Murray scores 30 points, Jokic has another triple-double to help Nuggets roll past Butler and Heat
MIAMI (AP) Jamal Murray scored 30 points, Nikola Jokic extended his NBA lead with his 17th triple-double of the season and the Denver Nuggets spoiled Jimmy Butler's return by beating the Miami Heat 133-113 on Friday night.
Jokic finished with 24 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. Aaron Gordon added 16 for Denver.
Tyler Herro scored 22 points for Miami, while Butler had 18 in his first game back from a seven-game suspension. Bam Adebayo finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Nikola Jovic scored 16 points for the Heat.
Nuggets: Denver hit the midway point of the season at 25-16, putting the Nuggets on pace to win at least 60% of their games for the sixth time in the last seven seasons. Prior to this stretch, the Nuggets finished at .600 or better only six times in their previous 31 seasons.
Heat: Miami has dropped three in a row at home - its longest such streak of the season - and all were by double digits: a 13-point loss to Indiana on Jan. 2, a 36-point loss to Utah two nights later and now this loss by 20.
Jokic made a 3-pointer with four seconds left in the third quarter, pushing Denver's lead out to 12. Otherwise, Miami would have been within nine and with the ball to open the fourth quarter. But Jokic's 3 started an 14-2 run that put the game basically out of Miami's reach.
Including a pair of triple-doubles in NBA Finals games, Jokic has eight triple-doubles against Miami. The Nuggets are 8-0 in those games.
Denver finishes its two-game trip Sunday in Orlando, while Miami remains home Sunday to face Victor Wembanyama and San Antonio.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Nikola Jokic vs. Bam Adebayo (Tyler Herro gains possession) | |||
11:37 | Jimmy Butler misses two point turnaround bank jump shot | |||
11:33 | Nuggets defensive rebound | |||
11:13 | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | |||
11:13 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
10:59 | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
10:56 | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | |||
10:43 | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point dunk (Duncan Robinson assists) | 0-2 | |
10:22 | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 3-2 | |
10:13 | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point driving floating jump shot | 3-4 | |
9:49 | Haywood Highsmith shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | |||
9:49 | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-4 | |
9:49 | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-4 | |
9:35 | Bam Adebayo misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
9:32 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
9:20 | Jamal Murray misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
9:17 | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | |||
8:59 | Bam Adebayo misses three point jump shot | |||
8:56 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | |||
8:51 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point running layup (Russell Westbrook assists) | 7-4 | |
8:38 | Tyler Herro misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
8:34 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | |||
8:31 | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point running jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 10-4 | |
8:09 | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point cutting dunk (Duncan Robinson assists) | 10-6 | |
7:56 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving reverse layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 12-6 | |
7:40 | Tyler Herro turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
7:32 | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point cutting dunk (Russell Westbrook assists) | 14-6 | |
7:11 | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point driving finger roll layup | 14-8 | |
7:10 | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
6:46 | Haywood Highsmith misses three point jump shot | |||
6:42 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
6:36 | Christian Braun misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
6:33 | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | |||
6:32 | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point putback layup | |||
6:29 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | |||
6:29 | +3 | Russell Westbrook makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 17-8 | |
6:29 | Heat 60 second timeout | |||
6:16 | Jimmy Butler misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
6:12 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
6:03 | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point driving layup | 19-8 | |
5:44 | +3 | Tyler Herro makes three point pullup jump shot (Duncan Robinson assists) | 19-11 | |
5:22 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving finger roll layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 21-11 | |
5:10 | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point pullup jump shot | 21-13 | |
4:52 | Jamal Murray misses two point driving layup | |||
4:49 | Nikola Jovic defensive rebound | |||
4:49 | Nikola Jovic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
4:38 | Russell Westbrook misses two point driving layup | |||
4:36 | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | |||
4:33 | Julian Strawther shooting foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | |||
4:33 | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-14 | |
4:33 | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-15 | |
4:18 | Julian Strawther misses three point jump shot | |||
4:15 | Duncan Robinson defensive rebound | |||
4:02 | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jovic assists) | 21-17 | |
3:41 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving hook shot (Russell Westbrook assists) | 23-17 | |
3:23 | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point driving floating jump shot (Duncan Robinson assists) | 23-19 | |
3:12 | Aaron Gordon turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
2:55 | Duncan Robinson misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
2:50 | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | |||
2:38 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point layup (Russell Westbrook assists) | 25-19 | |
2:19 | Bam Adebayo misses two point alley-oop layup | |||
2:17 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
2:13 | Russell Westbrook misses three point running jump shot | |||
2:10 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | |||
2:07 | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | |||
2:04 | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | |||
2:00 | Nikola Jovic misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
2:00 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
1:48 | +3 | Russell Westbrook makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 28-19 | |
1:40 | Nikola Jovic turnover (lost ball) (Peyton Watson steals) | |||
1:35 | Peyton Watson misses two point driving layup | |||
1:29 | Nikola Jovic defensive rebound | |||
1:25 | Jimmy Butler misses three point jump shot | |||
1:22 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
1:17 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point running layup (Peyton Watson assists) | 30-19 | |
1:14 | Heat 60 second timeout | |||
1:02 | Nikola Jovic misses two point floating jump shot | |||
1:00 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | |||
0:45 | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | |||
0:42 | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | |||
0:37 | +3 | Nikola Jovic makes three point running jump shot (Tyler Herro assists) | 30-22 | |
0:30 | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | |||
0:27 | Terry Rozier defensive rebound | |||
0:14 | +2 | Nikola Jovic makes two point driving layup | 30-24 | |
0:00 | Jamal Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
0:00 | Terry Rozier defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:45 | +3 | Julian Strawther makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 33-24 | |
11:19 | +2 | Kel'el Ware makes two point cutting layup (Terry Rozier assists) | 33-26 | |
11:03 | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 35-26 | |
11:03 | Nikola Jovic shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | |||
11:03 | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 36-26 | |
10:53 | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point driving floating jump shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 36-28 | |
10:38 | +3 | Aaron Gordon makes three point pullup jump shot | 39-28 | |
10:17 | Nikola Jovic misses three point jump shot | |||
10:11 | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | |||
10:11 | Terry Rozier personal foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | |||
10:02 | Julian Strawther misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
10:00 | DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound | |||
9:54 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
9:52 | Kel'el Ware defensive rebound | |||
9:37 | +2 | Nikola Jovic makes two point cutting layup (Kel'el Ware assists) | 39-30 | |
9:19 | Julian Strawther misses three point jump shot | |||
9:16 | Terry Rozier defensive rebound | |||
9:06 | Kel'el Ware misses three point jump shot | |||
9:03 | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
8:57 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
8:54 | Kel'el Ware defensive rebound | |||
8:49 | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point driving floating jump shot | 39-32 | |
8:49 | Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul) | |||
8:49 | +1 | Terry Rozier makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 39-33 | |
8:31 | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point cutting layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 41-33 | |
8:17 | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point driving hook shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 41-35 | |
7:54 | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point driving dunk (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 43-35 | |
7:38 | Nikola Jovic misses three point jump shot | |||
7:35 | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | |||
7:31 | Jamal Murray misses three point running jump shot | |||
7:28 | Kel'el Ware defensive rebound | |||
7:22 | Tyler Herro misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
7:18 | Christian Braun defensive rebound | |||
7:07 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point floating jump shot | 45-35 | |
6:48 | Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot | |||
6:43 | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | |||
6:39 | Terry Rozier shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | |||
6:39 | Heat 60 second timeout | |||
6:39 | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 46-35 | |
6:39 | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 47-35 | |
6:20 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
6:19 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
6:07 | Nikola Jokic misses two point driving layup | |||
6:01 | Terry Rozier defensive rebound | |||
5:56 | +3 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes three point jump shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 47-38 | |
5:36 | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
5:32 | Terry Rozier defensive rebound | |||
5:25 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
5:22 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
5:19 | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point running layup (Russell Westbrook assists) | 49-38 | |
5:05 | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point cutting dunk (Bam Adebayo assists) | 49-40 | |
4:46 | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Jaime Jaquez Jr. steals) | |||
4:42 | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Duncan Robinson assists) | 49-42 | |
4:42 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
4:25 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 51-42 | |
4:09 | Bam Adebayo misses three point jump shot | |||
4:05 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | |||
3:54 | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 53-42 | |
3:43 | Christian Braun personal foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul) | |||
3:26 | +3 | Tyler Herro makes three point jump shot (Duncan Robinson assists) | 53-45 | |
3:16 | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 56-45 | |
2:54 | +2 | Nikola Jovic makes two point driving finger roll layup (Tyler Herro assists) | 56-47 | |
2:39 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 58-47 | |
2:28 | Russell Westbrook shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | |||
2:28 | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 58-48 | |
2:28 | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 58-49 | |
2:08 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving finger roll layup | 60-49 | |
1:57 | Jimmy Butler turnover (bad pass) (Jamal Murray steals) | |||
1:52 | Russell Westbrook misses two point running layup | |||
1:47 | Nikola Jovic defensive rebound | |||
1:34 | +2 | Duncan Robinson makes two point driving finger roll layup (Nikola Jovic assists) | 60-51 | |
1:17 | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point cutting dunk (Jamal Murray assists) | 62-51 | |
1:04 | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point alley-oop dunk (Tyler Herro assists) | 62-53 | |
0:55 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot (Peyton Watson assists) | 64-53 | |
0:47 | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point pullup jump shot | 64-55 | |
0:31 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point hook shot | 66-55 | |
0:09 | Tyler Herro misses two point driving layup | |||
0:07 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
0:06 | Duncan Robinson shooting foul (Peyton Watson draws the foul) | |||
0:06 | +1 | Peyton Watson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 67-55 | |
0:06 | Peyton Watson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
0:05 | Heat defensive rebound | |||
0:02 | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Take) (Tyler Herro draws the foul) | |||
0:01 | Duncan Robinson misses three point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
0:00 | Heat offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |