Miami Heat vs. Denver Nuggets

Jun 4, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIA	26	25	24	36	111
DEN	23	34	26	25	108

Game Recap

The Heat defeated the Nuggets in Game 2, 111-108. Gabe Vincent recorded a team-high 23 points for the Heat, while Bam Adebayo (21 points, nine rebounds) and Jimmy Butler (21 points, nine assists) added a combined 42 points in the victory. Nikola Jokic led all scorers with 41 points and 11 rebounds for the Nuggets. This best-of-seven series is now tied, 1-1, with Game 3 taking place on Wednesday, June 7 (8:30 p.m. ET, ABC).

Player Stats

HEAT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
22Jimmy ButlerSF	40	7-19	2-5	5-5	4	9	0	0	1	0	+3	21
0Kevin LovePF	22	2-9	2-6	0-0	10	1	2	0	0	0	+18	6
13Bam AdebayoC	40	8-14	0-0	5-5	9	4	0	2	3	4	+17	21
31Max StrusSG	29	4-10	4-10	2-3	2	6	0	1	0	3	+14	14
2Gabe VincentPG	31	8-12	4-6	3-3	0	3	2	0	1	4	+22	23
7Kyle Lowry	23	2-4	2-3	3-3	0	3	0	0	3	3	-15	9
44Cody Zeller	7	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	3	-14	4
16Caleb Martin	21	1-3	1-2	0-0	5	1	1	1	2	1	-7	3
55Duncan Robinson	17	4-5	2-3	0-1	0	1	0	0	0	2	-6	10
24Haywood Highsmith	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	-17	0
40Udonis Haslem	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Nikola Jovic	— did not play —												— did not play —
77Omer Yurtseven	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	38-7848.7%	17-3548.6%	18-2090.0%	31	28	5	4	11	22	-	111

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	26	2-8	1-6	0-0	6	0	0	0	1	2	-15	5
50Aaron GordonPF	38	5-7	2-2	0-2	7	2	0	1	0	3	-7	12
15Nikola JokicC	41	16-28	2-5	7-8	11	4	0	0	5	3	-11	41
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	36	1-4	1-3	3-3	3	3	1	1	1	6	-14	6
27Jamal MurrayPG	38	7-15	3-8	1-1	4	10	1	0	1	2	-2	18
11Bruce Brown	27	4-9	1-3	2-2	5	0	2	0	3	1	+14	11
32Jeff Green	15	1-1	1-1	6-6	1	1	0	0	1	2	+12	9
0Christian Braun	15	3-3	0-0	0-0	1	3	3	0	1	2	+8	6
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	-	39-7552.0%	11-2839.3%	19-2286.4%	38	23	7	2	13	21	-	108

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMIADEN

(11:57) Jump Ball B. Adebayo vs. N. Jokic: Tip to K. Love
(11:43) MISS B. Adebayo 11' fadeaway Shot
(11:40) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:34) MISS N. Jokic driving finger roll Layup
(11:32) K. Love REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:28) M. Strus 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (B. Adebayo 1 AST)
30
(11:01) MISS N. Jokic 26' 3PT
(10:59) J. Butler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:47) G. Vincent 17' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (J. Butler 1 AST)
50
(10:28) MISS J. Murray 17' fadeaway Shot
(10:25) M. Strus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:11) MISS J. Butler 7' floating Shot
(10:08) K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:01) MISS M. Porter Jr. 19' running pullup Shot
(10:01) B. Adebayo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:49) G. Vincent 14' pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
70
+2 (9:29) N. Jokic driving Layup (2 PTS)
72
+3 (9:14) M. Strus 3PT (6 PTS) (G. Vincent 1 AST)
102
(9:13) DEN Timeout
(9:07) K. Caldwell-Pope backcourt TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:56) MISS M. Strus 26' pullup 3PT
(8:53) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:48) MISS J. Murray 13' running pullup Shot
(8:46) K. Love REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:35) MISS B. Adebayo turnaround bank Shot
(8:33) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:24) MISS A. Gordon driving Layup - blocked
(8:24) M. Strus BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:24) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(8:17) M. Porter Jr. charge offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(8:17) M. Porter Jr. offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:54) MISS G. Vincent 21' fadeaway Shot
(7:51) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:47) K. Caldwell-Pope 3PT running (3 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)
105
+2 (7:35) B. Adebayo 12' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
125
+2 (7:14) A. Gordon alley-oop DUNK (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
127
(7:06) K. Caldwell-Pope personal FOUL (1 PF)
(6:56) J. Murray shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Butler 2 FT)
+1 (6:56) J. Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
137
+1 (6:56) J. Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
147
(6:41) J. Murray bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:41) K. Love STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:33) B. Adebayo 10' pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
167
(6:17) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 21' pullup Shot
(6:16) B. Adebayo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:02) MISS B. Adebayo 8' floating Shot
(5:57) K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (5:49) N. Jokic 26' 3PT (5 PTS) (A. Gordon 1 AST)
1610
+3 (5:27) M. Strus 24' 3PT (9 PTS) (J. Butler 2 AST)
1910
(5:16) N. Jokic double dribble TURNOVER (1 TO)
(5:02) MISS J. Butler 12' pullup Shot - blocked
(5:02) K. Caldwell-Pope BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:00) J. Butler REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (4:56) J. Butler 6' driving floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (K. Love 1 AST)
2110
(4:44) MISS N. Jokic 11' driving floating Shot
(4:42) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(4:42) B. Adebayo personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (4:33) N. Jokic driving floating Jump Shot (7 PTS)
2112
(4:24) MIA Timeout
(4:14) MISS J. Butler 16' pullup Shot
(4:11) C. Martin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(4:07) MISS J. Butler 10' driving floating Shot
(4:04) C. Martin REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(4:03) MISS M. Strus 25' 3PT
(4:00) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+3 (3:50) M. Porter Jr. 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (A. Gordon 2 AST)
2115
(3:36) MISS M. Strus 24' 3PT
(3:31) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:26) MISS M. Porter Jr. 25' running 3PT
(3:23) C. Martin REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+3 (3:04) M. Strus 26' 3PT (12 PTS) (J. Butler 3 AST)
2415
(2:43) C. Zeller personal FOUL (1 PF)
(2:40) D. Robinson personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (2:29) N. Jokic 17' Jump Shot (9 PTS) (J. Murray 2 AST)
2417
+2 (2:12) C. Zeller cutting Layup (2 PTS) (J. Butler 4 AST)
2617
+2 (2:01) B. Brown driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)
2619
(1:48) C. Martin offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(1:48) C. Martin offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (1:36) N. Jokic driving finger roll Layup (11 PTS) (J. Murray 3 AST)
2621
(1:16) MISS C. Martin 26' 3PT
(1:13) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:52) MISS N. Jokic turnaround bank Hook
(0:48) J. Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (0:44) C. Braun driving floating bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (J. Green 1 AST)
2623
(0:23) MISS K. Lowry 16' pullup Shot
(0:21) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:06) K. Lowry personal FOUL (1 PF)
(0:00) MISS J. Murray 31' step back 3PT
(0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND

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4th quarter

Team Stats

MIA

DEN

111Points108

38-78(48.7%)Field Goal(%)39-75(52.0%)

17-35(48.6%)3-Point(%)11-28(39.3%)

18-20(90.0%)Free Throw(%)19-22(86.4%)

31(8)Rebounds(Offensive)38(9)

28Assists23

5Steals7

4Blocks2

11Turnovers13

22Fouls21

34Pts In The Paint50

5Fast Break Pts18

19Pts Off Turnovers23

26Bench Pts26

12Largest Lead15

Game Details

Sunday, June 4, 2023 · 8:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,537 (102.3%)

tv: ABC