Nuggets Shake Heat

     The Denver Nuggets took the Miami Heat 135-122 at Ball Arena on Friday night. It was a rematch of the 2023 NBA Finals between both clubs. The Heat have lost three straight games and continued the long road trip. 

     Denver(6-3) blitzed the Heat and outscored them 40-27 in the first quarter. They still had a stranglehold of the lead 71-60 at halftime. Miami(3-5) was behind even more 104-90 at the conclusion of the third quarter.  

     Tyler Herro placed club-highs for the Heat with 24 points and 11 assists. Bam Adebayo fell short of a double-double with 20 points and nine rebounds. Duncan Robinson poured in 20 points while Terry Rozier along with Haywood Highsmith had 17 points each. 

     Nikola Jovic compiled a triple-double for the Nuggets with game-highs of 30 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds. Jamal Murray answered with 28 points and Michael Porter Jr. got 21 points.