Nuggets (108) vs Heat (95) · Jun 9, 2023

FINAL

Jun 9, 2023

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Heat in Game 4, 108-95. Aaron Gordon led all scorers with a Playoff career-high 27 points, along with seven rebounds and six assists for the Nuggets, while Nikola Jokic added 23 points, 12 rebounds, and four assists in the victory. Jamal Murray (15 points, 12 assists, zero turnovers) and Bruce Brown (21 points, 11 in the 4th) added a combined 36 points for the Nuggets, while Jimmy Butler tallied 25 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists for the Heat. The Nuggets lead this best-of-seven series, 3-1, with Game 5 taking place on Monday, June 12 (8:30 p.m. ET, ABC).

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	20	35	31	22	108
MIA	21	30	22	22	95

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	22	4-10	0-3	3-4	3	0	0	0	0	3	11	+13
50Aaron GordonPF	41	11-15	3-4	2-3	7	6	1	0	2	4	27	+29
15Nikola JokicC	37	8-19	3-7	4-4	12	4	3	3	3	5	23	+9
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	36	2-5	2-5	1-2	4	2	3	2	0	2	7	+16
27Jamal MurrayPG	42	5-17	2-3	3-3	3	12	1	0	0	1	15	+22
11Bruce Brown	29	8-11	3-5	2-3	4	2	1	1	0	1	21	0
32Jeff Green	15	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	1	3	-7
0Christian Braun	14	0-1	0-0	1-2	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	-17
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	-	39-7949.4%	14-2850%	16-2176.2%	34	26	11	7	6	18	108	-

HEAT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
22Jimmy ButlerSF	45	9-17	1-3	6-9	7	7	1	1	1	1	25	-9
0Kevin LovePF	18	4-6	3-5	1-1	4	0	0	0	0	2	12	-13
13Bam AdebayoC	43	8-19	0-0	4-4	11	3	0	1	7	1	20	-18
31Max StrusSG	18	0-4	0-3	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	3	0	-7
2Gabe VincentPG	18	1-6	0-4	0-0	0	1	0	0	2	3	2	-21
16Caleb Martin	32	5-12	1-2	0-0	5	1	0	0	1	3	11	+1
44Cody Zeller	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	+5
7Kyle Lowry	32	3-7	1-4	6-6	3	7	0	0	2	1	13	+3
55Duncan Robinson	25	5-7	2-4	0-0	1	3	1	0	1	4	12	-6
24Haywood Highsmith	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	-	35-7844.9%	8-2532%	17-2085%	37	23	2	3	14	19	95	-

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterdenmia

(11:57) Jump Ball B. Adebayo vs. N. Jokic: Tip to J. Butler
(11:45) MISS G. Vincent 28' 3PT
(11:43) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:21) MISS M. Porter Jr. driving floating Shot
(11:18) M. Strus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:13) B. Adebayo running Layup (2 PTS)
02
(10:48) MISS J. Murray 18' pullup Shot
(10:45) B. Adebayo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:36) MISS B. Adebayo 8' Jump Shot
(10:33) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:20) N. Jokic 7' turnaround Hook (2 PTS)
22
(9:59) MISS J. Butler 24' 3PT
(9:54) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:49) MISS M. Porter Jr. 8' running pullup Shot
(9:45) K. Love REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:27) MISS G. Vincent 24' 3PT
(9:25) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(9:11) K. Love defensive-3-second technical FOUL (1 Tech)
+1 (9:11) J. Murray technical Free Throw 1 of 1 (1 PTS)
32
+3 (8:59) K. Caldwell-Pope 3PT (3 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
62
(8:45) G. Vincent bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:45) A. Gordon STEAL (1 STL)
(8:41) K. Love shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gordon 2 FT)
(8:41) MISS A. Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2
(8:41) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (8:41) A. Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
72
+3 (8:27) K. Love 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Butler 1 AST)
75
(8:04) MISS N. Jokic 7' driving floating Shot
(7:59) K. Love REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:42) B. Adebayo 6' Hook (4 PTS) (J. Butler 2 AST)
77
(7:27) MISS N. Jokic 13' Jump Shot
(7:27) J. Butler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:05) MISS B. Adebayo 13' turnaround Shot
(7:03) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:55) J. Butler personal FOUL (1 PF)
(6:55) MIA Timeout
+2 (6:44) J. Murray driving floating bank Jump Shot (3 PTS) (A. Gordon 1 AST)
97
(6:19) MISS M. Strus 24' 3PT
(6:18) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(6:18) MIA shot clock Team TURNOVER
(6:07) MISS N. Jokic driving finger roll Layup
(6:05) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(6:02) MISS M. Porter Jr. step back 3PT
(5:56) M. Strus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:46) MISS K. Love 26' pullup 3PT
(5:42) TEAM defensive REBOUND
+3 (5:20) J. Murray 26' 3PT step back (6 PTS)
127
+2 (5:05) J. Butler 20' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
129
(4:47) MISS A. Gordon cutting Layup
(4:46) K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(4:41) MISS M. Porter Jr. driving Layup
(4:41) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(4:41) A. Gordon loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)
(4:26) B. Adebayo bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:26) K. Caldwell-Pope STEAL (1 STL)
(4:16) B. Adebayo shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Caldwell-Pope 2 FT)
(4:16) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 1 of 2
(4:16) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (4:16) K. Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
139
(4:00) MISS G. Vincent driving Layup - blocked
(4:00) N. Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:00) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(3:51) MISS J. Murray 27' pullup 3PT
(3:46) B. Adebayo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:40) B. Adebayo lost ball TURNOVER (2 TO)
(3:40) K. Caldwell-Pope STEAL (2 STL)
(3:25) MISS A. Gordon bank Hook
(3:22) B. Adebayo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:12) MISS C. Martin driving floating Shot
(3:12) C. Martin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (3:08) C. Martin putback Layup (2 PTS)
1311
+2 (2:57) N. Jokic 7' turnaround Jump Shot (4 PTS) (B. Brown 1 AST)
1511
(2:46) MISS M. Strus driving Layup - blocked
(2:46) B. Brown BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:45) M. Strus REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(2:32) MISS G. Vincent 27' pullup 3PT
(2:29) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (2:21) B. Brown 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (A. Gordon 2 AST)
1811
(2:06) DEN Timeout
+2 (2:00) J. Butler 15' pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (C. Zeller 1 AST)
1813
(1:31) MISS B. Brown 27' 3PT
(1:27) J. Butler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (1:14) J. Butler 7' turnaround bank Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1815
(0:49) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 26' 3PT
(0:44) K. Lowry REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:41) K. Lowry 26' 3PT running pullup (3 PTS)
1818
(0:26) C. Zeller shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 2 FT)
+1 (0:26) N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1918
+1 (0:26) N. Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
2018
(0:02) K. Caldwell-Pope personal FOUL (1 PF)
+3 (0:00) J. Butler 3PT (9 PTS) (K. Lowry 1 AST)
2021

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

MIA

108Points95

39-79(49.4%)Field Goal(%)35-78(44.9%)

14-28(50.0%)3-Point(%)8-25(32.0%)

16-21(76.2%)Free Throw(%)17-20(85.0%)

34(5)Rebounds(Offensive)37(8)

26Assists23

11Steals2

7Blocks3

6Turnovers14

18Fouls19

48Pts In The Paint46

12Fast Break Pts14

17Pts Off Turnovers8

25Bench Pts36

17Largest Lead3

Game Details

Friday, June 9, 2023 · 8:30 PM

FTX Arena · Miami, FL

attendance: 20,184 (103.0%)

tv: ABC