Miami Heat vs. Denver Nuggets

Jun 1, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIA	20	22	21	30	93
DEN	29	30	25	20	104

Game Recap

Led by Nikola Jokic's 27 points (8-12 FG), 10 rebounds, and 14 assists, the Nuggets defeated the Heat in Game 1, 104-93. Jamal Murray added 26 points, six rebounds, and 10 assists for the Nuggets in the victory, while Bam Adebayo tallied 26 points, 13 rebounds, and five assists for the Heat. The Nuggets lead this best-of-seven series, 1-0, with Game 2 taking place on Sunday, June 4 (8:00 p.m. ET, ABC).

Player Stats

HEAT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
16Caleb MartinSF	24	1-7	1-2	0-0	4	0	1	1	0	3	-10	3
22Jimmy ButlerPF	38	6-14	1-2	0-0	7	7	1	1	1	1	-17	13
13Bam AdebayoC	39	13-25	0-1	0-0	13	5	0	0	1	4	-6	26
31Max StrusSG	21	0-10	0-9	0-0	5	3	0	0	0	0	-12	0
2Gabe VincentPG	37	7-14	5-10	0-0	2	5	0	1	1	1	0	19
7Kyle Lowry	25	4-8	3-6	0-0	5	5	1	0	2	1	+2	11
44Cody Zeller	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	1	-5	0
55Duncan Robinson	21	1-6	1-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	2	-4	3
24Haywood Highsmith	23	7-10	2-4	2-2	2	0	2	1	1	2	-3	18
5Nikola Jovic	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
77Omer Yurtseven	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40Udonis Haslem	— did not play —												— did not play —
0Kevin Love	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	39-9640.6%	13-3933.3%	2-2100%	43	26	5	4	8	15	-	93

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	43	5-16	2-11	2-2	13	1	0	2	0	0	+20	14
50Aaron GordonPF	36	7-10	0-1	2-2	6	1	0	1	0	0	+15	16
15Nikola JokicC	40	8-12	1-2	10-12	10	14	1	1	2	1	+14	27
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	36	3-8	1-3	0-2	3	0	1	0	1	2	+5	7
27Jamal MurrayPG	44	11-22	2-7	2-2	6	10	1	0	3	2	+9	26
11Bruce Brown	20	4-7	2-3	0-0	5	2	1	0	3	1	+1	10
0Christian Braun	8	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	2	-1	0
32Jeff Green	10	2-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-8	4
13Thomas Bryant	— did not play —												— did not play —
31Vlatko Cancar	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Reggie Jackson	— did not play —												— did not play —
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Ish Smith	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Peyton Watson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	40-7950.6%	8-2729.6%	16-2080.0%	45	29	4	4	10	8	-	104

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMIADEN

(11:57) Jump Ball N. Jokic vs. B. Adebayo: Tip to K. Caldwell-Pope
+2 (11:45) J. Murray driving Layup (2 PTS)
02
(11:24) MISS G. Vincent 11' pullup Shot
(11:21) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:12) MISS J. Murray 26' pullup 3PT
(11:10) B. Adebayo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:02) MISS M. Strus 13' pullup Shot
(10:59) J. Butler REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:58) J. Butler 13' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
22
(10:36) MISS A. Gordon 3PT
(10:34) C. Martin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:20) MISS B. Adebayo 12' Jump Shot
(10:19) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:10) MISS A. Gordon driving Layup - blocked
(10:10) J. Butler BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:05) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:05) A. Gordon putback Layup (2 PTS)
24
+3 (9:46) J. Butler 25' 3PT pullup (5 PTS) (M. Strus 1 AST)
54
+2 (9:27) A. Gordon DUNK (4 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
56
+2 (9:11) B. Adebayo 9' turnaround Hook (2 PTS) (G. Vincent 1 AST)
76
(8:56) B. Adebayo shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 2 FT)
+1 (8:56) N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
77
+1 (8:56) N. Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
78
(8:45) MISS C. Martin 6' driving Layup
(8:45) C. Martin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:31) MISS C. Martin 23' pullup Shot
(8:29) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:22) MISS M. Porter Jr. 25' step back 3PT
(8:20) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(8:13) MISS M. Porter Jr. turnaround Shot
(8:11) M. Strus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:52) MISS M. Strus 26' step back 3PT
(7:50) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:41) A. Gordon Layup (6 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)
710
+2 (7:31) G. Vincent 15' step back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
910
+2 (7:16) K. Caldwell-Pope 17' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)
912
(6:56) MISS J. Butler 13' pullup Shot - blocked
(6:56) M. Porter Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:55) J. Butler REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(6:54) MISS J. Butler Hook
(6:48) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (6:41) A. Gordon driving Layup (8 PTS) (J. Murray 2 AST)
914
(6:34) MIA Timeout
(6:29) MISS B. Adebayo 8' floating Shot
(6:26) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:20) J. Murray bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:20) C. Martin STEAL (1 STL)
(6:19) J. Murray personal FOUL (1 PF)
(6:15) MISS G. Vincent 25' 3PT
(6:08) B. Adebayo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (6:08) B. Adebayo tip DUNK (4 PTS)
1114
+2 (5:54) J. Murray 14' fadeaway Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1116
(5:34) MISS C. Martin driving Layup - blocked
(5:34) M. Porter Jr. BLOCK (2 BLK)
(5:31) K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:28) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope running Layup
(5:28) TEAM defensive REBOUND
+3 (5:23) G. Vincent 27' 3PT (5 PTS) (J. Butler 1 AST)
1416
+2 (5:05) J. Murray cutting DUNK (6 PTS) (N. Jokic 3 AST)
1418
(4:52) MISS M. Strus 24' 3PT
(4:49) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:39) A. Gordon driving Layup (10 PTS) (N. Jokic 4 AST)
1420
(4:12) MISS M. Strus 3PT
(4:10) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+2 (4:00) A. Gordon driving finger roll Layup (12 PTS)
1422
+2 (3:46) B. Adebayo 15' pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (G. Vincent 2 AST)
1622
+2 (3:29) J. Murray cutting DUNK (8 PTS) (N. Jokic 5 AST)
1624
(3:15) MISS C. Martin 13' pullup Shot
(3:06) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(2:57) MISS M. Porter Jr. 3PT
(2:57) M. Strus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (2:44) J. Butler driving finger roll Layup (7 PTS)
1824
+3 (2:31) M. Porter Jr. 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (N. Jokic 6 AST)
1827
+2 (2:08) B. Adebayo 10' Jump Shot (8 PTS) (M. Strus 2 AST)
2027
(1:59) DEN Timeout
(1:42) MISS C. Braun driving Hook
(1:41) J. Butler REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(1:27) MISS J. Butler 16' pullup Shot
(1:24) K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:19) K. Caldwell-Pope offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(1:19) K. Caldwell-Pope offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:57) D. Robinson offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(0:57) D. Robinson offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:39) B. Brown bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:39) J. Butler STEAL (1 STL)
(0:28) MISS J. Butler 25' pullup 3PT
(0:27) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(0:07) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 25' 3PT
(0:05) C. Zeller REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:03) C. Zeller lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:03) N. Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:03) N. Jokic Layup (4 PTS) (A. Gordon 1 AST)
2029
(0:00) MISS K. Lowry 39' pullup 3PT
(0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND

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4th quarter

Team Stats

MIA

DEN

93Points104

39-96(40.6%)Field Goal(%)40-79(50.6%)

13-39(33.3%)3-Point(%)8-27(29.6%)

2-2(100.0%)Free Throw(%)16-20(80.0%)

43(11)Rebounds(Offensive)45(6)

26Assists29

5Steals4

4Blocks4

8Turnovers10

15Fouls8

38Pts In The Paint46

4Fast Break Pts9

9Pts Off Turnovers13

32Bench Pts14

1Largest Lead24

Game Details

Thursday, June 1, 2023 · 8:30 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,528 (102.2%)

tv: ABC