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Jokic gets hurt late in 1st half, Heat pull away from there to top Nuggets

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47-89FG53-99
53Field Goal %54
11-313PT22-46
35Three Point %48
18-22FT19-23
6Offensive Rebounds15
30Defensive Rebounds31
29Assists40
5Steals8
4Blocks4
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1Technical Fouls0
19Points Conceded Off Turnovers12
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2Largest Lead27

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Nikola Jokic goes down hard and limps off to the Nuggets' locker room at the end of the first half vs. the Heat.
Nikola Jokic goes down hard and limps off to the Nuggets' locker room at the end of the first half vs. the Heat.

MIAMI -- — Norman Powell scored 25 points and the Miami Heat pulled away in the second half to beat Denver 147-123 in a game where the Nuggets saw superstar Nikola Jokic limp off the court with a knee injury.

The teams were tied at 63 at halftime, with Jokic getting hurt with about three seconds left before the intermission. Miami then scored 47 third-quarter points to take full control.

Nikola Jovic scored 22 points, Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 20 and Bam Adebayo returned from a two-game absence to grab 10 rebounds for the Heat, who had gone 1-15 in their last 16 games against Denver — the one win coming in five-game defeat to the Nuggets in the 2023 NBA Finals.

Denver had also won the last 11 regular-season matchups between the clubs and hadn't lost a game in Miami since 2018.

But everything changed after halftime, with Jokic remaining in the locker room areas for evaluation.

Jokic still led the Nuggets in scoring with 21 points, along with eight assists and five rebounds. Jamal Murray scored 20 for Denver and Spencer Jones — who stepped on Jokic's left foot on the play where the three-time MVP was injured — scored 16 for the Nuggets, as did Tim Hardaway Jr.

Jokic was alone under the basket and appeared to step forward to help Denver’s Spencer Jones defend a drive by Miami’s Jaime Jaquez Jr. as time was about to expire in the second quarter. While backtracking, Jones stepped on Jokic’s left foot and it seemed the center’s knee buckled.

Jokic collapsed to the court, grabbing at the knee and writhing in pain.

The Heat topped the 140-point mark for the eighth time in the 2025 calendar year. Miami had seven such games from its inception in 1988 through 2024, combined.

Up next

Nuggets: At Toronto on Wednesday night.

Heat: At Detroit on Thursday night.

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12:00
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Nikola Jokic vs. Kel'el Ware (Jamal Murray gains possession)
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11:38
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Nikola Jokic misses 24-foot three point jumper
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11:36
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Nuggets offensive team rebound
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11:33
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Davion Mitchell blocks Peyton Watson 's 1-foot layup
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11:30
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Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
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11:24
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Norman Powell lost ball turnover (Spencer Jones steals)
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11:20
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Jamal Murray misses 24-foot running jump shot
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11:14
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Jamal Murray offensive rebound
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11:13
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Jamal Murray bad pass turnover (Andrew Wiggins steals)
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11:05
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Bam Adebayo makes 10-foot pullup jump shot
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10:52
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Bam Adebayo shooting foul
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10:52
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Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
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Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
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Andrew Wiggins misses 25-foot three point jumper
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10:30
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Jamal Murray defensive rebound
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Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
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10:18
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Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
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Bam Adebayo misses 11-foot two point shot
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10:08
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Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
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10:03
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Peyton Watson lost ball turnover (Andrew Wiggins steals)
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9:59
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Andrew Wiggins makes running dunk
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9:44
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Jamal Murray makes 13-foot step back jumpshot (Nikola Jokic assists)
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9:32
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Bam Adebayo makes 4-foot two point shot
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9:18
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Andrew Wiggins shooting foul
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9:18
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Peyton Watson misses free throw 1 of 2
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9:18
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Nuggets offensive team rebound
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9:18
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Peyton Watson makes free throw 2 of 2
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9:15
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Norman Powell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Davion Mitchell assists)
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9:02
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Tim Hardaway Jr. makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
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9:02
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Andrew Wiggins shooting foul
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9:02
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Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1
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8:49
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Norman Powell makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (Davion Mitchell assists)
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8:36
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Jamal Murray misses driving layup
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8:34
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Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
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8:30
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Davion Mitchell misses running layup
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8:23
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Bam Adebayo offensive rebound
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8:23
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Bam Adebayo misses tip shot
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8:23
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Spencer Jones defensive rebound
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8:18
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Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
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8:14
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Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
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8:05
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Bam Adebayo out of bounds lost ball turnover
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7:53
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Davion Mitchell personal foul
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7:45
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Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 16-foot step back jumpshot (Nikola Jokic assists)
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7:33
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Kel'el Ware makes alley oop dunk (Davion Mitchell assists)
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7:22
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Nikola Jokic makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
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7:09
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Norman Powell misses 23-foot three point jumper
1312
7:07
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Norman Powell offensive rebound
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7:05
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Norman Powell makes 8-foot two point shot
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6:47
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Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
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6:44
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Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
1512
6:38
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Bam Adebayo misses 25-foot three point jumper
1512
6:34
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Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound
1512
6:27
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Jamal Murray makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
1514
6:17
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Heat Full timeout
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6:17
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Jaime Jaquez Jr. enters the game for Andrew Wiggins
1514
6:17
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Pelle Larsson enters the game for Kel'el Ware
1514
6:17
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Bruce Brown enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.
1514
6:02
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Davion Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper
1514
5:58
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Spencer Jones defensive rebound
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5:38
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Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot
1514
5:34
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Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
1514
5:33
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Bam Adebayo bad pass turnover (Jamal Murray steals)
1514
5:28
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Nikola Jokic makes alley oop dunk (Jamal Murray assists)
1516
5:16
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Pelle Larsson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists)
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4:55
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Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover (Norman Powell steals)
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4:49
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Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes running layup (Davion Mitchell assists)
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4:36
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Jamal Murray makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
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Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes driving layup (Davion Mitchell assists)
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Norman Powell shooting foul
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4:03
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Peyton Watson makes free throw 1 of 2
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4:03
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Dru Smith enters the game for Bam Adebayo
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4:03
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Nikola Jovic enters the game for Davion Mitchell
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4:03
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Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Spencer Jones
2219
4:03
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Peyton Watson makes free throw 2 of 2
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3:55
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Norman Powell makes 12-foot step back jumpshot
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Peyton Watson shooting foul
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Norman Powell makes free throw 1 of 1
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3:36
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Bruce Brown makes 22-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
2523
3:20
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Dru Smith makes 22-foot three point jumper (Norman Powell assists)
2823
3:03
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Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot
2823
3:00
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Dru Smith defensive rebound
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2:56
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Norman Powell misses running pullup jump shot
2823
2:52
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Jamal Murray defensive rebound
2823
2:32
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Jamal Murray misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
2823
2:28
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Pelle Larsson defensive rebound
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2:25
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Nikola Jovic makes running layup
3023
2:25
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Zeke Nnaji shooting foul
3023
2:25
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Nuggets Full timeout
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2:25
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Andrew Wiggins enters the game for Norman Powell
3023
2:25
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Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Peyton Watson
3023
2:25
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Julian Strawther enters the game for Jamal Murray
3023
2:25
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Nikola Jovic makes free throw 1 of 1
3123
2:18
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Julian Strawther lost ball turnover (Dru Smith steals)
3123
2:16
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Tim Hardaway Jr. personal foul
3123
2:05
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Nikola Jovic makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Andrew Wiggins assists)
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1:49
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Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
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1:46
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Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound
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1:38
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Nikola Jovic makes 27-foot three point jumper (Andrew Wiggins assists)
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Zeke Nnaji makes 1-foot layup (Julian Strawther assists)
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Nikola Jovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
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1:05
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Bruce Brown defensive rebound
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1:00
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Bruce Brown makes running layup
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Andrew Wiggins makes 5-foot layup (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists)
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35.6
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Nikola Jokic bad pass turnover (Andrew Wiggins steals)
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Zeke Nnaji personal foul
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24.9
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Dru Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists)
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4.3
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Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)
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Andrew Wiggins misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
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Heat offensive team rebound
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End of the 1st Quarter
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