Heat 111-108 Nuggets Highlights, Game 2: Jokic’s 41 points in vain as Adebayo, Vincent steal road win for Miami

Murray misses the final shot of the game. The Miami Heat have stolen a game at the Ball Arena. Denver’s first loss at home. Nikola Jokic with 41 points could not take his team home. Bam Adebayo with another 20 point performance. But it was the bench that stepped up in the final quarter for Miami Heat - Duncan Robinson and Kyle Lowry.

This could prove to be a defining win in this series. They will look to back it up at the FTX Arena.

That’s it from ouqr side for this game. See you for the next one.

Butler misses a three point shot. Denver Nuggets with one final chance as Miami decides not to concede a foul.

Jokic with a floater over Adebayo.

Adebayo makes both the shots and the lead is now back to five.

Bam Adebayo is fouled on a shot and he will take two free throws.

Murray with another three. Jokic gets a rebound after KCP misses a shot and plays it to Murray. Clutch shot!

Robinson misses a three and Adebayo fails to collect the rebound.

Brown with a floater to cut the deficit back to three.

Butler with a drive into the post and a jump shot. Connects.

Murray with a long range three. He hits it over Butler.

Now Gordon makes a three point shot. Three minutes to go in the game.

Caleb Martin from downtown! A massive shot. Martin’s first field goal of the game.

Jokic collects a second ball and lay it in.

Miami takes a timeout.

ADEBAYO BLOCKS MURRAY!

Adebayo hits the shot and the lead balloons to 11.

A pick and roll between Lowry and Adebayo. The latter dunks the ball in and draws a foul. Another three point play coming up for the Heat.

Lowry converts all three free throws. Eight-point lead for the Heat.

KCP fouls Lowry on a three point shot. KCP cannot believe its a foul. Three free throws coming for the Heat.

Jokic converts after Murray finds him right under the rim.

Butler makes the free throw.

Butler dribbles past Gordon and pulls up for a shot. Gordon fouls him from behind and the shot goes in too.

Murray with a drive and a one-handed shot into the net.

Butler fires a three point shot from the left corner.

Jokic with a teardrop from up close. The basket comes after Butler gifts the ball away.

Adebayo with a jump shot from the post.

Jokic scores both the shots.

Jokic is fouled again by Adebayo. This time Jokic is taking a shot and will head to the line.

Jokic is fouled by Vincent. The Heat player now has four personal fouls.

Vincent makes the two shots and Heat leads by five.

KCP and Vincent collide as the latter is taking a shot. Two FTs for Heat.

Jokic commits an offensive foul. Nuggets concede a turnover.

Robinson with a drive and a reverse lay up. Adebayo with a brilliant pass to him.

Nuggets use yet another timeout.

Vincent with a three to get the lead for Heat.

Robinson! Another three for him. Two-point ball game as the Nuggets call a timeout.

Robinson with a drive from the left corner to the rim and a lay up finish. He is fouled too but misses the free throw.

Jeff Green makes two free throws after a foul by Lowry.

Duncan Robinson with a pump fake and a three pointer.

Nikola Jokic with 18 points in the third period ensured that his side does not fall behind in the game. An eight-point lead for the Nuggets. It was as thin as two earlier. Miami is starting to find the points in the paint. Something it failed to do in the first half.

Jokic makes one of two free throw shots after a foul.

JOKIC! A drive across the length of the floor and a lay up finish through a crowd of bodies.

Jokic makes the free throw to complete the three point play.

JOKIC! He again shields the ball through the post and turns to take a shot. As the ball falls into the bucket, Zeller fouls him.

The Heat make a transition play and have the advantage to score until Lowry commits a foul.

Lowry with a three pointer to make it a two point ball game.

Jokic with a floater after shielding the ball through the post.

Zeller banks it home off the board. The dime by Butler.

Brown makes both the free throws.

Jokic feeds the ball to Brown under the rim. Brown tries a shot but he is fouled.

Adebayo with a jump shot from the front of the bucket.

Jokic scores with a floater. Nuggets get that point courtesy of a steal by Brown.

Butler makes the two free throws to cut the deficit down the three.

Butler is fouled on a shot and he will head to the line.

Jokic is appaled by a call by the refs. The ball goes out of bounds as he loses possession and Jokic is certain it went off the Heat player.

Porter gets a floater in just in time. Jokic with another assist.

DENIED! KCP blocks a lay up by Jimmy Butler.

Jokic and Adebayo contest a rebound but the ball goes out of bounds. Jokic is pleading that it came off his opponent but the refs give it to the Heat.

Jokic makes all three shots from the line.

Adebayo fouls Jokic while he is taking a three point shot. Three FTs for Nuggets.

Adebayo with a left-handed lay up.

Gordon misses both free throws.

The ball is stolen off Gordon but Vincent fouls him too. Free throws for the Nuggets player.

Murray connects a jump shot from mid range.

Butler misses a rebound and Jokic gets the rebound.

Adebayo makes the shots and gets the scores level.

Two shots and possession for Miami as a result of Jokic’s foul.

Jokic is being checked for a foul he commited on Bam Adebayo. He has his back to the ball and grabs the Heat centre’s arm.

Gabe Vincent! Butler with a kick out to Vincent at the arc. Makes his three-point shot to reach 18 points on the night.

The Nuggets call a timeout.

Jokic cancels out Love’s three. He gets a look and hits the trey over Adebayo.

Kevin Love makes a three point shot.

Jokic over Adebayo. A hook shot.

Adebayo with a lay up off the board. He makes the back door cut and gets a pass from Strus.

Gordon dunks the ball in.

Vincent with a step back three. Butler gets the assist after a drive into the paint.

The Nuggets start the second half.

The Nuggets, after trailing by as many as 11 at one point, have turned the contest around. They’ve clinical from transition plays. Plus they’ve made their threes. Jokic leading the scoring for the home team.

For the Heat, it was Strus who got the ball rolling with his four three point shots. Butler and Vincent too joined the party which helped the Heat cut down the 15-point deficit that Denver had taken.

We’re nicely set for the second half. Miami Heat with two quarters to work some solution out and leve the series.

Bam Adebayo with a jump shot. Makes it.

Jokic to Gordon and the latter with a reverse lay up into the net.

Butler sees no support as Jokic breathes right over him. He decides to step back and take a fade away. Makes it!

KCP makes all three shots after the foul.

Vincent is down on the ground as he tries to grab a loose ball. KCP gets it and jumps to shoot. Vincent impedes this process with his body and the Nuggets get three free throws.

Gabe Vincent with a floated finish after a drive from the arc to the post.

Butler with a shot from right under the rim.

Adebayo gets a block on Jokic’s shot. But Jokic gets to the second ball and makes the teardrop shot.

Strus makes two out of three shots from the line. 8-0 run for the Heat.

KCP fouls Strus on a three point shot with 0.7 seconds left in the shot clock. Three FTs coming up for Miami.

Vincent makes the free throw to complete the three-point play.

Vincent with a steal from Brown. Drives to the rim, lay sit in and draws a foul from Braun too.

A timeout called by the Nuggets.

Strus is wide open again on the arc and he makes the shot. Heat are eight off 15 from downtown.

Brown with a drive to the rim and a reverse scoop.

Adebayo with a moving screen and Miami concedes another turnover.

Butler’s jump shot from the post is not strong enough. Hits the rim and bounces out.

Braun with a poster dunk. Set up by Murray and Denver fires again on transition.

Green knocks down both the throws on the line.

Jeff Green is fouled on a shot and he will shoot free throws.

Butler knocks down a corner three.

Murray! There is no stopping him. He leads Adebayo into a drive, changes direction, turns and pulls up for the shot. Hits too!

Miami take back-to-back timeouts.

Murray makes the free throw.

MURRAY! He steals the ball from Strus. Goes for a lay up. Makes it. And draws a foul.

Vincent with a trey to cut the deficit to seven.

Porter makes a three. He knocks down the shot from the right corner. Everything on target for Denver.

Robinson loses a dribble and Murray knocks down a three from the transition play.

Jeff Green! He pulls up from behind the arc on the right flank. Connects for three points.

Miami takes a timeout.

Bruce Brown with a trey! Dealing in threes now are both the teams.

Lowry from downtown! Need more of that.

Jeff Green scores two FTs and Nuggets lead for the first time on the night.

Braun makes a defensive contribution now. He steals a pass from Lowry. Jeff Green is fouled on the transition play.

Braun with a fadeaway shot. He drops a bullet pass from Murray. But he’s quick to collect it from the floor and take the shot.

Max Strus the star of the opening half. 12 points scored with four three-point shots. Miami makes a statement that it is not rattled by the loss in the first game. Denver does well to fight back. Given how well Miami shot in the first period, it is a surprise that its lead is just three points

Lowry with a moving screen foul. An inbound ball for Nuggets.

Braun! Denver first steal a rebound. Braun with a pump fake followed by a drive to the rim and board shot.

JOKIC! He drives right down the middle and lays the ball in with a scoop.

Martin with an offensive foul on Murray.

Brown with a lay up and a finish off the glass.

Zeller gets the shot in off the glass.

Jokic with a floater.

STRUS! A long range three. He got a long look as he receives a pass from Butler. Too much space.

Porter knocks down a three from the left wing.

Miami misses a series of shots after the resumption.

Jokic with a drive and hook finish.

Miami Heat calls a timeout.

Butler floats the ball over an oncoming Jokic. Makes the bucket too! Miami is flying.

Strus with his third three of the game. A wide open shot from the right corner.

JOKIC! A WIDE OPEN THREE DOWN THE MIDDLE.

Adebayo with a floated shot that takes a piece of the rim on its way in.

Murray’s pass is stolen by Love.

Butler makes both the shots from the line.

Butler draws a foul. He is in the post and trying to inch closer to the rim. Murray guards him and commits a foul while trying to block him with his body.

Jokic to Gordon. An alley-oop from the duo.

Adebayo with a jump shot. Connects!

KCP! He makes first three for the Nuggets.

Michael Porter makes a lay up but Kevin Love puts his body on the line and draws contact. The ref calls it an offensive foul.

Murray with a drive to the left side of the rim. He takes a pul up shot but misses.

Denver commits a court violation on the very first play after the restart.

Strus with another three! He is wide open on the left corner.

The Nuggets call a timeout! A slam bang start for Miami.

Jokic off the glass to get the first points for the Nuggets.

Another two pointer for the Heat from the mid range.

Porter with a miss on transition play.

Gabe Vincent with a pull up shot over Murray.

Jokic misses a three.

Strus! He knocks down a three. Catch and shoot from an inbound pass.

Adebayo with a miss. He tries a fadeaway.

The first possession of the game goes to Miami Heat.

The players have made their way to the court. The national anthem being played at the moment. All set for Game 2.

Nikola Jokic scored 27 points in the first game. However, his total point contribution, which included assists and screens set, was 76 points. Out of a total of 104. Game Changer!

The Nuggets are unbeaten in this year’s post season. Nine games. Nine wins.

The Heat guard will not be playing Game 2. Herro has been out of action since suffering a fracture on his hand during Heat’s opening round series against Milwaukee Bucks.

Here is Aaron Gordon walking into the arena with some drip.

The Heat have been at this crossroads in the past. The side lost the first game of a finals series on five occasions in the past. Here is how they’ve fared:

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