:07) Powell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (7:05) Powell 8' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1215
(6:47) MISS Hardaway Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:44) Adebayo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(6:38) MISS Adebayo 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:34) Hardaway Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:27) Murray 1' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
1415
(6:17) HEAT Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:02) MISS Mitchell 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:58) S. Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:38) MISS Murray 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:34) Adebayo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(5:33) Adebayo Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(5:33) Murray STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:28) Jokic 1' Alley Oop Dunk (6 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
1615
+3 (5:16) Larsson 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jaquez Jr. 1 AST)
1618
(4:55) Jokic Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:55) Powell STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:49) Jaquez Jr. 2' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Mitchell 4 AST)
1620
+2 (4:36) Murray 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Jokic 5 AST)
1820
+2 (4:20) Jaquez Jr. 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Mitchell 5 AST)
1822
(4:03) Powell S.FOUL (P1.PN) (K.Lane)
+1 (4:03) Watson Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)
1922
+1 (4:03) Watson Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
2022
+2 (3:55) Powell 12' Step Back Jump Shot (9 PTS)
2024
(3:55) Watson S.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Lane)
+1 (3:55) Powell Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)
2025
+3 (3:36) Brown 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 6 AST)
2325
+3 (3:20) Smith 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Powell 1 AST)
2328
(3:03) MISS Jokic 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(3:00) Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:56) MISS Powell 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(2:52) Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(2:32) MISS Murray 22' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:28) Larsson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:25) Jovic 6' Running Layup (2 PTS)
2330
(2:25) Nnaji S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Goble)
(2:25) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (2:25) Jovic Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
2331
(2:18) Strawther Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(2:18) Smith STEAL (1 STL)
(2:16) Hardaway Jr. P.FOUL (P1.T3) (D.Scott)
+2 (2:05) Jovic 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Wiggins 1 AST)
2333
(1:49) MISS Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:46) Wiggins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:38) Jovic 28' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Wiggins 2 AST)
2336
+2 (1:16) Nnaji 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Strawther 1 AST)
2536
(1:08) MISS Jovic 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:05) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:00) Brown 1' Running Layup (5 PTS)
2736
+2 (0:52) Wiggins 5' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Jaquez Jr. 2 AST)
2738
(0:35) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
(0:35) Wiggins STEAL (3 STL)
(0:35) Nnaji P.FOUL (P2.T4) (J.Goble)
+3 (0:24) Smith 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Jaquez Jr. 3 AST)
2741
+2 (0:04) Jokic 5' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Hardaway Jr. 1 AST)
2941
(0:01) MISS Wiggins 29' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) HEAT Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

MIA

123Points147

47-89(52.8%)Field Goal(%)53-99(53.5%)

11-31(35.5%)3-Point(%)22-46(47.8%)

18-22(81.8%)Free Throw(%)19-23(82.6%)

36(6)Rebounds(Offensive)46(15)

29Assists40

5Steals8

4Blocks4

10Turnovers9

21Fouls22

58Pts In The Paint56

9Fast Break Pts18

12Pts Off Turnovers19

39Bench Pts61

2Largest Lead27

Game Details

Monday, December 29, 2025 · 7:30 PM

Kaseya Center · Miami, FL

attendance: 20,047 (102.3%)