Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Nuggets Knock Down Heat

     The Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat 123-106 at Ball Arena on Wednesday night. The Heat finish their four-game road trip on Friday in Minnesota.
     Miami(28-27) had a 31-26 advantage at the end of one quarter. Denver(35-20) stormed back in the second quarter and led 60-49 at halftime. The Nuggets extended their lead to 96-79 after three quarters. 
     Bam Adebayo was the leading scorer for the Heat with 21 points. Jimmy Butler fell short of a double-double with 13 points and nine assists. Kendrick Nunn dropped in 16 points while Trevor Ariza contributed 13 points. 
     Michael Porter Jr. compiled a double-double with a game-high 25 points along with 10 rebounds for Denver. Nikola Jokic had a triple-double of 17 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds. Aaron Gordon poured in 16 points with nine rebounds and JaMychal Green scored 17 points. 

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