8/16/2023 0 Comments Spurs vs nuggets scoreMiami’s offensive struggles continued in Game 4 as the Heat failed to crack 100 points for the 5th time in their last 8 games. The Heat join the 1983 Lakers and 1995 Spurs as the only teams to lose 4 straight home playoff games (2020 bubble excluded). Prior to 2023, the Nuggets never won more than 2 straight road playoff games outside of the 2020 bubble season. ![]() Murray did not score much, but he still had 12 assists, the first player to ever have double-digit assists in each of his first four games in the NBA Finals.ĭenver is the 19th team in NBA history to win 5 straight road playoff games in a single postseason. But the Heat only cut 1 point into the deficit with Jokic out, and Gordon and Brown were outstanding for Denver.ĭenver also finally found its 3-point shot in the series, finishing 14-for-28 on the night. The Nuggets did not dominate in the paint this time, and Jokic actually had to sit out much of the fourth quarter due to picking up his fifth foul. Instead, it was huge nights for Aaron Gordon (27 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists) and Bruce Brown (21 points and 3-of-5 from 3). ![]() That must mean good things for the supporting cast, but it was not a rebound game for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (7 points) or Michael Porter Jr. But in Game 4, the duo only combined for 38 points, 15 rebounds, and 16 assists. In Game 3, it was the 2-man show of Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray making history by becoming the first teammates with 30-point triple-doubles in the same game. Aaron Gordon Shines in Game 4 for Denver Mandatory Credit: Jim Rassol-USA TODAY Sports/Sipa USA – Photo by Icon sport While the Nuggets have been held under 110 points in every game this series, it continues to be enough against a Miami offense that has fallen apart since the middle of the third round. Friday night in the 2023 NBA Playoffs saw the Denver Nuggets inch one game closer to their first NBA championship with a 108-95 win over the Miami Heat in Game 4.
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