Miami Heat 97, Denver Nuggets 103 — Recap

February 29, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Miami Heat 97, Denver Nuggets 103. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIA 20-36 DEN; Q2 MIA 31-20 DEN; Q3 MIA 19-27 DEN; Q4 MIA 27-20 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 30 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 12-of-23 shooting; Bam Adebayo (MIA) 22 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists on 8-of-18 shooting; Jimmy Butler (MIA) 21 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-17 shooting; Terry Rozier (MIA) 19 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-15 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 18 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists on 6-of-15 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Michael Porter Jr.

30 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 4 3PM · 12-23 FG

Scoring · MIA

Bam Adebayo

22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 8-18 FG

Scoring · MIA

Jimmy Butler

21 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 3PM · 7-17 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
MIA	20	31	19	27		97
DEN	36	20	27	20		103

🧮 How They Scored

MIADEN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

47.0%Effective FG%51.4%

13.1%Turnover %15.0%

24.3%Offensive rebound %20.0%

0.293Free-throw rate0.300

Box Score

Miami Heat

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jimmy Butler G-F	40	21	7	3	1	—	—	7-17	1-4	6-9	—
Duncan Robinson F	36	12	3	3	3	—	1	5-9	2-6	—	—
Bam Adebayo C-F	35	22	8	3	1	—	1	8-18	—	6-6	—
Terry Rozier G	33	19	5	4	1	—	3	6-15	1-8	6-6	—
Caleb Martin F	28	13	9	1	—	1	2	5-10	2-3	1-1	—
Jaime Jaquez Jr. G	27	3	4	5	2	—	3	1-5	0-1	1-2	—
Nikola Jovic F	25	7	6	1	2	—	3	3-8	1-4	—	—
Orlando Robinson C	12	—	3	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Michael Porter Jr. F	38	30	11	3	2	2	2	12-23	4-10	2-2	—
Nikola Jokic C	38	18	11	7	1	2	4	6-15	0-3	6-6	—
Aaron Gordon F	37	16	9	3	3	1	4	5-8	—	6-6	—
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	34	18	2	2	1	1	1	5-11	4-8	4-4	—
Christian Braun G	20	2	2	1	1	1	—	1-2	—	0-1	—
Peyton Watson G	15	—	—	—	1	—	1	0-4	0-1	—	—
Jamal Murray G	14	6	1	3	—	—	1	2-6	2-3	—	—
Zeke Nnaji F-C	6	1	1	—	—	1	1	0-1	—	1-2	—

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Bam Adebayo	Bench	35	22	53.3	25.9	-3.9	13.6
Jimmy Butler	Bench	40	21	50.1	21.9	+2.3	11.3
Terry Rozier	Bench	33	19	53.9	26.6	-11.0	13.2
Caleb Martin	Bench	28	13	62.3	17.6	+5.1	11.9
Duncan Robinson	Bench	36	12	66.7	11.6	+5.3	9.2
Nikola Jovic	Bench	25	7	43.8	19.6	-27.5	7.7
Jaime Jaquez Jr.	Bench	27	3	25.5	14.1	-12.7	4.9
Thomas Bryant	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Haywood Highsmith	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Tyler Herro	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Orlando Robinson	Bench	12	—	0.0	3.4	-12.0	5.6

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	38	30	62.8	28.6	+1.2	21.8
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Bench	34	18	70.5	17.1	+13.5	9.8
Nikola Jokic	Bench	38	18	51.0	24.7	+14.8	14.7
Aaron Gordon	Bench	37	16	75.2	16.7	-2.4	15.0
Jamal Murray	Bench	14	6	50.0	20.6	+27.4	6.8
Christian Braun	Bench	20	2	41.0	4.8	+14.5	1.6
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	06	1	26.6	23.1	+12.3	-5.3
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jay Huff	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Peyton Watson	Bench	15	—	0.0	15.6	+23.7	-10.4
Jalen Pickett	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Julian Strawther	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hunter Tyson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0