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Sunday, June 4, 2023Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed DEN by 8 after three quarters and won 111–108.

Final · Finals · G2 · Box score
Heat111
Nuggets108
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA -6; Q3 MIA -8; Q4 MIA +3
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 2 · Heat-Nuggets

Miami evens the series with Denver at 1–1

Nikola Jokic goes for 41 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-6-8+3MIA AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat26252436111
Nuggets23342625108
Who led
Gabe VincentPoints, last 10 games: 6, 7, 15, 9, 29, 17, 15, 10, 19, 23MIA23 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 22, 13, 10, 16, 11, 12, 26, 21MIA21 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 53, 29, 32, 34, 23, 24, 30, 27, 41DEN41 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 19, 26, 31, 37, 37, 25, 26, 18DEN18 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Final · Heat-Nuggets
Heat 111Nuggets 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat26252436111
Nuggets23342625108
The story
Bam Adebayo had 21 points as Miami beat Denver 111-108

Aaron Gordon led Denver with 12 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Heat took the fourth 36-25.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +3−6−8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
24.5Reg. season avg32.7Last 3 playoff games

32.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.5 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 41 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.2Reg. season avg24.7Last 3 playoff games

24.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.2 in the regular season (55 games). Today: 9 points in 24 minutes.

Cooling off
−6.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.4Reg. season avg11.3Last 3 playoff games

11.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.4 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 5 points in 26 minutes.

Top performances

Nikola Jokic leads the day with 41

Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 30, 53, 29, 32, 34, 23, 24, 30, 27, 41Nuggets-Heat · L
30.4 PPG playoffs to date · +11.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Shaquille O'Neal LAL, Apr 15, 2002: 41 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
41 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Gabe VincentPoints, last 10 games: 6, 7, 15, 9, 29, 17, 15, 10, 19, 23Heat-Nuggets · W
13.9 PPG playoffs to date · +9.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 22, 13, 10, 16, 11, 12, 26, 21Heat-Nuggets · W
17.5 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 35, 27, 16, 29, 14, 24, 28, 13, 21Heat-Nuggets · W
27.3 PPG playoffs to date · −6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 19, 26, 31, 37, 37, 25, 26, 18Nuggets-Heat · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date · −9.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Max StrusPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 11, 10, 9, 3, 10, 8, 0, 14Heat-Nuggets · W
10.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Heat-Nuggets4