Denver Nuggets 133, Miami Heat 113 — Recap

January 17, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 133, Miami Heat 113. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 30-24 MIA; Q2 DEN 37-31 MIA; Q3 DEN 31-31 MIA; Q4 DEN 35-27 MIA.

Top performers (box score): Jamal Murray (DEN) 30 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 threes on 12-of-24 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 24 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-12 shooting; Tyler Herro (MIA) 22 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 10-of-17 shooting; Jimmy Butler (MIA) 18 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists on 7-of-15 shooting; Bam Adebayo (MIA) 16 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists on 7-of-15 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Jamal Murray

30 PTS, 7 REB, 8 AST, 2 3PM · 12-24 FG

Scoring · DEN

Nikola Jokic

24 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST, 1 3PM · 9-12 FG

Scoring · MIA

Tyler Herro

22 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 3PM · 10-17 FG

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
DEN	30	37	31	35		133
MIA	24	31	31	27		113

🧮 How They Scored

DENMIA

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

63.0%Effective FG%54.4%

4.7%Turnover %7.6%

16.7%Offensive rebound %15.0%

0.207Free-throw rate0.154

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jamal Murray G	37	30	7	8	3	1	—	12-24	2-7	4-4	+19
Nikola Jokic C	31	24	12	10	1	—	2	9-12	1-2	5-5	+6
Michael Porter Jr. F	29	14	9	2	—	—	1	4-13	4-7	2-2	+19
Christian Braun G	27	12	2	—	—	—	—	6-10	—	—	+10
Julian Strawther G	26	14	1	1	—	—	—	5-9	4-7	0-1	+9
Russell Westbrook G	26	11	—	7	—	—	—	4-7	3-4	—	+12
Aaron Gordon F	22	16	6	3	—	—	1	5-8	1-3	5-5	+8
Peyton Watson G	18	3	1	2	1	—	—	1-4	0-1	1-2	+6
DeAndre Jordan C	15	6	2	1	—	—	—	3-3	—	—	+15
Hunter Tyson F	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	1-1	1-1	—	-1
PJ Hall C	2	—	1	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	-1
Jalen Pickett G	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-1	0-1	—	-1
Zeke Nnaji F-C	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1

Miami Heat

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Tyler Herro G	34	22	5	4	—	—	2	10-17	2-7	—	-18
Jimmy Butler G-F	33	18	3	2	—	—	1	7-15	0-2	4-4	-11
Bam Adebayo C-F	33	16	11	4	—	—	1	7-15	0-2	2-2	-10
Nikola Jovic F	31	16	4	4	—	—	4	6-12	2-7	2-2	-18
Duncan Robinson F	26	8	1	7	—	—	—	3-5	2-4	—	-12
Terry Rozier G	24	13	7	5	—	—	—	4-7	1-4	4-4	-7
Jaime Jaquez Jr. G	24	9	3	3	1	—	—	3-7	1-2	2-2	—
Kel'el Ware C	16	9	7	1	1	—	—	4-9	1-3	—	-13
Haywood Highsmith F	13	2	—	—	—	—	—	1-3	0-2	—	-13
Keshad Johnson F	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	+1
Pelle Larsson G	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-1	—	—	+1

🔬 Advanced Stats

Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jamal Murray	Bench	37	30	58.2	31.7	+28.4	16.9
Nikola Jokic	Bench	31	24	84.5	23.2	+12.9	23.6
Aaron Gordon	Bench	22	16	78.4	21.2	+22.2	15.4
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	29	14	50.4	23.1	+34.7	8.3
Julian Strawther	Bench	26	14	74.2	15.3	+18.2	6.8
Christian Braun	Bench	27	12	60.0	17.9	+21.6	5.9
Russell Westbrook	Bench	26	11	78.6	11.9	+24.4	9.2
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	15	6	100.0	9.1	+46.4	9.2
Peyton Watson	Bench	18	3	30.7	12.2	+12.6	2.1
Hunter Tyson	Bench	2	3	150.0	20.0	+3.3	30.0
Dario Saric	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	2	—	0.0	0.0	+3.3	0.0
Jalen Pickett	Bench	2	—	0.0	20.0	+3.3	-10.0
PJ Hall	Bench	2	—	0.0	20.0	+3.3	0.0

Miami HeatTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Tyler Herro	Bench	34	22	64.7	24.7	-29.9	10.6
Jimmy Butler	Bench	33	18	53.7	24.0	-16.2	7.2
Bam Adebayo	Bench	33	16	50.4	22.4	-18.6	10.3
Nikola Jovic	Bench	31	16	62.1	23.6	-28.9	6.8
Terry Rozier	Bench	24	13	74.2	14.0	-17.9	15.4
Jaime Jaquez Jr.	Bench	24	9	57.1	13.6	-6.0	8.4
Kel'el Ware	Bench	16	9	50.0	24.3	-41.2	14.2
Duncan Robinson	Bench	26	8	80.0	8.2	-26.5	7.2
Haywood Highsmith	Bench	13	2	33.3	10.3	-45.7	-4.2
Kevin Love	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Pelle Larsson	Bench	2	—	0.0	16.7	-3.3	-10.0
Keshad Johnson	Bench	2	—	0.0	0.0	-3.3	-10.0