Porter Jr. added seven rebounds and five triples in 34 minutes of play. The 14th overall pick of the 2018 NBA draft scored 15 points already in the first half, including a long three-pointer midway through the second period.The road win streak continues 🔥 pic.twitter.com/JWoBY1cnkM
— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) March 14, 2024
Deeeep bucket from Mike 📏 pic.twitter.com/ej0hMRxBx8
— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) March 14, 2024
He ran hot in the right time, as Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic had limited baskets.
Jamal Murray scored 14 points but made just five of his 14 shots. Two-time MVP Nikola Jokic was limited to 12 markers, but had 14 rebounds and six assists.
Denver outscored Miami, 28-17, in the final frame to finally put the Heat to rest.
The Nuggets rode the hot hands of Reggie Jackson, who had a personal 7-0 run late in the fourth, to build a double-digit lead, 94-84, with 3:38 seconds left en route to victory.
Bam Adebayo led the way for the Erik Spoelstra-mentored squad with a double-double outing of 17 points and 13 rebounds. Jimmy Butler added 15 markers of his own as the reigning Eastern Conference champs absorbed their fourth straight loss.BIG GOV 🥽 pic.twitter.com/lmFLrw4C8X
— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) March 14, 2024
Let Bam cook.
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) March 14, 2024
Our captain has 15 & 10, 9 points in Q3. pic.twitter.com/Is3enm7Ald
The Heat, who played without second leading scorer Tyler Herro for the ninth straight game due to a right foot tendinitis, last led at 71-67 courtesy of a Thomas Bryant bucket with 1:18 left in the third canto.
Denver (46-20) now holds a half-game lead over the second-running Oklahoma City Thunder (45-20) atop of the West and a full game over the Minnesota Timberwolves (45-21).
Miami, on the other hand, slid down to a 35-30 record, one game behind the Indiana Pacers (37-30) for the seventh spot in the East.
