
Miami Heat at Denver Nuggets
· National Basketball AssociationNikola Jokic's third straight triple-double leads Nuggets past Heat 135-122

The triple-double was Jokic’s NBA-best fifth of the season.
After missing the past three games in concussion protocol, Jamal Murray had 28 points and became the first player in Nuggets franchise history with 1,000 career 3-pointers.
The Heat played most of the game without Jimmy Butler, who turned his ankle on a drive against Murray seven minutes into the game and did not return.
Denver raced out to a 17-6 lead in the opening 4:10 as part of a 40-point first quarter in which it made 14 of its 20 shots. Though it fought back to get within seven in the final five minutes of the game, Miami never led and trailed by as many as 26 in the second half.
Tyler Herro had a team-high 24 points and 11 assists for the Heat.
Nuggets: Though concerns continue to persist about the drop off between its starting five and its bench, Denver continued its recent surge, winning for the sixth time in the past seven games after an 0-2 start.
Regular Season Series
DEN leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of Game | 122 - 135 |
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of the 4th Quarter | 122 - 135 |
4th 3.1 | ![]() |
shot clock turnover | 122 - 135 |
4th 27.2 | ![]() |
Haywood Highsmith makes 5-foot two point shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 122 - 135 |
4th 35.1 | ![]() |
Christian Braun makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 120 - 135 |
Statistics
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46-94 | FG | 50-81 |
48.9 | Field Goal % | 61.7 |
20-43 | 3PT | 18-35 |
46.5 | Three Point % | 51.4 |
10-13 | FT | 17-19 |
76.9 | Free Throw % | 89.5 |
33 | Rebounds | 39 |
9 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
24 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
33 | Assists | 37 |
11 | Steals | 5 |
1 | Blocks | 5 |
11 | Turnovers | 17 |
3 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
14 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
23 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 29 |
26 | Fast Break Points | 25 |
50 | Points in Paint | 58 |
19 | Fouls | 13 |
0 | Largest Lead | 26 |
Denver Nuggets Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Miami Heat Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Kel'el Ware, C | Out | Jul 8 |
Dru Smith, G | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Terry Rozier, SG | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Game Information

Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 19,621 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southeast Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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41 | 41 | .500 | - | L1 |
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40 | 42 | .488 | 1 | W3 |
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37 | 45 | .451 | 4 | L1 |
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19 | 63 | .232 | 22 | L7 |
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18 | 64 | .220 | 23 | W1 |
2024-25 Northwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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68 | 14 | .829 | - | W4 |
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50 | 32 | .610 | 18 | W3 |
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49 | 33 | .598 | 19 | W3 |
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36 | 46 | .439 | 32 | W1 |
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17 | 65 | .207 | 51 | L2 |
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