DEN @ MIA — The Matchups

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Denver Nuggets

5-3 overall · 3-1 on the road

Sun 3/21

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Miami Heat

3-6 overall · 1-3 at home

Matchup insights

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.

Jamal MurrayTop scorer · DEN

Giannis AntetokounmpoTop scorer · MIA

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Nuggets5-3

Heat3-6

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Team vs team

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

DENMIA

Scoring

115.213th · Average

Points per game

NBA avg 113.2

116.011th · Average

113.114th · Average

Points allowed

NBA avg 113.4

122.628th · Bottom 5

+2.117th · Average

Point margin

NBA avg -0.2

-6.623rd · Below avg

Efficiency

116.24th · Top 5

Offensive rating

NBA avg 110.8

109.219th · Average

112.120th · Average

Defensive rating

NBA avg 110.9

116.226th · Bottom 5

+4.013th · Average

Net rating

NBA avg -0.1

-7.022nd · Below avg

100.125th

Pace

NBA avg 102.2

105.83rd

Shooting

55.4%4th · Top 5

Effective FG%

NBA avg 53.1%

53.7%13th · Average

59.9%4th · Top 5

True shooting %

NBA avg 57.1%

57.1%16th · Average

11.623rd · Below avg

Threes made

NBA avg 13.1

13.016th · Average

36.0%10th · Above avg

Three-point %

NBA avg 34.7%

33.1%23rd · Below avg

0.326th · Above avg

Free-throw rate

NBA avg 0.29

0.2914th · Average

Defense

54.2%18th · Average

Opponent eFG%

NBA avg 53.2%

58.5%30th · Bottom 5

9.96th · Above avg

Steals

NBA avg 8.5

8.316th · Average

3.529th · Bottom 5

Blocks

NBA avg 5.0

5.111th · Average

Possessions

13.7%9th · Above avg

Turnover rate

NBA avg 14.8%

14.3%12th · Average

25.6%21st · Below avg

Off. rebound rate

NBA avg 27.5%

23.3%27th · Bottom 5

42.821st · Below avg

Rebounds

NBA avg 44.2

42.820th · Average

27.86th · Above avg

Assists

NBA avg 26.2

29.22nd · Top 5

Recent form

Denver Nuggets

WWLWW

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

Miami Heat

WWLWL

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

Key players

Denver Nuggets

Player	PTS	REB	AST	TS%
Jamal MurrayG	24.2	5.5	6.1	64.4
Nikola JokicC	22.9	10.1	9.1	56.0
Christian BraunG	13.5	3.9	2.1	63.4
Spencer JonesF	13.0	6.0	0.0	108.3

Miami Heat

Player	PTS	REB	AST	TS%
Giannis AntetokounmpoF	27.3	12.7	5.6	60.7
Bam AdebayoC-F	18.6	8.4	3.1	60.3
Davion MitchellG	16.1	1.6	8.2	60.1
Klay ThompsonG	13.8	1.6	1.7	61.9

Injury report

Denver Nuggets

Julian Strawther G · Left Knee Sprain · back ~11/29 Out

Aaron Gordon F · Lower Body Injury Management · back ~11/9 Questionable

Cameron Johnson F · Lower Body Injury Management · back ~11/9 Questionable

Christian Braun G · Left Calf Contusion/Illness · back ~11/9 Questionable

DeMar DeRozan G · Low Back Spasms · back ~11/9 Questionable

Jamal Murray G · Left Shin / Tibia Contusion · back ~11/9 Questionable

Nikola Jokic C · Right Elbow Sprain · back ~11/9 Questionable

Miami Heat

Nobody listed.

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.