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||**Q1**|**Q2**|**Q3**|**Q4**|**Final**||
|:—|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
**MIA**|**26**|**25**|**24**|**36**|**111**|[](/MIA)|
**DEN**|**23**|**34**|**26**|**25**|**108**|[](/DEN)|
**Team**|**FG**|**3PT**|**FT**|**OR**|**Reb**|**Ast**|**TO**|**Stl**|**Blk**|**PF**|**Pts**|
|:—|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|
[](/MIA)**MIA**|**38-78 (48.7)**|**17-35 (48.6)**|**18-20 (90.0)**|**8**|**31**|**28**|**11**|**5**|**4**|**22**|**111**|
[](/DEN)**DEN**|**39-75 (52.0)**|**11-28 (39.3)**|**19-22 (86.4)**|**9**|**38**|**23**|**13**|**7**|**2**|**21**|**108**|
**[](/DEN)DEN**|**Min**|**FG**|**3PT**|**FT**|**OR**|**Reb**|**Ast**|**TO**|**Stl**|**Blk**|**PF**|**Pts**|**+/-**|
|:—|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|
M. Porter Jr.^^SF|26:23|2-8 (25.0)|1-6 (16.7)|0-0 (0.0)|1|6|0|1|0|0|2|5|-15|
A. Gordon^^PF|38:13|5-7 (71.4)|2-2 (100.0)|0-2 (0.0)|1|7|2|0|0|1|3|12|-7|
N. Jokic^^C|41:53|16-28 (57.1)|2-5 (40.0)|7-8 (87.5)|3|11|4|5|0|0|3|41|-11|
K. Caldwell-Pope^^SG|36:07|1-4 (25.0)|1-3 (33.3)|3-3 (100.0)|0|3|3|1|1|1|6|6|-14|
J. Murray^^PG|38:49|7-15 (46.7)|3-8 (37.5)|1-1 (100.0)|1|4|10|1|1|0|2|18|-2|
B. Brown|27:15|4-9 (44.4)|1-3 (33.3)|2-2 (100.0)|1|5|0|3|2|0|1|11|+14|
J. Green|15:54|1-1 (100.0)|1-1 (100.0)|6-6 (100.0)|1|1|1|1|0|0|2|9|+12|
C. Braun|15:24|3-3 (100.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|1|1|3|1|3|0|2|6|+8|
**Totals**||**39-75 (52.0)**|**11-28 (39.3)**|**19-22 (86.4)**|**9**|**38**|**23**|**13**|**7**|**2**|**21**|**108**||
**DNP:** ***Thomas Bryant***, ***Vlatko Cancar***, ***Reggie Jackson***, ***DeAndre Jordan***, ***Zeke Nnaji***, ***Ish Smith***, ***Peyton Watson***
**Inactive:**
**[](/MIA)MIA**|**Min**|**FG**|**3PT**|**FT**|**OR**|**Reb**|**Ast**|**TO**|**Stl**|**Blk**|**PF**|**Pts**|**+/-**|
|:—|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|
J. Butler^^SF|40:21|7-19 (36.8)|2-5 (40.0)|5-5 (100.0)|2|4|9|1|0|0|0|21|+3|
K. Love^^PF|22:13|2-9 (22.2)|2-6 (33.3)|0-0 (0.0)|3|10|1|0|2|0|0|6|+18|
B. Adebayo^^C|40:00|8-14 (57.1)|0-0 (0.0)|5-5 (100.0)|0|9|4|3|0|2|4|21|+17|
M. Strus^^SG|29:13|4-10 (40.0)|4-10 (40.0)|2-3 (66.7)|0|2|6|0|0|1|3|14|+14|
G. Vincent^^PG|31:39|8-12 (66.7)|4-6 (66.7)|3-3 (100.0)|0|0|3|1|2|0|4|23|+22|
K. Lowry|23:38|2-4 (50.0)|2-3 (66.7)|3-3 (100.0)|0|0|3|3|0|0|3|9|-15|
C. Martin|21:26|1-3 (33.3)|1-2 (50.0)|0-0 (0.0)|2|5|1|2|1|1|1|3|-7|
C. Zeller|7:59|2-2 (100.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|0|0|1|0|0|3|4|-14|
D. Robinson|17:22|4-5 (80.0)|2-3 (66.7)|0-1 (0.0)|0|0|1|0|0|0|2|10|-6|
H. Highsmith|6:07|0-0 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|1|1|0|0|0|0|2|0|-17|
**Totals**||**38-78 (48.7)**|**17-35 (48.6)**|**18-20 (90.0)**|**8**|**31**|**28**|**11**|**5**|**4**|**22**|**111**||
**DNP:** ***Udonis Haslem***, ***Nikola Jovic***, ***Omer Yurtseven***
**Inactive:** ***Tyler Herro***, ***Victor Oladipo***
||**PITP**|**2^^nd PTS**|**FB PTS**|**BIG LD**|**BEN PTS**|**TOT TOV**|**TOV PTS**||
|:—|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
**MIA**|34|11|5|12|26|11|19|[](/MIA)|
**DEN**|48|15|18|15|26|14|23|[](/DEN)|
**Lead Changes: 4** | **Times Tied: 3** | **Gametime: 2:25** | **Attendance: 19537**
*Officials: Courtney Kirkland, Zach Zarba, John Goble*
26 comments
The honest truth is that Miami went 17/35 from 3 – 48.5%. It’s difficult to beat anyone when they shoot that well. They made some really tough 3’s too.
The officials also made so many awful calls against us that it was obvious Silver needed this series extended.
Warriors lost game 1 of the finals at home last year
Miami was beat twice at home by Boston. We can & will win 1 there.
I don’t have a dog in this fight. The only reason I’m commenting is that reading through this thread I see a lot of Denver fans panicking a bit. I just want to say that, from the outside looking in, it is obvious that there is zero percent chance of you guys losing this series. I’m pretty sure that is the overwhelming sentiment of others too.
I had a dream last night we lost 106-103
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NOOOOOOOOOO
I knew this wasn’t going to be a sweep but I didn’t expect the Nuggets to lose game 2 at home.
Losing by 3 points hurt so much. It was in our grasp.. I do wonder what would happen if mike malone said fuck it and played Jokic the whole 4th..
If we just simply communicated on the guard switches on the perimeter we win this game easily. It’s frustrating because at this level with so much at stake you’d think we would not fuck it up 1000 times
AG making more threes than MPJ is all you need to know how this game went…
Just Nugglyfe things
Fun story- was walking back to my seats after getting a hotdog at halftime, saw Adam Silver walking through the concourse.
Smiled and almost asked for a picture until his body guard straight up Mutombo-finger-wagged me away and they kept walking.
Fuck Adam Silver.
If KCP has an average game, we win this. If MPJ has an average game, we win this. If Murray has his playoff average game, we win this. Too many below average performers.
But credit to the Heat, they outworked us, outthought us, shut down our attackers and exploited us defensively.
Can’t split home games. Heat now have home court advantage
This is the first time we’re down in a series this playoffs (losing home court counts as down).
The Heat play a 10 man rotation and their guys are fresher, I think moach needs to consider adding either Zeke or Pwat to the rotation and expand it. Fresh legs could do wonders for our defense.
blink-182 – All the Small Things (Acoustic Nugglyfe Version)
Honest Question: Does anyone think it would be smart to start BB over MPJ in game 3?
If we get those two points back from the goal tend this could’ve ended wayyy differently. Also Malone need to take a timeout at the end
should have called a timeout tbh. having a set play to get a three is a way better look than a two man game with jokic and murray with five secs left. at the some point, the unprepardedness of the offense is worse than the defense
How many illegal screens is bam going to get away with per game ??? 15 ?
So lame man, wtf
Didn’t have the best vibes coming into this game. My friend the ultimate jinxer all of a sudden want to watch the Nugs with me. Charles guaranteeing victory, Adam Mares want to be at the game lol, and Miami haven’t won in Denver in a long ass time. I really do believe they felt invincible at home too. This team needed this L at home. Miami caught MANY breaks. The team need to seriously lock in defensively and focus wise. A lot of focus on the refs mainly from KCP. I’ve never seen this team so confused on whether to switch or not. Did Malone focus on game 1 defense cause them to over-think defensively? Think about it. He call out game 1 defense, but game 2 defense was worse. Please stop helping on Butler, please get back to making Bam beat us. I’m focusing on the defense, cause defensively is where this series will be won. However, 1 last thing to throw in
Mal/MPJ are 9-34 from 3. Idk if it’s the time off, lack of focus or just pressure, but young brothers get it together. I question how much working is being put in during off-days and before game-day. Lebron James who was ridiculed all series about not hitting his 3’s, but game 4 he was out there EARLY shooting 3’s and it worked. Don’t lose your hunger fellas
Shout out to all the Heat fans commenting in here for some reason
Fuck man, I’m getting trolled by a friend who’s a Lakers fan, what a disgusting feeling
I’m not worried. The heat are a damn good team but I suspect we come out strong in game 3