Miami Heat 112, Denver Nuggets 122 — Recap

November 5, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Miami Heat 112, Denver Nuggets 122. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIA 33-36 DEN; Q2 MIA 27-32 DEN; Q3 MIA 26-33 DEN; Q4 MIA 26-21 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 33 points, 15 rebounds, 16 assists, 2 threes on 12-of-18 shooting; Aaron Gordon (DEN) 24 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-16 shooting; Norman Powell (MIA) 23 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists, 4 threes on 5-of-15 shooting; Andrew Wiggins (MIA) 22 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-13 shooting; Jaime Jaquez Jr. (MIA) 21 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-14 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Nikola Jokic

33 PTS, 15 REB, 16 AST, 2 3PM · 12-18 FG

Scoring · DEN

Aaron Gordon

24 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 3PM · 9-16 FG

Scoring · MIA

Norman Powell

23 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 4 3PM · 5-15 FG

Season highs

Nikola Jokic · Season-high 16 assistsKel'el Ware · Season-high 13 reboundsPeyton Watson · Season-high 10 rebounds

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	33	27	26	26		112
DEN	36	32	33	21		122

🧮 How They Scored

MIADEN

42Points in the paint62

18Fast-break points14

8Second-chance points22

22Points off turnovers13

49Bench points31

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

52.3%Effective FG%48.0%

12.6%Turnover %12.4%

11.1%Offensive rebound %38.9%

0.291Free-throw rate0.277

Box Score

Miami Heat

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Andrew Wiggins F-G	32	22	4	5	2	1	0	9-13	3-4	1-2	-1
Norman Powell F-G	31	23	2	0	1	0	3	5-15	4-8	9-9	-5
Davion Mitchell G	31	10	3	9	0	0	3	4-6	1-2	1-2	-1
Kel'el Ware C	27	13	13	0	4	1	1	4-6	2-4	3-4	-14
Jaime Jaquez Jr. G	26	21	3	2	1	0	1	9-14	1-5	2-2	-5
Pelle Larsson G	24	6	3	3	0	0	1	1-4	0-3	4-4	-8
Nikola Jovic F	20	5	3	3	0	0	3	1-6	1-4	2-2	-8
Dru Smith G	17	5	2	2	3	1	0	2-6	1-4	0-0	-9
Simone Fontecchio F	16	5	2	2	1	1	1	2-7	1-2	0-0	-2
Keshad Johnson F	9	0	2	0	1	0	1	0-4	0-3	0-0	-1
Bam Adebayo C-F	8	2	1	0	0	0	0	1-5	0-2	0-0	+4

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nikola Jokic C	37	33	15	16	3	0	3	12-18	2-5	7-8	+18
Christian Braun G	35	11	8	7	2	1	0	5-14	0-3	1-1	+14
Jamal Murray G	34	14	8	3	2	1	2	4-15	1-8	5-5	+6
Aaron Gordon F	31	24	6	1	1	0	3	9-16	1-5	5-6	+8
Bruce Brown G	28	5	3	2	2	0	3	2-7	1-3	0-0	+3
Tim Hardaway Jr. G	24	18	3	0	0	0	1	7-12	4-9	0-0	-1
Cameron Johnson F	23	9	2	1	0	0	0	3-10	2-5	1-2	+8
Peyton Watson G	18	2	10	3	0	2	2	0-4	0-1	2-2	+2
Jonas Valanciunas C	11	6	6	0	0	0	2	1-5	0-1	4-4	-8

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Norman Powell	Starter	31	23	—	—	—	—
Andrew Wiggins	Starter	32	22	—	—	—	—
Davion Mitchell	Starter	31	10	—	—	—	—
Pelle Larsson	Starter	24	6	—	—	—	—
Bam Adebayo	Starter	8	2	—	—	—	—
Jaime Jaquez Jr.	Bench	26	21	—	—	—	—
Kel'el Ware	Bench	27	13	—	—	—	—
Dru Smith	Bench	17	5	—	—	—	—
Nikola Jovic	Bench	20	5	—	—	—	—
Simone Fontecchio	Bench	16	5	—	—	—	—
Keshad Johnson	Bench	9	0	—	—	—	—
Kasparas Jakučionis	Bench	00	0	—	—	—	—

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Jokic	Starter	37	33	—	—	—	—
Aaron Gordon	Starter	31	24	—	—	—	—
Jamal Murray	Starter	34	14	—	—	—	—
Christian Braun	Starter	35	11	—	—	—	—
Cameron Johnson	Starter	23	9	—	—	—	—
Tim Hardaway Jr.	Bench	24	18	—	—	—	—
Jonas Valanciunas	Bench	11	6	—	—	—	—
Bruce Brown	Bench	28	5	—	—	—	—
Peyton Watson	Bench	18	2	—	—	—	—
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	00	0	—	—	—	—
Jalen Pickett	Bench	00	0	—	—	—	—
Julian Strawther	Bench	00	0	—	—	—	—
Hunter Tyson	Bench	00	0	—	—	—	—
Spencer Jones	Bench	00	0	—	—	—	—