A couple of Philadelphia 76ers rivals, the Denver Nuggets and the Miami Heat, continued the NBA Finals on Wednesday night in South Florida. After the Heat picked up an impressive Game 2 win in the Mile High City, they were looking to continue the momentum at home.
Instead, Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets put on a show at the Kaseya Center.
Jokic put on a historic performance: 32 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the Nuggets to a 109-94 win. That stat line is the first 30-20-10 game in NBA Finals history. Denver leads the series 2-1 and looks to take control in Game 4 on Friday. Jamal Murray added 34 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds for Denver.
As the fourth quarter of Game 3 continues, Denver center Nikola Jokić has become the first player to ever have at least 30 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists in an NBA Finals game. pic.twitter.com/h50RELUH9t
— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) June 8, 2023
The Heat were led by former Sixers star Jimmy Butler who had 28 points while Bam Adebayo had 22 points and 17 rebounds. They will have to play better on both ends of the floor on Friday to avoid a 3-1 hole in this series.
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