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Miami Heat
3-6 overall · 2-3 on the road
Sun 3/14
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5-3 overall · 2-2 at home
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NuggetsOffense
HeatDefense

The Nuggets rank 4th in the NBA in effective field goal % (55.4%), and the Heat have the worst opponent eFG% (58.5%). Strength meets weakness: an edge for the offense.

League average is 53.1%, so the Nuggets are 2.3 points above it. Jamal Murray leads them with 24.2 points a game on 64.4% true shooting.

Giannis AntetokounmpoTop scorer · MIA
Jamal MurrayTop scorer · DEN
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Heat3-6
Nuggets5-3
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Team vs team

Season before this game (MIA 9 games, DEN 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

MIADEN
Scoring
116.011th · Average
Points per game
NBA avg 113.1
115.213th · Average
122.628th · Bottom 5
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.4
113.114th · Average
-6.624th · Below avg
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
+2.116th · Average
Efficiency
109.219th · Average
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.6
116.24th · Top 5
116.226th · Bottom 5
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.7
112.121st · Below avg
-7.023rd · Below avg
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
+4.012th · Average
105.83rd
Pace
NBA avg 102.3
100.125th
Shooting
53.7%12th · Average
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.1%
55.4%4th · Top 5
57.1%15th · Average
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.0%
59.9%4th · Top 5
13.016th · Average
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
11.625th · Below avg
33.1%23rd · Below avg
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.6%
36.0%10th · Above avg
0.2915th · Average
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.326th · Above avg
Defense
58.5%30th · Bottom 5
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.1%
54.2%20th · Average
8.316th · Average
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
9.96th · Above avg
5.112th · Average
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
3.529th · Bottom 5
Possessions
14.3%13th · Average
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
13.7%9th · Above avg
23.3%27th · Bottom 5
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.4%
25.6%21st · Below avg
42.820th · Average
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.3
42.821st · Below avg
29.22nd · Top 5
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
27.86th · Above avg

Recent form

Miami Heat
WWLWL

Last 5: average margin -1.6 (season -6.6). Streak L1.

Denver Nuggets
WWLWW

Last 5: average margin +8.6 (season +2.1). Streak W2.

Key players

Miami Heat
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Giannis AntetokounmpoF 27.312.75.660.7
Bam AdebayoC-F 18.68.43.160.3
Davion MitchellG 16.11.68.260.1
Klay ThompsonG 13.81.61.761.9
Denver Nuggets
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Jamal MurrayG 24.25.56.164.4
Nikola JokicC 22.910.19.156.0
Christian BraunG 13.53.92.163.4
Spencer JonesF 13.06.00.0108.3

Injury report

Miami Heat

Nobody listed.

Denver Nuggets
Julian Strawther G · back ~11/29 Out

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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