Denver Nuggets @ Miami Heat
Denver Nuggets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 27 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | 33 | 13-26 | 0-2 | 7-8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | 15 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | 29 | 9-15 | 2-5 | 9-9 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | 9 | 3-9 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 14 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | 8 | 2-11 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
112 | 40-89 | 6-27 | 26-29 | 47 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 22 | ||
45% | 22% | 90% |
Miami Heat
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 39 | 22 | 8-16 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 41 | 12 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | 9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 45 | 37 | 9-21 | 3-5 | 16-17 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 28 | 9 | 3-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | 13 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
105 | 34-77 | 14-30 | 23-28 | 39 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 23 | ||
44% | 47% | 82% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
Miami, FL

Referee:Joe Forte
Referee:Marc Davis
Referee:Sean Wright

2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 64 | 18 | .780 | - | L2 |
| Denver | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10 | W12 |
| Minnesota | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15 | W2 |
| Portland | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22 | W2 |
| Utah | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42 | L1 |
Eastern Conference
| Southeast | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 46 | 36 | .561 | - | L1 |
| Orlando | 45 | 37 | .549 | 1 | L1 |
| Charlotte | 44 | 38 | .537 | 2 | W1 |
| Miami | 43 | 39 | .524 | 3 | W2 |
| Washington | 17 | 65 | .207 | 29 | L10 |
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