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Wednesday, June 7, 2023Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Finals · G3 · Box score
Nuggets109
Heat94
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 DEN +5; Q3 DEN +14; Q4 DEN +15
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 3 · Nuggets-Heat

Jamal Murray scores 34 as Denver wins in Miami

Nikola Jokic posts a triple-double

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00+5+14+15DEN AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets24292927109
Heat2424202694
Who led
Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 28, 19, 26, 31, 37, 37, 25, 26, 18, 34DEN34 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 53, 29, 32, 34, 23, 24, 30, 27, 41, 32DEN32 PTS · 21 REB · 10 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 35, 27, 16, 29, 14, 24, 28, 13, 21, 28MIA28 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 13, 10, 16, 11, 12, 26, 21, 22MIA22 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Final · Nuggets-Heat
Nuggets 109Heat 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets24292927109
Heat2424202694
The story
Aaron Gordon had 11 points and 10 rebounds as Denver beat Miami 109-94

Jimmy Butler led Miami with 28 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 11 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 5-10 FG

The swing

The Nuggets won the third 29-20, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 0+5+14+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
24.5Reg. season avg33.3Last 3 playoff games

33.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.5 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 32 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg2.3Last 3 playoff games

2.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.4 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.8Reg. season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 32.8 a game in the regular season (65 games). Line: 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists.

Top performances

Jamal Murray leads the day with 34

Jamal MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 28, 19, 26, 31, 37, 37, 25, 26, 18, 34Nuggets-Heat · W
27.4 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Dirk Nowitzki DAL, Mar 29, 2010: 34 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
34 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Nikola JokicPoints, last 10 games: 53, 29, 32, 34, 23, 24, 30, 27, 41, 32Nuggets-Heat · W
30.5 PPG playoffs to date · +1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL, Jan 4, 2023: 30 PTS · 21 REB · 10 AST
32 PTS · 21 REB · 10 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 35, 27, 16, 29, 14, 24, 28, 13, 21, 28Heat-Nuggets · L
27.3 PPG playoffs to date · +0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 13, 10, 16, 11, 12, 26, 21, 22Heat-Nuggets · L
17.7 PPG playoffs to date · +4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Christian BraunPoints, last 10 games: 2, 1, 5, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 6, 15Nuggets-Heat · W
3.1 PPG playoffs to date · +12.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Aaron GordonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 8, 12, 10, 7, 22, 16, 12, 11Nuggets-Heat · W
13.0 PPG playoffs to date · −2.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Heat7