He gingerly walked to the sideline after the awkward fall and was subbed out of the game. With 1:02 remaining in regulation, Lowry slipped on the floor and nearly did the splits. Kyle Lowry exits game after awkward fall Udonis Haslem checks in Jimmy Butler scored 28 points, and Bam Adebayo had 22 points and 17 rebounds. Miami shot just 37% from the field and 31.4% on 3s. Denver built a 93-72 lead early in the fourth quarter and did enough to hold off the Heat. Malone had bemoaned Denver’s fourth-quarter play, pointing out the Nuggets were outscored 65-44 in the fourth of the first two games. The Nuggets regained home-court advantage and have put themselves in position to head back to Denver with a 2-1 series lead. Teams that win Game 3 of a 1-1 NBA Finals go on to win the series 80% of the time (32-8), and teams that lead the Finals 2-1 have won the title 79% of the time (49-13). Rookie Christian Braun had his biggest game of the series with 15 points on 7-for-8 shooting, and Aaron Gordon had 11 points, 10 rebounds and five assists.ĭenver dominated inside, outscoring the Heat 60-34 in the paint and outrebounding them 58-33. The Nuggets responded the way Malone thought they would. “I have no doubt that our guys will go out there and play a much better game than we did in Game 2 in Denver,” Malone said hours before tipoff and three days after calling out his team for their effort in Sunday’s loss. This is the first time in NBA history ― playoffs or regular season ― that teammates had 30-point triple-doubles. Jokic recorded the first 30-point, 20-rebound triple-double in Finals history, finishing with 32 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists, and Murray notched a triple-double by putting up 34 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds. Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray lift Nuggets to 2-1 series lead Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray got back to their effective two-man game, and the Nuggets' re-commitment to defense led to a 109-94 victory over the Miami Heat and a 2-1 series lead. Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone’s blunt honesty and his players’ willingness to own a lackluster effort made a difference in Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday.

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