NBA Final Intelligence
Miami Heat 89, Denver Nuggets 94 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (playoffs): Miami Heat 89, Denver Nuggets 94. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIA 24-22 DEN; Q2 MIA 27-22 DEN; Q3 MIA 20-26 DEN; Q4 MIA 18-24 DEN.
Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 28 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 12-of-16 shooting; Jimmy Butler (MIA) 21 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 5-of-18 shooting; Bam Adebayo (MIA) 20 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists on 9-of-20 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 16 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-17 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 14 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-15 shooting.
Standouts
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 24 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 89 | |
| DEN | 22 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 94 |
🧮 How They Scored
Box Score
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bam Adebayo C-F | 44 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9-20 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -3 |
| Jimmy Butler G-F | 41 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5-18 | 2-5 | 9-11 | -3 |
| Kyle Lowry G | 34 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-13 | 4-9 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Max Strus G | 32 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-12 | 1-6 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Caleb Martin F | 32 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-9 | 0-4 | 2-2 | +13 |
| Gabe Vincent G | 22 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-13 | 0-4 | 0-0 | -14 |
| Duncan Robinson F | 17 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -9 |
| Kevin Love F-C | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -11 |
| Haywood Highsmith F | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Cody Zeller C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -5 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic C | 42 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12-16 | 1-3 | 3-5 | +12 |
| Jamal Murray G | 41 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6-15 | 2-7 | 0-0 | +12 |
| Michael Porter Jr. F | 34 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-17 | 1-6 | 1-2 | -7 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G | 34 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 2-2 | +7 |
| Aaron Gordon F | 29 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 2-4 | +8 |
| Bruce Brown G | 28 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-14 | 0-5 | 2-4 | 0 |
| Christian Braun G | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 0 |
| Jeff Green F | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -5 |
| DeAndre Jordan C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
- DEN 108@MIA 95 Recap
- DEN 109@MIA 94 Recap
- MIA 111@DEN 108 Recap
- MIA 93@DEN 104 Recap
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