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

By AP•Dec 30, 2025

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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.

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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MIA at DEN

Thu, Nov 6

112 - 122

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DEN at MIA

Tue, Dec 30

123 - 147

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DEN

MIA

47-89FG53-99

53Field Goal %54

11-313PT22-46

35Three Point %48

18-22FT19-23

6Offensive Rebounds15

30Defensive Rebounds31

29Assists40

5Steals8

4Blocks4

10Turnovers9

1Technical Fouls0

19Points Conceded Off Turnovers12

9Fast Break Points18

21Fouls22

2Largest Lead27

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1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	MIA	DEN
12:00	Nikola Jokic vs. Kel'el Ware (Jamal Murray gains possession)	0	0
11:38	Nikola Jokic misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:36	Nuggets offensive team rebound	0	0
11:33	Davion Mitchell blocks Peyton Watson 's 1-foot layup	0	0
11:30	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	0	0
11:24	Norman Powell lost ball turnover (Spencer Jones steals)	0	0
11:20	Jamal Murray misses 24-foot running jump shot	0	0
11:14	Jamal Murray offensive rebound	0	0
11:13	Jamal Murray bad pass turnover (Andrew Wiggins steals)	0	0
11:05	Bam Adebayo makes 10-foot pullup jump shot	2	0
10:52	Bam Adebayo shooting foul	2	0
10:52	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	2	1
10:52	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	2	2
10:33	Andrew Wiggins misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	2
10:30	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	2	2
10:22	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	2	2
10:18	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	2	2
10:12	Bam Adebayo misses 11-foot two point shot	2	2
10:08	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	2	2
10:03	Peyton Watson lost ball turnover (Andrew Wiggins steals)	2	2
9:59	Andrew Wiggins makes running dunk	4	2
9:44	Jamal Murray makes 13-foot step back jumpshot (Nikola Jokic assists)	4	4
9:32	Bam Adebayo makes 4-foot two point shot	6	4
9:18	Andrew Wiggins shooting foul	6	4
9:18	Peyton Watson misses free throw 1 of 2	6	4
9:18	Nuggets offensive team rebound	6	4
9:18	Peyton Watson makes free throw 2 of 2	6	5
9:15	Norman Powell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Davion Mitchell assists)	9	5
9:02	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	9	7
9:02	Andrew Wiggins shooting foul	9	7
9:02	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1	9	8
8:49	Norman Powell makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (Davion Mitchell assists)	11	8
8:36	Jamal Murray misses driving layup	11	8
8:34	Kel'el Ware defensive rebound	11	8
8:30	Davion Mitchell misses running layup	11	8
8:23	Bam Adebayo offensive rebound	11	8
8:23	Bam Adebayo misses tip shot	11	8
8:23	Spencer Jones defensive rebound	11	8
8:18	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	8
8:14	Kel'el Ware defensive rebound	11	8
8:05	Bam Adebayo out of bounds lost ball turnover	11	8
7:53	Davion Mitchell personal foul	11	8
7:45	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 16-foot step back jumpshot (Nikola Jokic assists)	11	10
7:33	Kel'el Ware makes alley oop dunk (Davion Mitchell assists)	13	10
7:22	Nikola Jokic makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	13	12
7:09	Norman Powell misses 23-foot three point jumper	13	12
7:07	Norman Powell offensive rebound	13	12
7:05	Norman Powell makes 8-foot two point shot	15	12
6:47	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	12
6:44	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	15	12
6:38	Bam Adebayo misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	12
6:34	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	15	12
6:27	Jamal Murray makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	15	14
6:17	Heat Full timeout	15	14
6:17	Jaime Jaquez Jr. enters the game for Andrew Wiggins	15	14
6:17	Pelle Larsson enters the game for Kel'el Ware	15	14
6:17	Bruce Brown enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	15	14
6:02	Davion Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	14
5:58	Spencer Jones defensive rebound	15	14
5:38	Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot	15	14
5:34	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	15	14
5:33	Bam Adebayo bad pass turnover (Jamal Murray steals)	15	14
5:28	Nikola Jokic makes alley oop dunk (Jamal Murray assists)	15	16
5:16	Pelle Larsson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists)	18	16
4:55	Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover (Norman Powell steals)	18	16
4:49	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes running layup (Davion Mitchell assists)	20	16
4:36	Jamal Murray makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	20	18
4:20	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes driving layup (Davion Mitchell assists)	22	18
4:03	Norman Powell shooting foul	22	18
4:03	Peyton Watson makes free throw 1 of 2	22	19
4:03	Dru Smith enters the game for Bam Adebayo	22	19
4:03	Nikola Jovic enters the game for Davion Mitchell	22	19
4:03	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Spencer Jones	22	19
4:03	Peyton Watson makes free throw 2 of 2	22	20
3:55	Norman Powell makes 12-foot step back jumpshot	24	20
3:55	Peyton Watson shooting foul	24	20
3:55	Norman Powell makes free throw 1 of 1	25	20
3:36	Bruce Brown makes 22-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	25	23
3:20	Dru Smith makes 22-foot three point jumper (Norman Powell assists)	28	23
3:03	Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot	28	23
3:00	Dru Smith defensive rebound	28	23
2:56	Norman Powell misses running pullup jump shot	28	23
2:52	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	28	23
2:32	Jamal Murray misses 22-foot pullup jump shot	28	23
2:28	Pelle Larsson defensive rebound	28	23
2:25	Nikola Jovic makes running layup	30	23
2:25	Zeke Nnaji shooting foul	30	23
2:25	Nuggets Full timeout	30	23
2:25	Andrew Wiggins enters the game for Norman Powell	30	23
2:25	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Peyton Watson	30	23
2:25	Julian Strawther enters the game for Jamal Murray	30	23
2:25	Nikola Jovic makes free throw 1 of 1	31	23
2:18	Julian Strawther lost ball turnover (Dru Smith steals)	31	23
2:16	Tim Hardaway Jr. personal foul	31	23
2:05	Nikola Jovic makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Andrew Wiggins assists)	33	23
1:49	Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper	33	23
1:46	Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound	33	23
1:38	Nikola Jovic makes 27-foot three point jumper (Andrew Wiggins assists)	36	23
1:16	Zeke Nnaji makes 1-foot layup (Julian Strawther assists)	36	25
1:08	Nikola Jovic misses 25-foot three point jumper	36	25
1:05	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	36	25
1:00	Bruce Brown makes running layup	36	27
52.5	Andrew Wiggins makes 5-foot layup (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists)	38	27
35.6	Nikola Jokic bad pass turnover (Andrew Wiggins steals)	38	27
35.6	Zeke Nnaji personal foul	38	27
24.9	Dru Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists)	41	27
4.3	Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)	41	29
1.1	Andrew Wiggins misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	41	29
0.1	Heat offensive team rebound	41	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	41	29

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	MIA	DEN
12:00	Jamal Murray enters the game for Nikola Jokic	41	29
12:00	Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Julian Strawther	41	29
11:46	Pelle Larsson misses two point shot	41	29
11:43	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	41	29
11:35	Jonas Valanciunas offensive foul	41	29
11:35	Jonas Valanciunas offensive foul turnover	41	29
11:24	Pelle Larsson misses 22-foot three point jumper	41	29
11:20	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	41	29
11:08	Jamal Murray makes 13-foot jumper (Jonas Valanciunas assists)	41	31
10:58	Bruce Brown shooting foul	41	31
10:58	Nikola Jovic makes free throw 1 of 2	42	31
10:58	Nikola Jovic makes free throw 2 of 2	43	31
10:40	Dru Smith shooting foul	43	31
10:40	Zeke Nnaji makes free throw 1 of 2	43	32
10:40	Zeke Nnaji makes free throw 2 of 2	43	33
10:34	Zeke Nnaji personal foul	43	33
10:26	Dru Smith makes 2-foot two point shot (Andrew Wiggins assists)	45	33
10:11	Nikola Jovic kicked ball violation	45	33
10:05	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 12-foot step back jumpshot (Jamal Murray assists)	45	35
9:53	Dru Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper	45	35
9:48	Andrew Wiggins offensive rebound	45	35
9:44	Nikola Jovic misses 25-foot three point jumper	45	35
9:41	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	45	35
9:35	Bruce Brown makes driving layup	45	37
9:25	Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul	45	37
9:25	Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 1 of 2	45	37
9:25	Heat offensive team rebound	45	37
9:25	Kel'el Ware enters the game for Pelle Larsson	45	37
9:25	Spencer Jones enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	45	37
9:25	Andrew Wiggins makes free throw 2 of 2	46	37
9:14	Bruce Brown bad pass turnover (Kel'el Ware steals)	46	37
9:08	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point shot	48	37
9:08	Nuggets Full timeout	48	37
8:52	Nikola Jovic personal foul	48	37
8:49	Bruce Brown bad pass turnover (Dru Smith steals)	48	37
8:46	Dru Smith makes two point shot (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists)	50	37
8:34	Jonas Valanciunas offensive foul	50	37
8:34	Jonas Valanciunas offensive foul turnover	50	37
8:27	Nikola Jovic misses driving layup	50	37
8:23	Kel'el Ware offensive rebound	50	37
8:23	Kel'el Ware makes tip in dunk	52	37
8:06	Jamal Murray misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	52	37
8:03	Kel'el Ware defensive rebound	52	37
7:45	Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses 7-foot pullup jump shot	52	37
7:41	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	52	37
7:34	Bruce Brown makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot	52	39
7:25	Dru Smith lost ball turnover (Spencer Jones steals)	52	39
7:21	Bruce Brown makes running layup (Spencer Jones assists)	52	41
7:21	Heat Full timeout	52	41
7:21	Davion Mitchell enters the game for Nikola Jovic	52	41
7:21	Pelle Larsson enters the game for Jaime Jaquez Jr.	52	41
7:21	Bam Adebayo enters the game for Dru Smith	52	41
7:21	Norman Powell enters the game for Andrew Wiggins	52	41
7:21	Nikola Jokic enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	52	41
7:21	Peyton Watson enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas	52	41
7:07	Spencer Jones blocks Kel'el Ware 's 4-foot driving layup	52	41
7:04	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	52	41
6:56	Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot floating jump shot (Peyton Watson assists)	52	43
6:43	Pelle Larsson misses driving floating jump shot	52	43
6:39	Bam Adebayo offensive rebound	52	43
6:38	Kel'el Ware misses 24-foot three point jumper	52	43
6:35	Spencer Jones defensive rebound	52	43
6:22	Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper	52	43
6:17	Pelle Larsson defensive rebound	52	43
6:08	Norman Powell misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	52	43
6:03	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	52	43
5:50	Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot	52	43
5:46	Davion Mitchell defensive rebound	52	43
5:42	Bruce Brown kicked ball violation	52	43
5:42	Julian Strawther enters the game for Jamal Murray	52	43
5:27	Davion Mitchell misses 15-foot step back jumpshot	52	43
5:23	Kel'el Ware offensive rebound	52	43
5:21	Norman Powell lost ball turnover (Spencer Jones steals)	52	43
5:18	Pelle Larsson shooting foul	52	43
5:18	Spencer Jones misses free throw 1 of 2	52	43
5:18	Nuggets offensive team rebound	52	43
5:18	Spencer Jones makes free throw 2 of 2	52	44
5:09	Peyton Watson blocks Norman Powell 's 1-foot two point shot	52	44
5:09	Heat offensive team rebound	52	44
5:07	Bruce Brown personal foul	52	44
4:52	shot clock turnover	52	44
4:34	Nikola Jokic makes 24-foot three point jumper	52	47
4:17	Bam Adebayo misses 10-foot fade away jump shot	52	47
4:14	Kel'el Ware offensive rebound	52	47
4:10	Davion Mitchell bad pass turnover (Peyton Watson steals)	52	47
4:06	Pelle Larsson personal foul	52	47
3:53	Spencer Jones misses 5-foot floating jump shot	52	47
3:50	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	52	47
3:40	Pelle Larsson misses 24-foot three point jumper	52	47
3:36	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	52	47
3:19	Bruce Brown makes 1-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	52	49
3:10	Spencer Jones personal foul	52	49
3:10	(03:10) [Nuggets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL REPLAYCENTER)	52	49
3:10	Andrew Wiggins enters the game for Kel'el Ware	52	49
3:10	Jaime Jaquez Jr. enters the game for Pelle Larsson	52	49
3:10	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Bruce Brown	52	49
3:10	Jamal Murray enters the game for Julian Strawther	52	49
3:10	Bam Adebayo makes free throw 1 of 2	53	49
3:10	Bam Adebayo makes free throw 2 of 2	54	49
2:58	Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shot	54	51
2:58	Bam Adebayo shooting foul	54	51
2:58	Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 1	54	51
2:55	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	54	51
2:53	Nikola Jokic misses floating jump shot	54	51
2:52	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	54	51
2:50	Nikola Jokic makes two point shot	54	53
2:34	Norman Powell makes 13-foot pullup jump shot	56	53
2:13	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	56	56
1:54	Spencer Jones personal foul	56	56
1:54	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	57	56
1:54	Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2	57	56
1:52	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	57	56
1:41	Nikola Jokic makes 15-foot jumper	57	58
1:27	Andrew Wiggins misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	57	58
1:23	Bam Adebayo offensive rebound	57	58
1:21	Norman Powell misses 22-foot three point jumper	57	58
1:18	Jaime Jaquez Jr. offensive rebound	57	58
1:16	Davion Mitchell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists)	60	58
59.4	Peyton Watson misses driving layup	60	58
57.1	Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound	60	58
56.2	Nikola Jokic personal foul	60	58
56.2	Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2	60	58
56.2	Heat offensive team rebound	60	58
56.2	Kel'el Ware enters the game for Bam Adebayo	60	58
56.2	Pelle Larsson enters the game for Andrew Wiggins	60	58
56.2	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	61	58
41.4	Jamal Murray makes 24-foot three pointer	61	61
30.8	Davion Mitchell out of bounds bad pass turnover	61	61
14.6	Nikola Jokic makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	61	63
4.8	Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses 9-foot fade away jump shot	61	63
3.1	Kel'el Ware offensive rebound	61	63
3.1	Kel'el Ware makes two point shot	63	63
0.9	Peyton Watson misses heave jump shot	63	63
0.1	Nuggets offensive team rebound	63	63
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	63	63

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	MIA	DEN
12:00	Bam Adebayo enters the game for Jaime Jaquez Jr.	63	63
12:00	Andrew Wiggins enters the game for Pelle Larsson	63	63
12:00	Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Nikola Jokic	63	63
11:47	Kel'el Ware makes 23-foot three point jumper (Andrew Wiggins assists)	66	63
11:28	Peyton Watson makes 13-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)	66	65
11:11	Norman Powell makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists)	68	65
10:57	Andrew Wiggins blocks Peyton Watson 's 2-foot driving layup	68	65
10:53	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	68	65
10:47	Davion Mitchell makes 2-foot two point shot (Andrew Wiggins assists)	70	65
10:33	Jonas Valanciunas makes 4-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)	70	67
10:17	Norman Powell makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	73	67
10:02	Jamal Murray makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	73	69
9:47	Kel'el Ware makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bam Adebayo assists)	76	69
9:34	Bam Adebayo personal foul	76	69
9:21	Peyton Watson misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	76	69
9:17	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	76	69
9:09	Bam Adebayo makes 1-foot two point shot (Davion Mitchell assists)	78	69
8:52	Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot	78	69
8:50	Kel'el Ware defensive rebound	78	69
8:43	Bam Adebayo misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	78	69
8:40	Kel'el Ware offensive rebound	78	69
8:40	Peyton Watson personal foul	78	69
8:36	Jonas Valanciunas blocks Norman Powell 's 2-foot driving layup	78	69
8:36	Heat offensive team rebound	78	69
8:27	Bam Adebayo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Norman Powell assists)	81	69
8:26	Nuggets Full timeout	81	69
8:16	Andrew Wiggins blocks Jamal Murray 's 2-foot driving layup	81	69
8:13	Davion Mitchell defensive rebound	81	69
8:07	Peyton Watson shooting foul	81	69
8:07	Norman Powell makes free throw 1 of 3	82	69
8:07	Norman Powell makes free throw 2 of 3	83	69
8:07	Norman Powell makes free throw 3 of 3	84	69
7:54	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	84	72
7:47	Norman Powell makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Bam Adebayo assists)	87	72
7:35	Davion Mitchell personal foul	87	72
7:29	Kel'el Ware personal foul	87	72
7:20	Jamal Murray bad pass turnover (Bam Adebayo steals)	87	72
7:17	Kel'el Ware makes two point shot (Bam Adebayo assists)	89	72
6:57	Jamal Murray misses 14-foot fade away jump shot	89	72
6:50	Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound	89	72
6:50	Jonas Valanciunas makes tip in dunk	89	74
6:43	Bam Adebayo makes 3-foot floating jump shot (Norman Powell assists)	91	74
6:24	Spencer Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	91	77
6:13	Kel'el Ware misses 22-foot three point jumper	91	77
6:08	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	91	77
5:55	Spencer Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)	91	80
5:44	Andrew Wiggins makes 24-foot three point jumper (Davion Mitchell assists)	94	80
5:29	Spencer Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	94	83
5:21	Norman Powell misses 26-foot three point jumper	94	83
5:16	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	94	83
5:12	Peyton Watson makes running layup	94	85
5:12	Heat Full timeout	94	85
5:12	Nikola Jovic enters the game for Bam Adebayo	94	85
5:12	Jaime Jaquez Jr. enters the game for Andrew Wiggins	94	85
5:12	Bruce Brown enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	94	85
5:00	Nikola Jovic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists)	97	85
4:36	Jamal Murray makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	97	87
4:15	Kel'el Ware makes alley oop dunk (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists)	99	87
3:51	Davion Mitchell personal foul	99	87
3:51	Dru Smith enters the game for Davion Mitchell	99	87
3:40	Jonas Valanciunas makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	99	89
3:25	Norman Powell steps out of bounds turnover	99	89
3:10	Peyton Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper	99	89
3:04	Bruce Brown offensive rebound	99	89
3:03	Bruce Brown misses driving floating jump shot	99	89
2:59	Nikola Jovic defensive rebound	99	89
2:53	Kel'el Ware makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jovic assists)	102	89
2:38	Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three pointer	102	92
2:18	Nikola Jovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Norman Powell assists)	105	92
2:03	Spencer Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bruce Brown assists)	105	95
1:44	Kel'el Ware misses 26-foot three point jumper	105	95
1:41	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	105	95
1:30	Peyton Watson makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	105	97
1:19	Norman Powell makes 9-foot pullup jump shot	107	97
1:07	Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	107	97
1:04	Dru Smith defensive rebound	107	97
58.3	Bruce Brown personal foul	107	97
58.3	Andrew Wiggins enters the game for Kel'el Ware	107	97
58.3	Pelle Larsson enters the game for Norman Powell	107	97
58.3	Julian Strawther enters the game for Peyton Watson	107	97
58.3	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas	107	97
51.5	Nikola Jovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andrew Wiggins assists)	110	97
29.9	Jamal Murray makes 1-foot two point shot	110	99
8.1	Dru Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper	110	99
3.8	Julian Strawther defensive rebound	110	99
1.7	Julian Strawther misses two point shot	110	99
0.1	Dru Smith defensive rebound	110	99
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	110	99

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	MIA	DEN
12:00	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Spencer Jones	110	99
12:00	DaRon Holmes II enters the game for Jamal Murray	110	99
11:46	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper	110	99
11:41	Nikola Jovic defensive rebound	110	99
11:38	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes running layup (Nikola Jovic assists)	112	99
11:34	Nikola Jovic personal take foul	112	99
11:34	Davion Mitchell enters the game for Pelle Larsson	112	99
11:27	Dru Smith personal foul	112	99
11:16	Bruce Brown makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	112	101
11:06	Zeke Nnaji shooting foul	112	101
11:06	Andrew Wiggins makes free throw 1 of 2	113	101
11:06	Andrew Wiggins makes free throw 2 of 2	114	101
10:55	Bruce Brown misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	114	101
10:52	Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound	114	101
10:46	Andrew Wiggins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Davion Mitchell assists)	117	101
10:23	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 13-foot two point shot	117	101
10:22	Heat defensive team rebound	117	101
10:10	Nikola Jovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dru Smith assists)	120	101
10:09	Nuggets Full timeout	120	101
10:09	Spencer Jones enters the game for Julian Strawther	120	101
10:09	Jamal Murray enters the game for DaRon Holmes II	120	101
10:09	Peyton Watson enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	120	101
9:54	Spencer Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	120	104
9:36	Andrew Wiggins misses 10-foot two point shot	120	104
9:32	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	120	104
9:30	Peyton Watson makes running layup (Bruce Brown assists)	120	106
9:30	Heat Full timeout	120	106
9:13	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jovic assists)	122	106
8:51	Jamal Murray misses two point shot	122	106
8:51	Heat defensive team rebound	122	106
8:51	Bruce Brown loose ball foul	122	106
8:41	Davion Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper	122	106
8:36	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	122	106
8:29	Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	122	106
8:26	Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound	122	106
8:18	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes 6-foot two point shot	124	106
8:04	Dru Smith personal foul	124	106
7:54	Andrew Wiggins blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 's 3-foot layup	124	106
7:52	Tim Hardaway Jr. offensive rebound	124	106
7:51	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point shot	124	108
7:38	Davion Mitchell out of bounds bad pass turnover	124	108
7:26	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	124	108
7:23	Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound	124	108
7:16	Davion Mitchell makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists)	126	108
7:00	Peyton Watson misses 9-foot pullup jump shot	126	108
6:57	Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound	126	108
6:54	Spencer Jones shooting foul	126	108
6:54	Tim Hardaway Jr. technical foul	126	108
6:54	Dru Smith makes technical free throw	127	108
6:54	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	128	108
6:54	Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2	128	108
6:51	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	128	108
6:38	Davion Mitchell shooting foul	128	108
6:38	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2	128	108
6:38	Nuggets offensive team rebound	128	108
6:38	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	128	109
6:25	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (Nikola Jovic assists)	130	109
6:25	Nuggets Full timeout	130	109
6:25	Curtis Jones enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	130	109
6:25	Hunter Tyson enters the game for Bruce Brown	130	109
6:25	DaRon Holmes II enters the game for Spencer Jones	130	109
6:25	Julian Strawther enters the game for Jamal Murray	130	109
6:25	Jalen Pickett enters the game for Peyton Watson	130	109
6:08	Hunter Tyson makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Curtis Jones assists)	130	111
5:54	Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	130	111
5:51	Jalen Pickett defensive rebound	130	111
5:38	Hunter Tyson misses 24-foot three point jumper	130	111
5:34	Nikola Jovic defensive rebound	130	111
5:20	Davion Mitchell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists)	133	111
5:08	Nikola Jovic shooting foul	133	111
5:08	Julian Strawther makes free throw 1 of 2	133	112
5:08	Julian Strawther makes free throw 2 of 2	133	113
4:58	Curtis Jones personal foul	133	113
4:53	Nikola Jovic misses 25-foot three point jumper	133	113
4:49	Jalen Pickett defensive rebound	133	113
4:39	Julian Strawther misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	133	113
4:37	Davion Mitchell defensive rebound	133	113
4:31	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Davion Mitchell assists)	136	113
4:07	Jalen Pickett makes 3-foot two point shot	136	115
3:54	Andrew Wiggins makes 24-foot three pointer (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists)	139	115
3:41	Curtis Jones misses 28-foot three point jumper	139	115
3:36	Dru Smith defensive rebound	139	115
3:29	Andrew Wiggins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists)	142	115
3:27	Nuggets Full timeout	142	115
3:27	Kasparas Jakucionis enters the game for Jaime Jaquez Jr.	142	115
3:27	Simone Fontecchio enters the game for Dru Smith	142	115
3:27	Keshad Johnson enters the game for Andrew Wiggins	142	115
3:27	Myron Gardner enters the game for Davion Mitchell	142	115
3:14	Keshad Johnson personal foul	142	115
3:14	DaRon Holmes II makes free throw 1 of 2	142	116
3:14	DaRon Holmes II makes free throw 2 of 2	142	117
3:07	Keshad Johnson misses driving layup	142	117
3:04	DaRon Holmes II defensive rebound	142	117
2:51	Curtis Jones makes driving layup (Jalen Pickett assists)	142	119
2:36	Nikola Jovic misses two point shot	142	119
2:34	Hunter Tyson defensive rebound	142	119
2:16	Julian Strawther misses driving floating jump shot	142	119
2:16	Heat defensive team rebound	142	119
2:09	Myron Gardner misses driving floating jump shot	142	119
2:06	Myron Gardner offensive rebound	142	119
2:05	Myron Gardner misses two point shot	142	119
2:03	DaRon Holmes II defensive rebound	142	119
1:46	Myron Gardner shooting foul	142	119
1:46	Julian Strawther makes free throw 1 of 2	142	120
1:46	Julian Strawther makes free throw 2 of 2	142	121
1:27	Keshad Johnson misses driving layup	142	121
1:26	Keshad Johnson offensive rebound	142	121
1:23	Keshad Johnson misses two point shot	142	121
1:22	Myron Gardner offensive rebound	142	121
1:20	Jalen Pickett blocks Myron Gardner 's 1-foot two point shot	142	121
1:20	Curtis Jones defensive rebound	142	121
1:14	Curtis Jones misses driving layup	142	121
1:12	Nikola Jovic defensive rebound	142	121
1:11	Keshad Johnson makes running dunk (Nikola Jovic assists)	144	121
58.9	Hunter Tyson misses 24-foot three point jumper	144	121
55.7	Myron Gardner defensive rebound	144	121
48.4	DaRon Holmes II shooting foul	144	121
48.4	Simone Fontecchio makes free throw 1 of 3	145	121
48.4	Simone Fontecchio makes free throw 2 of 3	146	121
48.4	Simone Fontecchio makes free throw 3 of 3	147	121
38.3	Curtis Jones misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	147	121
36.0	Nuggets offensive team rebound	147	121
36.0	Simone Fontecchio loose ball foul	147	121
36.0	DaRon Holmes II makes free throw 1 of 2	147	122
36.0	DaRon Holmes II makes free throw 2 of 2	147	123
22.8	Simone Fontecchio misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	147	123
19.3	Kasparas Jakucionis offensive rebound	147	123
8.3	Keshad Johnson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	147	123
4.1	DaRon Holmes II defensive rebound	147	123
1.2	Curtis Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper	147	123
0.1	Nuggets offensive team rebound	147	123
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	147	123
0.0	End of Game	147	123

Time, Location & Referees

Game Information

Venue

Kaseya Center

Miami, FL

Date & Time

12:30 AM, December 30, 2025

Coverage

FanDuel SN Sun, Altitude 2 Sports, NBA League Pass

Attendance

20,047

Referees

Jacyn Goble, Karl Lane, Danielle Scott

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	64	18	.780	L2
Denver	54	28	.659	W12
Minnesota	49	33	.598	W2
Portland	42	40	.512	W2
Utah	22	60	.268	L1

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Atlanta	46	36	.561	L1
Orlando	45	37	.549	L1
Charlotte	44	38	.537	W1
Miami	43	39	.524	W2
Washington	17	65	.207	L10

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