Nuggets-Heat Preview

By KEVIN CHROUST
Posted Mar 13 2014 1:10PM

The Miami Heat's recent struggles have cost them a prime chance to move into first place in the Eastern Conference.

After losing four of five to playoff-contending teams, the Heat can get to work on correcting things Friday night against a more forgiving opponent, the Denver Nuggets.

Miami (44-18) is looking to avoid suffering back-to-back home losses for the first time since 2010-11 after falling 96-95 to Brooklyn on Wednesday.

"It's competition," coach Erik Spoelstra said. "It's survival of the strongest right now. ... We still feel confident about our game. We just need to put it together."

Chris Bosh had 24 points and Dwyane Wade added 22, but LeBron James was held below 20 for the third time in four games and the Heat were unable to get a shot off in the final seconds after having time to draw something up in a timeout.

"We do need to execute down the stretch," Wade said. "We need to be able to at least get the ball up to the rim, so we're going to have to work on that a little bit. We've got something to work on as a team. That's not a bad thing."

The loss dropped Miami two games back of East-leading Indiana, which has also dropped four of five. The Heat were swept on a trip through Houston, San Antonio and Chicago before opening a four-game homestand with a win over Washington and the loss to Brooklyn.

"Losing four of five," James said, "that's pretty bad."

The skid began immediately after his 61-point outburst March 3 against Charlotte. Since then, James has averaged a pedestrian 20.0 points on 44.8 percent shooting, well below his season mark of 57.2.

He's 5 of 17 from 3-point range in that span. James was 5 for 9 at Denver on Dec. 30, finishing with 26 points and 10 assists in a 97-94 victory.

Bosh has averaged 23.7 points during the Heat's three-game winning streak over the Nuggets, though each matchup was settled by five points or less.

Denver (28-36) opened a five-game trip against the East with a pair of losses before winning 120-112 in Orlando on Wednesday. The Nuggets shot 51.1 percent and made 10 of 22 3-point attempts.

"We didn't miss too many shots in that second half," said Ty Lawson, who had 17 points and 12 assists. "In this league, when you get everybody touching the ball and scoring, you're going to give that extra effort at the defensive end. Everybody had it going for us in the second half."

Kenneth Faried led all scorers with 26 points while Wilson Chandler had 21 and 10 rebounds. J.J. Hickson added 20 points and nine boards off the bench.

Faried is averaging 23.8 points and 11.3 rebounds in the last four contests. Lawson, who scored 26 against Miami in December, is averaging 22.8 points and 10.8 assists in six games after missing three weeks with a fractured rib.

Denver won for the third time in five games after losing 11 of its previous 12. Against the Magic, the Nuggets got 34 second-half points from their reserves.

"Early in the season, we had the No. 1 bench in the league so this is no surprise," Hickson said. "We know our identity. We're an up-and-down team, but we played some good defense, made them take some tough shots and had fun out there."

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Nuggets add to Heat woes, win in Miami 111-107

By TIM REYNOLDS
Posted Mar 14 2014 11:37PM

MIAMI (AP) A year ago at this time, the Miami Heat couldn't lose.

These days, they can't win.

And what at first looked like a mere rough stretch is now concerning to the Heat, who watched the Denver Nuggets come into their building and outscore them by 30 points over one stretch Friday night. Kenneth Faried scored 24 points, Darrell Arthur led a big effort by Denver's bench with 18, and the Nuggets beat the reeling Heat 111-107, sending the two-time defending NBA champions to their fifth loss in six games.

"We always have one defining moment," Heat forward LeBron James said. "And this is it right here for us."

The loss sent Miami three games behind Indiana in the race for the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference.

Evan Fournier scored 14, Ty Lawson had 13 and JJ Hickson added 11 for the Nuggets, who got 57 points from their bench and turned a 14-point deficit into a 16-point lead at one point before hanging on late.

"We were able to withstand their runs, especially coming down the stretch," Nuggets coach Brian Shaw said after his team won for only the fifth time in its last 18 games. "We made the plays that we needed to make. I'm proud of them. It was a complete team effort."

Ray Allen scored 22 points for Miami. James scored 21 points, Dwyane Wade added 19, Mario Chalmers had 16 and Chris Andersen scored 14 for the Heat, who turned the ball over 20 times and shot 7 for 24 from 3-point range.

"Obviously we'll be able to get out of it," said Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, whose team was on what became a 27-game winning streak at this time last season. "When? We don't know."

Down by 16 early in the fourth, and still down by 12 after a four-point play by Denver's Wilson Chandler with 3:47 left, the Heat made it more than a little interesting down the stretch. Chalmers and Allen each hit 3-pointers in what became a 9-0 run, and Chalmers set up Bosh for an easy score that drew Miami within 104-101.

But Denver held on, despite not getting another field goal after that four-point play. James missed a 3-pointer that would have gotten Miami within one with about 25 seconds remaining, Denver controlled the rebound, and fans started departing en masse at that point. James thought he forced a turnover with 16.7 seconds left, was called for a foul instead, and two free throws from Randy Foye sealed the outcome.

"This is just something we have to deal with," Wade said.

Faried called it the best win of Denver's season.

"To come in here in Miami ... for all of us to come out and have fun and play hard and do what we need to do and take care of business, that's No. 1," Faried said.

The Heat struggled from the 3-point line again, missing their first eight attempts. Chris Bosh was 2 for 10 through the first three quarters, James and Wade both had six field goals in the opening quarter and then combined for four the rest of the way, and some of Miami's turnovers could only be described as mindless.

A third-quarter sequence went like this: Bosh tried throwing an ill-advised lob to James, then had the ball batted back to him on a deflection. Instead of grabbing it, Bosh tried to swat it toward Wade on the wing, the ball going out of bounds. Lawson made a short jumper on the ensuing Denver possession to stretch the Nuggets' lead to 70-56, matching their biggest of the night to that point.

Denver's lead was still 14 entering the fourth.

"It was good for us to keep our rhythm going," Lawson said.

Denver had only one starter finish the first half with more than four points. Nonetheless, the Nuggets were up 58-53 at the break, despite being down by as many as 12 in the opening quarter and facing a 38-24 deficit after James scored with 8:54 left in the half.

From there, the half ended with Denver on a 34-15 run. The Nuggets' bench played virtually the entire period and combined to score 36 points. That's more than opposing reserves had scored against the Heat in the entirety of 38 games this season.

NOTES: James filmed a public service announcement encouraging people to sign up for the new health care plan championed by President Barack Obama, who personally called to enlist the MVP's help. "Pretty cool," James said. ... Miami entered Friday 32-2 in games which it led by at least 14 points this season. ... James received the trophy commemorating his Eastern Conference player of the month award for February in a brief halftime ceremony. ... It was the 11th time Denver's bench topped the 50-point mark this season.

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Notebook: Nuggets 111, Heat 107

Zachary Paul, for NBA.com
Posted Fri Mar 14, 2014 11:30 PM - Updated Fri Mar 14, 2014 11:30 PM

THE FACT: The Miami Heat lost for the fifth time in six games.

THE LEAD: With the playoffs approaching, the Miami Heat are playing like a team stuck in the preseason.

The Heat dropped their second straight game, falling 111-107 to the Denver Nuggets Friday at AmericanAirlines Arena. The Nuggets were led by Kenneth Faried's 22 points and nine rebounds. Reserve forward Darrell Arthur finished with a season-high 18 points on 7-for-11 shooting.

The Nuggets (29-36) trailed by 14 in the first quarter before erasing the deficit just before halftime. Denver outscored the Heat 38-23 in the third quarter, building a 14-point lead. Miami pulled to within three, 104-101, in the fourth but could get no closer.

Guard Randy Foye iced the game by making a pair of free throws with 16.7 seconds, putting the Nuggets ahead 110-104.

Ray Allen led the Heat (44-19) with a season-high 22 points while LeBron James finished with 21 points, six rebounds and six assists. Guard Dwyane Wade had 19 on 8-for-18 shooting.

QUOTABLE: "It's a tough stretch. We haven't been in a stretch like this since probably the 2010-11 season. We lost five in a row. When we were in that stretch, we had to figure it out. It's the same thing with this. Something is off with this team. We as a unit got to figure out what's off."
-- Dwyane Wade

THE STAT: James was 1-for-4 from the field and scored just five points in the fourth quarter. He has scored 15 points in the last five fourth quarters.

TURNING POINT: The Heat trimmed the lead to four with 5:57 remaining in the fourth quarter, but the Nuggets closed it with a 10-2 run.

HOT: The Nuggets got an unexpected big game from Arthur. He was effective in the paint and on the perimeter. The fact Arthur was able to make some timely baskets in the fourth quarter also helped Denver pull off the upset.

NOT: Chris Bosh had been the Heat's most consistent player the past five games, but he struggled most of the game. It appeared to be one of those nights where the shots wouldn't fall because Bosh had several open looks at the baskets. Bosh finished with 11 points on 4-for-12 shooting.

GOOD MOVE: Despite falling behind by 14 early, the Nuggets never got rattled. They recovered from a poor start to get back into the game by halftime. They then turned it on in the third quarter to take control.

BAD MOVE: Once again, James wasn't aggressive enough in the fourth quarter. He didn't take his first shot until midway through the quarter. The performance comes on the heels of James not taking a field goal in the fourth quarter of Thursday's loss to the Nets.

NOTABLE: The Heat lost back-to-back games at home for the first time since March of 2011 ... The Nuggets snapped a three-game losing streak to the Heat ... This was the Heat's 10th loss to a sub .500 team.

UP NEXT: For the Heat, Sunday vs. Houston, Tuesday @ Cleveland, Wednesday @ Boston. For the Nuggets, Saturday @ Atlanta, Monday vs. L.A. Clippers, Wednesday vs. Detroit.

• Nuggets: Gallinari, McGee
• Heat: Hamilton, Jones

• Nuggets: --
• Heat: --

• Lead Changes: 2
• Times Tied: 1

• Arena: American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL
• Officials: #71 Rodney Mott, #76 Steven Anderson, #58 Josh Tiven
• Attendance: 19600
• Duration: 2:27

Denver Nuggets (30-36)		Miami Heat (44-20)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Bosh vs Mozgov (Chandler gains possession)
Faried Driving Layup Shot: Missed	11:38
	11:37	Team Rebound
	11:24	Wade Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Mozgov Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:23
	11:10	Battier Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Faried Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	11:10
Team Rebound	11:10
Faried Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	11:10 [DEN 1-0]
	10:46	Wade Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Faried (1 ST)
Faried Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed	10:41
Faried Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:40
Faried Tip Shot: Made (3 PTS)	10:39 [DEN 3-0]
	10:22 [MIA 2-3]	Chalmers Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Lawson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Chalmers (1 ST)	10:10
	10:06 [MIA 4-3]	James Running Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (1 AST)
Mozgov Jump Bank Shot: Missed	09:43
	09:42	Chalmers Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:38 [MIA 6-3]	Wade Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (2 AST)
	09:28	Bosh Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Faried Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	09:24
	09:13	Bosh Jump Shot: Missed
Mozgov Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:12
Faried Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Foye (1 AST)	09:08 [DEN 5-6]
	08:52	James Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Lawson Jump Shot: Missed	08:36
	08:35	Battier Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:26	Bosh Jump Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:24
Foye 3pt Shot: Missed	08:17
Lawson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:17
Lawson Jump Shot: Missed	08:13
	08:12	Wade Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:08 [MIA 8-5]	James Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Wade (1 AST)
Foye Jump Shot: Missed	07:44
	07:43	Chalmers Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:35	Bosh 3pt Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:34
Chandler Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Bosh (1 ST)	07:28
	07:13 [MIA 10-5]	James Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:10
Mozgov Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Chandler (1 AST)	06:51 [DEN 7-10]
	06:31 [MIA 12-7]	Wade Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: James (1 AST)
Faried Jump Shot: Missed	06:14
	06:13	Bosh Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Faried Foul: Personal (1 PF)	06:05
	05:57	Wade Jump Bank Shot: Missed
	05:56	Wade Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:54 [MIA 14-7]	Wade Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Faried Layup Shot: Missed Block: Battier (1 BLK)	05:34
Mozgov Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	05:33
Mozgov Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	05:32
	05:21 [MIA 16-7]	James Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Chandler Jump Shot: Missed	05:01
Mozgov Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	05:00
Foye 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Mozgov (1 AST)	04:57 [DEN 10-16]
	04:47	Wade Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
	04:46	Bosh Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Chandler Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	04:46
	04:46 [MIA 17-10]	Bosh Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	04:46	Wade Substitution replaced by Allen
	04:46	Battier Substitution replaced by Andersen
Mozgov Substitution replaced by Hickson	04:46
	04:46	Bosh Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Hickson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:45
Hickson Jump Shot: Missed	04:30
Faried Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	04:28
Faried Tip Shot: Missed	04:27
	04:26	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:16	Bosh 3pt Shot: Missed
Hickson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:15
Chandler 3pt Shot: Missed	04:03
Hickson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:02
Foye 3pt Shot: Missed	03:57
	03:56	Chalmers Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	03:52 [MIA 19-10]	James Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (3 AST)
Hickson Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)	03:52
Foye Substitution replaced by Fournier	03:52
	03:52	Bosh Substitution replaced by Beasley
	03:52 [MIA 20-10]	James Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
	03:43	Allen Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Lawson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	03:43 [DEN 11-20]
Faried Substitution replaced by Arthur	03:43
	03:43	James Substitution replaced by Wade
Lawson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	03:43 [DEN 12-20]
	03:28 [MIA 22-12]	Andersen Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Allen (1 AST)
Arthur Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Fournier (1 AST)	03:06 [DEN 14-22]
	02:54	Allen Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Arthur (1 ST)
Lawson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	02:41
	02:41	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:24 [MIA 24-14]	Beasley Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	02:20	Allen Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Lawson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	02:20 [DEN 15-24]
Lawson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	02:20 [DEN 16-24]
Hickson Violation:Defensive Goaltending	02:07
	02:07 [MIA 26-16]	Wade Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Arthur Jump Shot: Missed	01:54
	01:53	Andersen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:37	Wade Layup Shot: Missed
	01:36	Andersen Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Arthur Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	01:36
	01:36 [MIA 27-16]	Andersen Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	01:36	Chalmers Substitution replaced by Cole
	01:36 [MIA 28-16]	Andersen Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Chandler 3pt Shot: Missed	01:22
	01:21	Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:12	Beasley 3pt Shot: Missed
Fournier Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:11
Fournier Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	01:06 [DEN 18-28]
	00:50.9	Wade Driving Jump shot: Missed
Lawson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:48.9
Chandler Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Lawson (1 AST)	00:43.3 [DEN 20-28]
	00:29.9 [MIA 30-20]	Wade Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Beasley (1 AST)
Chandler Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)	00:29.9
Chandler Substitution replaced by Q Miller	00:29.9
	00:29.9	Allen Substitution replaced by James
	00:29.9	Wade Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Fournier Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:28.9
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	00:04.8
	00:00.5	James Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Q Miller (1 ST)
End of 1st Quarter
Denver Nuggets (30-36)		Miami Heat (44-20)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:46 [MIA 32-20]	Allen Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: James (2 AST)
Arthur Jump Shot: Missed	11:32
	11:31	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	11:25	James Running Jump Shot: Missed
	11:24	Andersen Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	11:23 [MIA 34-20]	Andersen Tip Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Arthur Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	11:12 [DEN 22-34]
	10:48 [MIA 36-22]	Beasley Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Fournier 3pt Shot: Missed	10:36
	10:35	Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:11	Beasley Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed
	10:10	Team Rebound
	10:10	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Lawson Substitution replaced by Brooks	10:10
Hickson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Andersen (1 BLK)	09:58
Team Rebound	09:57
	09:57	Andersen Substitution replaced by Bosh
Hickson Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Fournier (2 AST)	09:46 [DEN 24-36]
	09:26	James Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Arthur (2 ST)
Brooks Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	09:15
	08:54 [MIA 38-24]	James Driving Bank shot: Made (13 PTS)
Brooks 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Fournier (3 AST)	08:40 [DEN 27-38]
Hickson Foul: Personal (2 PF)	08:35
	08:35
	08:35	Beasley Substitution replaced by Oden
Q Miller Foul: Personal (1 PF)	08:18
	08:18	Allen Substitution replaced by Chalmers
	08:07	Oden Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Arthur (3 ST)
Fournier 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)	07:53 [DEN 30-38]
Brooks Foul: Personal (1 PF)	07:41
	07:29 [MIA 40-30]	Bosh Driving Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Fournier Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	07:11 [DEN 32-40]
	06:55	Cole 3pt Shot: Missed
Hickson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	06:54
Arthur Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Hickson (1 AST)	06:46 [DEN 34-40]
	06:29	Oden Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)
	06:29	Cole Substitution replaced by Wade
Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed	06:19
Hickson Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	06:18
	06:18	Oden Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Hickson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:18
Team Rebound	06:18
Hickson Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	06:18 [DEN 35-40]
	05:57	James Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Q Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:56
Brooks 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Hickson (2 AST)	05:43 [DEN 38-40]
	05:35	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:23	Chalmers Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Arthur (4 ST)
Q Miller Running Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Brooks (1 AST)	05:20 [DEN 40-40]
	04:59	Bosh 3pt Shot: Missed
Hickson Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	04:58
Fournier 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Brooks (2 AST)	04:51 [DEN 43-40]
	04:37	Bosh Jump Shot: Missed
	04:36	Bosh Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	04:30	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:29	Bosh Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	04:22 [MIA 42-43]	Bosh Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (4 AST)
Arthur 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Brooks (3 AST)	04:01 [DEN 46-42]
	03:45 [MIA 44-46]	Chalmers Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Hickson Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Brooks (4 AST)	03:39 [DEN 48-44]
	03:19	Bosh Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	03:18	Team Rebound
	03:18	Oden Substitution replaced by Andersen
	03:18	James Substitution replaced by Allen
	03:04	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
Fournier Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:03
Arthur Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Andersen (2 BLK)	02:54
	02:53	Bosh Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	02:49	Bosh Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Fournier (1 ST)
Q Miller Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	02:48 [DEN 50-44]
	02:48	Bosh Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:48
Arthur Substitution replaced by Faried	02:48
Q Miller Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	02:48 [DEN 51-44]
Faried Foul: Personal (2 PF)	02:42
Q Miller Substitution replaced by Lawson	02:42
	02:36	Wade Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hickson (1 BLK)
	02:35	Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	02:29 [MIA 46-51]	Wade Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Fournier Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Andersen (3 BLK)	02:13
Team Rebound	02:12
Fournier 3pt Shot: Missed	02:05
	02:04	Andersen Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	01:49	Bosh Substitution replaced by James
	01:46 [MIA 48-51]	Chalmers Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Wade (2 AST)
Faried Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Lawson (2 AST)	01:39 [DEN 53-48]
	01:24	James 3pt Shot: Missed
Hickson Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	01:23
Fournier Layup Shot: Missed	01:17
	01:16	Andersen Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	01:02 [MIA 51-53]	Allen 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Wade (3 AST)
Brooks 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Lawson (3 AST)	00:48.8 [DEN 56-51]
	00:39.6 [MIA 53-56]	Andersen Slam Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Wade (4 AST)
Fournier Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Lawson (4 AST)	00:33.5 [DEN 58-53]
	00:19.9	Wade Layup Shot: Missed
Fournier Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	00:18.9
End of 2nd Quarter
Denver Nuggets (30-36)		Miami Heat (44-20)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Chandler Foul: Personal (3 PF)	11:45
	11:31	Battier Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Lawson (1 ST)
Faried Running Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Lawson (5 AST)	11:28 [DEN 60-53]
	11:08	Chalmers Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Mozgov (1 BLK)
Faried Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	11:07
Chandler Running Jump Shot: Missed	10:56
	10:55	Bosh Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	10:45	Battier 3pt Shot: Missed
Lawson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:44
Faried Jump Hook Shot: Made (11 PTS)	10:33 [DEN 62-53]
	10:15	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
Mozgov Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	10:14
Mozgov 3pt Shot: Missed	10:10
Team Rebound	10:09
	10:09	Battier Foul: Loose Ball (2 PF)
Faried Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Battier (1 ST)	10:05
	09:57	Bosh Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Chandler Jump Shot: Missed	09:34
	09:33	Wade Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Foye Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	09:32
	09:32 [MIA 54-62]	James Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
	09:32	James Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Faried Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	09:31
Faried Jump Bank Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Chandler (2 AST)	09:17 [DEN 64-54]
	09:01	James Jump Bank Shot: Missed
Lawson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	09:00
Chandler Foul: Offensive Charge (4 PF)	08:56
Chandler Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	08:56
	08:41	Wade Floating Jump shot: Missed
Mozgov Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	08:40
Chandler Substitution replaced by Q Miller	08:34
	08:24	Wade Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Mozgov Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	08:24 [DEN 65-54]
Mozgov Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	08:24 [DEN 66-54]
	07:59	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed
Faried Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	07:58
	07:54	Chalmers Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Lawson Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	07:54 [DEN 67-54]
Lawson Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	07:54 [DEN 68-54]
	07:54	Team Timeout : Regular
	07:54	Battier Substitution replaced by Andersen
Mozgov Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	07:44
	07:44 [MIA 55-68]	Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	07:44 [MIA 56-68]	Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Foye Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Bosh (2 ST)	07:31
	07:21	Bosh 3pt Shot: Missed
Faried Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	07:20
Q Miller Jump Shot: Missed	07:10
	07:09	Chalmers Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	07:01	Wade Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Lawson Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	07:00
Foye 3pt Shot: Missed	06:52
	06:51	Bosh Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	06:44	Bosh Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
Lawson Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	06:32 [DEN 70-56]
	06:11	Chalmers Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Faried (2 ST)
Faried Jump Shot: Missed	06:02
Team Rebound	06:01
	06:01	Wade Substitution replaced by Allen
Foye 3pt Shot: Missed	05:55
	05:54	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	05:45 [MIA 59-70]	Allen 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: James (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:44
Lawson Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed	05:20
Team Rebound	05:19
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	05:19
	05:10	Bosh Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Lawson (2 ST)
Lawson Running Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS)	05:05 [DEN 72-59]
	04:43	James Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed
Q Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:42
Q Miller Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:James (1 ST)	04:36
	04:34	Bosh Substitution replaced by Cole
	04:22 [MIA 61-72]	Andersen Reverse Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Allen (2 AST)
Lawson Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Andersen (4 BLK)	04:11
	04:10	Team Rebound
Q Miller Substitution replaced by Fournier	04:10
	03:55 [MIA 63-72]	Andersen Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (5 AST)
Fournier Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)	03:26 [DEN 74-63]
	03:17	Chalmers Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Faried (3 ST)
	03:12	Chalmers Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Faried Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)	03:12 [DEN 75-63]
Mozgov Substitution replaced by Hickson	03:12
Faried Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:12
	03:11	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	03:03 [MIA 65-75]	Andersen Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: James (4 AST)
Faried Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Lawson (6 AST)	02:41 [DEN 77-65]
	02:30 [MIA 67-77]	Chalmers Running Bank shot: Made (8 PTS)
	02:05	Cole Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Lawson Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	02:05 [DEN 78-67]
Lawson Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	02:05 [DEN 79-67]
	01:48	James 3pt Shot: Missed
Hickson Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	01:47
	01:42	Chalmers Substitution replaced by Wade
Hickson Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Lawson (7 AST)	01:32 [DEN 81-67]
	01:09 [MIA 69-81]	James Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Cole (1 AST)
Foye Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)	00:48.1 [DEN 83-69]
	00:27.3 [MIA 71-83]	Wade Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Fournier Jump Bank Shot: Missed	00:05.2
Faried Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	00:05.2
Faried Putback Dunk Shot: Made (18 PTS)	00:04.2 [DEN 85-71]
Fournier Foul: Personal (1 PF)	00:03.0
	00:00.6	Andersen 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
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Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Hickson Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Lawson (8 AST)	11:47 [DEN 87-71]
Foye Foul: Personal (2 PF)	11:32
	11:22 [MIA 74-87]	Allen 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Wade (5 AST)
Hickson Jump Shot: Missed	11:03
	11:02	Wade Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Fournier Foul: Personal (2 PF)	10:52
Faried Substitution replaced by Arthur	10:52
	10:46 [MIA 76-87]	Allen Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Arthur Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Hickson (3 AST)	10:27 [DEN 89-76]
	10:08	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
Hickson Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	10:07
Hickson Jump Shot: Missed	09:54
	09:53	Andersen Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
Arthur Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	09:44
	09:44 [MIA 77-89]	Bosh Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
Foye Substitution replaced by Brooks	09:44
	09:44 [MIA 78-89]	Bosh Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Lawson 3pt Shot: Missed	09:22
	09:21	Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	09:07 [MIA 80-89]	Wade Driving Jump shot: Made (18 PTS)
Hickson Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Brooks (5 AST)	08:53 [DEN 91-80]
	08:32	Cole Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)
	08:32
	08:32	Andersen Substitution replaced by James
Lawson Turnover : Discontinue Dribble (3 TO)	08:24
	08:05	Cole 3pt Shot: Missed
Fournier Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	08:04
Brooks Jump Shot: Missed	07:43
Fournier Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	07:42
Fournier Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed	07:38
	07:37	Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	07:27 [MIA 83-91]	Allen 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: James (5 AST)
	07:09	James Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (3 FTA)
Arthur Free Throw 1 of 3 (12 PTS)	07:09 [DEN 92-83]
Arthur Free Throw 2 of 3 (13 PTS)	07:09 [DEN 93-83]
	07:09	Cole Substitution replaced by Chalmers
Arthur Free Throw 3 of 3 (14 PTS)	07:09 [DEN 94-83]
Brooks Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (3 FTA)	06:56
	06:56 [MIA 84-94]	Allen Free Throw 1 of 3 (17 PTS)
	06:56 [MIA 85-94]	Allen Free Throw 2 of 3 (18 PTS)
Lawson Substitution replaced by Chandler	06:56
	06:56	Wade Substitution replaced by Cole
	06:56 [MIA 86-94]	Allen Free Throw 3 of 3 (19 PTS)
Arthur Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Bosh (3 ST)	06:40
	06:22 [MIA 88-94]	Bosh Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: James (6 AST)
Fournier Layup Shot: Missed	06:06
	06:05	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	05:57 [MIA 90-94]	Chalmers Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:57
Hickson Substitution replaced by Faried	05:57
	05:48	Cole Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Arthur Driving Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS)	05:35 [DEN 96-90]
	05:12	Chalmers Jump Shot: Missed
	05:11	Team Rebound
	05:11	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Arthur Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Fournier (4 AST)	04:51 [DEN 98-90]
	04:51	Team Timeout : Regular
Brooks Substitution replaced by Lawson	04:51
	04:51	Cole Substitution replaced by Wade
	04:41	James Layup Shot: Missed
Faried Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	04:40
Faried Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Lawson (9 AST)	04:21 [DEN 100-90]
	04:02 [MIA 92-100]	James Driving Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Chandler 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Faried (1 AST)	03:47 [DEN 103-92]
	03:47	Allen Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (1 FTA)
Chandler Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)	03:47 [DEN 104-92]
	03:31	James Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Lawson (3 ST)
Lawson Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Allen (1 ST)	03:27
Fournier Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)	03:26
	03:26	Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:26	Team Rebound
	03:26 [MIA 93-104]	Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	03:08
Arthur Jump Shot: Missed	03:05
	03:04	Bosh Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	02:56	Wade Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Lawson (4 ST)
Lawson Turnover : Traveling (5 TO)	02:53
	02:47 [MIA 96-104]	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Bosh (1 AST)
Fournier 3pt Shot: Missed	02:29
	02:28	Wade Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	02:15 [MIA 99-104]	Allen 3pt Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Wade (6 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:15
	02:01	Jump Ball Chalmers vs Lawson (Chandler gains possession)
	01:52	James Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Fournier Substitution replaced by Foye	01:38
Lawson Turnover : Lost Ball (6 TO) Steal:Chalmers (2 ST)	01:38
	01:38	Jump Ball Chalmers vs Lawson (Bosh gains possession)
	01:24 [MIA 101-104]	Bosh Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (6 AST)
	01:05	Chalmers Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Faried Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)	01:05 [DEN 105-101]
	01:05	Allen Substitution replaced by Andersen
Faried Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)	01:05 [DEN 106-101]
	01:05	Team Timeout : Regular
	01:05	Andersen Substitution replaced by Allen
Lawson Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	00:57.4
	00:57.4 [MIA 102-106]	James Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
	00:57.4	James Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Faried Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	00:56.8
Chandler 3pt Shot: Missed	00:34.9
	00:33.8	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	00:26.9	James 3pt Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:25.9
Team Timeout : Regular	00:21.6
Faried Substitution replaced by Brooks	00:21.6
	00:21.6	Allen Substitution replaced by Cole
	00:21.0	Cole Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Lawson Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	00:21.0 [DEN 107-102]
	00:21.0	Cole Substitution replaced by Andersen
Lawson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:21.0
	00:19.9	Team Rebound
	00:18.2	Team Timeout : Short
Brooks Substitution replaced by Faried	00:18.2
	00:18.2	Andersen Substitution replaced by Allen
Arthur Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)	00:17.1
	00:17.1 [MIA 103-107]	James Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
	00:17.1 [MIA 104-107]	James Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
	00:16.7	James Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Foye Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	00:16.7 [DEN 108-104]
	00:16.7	Chalmers Substitution replaced by Andersen
Foye Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	00:16.7 [DEN 109-104]
	00:16.7	Team Timeout : Short
	00:16.7	Andersen Substitution replaced by Chalmers
	00:12.9	James 3pt Shot: Missed
Faried Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	00:11.6
	00:10.9	Bosh Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Faried Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)	00:10.9 [DEN 110-104]
Faried Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)	00:10.9 [DEN 111-104]
	00:04.5 [MIA 107-111]	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS)
End of 4th Quarter