The Denver Nuggets beat the Miami Heat 94-89 on Jun 12, 2023 in the playoffs at Ball Arena.
Final · Playoffs · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Jimmy Butler III led the Heat with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 28 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists.
Miami Heat box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Butler III | 41 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5-18 | 2-5 | 9-11 | 2 |
| Bam Adebayo | 44 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9-20 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Kyle Lowry | 34 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-13 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Max Strus | 32 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-12 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 3 |
| Caleb Martin | 32 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-9 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Duncan Robinson | 17 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Kevin Love | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Cody Zeller | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Haywood Highsmith | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 218 | 83 | 44 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 30-83 | 9-31 | 14-16 | 19 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Denver Nuggets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | 42 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12-16 | 1-3 | 3-5 | 3 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 34 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-17 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Jamal Murray | 41 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6-15 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 34 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Christian Braun | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 0 |
| Jeff Green | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Aaron Gordon | 29 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 4 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 212 | 84 | 51 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 34-70 | 5-23 | 11-19 | 12 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Heat · 2022-23 season · Previous Jun 9, 2023: DEN 108, MIA 95 · Next Oct 10, 2023: CHA 109, MIA 113
- Nuggets · 2022-23 season · Previous Jun 9, 2023: DEN 108, MIA 95 · Next Oct 10, 2023: DEN 115, PHX 107