The Nuggets lost their first home game in this postseason and dropped to 9-1 in Denver. They had not lost a home game since March 30.
Game 3 of the NBA Finals will be in Miami at Kaseya Center on Wednesday night. The South Florida region has not held an NBA Finals game since 2014 when the Heat faced the San Antonio Spurs.
Miami scored the first seven points of the game and rushed out to a 10-2 lead three minutes into the contest. The Nuggets had a 13-5 spurt at the end of the opening frame. The Heat had a 26-23 lead at the end of the first quarter. Denver went on a 21-6 run to begin the second quarter and had a 42-32 lead at the 7:49 mark. The Nuggets were able to get a 57-51 halftime lead.
The Heat had a 15-9 edge at the start of the second half to tie it 66-66 at the 8:15 mark of the third. Denver responded with a 17-9 spurt to lead 83-75 at the end of three quarters. Miami rocketed out to a 15-2 run to begin the fourth quarter and led 90-85 with 9:17 to go. The Heat had a 12-point margin 107-95 with 3:39 remaining in the fourth. The Nuggets closed the gap to three points 111-108 with 35.1 seconds left.
Jimmy Butler contributed 21 points and nine assists for the Heat. Gabe Vincent drained in a club-high 23 points while Bam Adebayo had 21 points and nine rebounds. Max Strus bounced back with 14 points in the loss.
Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with a game-high 41 points and 11 rebounds for a double-double. Jamal Murray added in 18 points along with 10 assists and Aaron Gordon dropped in 12 points.
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