Nuggets (109) vs Heat (94) · Jun 7, 2023

FINAL

Jun 7, 2023

Game Recap

Nikola Jokic (32 points, 21 rebounds, 10 assists) and Jamal Murray (34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists) led the way for the Nuggets as they defeated the Heat in Game 3, 109-94. Jimmy Butler tallied 28 points for the Heat. The Nuggets lead this best-of-seven series, 2-1, with Game 4 taking place on Friday, June 9 (8:30 p.m. ET, ABC).

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	24	29	29	27	109
MIA	24	24	20	26	94

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	21	1-7	0-2	0-0	7	0	0	0	0	1	2	+11
50Aaron GordonPF	33	5-10	0-0	1-4	10	5	1	0	0	3	11	+16
15Nikola JokicC	43	12-21	1-2	7-8	21	10	0	2	3	5	32	+15
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	28	1-4	0-3	4-4	3	0	0	0	1	2	6	+12
27Jamal MurrayPG	44	12-22	3-6	7-8	10	10	1	0	7	2	34	+14
11Bruce Brown	28	1-5	1-3	2-2	2	0	0	3	1	3	5	+8
0Christian Braun	19	7-8	0-1	1-1	4	1	1	0	1	1	15	+2
32Jeff Green	17	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	-1
7Reggie Jackson	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	-2
8Peyton Watson	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22Zeke Nnaji	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31Vlatko Cancar	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13Thomas Bryant	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Ish Smith	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	41-8051.2%	5-1827.8%	22-2781.5%	58	28	3	5	13	18	109	-

HEAT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
22Jimmy ButlerSF	40	11-24	1-4	5-6	2	4	0	1	2	2	28	-11
0Kevin LovePF	16	2-5	2-5	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2	6	-10
13Bam AdebayoC	40	7-21	0-0	8-10	17	3	0	1	0	2	22	-20
31Max StrusSG	24	1-7	1-4	0-0	4	5	1	1	0	1	3	-11
2Gabe VincentPG	32	2-10	1-6	2-3	0	0	2	0	0	3	7	-16
44Cody Zeller	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	+4
16Caleb Martin	31	4-9	2-5	0-0	3	3	2	0	1	4	10	-5
7Kyle Lowry	29	4-8	1-4	0-0	3	5	2	0	1	4	9	-4
55Duncan Robinson	13	3-6	3-6	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	9	-4
24Haywood Highsmith	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
5Nikola Jovic	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1
77Omer Yurtseven	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1
40Udonis Haslem	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0


TOTAL	-	34-9237%	11-3531.4%	15-1978.9%	33	20	7	3	4	22	94	-

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterdenmia

(11:57) Jump Ball B. Adebayo vs. N. Jokic: Tip to K. Love
(11:39) MISS B. Adebayo driving reverse Layup
(11:37) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:35) K. Love personal FOUL (1 PF)
(11:31) MISS M. Porter Jr. 22' Jump Shot
(11:26) B. Adebayo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:18) B. Adebayo driving reverse Layup (2 PTS) (M. Strus 1 AST)
02
(11:00) MISS N. Jokic 11' fadeaway Shot
(10:57) B. Adebayo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (10:49) K. Love 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (M. Strus 2 AST)
05
+2 (10:25) J. Murray 6' driving bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
25
(10:12) MISS K. Love 3PT
(10:10) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:06) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope running 3PT
(10:03) M. Strus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:55) B. Adebayo 16' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (M. Strus 3 AST)
27
+2 (9:38) J. Murray 8' driving floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
47
+2 (9:24) J. Butler driving Layup (2 PTS)
49
+2 (9:07) N. Jokic turnaround Hook (2 PTS)
69
(8:53) MISS J. Butler driving Layup
(8:51) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(8:47) MISS J. Murray 25' running 3PT
(8:43) B. Adebayo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(8:27) MISS B. Adebayo 16' Jump Shot
(8:25) K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:17) J. Murray 9' pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
89
(8:01) MISS G. Vincent 26' pullup 3PT
(7:57) M. Strus REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (7:49) G. Vincent 3PT (3 PTS) (M. Strus 4 AST)
812
(7:36) MISS J. Murray 18' fadeaway Shot
(7:32) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (7:23) J. Murray Layup (8 PTS) (A. Gordon 1 AST)
1012
(7:11) K. Caldwell-Pope shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Butler 2 FT)
+1 (7:11) J. Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1013
+1 (7:11) J. Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1014
(7:01) MISS J. Murray 15' driving floating Shot - blocked
(7:01) J. Butler BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:56) J. Butler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:53) MISS B. Adebayo 9' running finger roll Layup
(6:49) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:39) M. Porter Jr. Layup (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)
1214
(6:27) MISS J. Butler driving Layup
(6:25) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:24) K. Caldwell-Pope charge offensive FOUL (2 PF)
(6:24) K. Caldwell-Pope offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:24) MIA Timeout
(6:06) MISS M. Strus driving finger roll Layup
(6:04) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(5:57) MISS N. Jokic 26' 3PT
(5:54) B. Adebayo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(5:46) MISS G. Vincent driving floating Shot
(5:44) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:32) N. Jokic 17' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)
1414
(5:18) MISS B. Adebayo 17' Jump Shot
(5:16) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:15) B. Adebayo personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (5:08) N. Jokic 6' floating Jump Shot (6 PTS) (J. Murray 2 AST)
1614
(4:51) B. Brown shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Vincent 3 FT)
+1 (4:51) G. Vincent Free Throw 1 of 3 (4 PTS)
1615
(4:51) MISS G. Vincent Free Throw 2 of 3
(4:51) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (4:51) G. Vincent Free Throw 3 of 3 (5 PTS)
1616
(4:36) J. Murray traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:22) MISS M. Strus 25' 3PT
(4:19) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:12) N. Jokic turnaround Hook (8 PTS) (A. Gordon 2 AST)
1816
(3:59) A. Gordon personal FOUL (1 PF)
(3:45) MISS C. Martin 3PT
(3:41) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
+2 (3:33) A. Gordon finger roll Layup (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 3 AST)
2016
(3:14) MISS J. Butler 25' fadeaway 3PT
(3:11) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
(3:04) MISS J. Murray 17' pullup Shot
(3:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(3:00) Jump Ball A. Gordon vs. J. Butler: Tip to N. Jokic
(2:54) C. Zeller personal FOUL (1 PF)
(2:54) DEN Timeout
(2:47) MISS B. Brown 26' bank 3PT
(2:43) C. Braun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:42) C. Braun lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(2:42) C. Martin STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:20) J. Butler pullup bank Jump Shot (6 PTS)
2018
+2 (1:59) N. Jokic 8' Jump Shot (10 PTS) (J. Murray 3 AST)
2218
(1:59) TEAM delay-of-game VIOLATION
+2 (1:37) J. Butler 13' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (8 PTS)
2220
(1:19) N. Jokic offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(1:19) N. Jokic offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (1:05) J. Butler 8' pullup Jump Shot (10 PTS)
2222
(0:51) MISS N. Jokic turnaround Hook
(0:49) K. Lowry REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:38) MISS J. Butler driving floating bank Shot
(0:36) J. Butler REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:34) MISS J. Butler 9' putback Layup - blocked
(0:34) B. Brown BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:34) R. Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:27) J. Green running Layup (2 PTS) (R. Jackson 1 AST)
2422
+2 (0:03) K. Lowry 12' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2424
(0:01) MISS R. Jackson 34' pullup 3PT
(0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND

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4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

MIA

109Points94

41-80(51.2%)Field Goal(%)34-92(37.0%)

5-18(27.8%)3-Point(%)11-35(31.4%)

22-27(81.5%)Free Throw(%)15-19(78.9%)

58(13)Rebounds(Offensive)33(10)

28Assists20

3Steals7

5Blocks3

13Turnovers4

18Fouls22

60Pts In The Paint34

11Fast Break Pts11

8Pts Off Turnovers17

24Bench Pts28

21Largest Lead5

Game Details

Wednesday, June 7, 2023 · 8:30 PM

FTX Arena · Miami, FL

attendance: 20,019 (102.1%)

tv: ABC