Game
NBA
Series 4-1
Denver Nuggets 108
1 2 3 4
Nuggets 23 34 26 25
Heat 26 25 24 36
111 Miami Heat

2023-06-05 00:00 / Pepsi Center (capacity 19,155), Denver / Spectators: 19537
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Denver Nuggets Denver Nuggets
Nikola Jokic
Nikola Jokic 		Points 41
Accuracy 16-28
57  %
Rebounds 11
Assists 4
Steals 0
Efficiency 35
Miami Heat Miami Heat
21 Points Bam Adebayo
Bam Adebayo
8-14
57  % 		Accuracy
9 Rebounds
4 Assists
0 Steals
23 Efficiency
Denver Nuggets
Miami Heat
52%
39/75
Field goals
49%
38/78
46
Rebounds
35
23
Assists
28
7
Steals
5
112
Efficiency
108
39%
11/28
3-pointers
49%
17/35
News
Erik Spoelstra goes off after reporter's question on Jokic: 'Untrained eye'

2023-06-05

During the postgame press conference after Game 2, Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra responded strongly to a question posed by ESPN reporter Ramona Shelburne. Despite Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic had an impressive 41-point performance, the Heat managed to secure a 111-108 victory and level the NBA Finals series at 1-1.
Michael Malone calls lack of effort 'huge concern' in Game 2 loss

2023-06-05

Nuggets head coach Michael Malone didn't hold back in his criticism of Denver's lackluster performance during their Game 2 loss against the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals. Malone expressed his disappointment with his team's effort, as the Heat outplayed the Nuggets, evened the championship series at 1-1, and delivered the first home loss for Denver in the 2023 NBA Playoffs.
Games
Games
Best players
Nikola Jokic
Nikola Jokic
41 PTS
16/28 FG
7/8 FT
Gabe Vincent
Gabe Vincent
23 PTS
8/12 FG
3/3 FT
Nikola Jokic
Nikola Jokic
11 REB
8 DREB
3 OREB
Kevin Love
Kevin Love
10 REB
7 DREB
3 OREB
Jamal Murray
Jamal Murray
10 As
1 TO
39 MIN
Jimmy Butler
Jimmy Butler
9 As
1 TO
40 MIN
Nikola Jokic
Nikola Jokic
35 EFF
61% 2P%
40% 3P%
Bam Adebayo
Bam Adebayo
23 EFF
57% 2P%
- 3P%
Denver Nuggets
NO MIN FGM-A 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB D-O REB AS ST TO BS PF PTS +/- EFF
1 Michael Porter Jr. 26:23 2-8
25% 		1-2
50% 		1-6
17% 		0-0
0% 		5-1 6 0 0 1 0 2 5 -15 2
5 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 36:07 1-4
25% 		0-1
0% 		1-3
33% 		3-3
100% 		3-0 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 -14 4
15 Nikola Jokic 41:53 16-28
57% 		14-23
61% 		2-5
40% 		7-8
88% 		8-3 11 4 0 5 0 3 41 -11 35
27 Jamal Murray 38:49 7-15
47% 		4-7
57% 		3-8
38% 		1-1
100% 		3-1 4 10 1 1 0 2 18 -2 22
50 Aaron Gordon 38:13 5-7
71% 		3-5
60% 		2-2
100% 		0-2
0% 		6-1 7 2 0 0 1 3 12 -7 15
0 Christian Braun 15:24 3-3
100% 		3-3
100% 		0-0
-% 		0-0
0% 		0-1 1 3 3 1 0 2 6 8 10
11 Bruce Brown 27:15 4-9
44% 		3-6
50% 		1-3
33% 		2-2
100% 		4-1 5 0 2 3 0 1 11 14 9
32 Jeff Green 15:54 1-1
100% 		0-0
-% 		1-1
100% 		6-6
100% 		0-1 1 1 0 1 0 2 9 12 8
240 39-75
52% 		28-47
60% 		11-28
39% 		19-22
86% 		37-9 46 23 7 14 2 21 108 112

Head Coach:

Michael Malone

Miami Heat
NO MIN FGM-A 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB D-O REB AS ST TO BS PF PTS +/- EFF
2 Gabe Vincent 31:39 8-12
67% 		4-6
67% 		4-6
67% 		3-3
100% 		0-0 0 3 2 1 0 4 23 22 19
13 Bam Adebayo 40:00 8-14
57% 		8-14
57% 		0-0
-% 		5-5
100% 		9-0 9 4 0 3 2 4 21 17 23
22 Jimmy Butler 40:21 7-19
37% 		5-14
36% 		2-5
40% 		5-5
100% 		2-2 4 9 0 1 0 0 21 3 21
31 Max Strus 29:13 4-10
40% 		0-0
-% 		4-10
40% 		2-3
67% 		2-0 2 6 0 0 1 3 14 14 13
42 Kevin Love 22:13 2-9
22% 		0-3
0% 		2-6
33% 		0-0
0% 		7-3 10 1 2 0 0 0 6 18 12
7 Kyle Lowry 23:38 2-4
50% 		0-1
0% 		2-3
67% 		3-3
100% 		0-0 0 3 0 3 0 3 9 -15 4
16 Caleb Martin 21:26 1-3
33% 		0-1
0% 		1-2
50% 		0-0
0% 		3-2 5 1 1 2 1 1 3 -7 6
24 Haywood Highsmith 6:07 0-0
-% 		0-0
-% 		0-0
-% 		0-0
0% 		0-1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 -17 -1
44 Cody Zeller 7:59 2-2
100% 		2-2
100% 		0-0
-% 		0-0
0% 		0-0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 -14 0
55 Duncan Robinson 17:22 4-5
80% 		2-2
100% 		2-3
67% 		0-1
0% 		0-0 0 1 0 0 0 2 10 -6 7
240 38-78
49% 		21-43
49% 		17-35
49% 		18-20
90% 		27-8 35 28 5 11 4 22 111 108

Head Coach:

Erik Spoelstra

Teams
FGM-A 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB D-O REB AS ST TO BS PF PTS EFF
Denver Nuggets 39-75
52% 		28-47
60% 		11-28
39% 		19-22
86% 		37-9 46 23 7 14 2 21 108 112
Miami Heat 38-78
49% 		21-43
49% 		17-35
49% 		18-20
90% 		27-8 35 28 5 11 4 22 111 108
Best players
Player of the Game
Bam Adebayo
EFF
23
Bam Adebayo
Points 21
Accuracy 8-14
Rebounds 9
Assists 4