Coming off their worst loss in 12 seasons, the Denver Nuggets are hoping a trip to Miami will get their eight-game trip back on track.

The Heat, meanwhile, are looking for their sixth win in seven home games on Tuesday night when they host the Northwest Division leaders.

Denver (34-17), which has won three straight in Miami and seven in a row overall against the Heat, is looking to rebound from Saturday's 114-70 loss to New Jersey that snapped its four-game winning streak. It was the Nuggets' most lopsided loss since a 107-63 defeat at Portland on April 16, 1997.

"Sometimes you're one step slow," said Denver coach George Karl, whose team is 2-1 on its trip. "Tonight we were two steps slow. Offensively we were slow. Defensively we were slow. Rebounds, hustle points, all that we were slow on. This is the first time all year we haven't had the energy to fight back."

Carmelo Anthony had just 15 points in 27 minutes on Saturday. He faces the Heat for the first time since posting a double-double with 22 points and 11 boards in Denver's 114-113 overtime win in Miami on Feb. 12, 2008. Anthony missed the Nuggets' 108-97 victory over Miami on Jan. 7 after suffering a broken bone in his right hand two nights earlier versus Indiana.

Playing in his second game since spraining his right ankle in Denver's 104-96 win over San Antonio on Feb. 3, All-Star Chauncey Billups had nine points and three assists on Saturday as the Nuggets scored their fewest points since an 87-70 loss to Billups' Detroit Pistons on Jan. 26, 2005.

"I've been in this league a long time and I know you're going to have three to four games like this on both sides," said Billups, who had 21 points and six assists in Denver's win against the Heat last month. "It's over. We washed it off in the shower."

Billups is averaging 11.2 points and 7.4 assists in his last five games in Miami, shooting only 29.1 percent and averaging 3.0 turnovers during these visits.

Lately, the Heat have enjoyed plenty of success in Miami, with their last four home wins coming by an average of 16.5 points. Miami has forced 16.8 turnovers per game during this stretch while holding its opponents to 41.6 percent shooting.

Playing in the second game of a back-to-back set, the Heat (27-23) snapped a two-game slide on Sunday with a 96-92 win over visiting Charlotte.

"We may have had a fatigued group out there," Miami coach Erik Spoelstra said. "I wanted to make sure we were fresh in the second half and I thought our starters played with a tremendous amount of energy when they had their legs."

Despite playing with the flu, Dwyane Wade hit 10-of-19 shots and scored 22 points against the Bobcats. He also needed six stitches after getting elbowed in the eye by Charlotte forward Juwan Howard.

Wade had 25 points, five boards and four assists in Miami's last win over Denver - 107-100 on Dec. 17, 2004.

Mario Chalmers posted his first career double-double on Sunday with 16 points and season-high 13 assists.

"Ever since the first game, I've been waiting for (a double-double)," said Chalmers, who had 12 points and seven assists in the Jan. 7 loss. "Finally got it."

Miami shot a season-high 56.0 percent in Sunday's win, but faces a Denver squad that's among the league leaders in field goal defense at 44.4 percent.