Miami Heat vs Denver Nuggets Full Game Highlights | Finals Preview | February 13, 2023 | FreeDawkins

This may be offense versus defense tonight. The Nuggets the number one offense in the league and Miami a top five defense. So Miami's got it. So the first shot by Max Struess is on the way and good. As Jokic working in the post goes around, bam, and lays it in. So Miami comes in 32 and 25. They're sixth in the Eastern Conference. And long shot is good again. Michael Porter Jr. they switch. Now he cranks up a long jumper and the three is good. So Michael Porter Jr. averaging 16 and a half and shooting 40 percent from three. Bam out of bio drops one in. That shot's going to be there for him. Now Jokic looking for a handoff. KCP he likes this play. Yes he does. Usually going the other way but that time knocks it in. A good pass into Jokic. Give it to Vlatko and Vlatko scores. So that's the key really is the entry pass to Jokic and Jokic bullies his way in. One thing about Miami they don't have a lot of size in this starting group. Around the corner goes Vincent. Dump it under and the layup is good. Late offense by Miami. Easy for Jimmy Butler and a good pass underneath. Someone fell asleep. The miss by Caldwell Pope who's barking at the officials and the jumper. Short one inside is good. Jokic quickly out of the backcourt survey. Give it to Brown. Brown pass it. Porter for three. Got it. That's good ball movement. Now dribble drive underneath. Struce has got a good look there and he buries it. Struce coming in. 22 of his last 24 shots. Threes. Jeff Green coming in. Scoop it up and in. Jeff Green who had 10 points, four rebounds at Charlotte two nights ago. Jeff Green coming in and it's swatted out of bounds. And the layup is good and a foul. In the lane the jumper is good. Jeff Green. Give it to Bryant and Bryant put it up and in his first basket as a Denver Nugget. KCP for three. Got it. Nuggets three for seven from deep and draining it is Gabe Vincent. Bam in the lane. Put it up in and out and an offensive rebound. Caleb Martin getting the two back. Already 11 second chance points as Jeff Green pounds one through. Vincent dumping underneath and it's just too easy. Bam Adebayo drops it in. The Miami Heat are getting whatever they want on offense right now. Good look for Christian Brown and he drills it. Bryant's inside and he puts it away. The Nuggets could tie or take the lead here. KCP for three for the lead. Yes. No KCP. Been in a shooting slump. Maybe not anymore. 41 to 40 as Highsmith knocks in the three. Wide open is Brown. Gotta make these. And he does. The things that you will learn about him growing up in Mississippi to his time in Denver and obviously the flag stuff that he had. Man it was an unbelievable time to talk to get back and communicate with him. But if you haven't had a chance to watch that documentary it's called Stand. Check it out. Dumping into Jokic who's really wide open. And he had his man sealed and he lays it in. It's a 22 to 10 run for Denver. As that three is knocked in by Gabe Vincent. The one time UCSB gaucho. And Jokic inside. Got it. Nice play Nicola Jokic. Bruce Brown to Jokic. She's got a 15 footer and that's perfect. They get back in on Butler. Pass it out. Got a good look there for Gabe Vincent. KCP open for a second. Porter cranks up the triple. Got it. Michael Malone telling his pregame that you're going to have to make threes on this team because they packed the lane. And that's a long range three. Unusual for Jimmy Butler. Brown rocks the Kasbah. Jokic coming in on Band. Turn on Band. Little hook shot is good. That's as pretty as you will see. 13 for Jokic. And that one falls in with 13 points. Dump it into Jokic. She's right under the basket and he scores again. And they've got a technical foul on Jokic. Porter. KCP under to Brown. Great pass by KCP. Awareness there. Biggest lead of the ballgame for the Nuggets who outscored Miami by 12 in that second quarter. Jimmy Butler doing what Jimmy Butler does. Now Vincent. Oh my gosh. Another foul. One opportunity here. Now Brown casts off and he knocks in the triple. Back and forth we go. Now Jokic in the lane. Turn and floats it up and in. Jimmy Butler sizing up Michael Porter Jr. Porter you got to get back off it. Nope. And Dribble drives in. Lay it up and in. Good defense by Miami. Till right there when Jokic floats another one in. Good entry pass there. 24 assists for the Nuggets on 29 shots. Bounce pass in the lane and the bucket is good by the man they call Jimmy Buckets. And Jokic on the move and a timeout Miami. Brown is in the lane. A little floater that he's really good at. A little push shot and he knocks it in. Porter for three. Nails it. MP with the long J. His fifth three-pointer tonight. He's made five of ten. Christian going to wedge it up and in and he does. Bouye thinking about it. On the dribble drive. Pass it out. In the lane. Got it. Not much resistance there for Struis. Now Jokic has it. Around the man he goes. Down shifts. Lays it in. Let's see if the second unit could do what they did in that second quarter when they played very well. They were plus six in the non-Jokic minutes. And slamming it down was Orlando Robinson. In the lane. That's good. Heisman with the rescue. Unbelievable shot. Throw a three by Max Struis. And another bucket by Struis. Thomas Bryant in and out. Back in again. Out of bio. Got it. Nugget swarming. Struis on the reverse. Max Struis looks like a player tonight. Down the middle to Jeff Green who lays it in. Over to Porter. Off the bench for three. And a tip-in by Christian Brown is a masterpiece. Caleb Martin. And Martin lays it in. Christian Brown has got a 19-footer and he nails it. Porter on the dribble drive. Porter underneath. Slow rolls it and banks it in. Timeout. Now Nikola Jokic dumping under to Blatko. He's good, buddy. With the left hand. Nugget's close it out and Blatko's got the block. And it's a 24-second shot clock violation. Vincent for three. Wow. A costly turnover there. Blatko into the corner. Brown, big shot for three. He's got it. Jokic in against Bam. He's doubled around the corner. He goes and he lays it in. Nifty footwork by the big Serbian. Bam in the lane. Bam around the corner and he puts it up and in. Brown inside. His shot is blocked by Adebayo. Struis. Blocked by Blatko. Rebounded by Porter. And that's going to do it. So the Denver Nuggets get a gritty road win in a very difficult place. The Nuggets 40 wins before all-star break for the first time in NBA franchise history. They sweep the season series from the heat.