Nuggets
Denver
Western Conference
Northwest
7
11
18
3451
3167
22
7
32
91
38
42
24
15
62
41
14
55
7
28
3
19
21
98
4
56
21
38
2224
127
6
57
42
74
1211
23
1234
22
76
01
45
3017
6060
29
13
45
2322
127
5
102
81
79
117
54
171
30
96
02
46
3318
6060
5
2
40
22
12
55
5
4
80
12
2
14
2
7
0
4
30
60
6
1
17
24
7
29
7
2
29
11
3
14
2
6
1
5
17
60
2
1
50
23
12
52
10
8
80
11
5
16
3
9
0
4
33
60
9
3
33
22
7
32
2
1
50
7
4
11
0
6
2
6
18
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jameer
Nelson
Jameer Nelson
True
37
5
14
36
3
5
60
4
6
67
1
4
5
8
0
0
0
4
17
2
none
Danilo
Gallinari
Danilo Gallinari
True
36
6
16
38
1
5
20
4
6
67
0
4
4
4
0
1
2
3
17
4
none
Emmanuel
Mudiay
Emmanuel Mudiay
True
35
3
11
27
0
2
0
1
3
33
2
6
8
7
0
1
4
0
7
-19
none
Kenneth
Faried
Kenneth Faried
True
27
4
8
50
0
0
0
2
4
50
3
5
8
3
1
3
2
2
10
-15
none
Jusuf
Nurkić
Jusuf Nurkić
True
17
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
6
1
0
0
5
3
4
-8
none
Wilson
Chandler
Wilson Chandler
False
28
8
17
47
1
4
25
0
0
0
2
5
7
0
1
0
3
2
17
-2
none
Nikola
Jokić
Nikola Jokić
False
24
7
11
64
0
0
0
3
4
75
3
11
14
3
1
0
1
3
17
1
double
Jamal
Murray
Jamal Murray
False
23
3
10
30
2
6
33
1
1
100
0
3
3
2
0
2
2
4
9
3
none
Juan
Hernangómez
Juan Hernangómez
False
7
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-5
none
Alonzo
Gee
Alonzo Gee
False
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-1
none
Mike
Miller
Mike Miller
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Malik
Beasley
Malik Beasley
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Will
Barton
Will Barton
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
2
December
2016
Friday
Pepsi Center
Denver
Rockets
Houston
True
Heat
Miami
Eastern Conference
Southeast
6
12
18
2797
2879
24
9
38
93
41
44
26
15
58
37
11
48
7
26
14
6
25
106
4
38
13
34
2623
129
5
56
33
59
814
33
847
11
46
44
11
2824
6060
76
14
18
2618
911
35
69
45
65
69
32
101
23
69
24
04
2331
6060
3
1
33
26
12
46
5
3
60
8
3
11
1
4
4
1
28
60
8
3
38
23
9
39
6
3
50
14
3
17
1
6
4
1
24
60
7
1
14
26
9
35
6
4
67
6
3
9
2
6
2
0
23
60
6
4
67
18
11
61
9
5
56
9
2
11
3
9
4
4
31
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Goran
Dragić
Goran Dragić
True
34
6
17
35
0
3
0
4
6
67
0
3
3
7
1
0
0
5
16
-10
none
Hassan
Whiteside
Hassan Whiteside
True
32
11
17
65
0
0
0
3
5
60
4
12
16
1
1
4
1
3
25
0
double
Rodney
McGruder
Rodney McGruder
True
25
1
6
17
1
2
50
0
0
0
4
3
7
0
3
0
0
3
3
11
none
Luke
Babbitt
Luke Babbitt
True
23
4
9
44
3
6
50
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
4
11
10
none
Josh
McRoberts
Josh McRoberts
True
16
0
4
0
0
0
0
1
2
50
1
2
3
3
0
1
1
3
1
-6
none
James
Johnson
James Johnson
False
32
4
12
33
0
4
0
2
3
67
0
7
7
5
3
2
2
3
10
10
none
Wayne
Ellington
Wayne Ellington
False
31
8
14
57
5
9
56
1
2
50
0
2
2
2
4
0
1
0
22
9
none
Tyler
Johnson
Tyler Johnson
False
28
7
13
54
0
0
0
4
6
67
1
1
2
7
1
0
1
1
18
8
none
Willie
Reed
Willie Reed
False
15
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
6
7
1
0
0
0
3
0
8
none
Udonis
Haslem
Udonis Haslem
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Josh
Richardson
Josh Richardson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Derrick
Williams
Derrick Williams
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Justise
Winslow
Justise Winslow
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
1
December
2016
Thursday
Vivint Smart Home Arena
Salt Lake City
Jazz
Utah
False
The Miami Heat saw strong bench play in Wednesday 's win , with three members of the second unit combining to score 50 points . Guard Wayne Ellington led the way with 22 points and five three - pointers , while youngster Tyler Johnson had an additional 18 points to go with seven assists . While the bench was impressive , the star of the show was center Hassan Whiteside . Whiteside posted 25 points , 16 rebounds , and four blocks . As a whole , Miami recorded a whopping 14 team steals , contributing heavily to Denver 's 19 turnovers on the night . Denver , meanwhile , had another big night on the boards , recording 55 team rebounds . Big man Nikola Jokic scored 17 points and had 14 rebounds off the bench . The team saw effective ball movement as well , combining for 28 assists on the night . The team did struggle from the floor , however , shooting just 41 percent . The visiting Miami Heat defeated the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday , 106 - 98 . It was a back and forth game , with Miami ( 6 - 12 ) earning the win on strong fourth - quarter play . The Heat outscored Denver 31 - 18 in the fourth , ending the game comfortably in the lead . The Heat 's Hassan Whiteside led the team in both scoring and rebounding , posting 25 and 16 respectively . Whiteside also blocked four shots . The big man 's effort kept Miami competitive with the Nuggets on the glass , despite Denver 's status as the top rebounding team in the league . Miami saw a huge advantage in turnovers , coughing up the ball only six times while forcing 19 turnovers for Denver . Strong defensive play contributed to the differential , as Miami stole the ball 14 times in total . Denver ( 7 - 11 ) was held to just 41 percent shooting on the night , crumbling under the pressure of the tough Miami defense . Starter Emmanuel Mudiay shot just 3 - of - 11 from the field , while forward Danilo Gallinari went just 6 - of - 16 . Gallinari was one of four Nuggets to tie for the team lead in scoring with 17 points . Another one of those four , sophomore Nikola Jokic , had 17 points and 14 rebounds off the bench . Jokic helped counter the poor shooting of his teammates by going 7 - of - 11 from the floor . The Heat will visit Utah on Thursday while the Nuggets will host the Rockets on Friday .
The Miami Heat saw strong bench play in Wednesday's win, with three members of the second unit combining to score 50 points. Guard Wayne Ellington led the way with 22 points and five three - pointers, while youngster Tyler Johnson had an additional 18 points to go with seven assists. While the bench was impressive, the star of the show was center Hassan Whiteside. Whiteside posted 25 points, 16 rebounds, and four blocks. As a whole, Miami recorded a whopping 14 team steals, contributing heavily to Denver's 19 turnovers on the night. Denver, meanwhile, had another big night on the boards, recording 55 team rebounds. Big man Nikola Jokic scored 17 points and had 14 rebounds off the bench. The team saw effective ball movement as well, combining for 28 assists on the night. The team did struggle from the floor, however, shooting just 41 percent.
The Miami Heat saw strong bench play in Wednesday's win, with three members of the second unit combining to score 50 points. Guard Wayne Ellington led the way with 22 points and five three - pointers, while youngster Tyler Johnson had an additional 18 points to go with seven assists. While the bench was impressive, the star of the show was center Hassan Whiteside. Whiteside posted 25 points, 16 rebounds, and four blocks. As a whole, Miami recorded a whopping 14 team steals, contributing heavily to Denver's 19 turnovers on the night. Denver, meanwhile, had another big night on the boards, recording 55 team rebounds. Big man Nikola Jokic scored 17 points and had 14 rebounds off the bench. The team saw effective ball movement as well, combining for 28 assists on the night. The team did struggle from the floor, however, shooting just 41 percent. The visiting Miami Heat defeated the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday, 106 - 98. It was a back and forth game, with Miami (6 - 12) earning the win on strong fourth - quarter play. The Heat outscored Denver 31 - 18 in the fourth, ending the game comfortably in the lead. The Heat's Hassan Whiteside led the team in both scoring and rebounding, posting 25 and 16 respectively. Whiteside also blocked four shots. The big man's effort kept Miami competitive with the Nuggets on the glass, despite Denver's status as the top rebounding team in the league. Miami saw a huge advantage in turnovers, coughing up the ball only six times while forcing 19 turnovers for Denver. Strong defensive play contributed to the differential, as Miami stole the ball 14 times in total. Denver (7 - 11) was held to just 41 percent shooting on the night, crumbling under the pressure of the tough Miami defense. Starter Emmanuel Mudiay shot just 3 - of - 11 from the field, while forward Danilo Gallinari went just 6 - of - 16. Gallinari was one of four Nuggets to tie for the team lead in scoring with 17 points. Another one of those four, sophomore Nikola Jokic, had 17 points and 14 rebounds off the bench. Jokic helped counter the poor shooting of his teammates by going 7 - of - 11 from the floor. The Heat will visit Utah on Thursday while the Nuggets will host the Rockets on Friday.
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3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Wilson Chandler <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 17 <FG> 8 17 47 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Danilo Gallinari <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 17 <FG> 6 16 38 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 4 6 67 <REB> 4 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jameer Nelson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 17 <FG> 5 14 36 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 4 6 67 <REB> 5 <AST> 8 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kenneth Faried <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 8 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jamal Murray <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 10 30 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Emmanuel Mudiay <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 11 27 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 1 3 33 <REB> 8 <AST> 7 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jusuf Nurkić <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 3 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Will Barton <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Malik Beasley <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mike Miller <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alonzo Gee <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 1 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Juan Hernangómez <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Hassan Whiteside <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 25 <FG> 11 17 65 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 5 60 <REB> 16 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 4 <DREB> 12 <OREB> 4 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Wayne Ellington <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 22 <FG> 8 14 57 <FG3> 5 9 56 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 4 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyler Johnson <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 18 <FG> 7 13 54 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 6 67 <REB> 2 <AST> 7 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Goran Dragić <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 17 35 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 4 6 67 <REB> 3 <AST> 7 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Luke Babbitt <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Johnson <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 12 33 <FG3> 0 4 0 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 7 <AST> 5 <STL> 3 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Rodney McGruder <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 6 17 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 0 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 4 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Josh McRoberts <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 1 <FG> 0 4 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 3 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Justise Winslow <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Derrick Williams <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Josh Richardson <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Udonis Haslem <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Willie Reed <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none