Nikola Jokic leads the Denver Nuggets against the Miami Heat in a rematch of the 2023 NBA Finals.
The Denver Nuggets (5-3) are coming off their most impressive win in giving the Oklahoma City Thunder their first loss. They came out with a huge win despite both Jamal Murray (concussion) and Aaron Gordon (calf) sitting out with injuries. Murray is questionable for this game while Gordon will not be available. Denver looks to build on the momentum of that win against the team it defeated just two seasons ago to win the franchises first NBA Championship in the Miami Heat (3-4). Since Game 5 of the 2023 NBA Finals Miami has actually dominated the regular season against Denver. They won both games last season, including a six point win in Denver.
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Game Date: Friday, Nov. 8, 2024
Game Time: 9:00 p.m. ET
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Miami held Jokic in check based on his standards of excellence in the two games last season. Jokic averaged a modest 15.0 points, 12.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game on 47.8% shooting from the field. Only four teams held Jokic to under 50% shooting from the field all last season. Miami being one of the four.
It is hard to imagine history repeating itself this season with how Jokic is playing. He is coming off back-to-back monster triple-doubles and is averaging 26.6 points, 15.4 rebounds and 13.4 assists per game on 40-47-83 shooting splits over the last five games. During this stretch Denver is 4-1 and playing great basketball. Despite the injuries.
One of the reasons Denver has weathered the injuries has been the play of Russell Westbrook. He is averaging 16.4 points, 5.8 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game over the last five. Another positive sign for Denver this season is that the team is 3-0 in games where Westbrook scores 20 or more points. He has done that in back-to-back games heading into this matchup with Miami.
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