The Miami Heat beat the Denver Nuggets 147-123 on Dec 29, 2025 at Kaseya Center.
Final · Kaseya Center
Top performers
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.
- Norman Powell led the Heat with 25 points, 1 rebounds and 4 assists.
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 | 19 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9-14 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 1 |
| Jamal Murray | 35 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9-21 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 28 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 1 |
| Spencer Jones | 33 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5-6 | 5-5 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Peyton Watson | 32 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 3 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Julian Strawther | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 0 |
| DaRon Holmes II | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 1 |
| Jalen Pickett | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 200 | 104 | 29 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 38-72 | 10-24 | 18-22 | 16 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Powell | 28 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9-16 | 3-8 | 4-4 | 1 |
| Nikola Jovic | 26 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-12 | 5-8 | 3-3 | 3 |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | 28 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-11 | 1-2 | 3-6 | 0 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 31 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6-10 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 2 |
| Kel'el Ware | 24 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-12 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Bam Adebayo | 21 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Dru Smith | 21 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 3 |
| Davion Mitchell | 32 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Simone Fontecchio | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 1 |
| Pelle Larsson | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Keshad Johnson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Myron Gardner | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Kasparas Jakucionis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 238 | 147 | 46 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 53-99 | 22-46 | 19-23 | 22 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Nuggets · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 27, 2025: DEN 126, ORL 127 · Next Dec 31, 2025: DEN 106, TOR 103
- Heat · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 27, 2025: IND 116, MIA 142 · Next Jan 1, 2026: MIA 118, DET 112