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Denver beats Miami 100-88 in an NBA Finals rematch and moves atop the Western Conference

AP
Mar 14, 2024

MIAMI (AP) After four months of looking up at others in the Western Conference, Denver finally is alone atop the standings.

Michael Porter Jr. scored 25 points, Aaron Gordon added 16 and the reigning NBA champion Nuggets took sole possession of first place in the West standings with a 100-88 win over the sliding Miami Heat in a finals rematch on Wednesday night.

“If we can get (the No. 1 seed), sure, we’re going to take it," Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. "And we’re not going to shy away from that. You know, it was very effective for us last year, having home-court throughout the entirety of the playoffs.”

Jamal Murray scored 14 points and Nikola Jokic finished with 12 points, 14 rebounds and six assists for the Nuggets (46-20), who moved a half-game ahead of Oklahoma City (45-20) and a full game up on Minnesota (45-21) in the West race.

Denver is an NBA-best 10-1 since the All-Star break, and the Nuggets are 32-9 when their go-to starting five - Porter Jr., Gordon, Murray, Jokic and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope - are together in the lineup. The Nuggets hadn't ended a day alone atop the West since mid-November.

“When they want to put on the jets, they've been able to leave teams behind in the dust,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.

Bam Adebayo scored 17 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for Miami. Jimmy Butler scored 15, Terry Rozier had 14 and Duncan Robinson added 11 for the Heat (35-30), who are now 2 1/2 games behind Orlando - a winner over Brooklyn on Wednesday - in the Southeast Division race.

The Heat have lost four straight and remain No. 8 in the Eastern Conference, playing again Wednesday without Tyler Herro (foot) and Kevin Love (heel).

Denver is 12-1 in its last 13 games against the Heat, including last season's NBA Finals, and has won seven consecutive games on Miami's home floor.

Reggie Jackson made three jumpers in a span of three possessions late in the fourth for Denver, his seven-point flurry putting the Nuggets up by 10 with 3:38 left. That was more than enough; Denver held Miami to four points in the final 4:34 and outscored the Heat 28-17 in the fourth.

“They were playing off me, trying to guard the best player in the world - Jokic,” Jackson said.

Added Spoelstra: “They had their burst, and that was basically the game.”

Denver used a 15-0 run in the first quarter to build a double-digit lead, one that eventually reached 13 points in the opening period. The Nuggets led for all but 2:48 of the first half, but the Heat never trailed by more than eight in the second quarter.

And in the third, Miami finally - but briefly - reclaimed the lead. Former Nuggets center Thomas Bryant scored for a four-point lead late in the third, matching Miami's biggest edge of the night, but Denver responded with a 10-2 run and stayed ahead the rest of the way.

“Something we always talk about is that your fourth quarter has to be your best quarter,” Malone said. “It's closing time.”

UP NEXT

Nuggets: Visit San Antonio on Friday night.

Heat: Visit Detroit on Friday night, then again Sunday afternoon.

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1st Quarter
DEN
Nuggets
26
MIA
Heat
19

Time		Play	Score
12:00		Nikola Jokic vs. Bam Adebayo (Jamal Murray gains possession)
11:46		Nikola Jokic misses two point driving hook shot
11:43		Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
11:32	+2	Terry Rozier makes two point driving finger roll layup (Jimmy Butler assists)	0-2
11:11		Michael Porter Jr. misses two point fadeaway jump shot
11:07		Duncan Robinson defensive rebound
10:56	+2	Bam Adebayo makes two point jump shot (Terry Rozier assists)	0-4
10:37	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	2-4
10:22		Jimmy Butler misses two point alley-oop layup
10:20		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
10:13	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point running dunk	4-4
10:01		Bam Adebayo misses two point jump shot
9:59		Terry Rozier offensive rebound
9:58		Terry Rozier misses two point tip layup
9:57		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
9:39	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot	6-4
9:24	+3	Jimmy Butler makes three point jump shot (Duncan Robinson assists)	6-7
9:09		Bam Adebayo blocks Jamal Murray's two point driving floating jump shot
9:07		Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
8:56		Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot
8:56		Heat offensive rebound
8:56		Aaron Gordon personal foul (Loose ball) (Nikola Jovic draws the foul)
8:50		Jimmy Butler misses two point jump shot
8:47		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
8:34		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point pullup jump shot
8:30		Jimmy Butler defensive rebound
8:22	+2	Duncan Robinson makes two point driving layup (Jimmy Butler assists)	6-9
8:07		Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jovic steals)
8:01		Nikola Jovic turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals)
7:55	+3	Michael Porter Jr. makes three point stepback jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists)	9-9
7:37		Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot
7:34		Jamal Murray defensive rebound
7:25	+3	Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	12-9
7:13		Duncan Robinson turnover (bad pass) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals)
7:10	+2	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point running dunk	14-9
6:48		Terry Rozier misses two point stepback jump shot
6:44		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
6:38		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point pullup jump shot
6:34		Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
6:27		Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot
6:21		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
6:12	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point stepback jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)	16-9
5:51		Jimmy Butler misses two point pullup jump shot
5:48		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
5:43		Nikola Jovic shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul)
5:43		Heat 60 second timeout
5:43		Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:43		Nuggets offensive rebound
5:43	+1	Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-9
5:36		Jimmy Butler misses two point pullup jump shot
5:32		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
5:29		Duncan Robinson personal foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul)
5:19		Reggie Jackson misses two point driving floating jump shot
5:17		Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
5:14		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot
5:09		Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound
5:09	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot	19-9
4:41		Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot
4:38		Reggie Jackson defensive rebound
4:35		Aaron Gordon misses three point running pullup jump shot
4:32		Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
4:16		Caleb Martin turnover (bad pass) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals)
4:13	+2	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point running dunk	21-9
3:58	+2	Terry Rozier makes two point layup	21-11
3:37		Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
3:34		Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
3:29		Bam Adebayo misses two point running jump shot
3:29		Heat offensive rebound
3:23		Bam Adebayo misses two point turnaround jump shot
3:23		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
3:13		Reggie Jackson misses two point driving layup
3:12		Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
3:12	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point tip layup	23-11
3:12		Jaime Jaquez Jr. shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
3:12	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 1	24-11
2:54	+2	Caleb Martin makes two point driving floating bank jump shot	24-13
2:32		Peyton Watson misses two point pullup jump shot
2:28		Patty Mills defensive rebound
2:18	+2	Terry Rozier makes two point bank jump shot (Patty Mills assists)	24-15
1:54		Reggie Jackson turnover (bad pass) (Patty Mills steals)
1:43		Caleb Martin misses two point pullup jump shot
1:43		Peyton Watson defensive rebound
1:29	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot (Justin Holiday assists)	26-15
1:14		Christian Braun personal foul (Patty Mills draws the foul)
1:14		Nuggets 60 second timeout
1:04		Patty Mills misses three point jump shot
1:01		Justin Holiday defensive rebound
0:48		Peyton Watson misses two point pullup jump shot
0:45		Caleb Martin defensive rebound
0:41	+2	Patty Mills makes two point pullup jump shot (Caleb Martin assists)	26-17
0:35		Nikola Jokic misses two point jump shot
0:30		Jimmy Butler defensive rebound
0:22	+2	Jimmy Butler makes two point driving layup	26-19
0:03		Peyton Watson misses three point jump shot
0:03		Patty Mills defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Quarter
DEN
Nuggets
24
MIA
Heat
25

Time		Play	Score
11:49		Jaime Jaquez Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jamal Murray steals)
11:44		Justin Holiday misses three point running pullup jump shot
11:40		Patty Mills defensive rebound
11:30	+2	Thomas Bryant makes two point layup (Patty Mills assists)	26-21
11:17		Justin Holiday misses two point pullup jump shot
11:14		Thomas Bryant defensive rebound
11:04		Caleb Martin misses two point driving layup
11:03		Caleb Martin offensive rebound
11:00		Justin Holiday shooting foul (Caleb Martin draws the foul)
11:00	+1	Caleb Martin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-22
11:00	+1	Caleb Martin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-23
10:48		Justin Holiday misses three point jump shot
10:44		Thomas Bryant defensive rebound
10:42		Patty Mills turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
10:25	+2	Peyton Watson makes two point driving layup (Christian Braun assists)	28-23
10:04		Patty Mills misses two point driving finger roll layup
10:00		Justin Holiday defensive rebound
9:47		Justin Holiday misses three point jump shot
9:45		Heat defensive rebound
9:30		Jimmy Butler turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
9:12	+2	Peyton Watson makes two point jump shot (Justin Holiday assists)	30-23
9:02		Zeke Nnaji shooting foul (Thomas Bryant draws the foul)
9:02		Thomas Bryant misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:02		Heat offensive rebound
9:02	+1	Thomas Bryant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-24
8:52		Christian Braun offensive foul (Caleb Martin draws the foul)
8:52		Christian Braun turnover (offensive foul)
8:33	+2	Caleb Martin makes two point fadeaway jump shot	30-26
8:21	+3	Jamal Murray makes three point stepback jump shot	33-26
8:10		Justin Holiday blocks Jaime Jaquez Jr.'s two point layup
8:07		Jimmy Butler offensive rebound
8:05		Justin Holiday shooting foul (Thomas Bryant draws the foul)
8:05	+1	Thomas Bryant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-27
8:05	+1	Thomas Bryant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-28
7:47	+2	Jamal Murray makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	35-28
7:26		Patty Mills misses two point driving finger roll layup
7:22		Peyton Watson defensive rebound
7:18		Jamal Murray misses three point running jump shot
7:15		Thomas Bryant defensive rebound
7:08		Jamal Murray shooting foul (Jaime Jaquez Jr. draws the foul)
7:08	+1	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-29
7:08	+1	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-30
6:51	+3	Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Reggie Jackson assists)	38-30
6:33		Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Jaime Jaquez Jr. draws the foul)
6:33		Heat 60 second timeout
6:33	+1	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-31
6:33	+1	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-32
6:11		Michael Porter Jr. misses two point stepback jump shot
6:07		Terry Rozier defensive rebound
5:59	+2	Duncan Robinson makes two point driving floating jump shot (Terry Rozier assists)	38-34
5:42	+3	Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists)	41-34
5:21	+2	Terry Rozier makes two point stepback jump shot	41-36
5:00		Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Duncan Robinson steals)
4:55		Reggie Jackson shooting foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul)
4:55		Bam Adebayo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:55		Heat offensive rebound
4:55		Bam Adebayo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:52		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
4:40	+2	Reggie Jackson makes two point pullup jump shot	43-36
4:26		Bam Adebayo misses two point jump shot
4:23		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
4:20		Jaime Jaquez Jr. personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul)
4:03		Reggie Jackson misses two point driving layup
4:00		Duncan Robinson defensive rebound
3:50		Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:47		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
3:34		Aaron Gordon misses three point stepback jump shot
3:32		Terry Rozier defensive rebound
3:27		Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul)
3:27	+1	Terry Rozier makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-37
3:27	+1	Terry Rozier makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-38
3:10		Haywood Highsmith personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul)
3:06		Terry Rozier shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul)
3:06	+1	Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-38
3:06	+1	Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-38
2:52		Jimmy Butler misses three point jump shot
2:50		Jimmy Butler offensive rebound
2:46	+2	Bam Adebayo makes two point floating jump shot (Haywood Highsmith assists)	45-40
2:28		Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot
2:25		Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
2:13	+2	Bam Adebayo makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	45-42
1:52		Nuggets 60 second timeout
1:49		Jimmy Butler blocks Jamal Murray's two point pullup jump shot
1:48		Nuggets offensive rebound
1:47		Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation)
1:28	+2	Jimmy Butler makes two point jump shot (Duncan Robinson assists)	45-44
1:08	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)	47-44
0:46		Terry Rozier misses two point stepback jump shot
0:44		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
0:26		Bam Adebayo shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
0:26		Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:26		Nuggets offensive rebound
0:26	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-44
0:09		Terry Rozier turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
0:02		Jimmy Butler shooting foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul)
0:02	+1	Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-44
0:02	+1	Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-44
0:00		End of period

3rd Quarter
DEN
Nuggets
22
MIA
Heat
27

Time		Play	Score
11:42	+3	Nikola Jovic makes three point jump shot (Terry Rozier assists)	50-47
11:12	+3	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	53-47
10:55	+2	Jimmy Butler makes two point turnaround hook shot	53-49
10:36		Jamal Murray misses two point driving floating jump shot
10:36		Nuggets offensive rebound
10:32		Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot
10:30		Duncan Robinson defensive rebound
10:15		Jimmy Butler misses two point layup
10:12		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
10:02	+2	Jamal Murray makes two point stepback jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	55-49
9:41		Nikola Jovic misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
9:38		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
9:34		Jamal Murray misses three point stepback jump shot
9:31		Nikola Jovic defensive rebound
9:27	+3	Duncan Robinson makes three point running jump shot (Nikola Jovic assists)	55-52
8:57		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point stepback jump shot
8:57		Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
8:41		Bam Adebayo misses two point fadeaway jump shot
8:37		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
8:22		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:21		Duncan Robinson defensive rebound
8:10	+2	Jimmy Butler makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	55-54
7:49		Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Terry Rozier steals)
7:43	+2	Terry Rozier makes two point running finger roll layup	55-56
7:43		Nuggets 60 second timeout
7:31		Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot
7:27		Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
7:09		Terry Rozier turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
6:49		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:46		Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound
6:43	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving layup	57-56
6:21		Jimmy Butler misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
6:18		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound
6:13		Aaron Gordon misses two point layup
6:12		Aaron Gordon offensive rebound
6:10	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point tip layup	59-56
5:59	+3	Bam Adebayo makes three point pullup jump shot (Terry Rozier assists)	59-59
5:46		Jimmy Butler shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul)
5:46	+1	Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-59
5:46		Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:43		Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
5:35		Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul)
5:35	+1	Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-60
5:35	+1	Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-61
5:18		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:15		Terry Rozier defensive rebound
4:59	+2	Bam Adebayo makes two point dunk	60-63
4:40	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot (Reggie Jackson assists)	62-63
4:26		Terry Rozier misses two point driving floating bank jump shot
4:23		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
4:19		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point running jump shot
4:14		Duncan Robinson defensive rebound
4:04		Nikola Jovic misses three point jump shot
4:01		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
3:43	+2	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Peyton Watson assists)	64-63
3:16	+2	Duncan Robinson makes two point cutting layup (Bam Adebayo assists)	64-65
3:05		Reggie Jackson misses two point driving floating jump shot
3:02		Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
2:56	+2	Bam Adebayo makes two point running layup	64-67
2:56		Nuggets 60 second timeout
2:41	+3	Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	67-67
2:16	+2	Duncan Robinson makes two point driving bank jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists)	67-69
2:02		Michael Porter Jr. misses two point layup
2:00		Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
1:41		Bam Adebayo misses two point jump shot
1:39		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
1:33		Reggie Jackson turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
1:18	+2	Thomas Bryant makes two point floating jump shot (Duncan Robinson assists)	67-71
0:54	+3	Aaron Gordon makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	70-71
0:34		Duncan Robinson misses three point pullup jump shot
0:31		Christian Braun defensive rebound
0:24		Duncan Robinson personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
0:12	+2	Jamal Murray makes two point driving reverse layup	72-71
0:01		Jimmy Butler misses two point pullup jump shot
0:00		Heat offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

4th Quarter
DEN
Nuggets
28
MIA
Heat
17

Time		Play	Score
11:39		Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot
11:35		Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound
11:26		Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses two point driving layup
11:22		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
11:13	+3	Christian Braun makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	75-71
10:45		Heat turnover (shot clock violation)
10:26		Peyton Watson misses three point jump shot
10:22		Thomas Bryant defensive rebound
10:14		Christian Braun personal foul (Thomas Bryant draws the foul)
10:04		Jimmy Butler misses two point driving layup
10:03		Thomas Bryant offensive rebound
10:02		Thomas Bryant misses two point tip layup
10:01		Thomas Bryant offensive rebound
10:00	+2	Thomas Bryant makes two point putback layup	75-73
9:43	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point layup (Peyton Watson assists)	77-73
9:22	+2	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point driving layup	77-75
9:06	+2	Christian Braun makes two point pullup jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	79-75
8:42		Patty Mills misses three point jump shot
8:41		Nuggets defensive rebound
8:41		Thomas Bryant personal foul (Loose ball) (Peyton Watson draws the foul)
8:29	+2	Christian Braun makes two point driving finger roll layup	81-75
8:20		Jimmy Butler misses two point fadeaway jump shot
8:17		Peyton Watson defensive rebound
7:58		Aaron Gordon turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
7:45		Peyton Watson blocks Patty Mills's three point jump shot
7:42		Justin Holiday defensive rebound
7:24		Jamal Murray misses three point stepback jump shot
7:21		Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound
7:18		Bam Adebayo misses two point running layup
7:18		Jimmy Butler offensive rebound
7:16	+2	Jimmy Butler makes two point tip dunk	81-77
7:05	+2	Justin Holiday makes two point stepback jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists)	83-77
6:52	+3	Caleb Martin makes three point jump shot (Patty Mills assists)	83-80
6:29	+2	Peyton Watson makes two point driving dunk (Aaron Gordon assists)	85-80
6:29		Heat 60 second timeout
6:09		Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses two point driving layup
6:05		Bam Adebayo offensive rebound
5:57		Caleb Martin misses three point stepback jump shot
5:55		Nuggets defensive rebound
5:39	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	87-80
5:18	+2	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point layup (Bam Adebayo assists)	87-82
4:50	+2	Reggie Jackson makes two point pullup jump shot	89-82
4:35	+2	Terry Rozier makes two point pullup jump shot	89-84
4:12	+2	Reggie Jackson makes two point pullup jump shot	91-84
3:57		Bam Adebayo misses two point pullup jump shot
3:57		Christian Braun defensive rebound
3:38	+3	Reggie Jackson makes three point stepback jump shot	94-84
3:38		Heat 60 second timeout
3:24		Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot
3:18		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
3:04		Nuggets 60 second timeout
2:57		Reggie Jackson misses two point driving layup
2:54		Aaron Gordon offensive rebound
2:44		Aaron Gordon misses two point driving layup
2:42		Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
2:40		Bam Adebayo personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
2:29		Caleb Martin shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul)
2:29	+1	Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	95-84
2:29		Bam Adebayo defensive rebound
2:29		Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:16		Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul)
2:16	+1	Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	95-85
2:16	+1	Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	95-86
2:16		Nuggets 60 second timeout
1:54	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot (Jamal Murray assists)	97-86
1:42		Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot
1:38		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
1:19	+3	Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	100-86
1:07		Duncan Robinson misses three point pullup jump shot
1:04		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
1:01		Michael Porter Jr. turnover (traveling)
0:56	+2	Bam Adebayo makes two point driving layup	100-88
0:36		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:32		Duncan Robinson defensive rebound
0:26		Caleb Martin misses three point jump shot
0:23		Jamal Murray defensive rebound
0:03		Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Bam Adebayo steals)
0:00		End of period

Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Bam Adebayo steals)