Denver Nuggets vs Miami Heat: player stats

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Kaseya Center · Miami, FL

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DEN

Game leaders

MIA

Points
Denver Nuggets: Nikola Jokic21 PTS9-14 FG, 1-4 3P, 2-3 FT
Miami Heat: Norman Powell25 PTS9-16 FG, 3-8 3P, 4-4 FT
Rebounds
Denver Nuggets: Jamal Murray6 REB1 OREB, 5 DREB
Miami Heat: Bam Adebayo10 REB3 OREB, 7 DREB
Assists
Denver Nuggets: Jamal Murray11 AST20 PTS, 2 TOV
Miami Heat: Jaime Jaquez Jr.11 AST20 PTS, 0 TOV

The Miami Heat beat the Denver Nuggets by a wide margin, 147-123, on December 29, 2025 at Kaseya Center. Nikola Jokic scored 21 for the Denver Nuggets, while Norman Powell had 25 for the Miami Heat.

Denver Nuggets box score
Denver Nuggets
Jamal MurrayG	35:00	20	6	11	9-21	2-6	0-0	1	0	2	0	-13
Spencer JonesF	33:00	16	3	1	5-6	5-5	1-2	3	1	0	3	-6
Peyton WatsonG	32:00	11	2	1	4-10	0-2	3-4	1	1	1	3	-9
Tim Hardaway Jr.G	28:00	16	3	2	6-13	2-6	2-3	0	0	0	1	-18
Nikola JokicC	19:00	21	5	8	9-14	1-4	2-3	0	0	2	1	-1
Bruce BrownG	26:00	15	5	2	7-9	1-2	0-0	0	0	2	4	-16
Jonas ValanciunasC	16:00	6	4	1	3-3	0-0	0-0	0	1	2	3	-9
Julian StrawtherG	14:00	4	1	1	0-3	0-1	4-4	0	0	1	0	-12
Zeke NnajiF-C	10:00	4	0	0	1-1	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	4	-16
DaRon Holmes IIF	8:00	4	3	0	0-0	0-0	4-4	0	0	0	1	-11
Curtis JonesG	7:00	2	1	1	1-5	0-3	0-0	0	0	0	1	-3
Jalen PickettG	6:00	2	2	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	-3
Hunter TysonF	6:00	2	1	0	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	-3
Team	240	123	36	29	47-89	11-31	18-22	5	4	10	21

DNP: Tamar Bates, Cameron Johnson, Christian Braun, Aaron Gordon

Miami Heat box score
Miami Heat
Davion MitchellG	32:00	10	3	9	4-8	2-4	0-0	0	1	3	4	+17
Andrew WigginsF-G	31:00	19	5	6	6-10	4-7	3-4	3	3	0	2	+28
Norman PowellF-G	28:00	25	1	4	9-16	3-8	4-4	1	0	3	1	+7
Kel'el WareC	24:00	19	9	0	8-12	3-6	0-0	1	0	0	1	+4
Bam AdebayoC-F	21:00	13	10	4	5-10	1-2	2-2	1	0	2	3	+3
Jaime Jaquez Jr.G	28:00	20	3	11	8-11	1-2	3-6	0	0	0	0	+23
Nikola JovicF	26:00	22	4	5	7-12	5-8	3-3	0	0	0	3	+24
Dru SmithG	21:00	11	4	1	4-6	2-4	1-1	2	0	1	3	+24
Pelle LarssonG	15:00	3	2	0	1-5	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	2	+2
Simone FontecchioF	4:00	3	0	0	0-1	0-1	3-3	0	0	0	1	-3
Myron GardnerF	4:00	0	3	0	0-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	-3
Keshad JohnsonF	3:00	2	1	0	1-5	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	-3
Kasparas JakučionisG	3:00	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	-3
Team	240	147	46	40	53-99	22-46	19-23	8	4	9	22

DNP: Terry Rozier, Tyler Herro, Jahmir Young, Vladislav Goldin

Team stats

Team stats: Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat
DEN	Stat	MIA
52.8%47-89	Field-goal percentage	53.5%(better)53-99
35.5%11-31	Three-point percentage	47.8%(better)22-46
81.8%18-22	Free-throw percentage	82.6%(better)19-23
36	Rebounds	46(better)
6	Offensive rebounds	15(better)
30	Defensive rebounds	31(better)
29	Assists	40(better)
5	Steals	8(better)
4	Blocks	4
10	Turnovers	9(better)
21(better)	Personal fouls	22
39	Bench points	61(better)

Team advanced
DEN	Stat	MIA
102.9	Pace	102.9
119.5	Off. rating	142.9(better)
142.9	Def. rating	119.5(better)
-23.3	Net rating	23.3(better)
62.3	TS%	67.4(better)
59.0	eFG%	64.6(better)
9.2	TOV%	7.6(better)
16.2	OREB%	33.3(better)
0.247(better)	FT rate	0.232
34.8	3PA rate	46.5(better)

Keel projection

How the projections do →

Replayed with a fit on another season: the model had not seen this game.

DEN 60%MIA 40%

Expected margin: DEN by 3.2
Result: MIA by 24: The projection missed.

The projected margin was 27.2 pts from the result. Its largest input: Roster strength (Impact × minutes), 3.4 pts toward DEN. 4 more inputs are in Pro

Season series

DEN 1, MIA 1

Nov 5Miami Heat 112, Denver Nuggets 122
Dec 29 · this gameDenver Nuggets 123, Miami Heat 147

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