The Miami Heat team could not be more convincing in their first official game after more than 4 months of basketball break. The boys of head coach Eric Spolstra completely outplayed one of the competitors in the west - Denver Nuggets, beating them with the final 125:105 (28:26, 28:31, 38:22, 31:26). The success is below No42 for the `hot` of the season, who still occupy the fourth position in the Eastern Conference standings. Denver remains third in its conference with 43 wins and 23 losses.
Heath had no staffing problems and Kendrick Nunn, Duncan Robinson, Jimmy Butler, Jay Crowder and Bam Adebayo appeared on the floor for the start.
This was not the case with their rivals. Denver had to deal with serious shortcomings - the starting guards Jamal Murray and Gary Harris were not available, and also the scorer Will Barton did not take part in the match. Monte Morris started in position 1, and the other starters were Mich ael Porter Jr. , Tori Craig, Paul Milsap and Nikola Jokic.
Heath was the better team in the beginning and deservedly won an 8-point asset after several good performances of Bam Adebayo. However, Jokic and Nuggets responded and restored parity in the match, which was maintained in almost the entire second quarter. It was only at the end of the period that Denver came forward with 7 points, but they were reduced after baskets by Jimmy Butler and Duncan Robinson - 56:57 for the Nuggets at halftime.
Adebayo continued to be flawless and inspired the `hot`, leading them to an 8-point lead at 80:72-3 minutes before the end of the third quarter. Here came the first double-digit difference in the match predictions by video clips for messi - it was in favor of Miami after two penalties by Goran Dragic for 82:72. The rhythm of the Nuggets` game was comple tely lost, which allowed Heath to reach a lead of 15 points - 87:72, which was preserved until the end of the part - 94:79.
In the last quarter, Heath`s lead only increased, and the intrigue completely evaporated after three consecutive three-pointers on the wing Kelly Olinick for 22 points lead at 117:95. The final siren sounded at 125:105.
Bam Adebayo led Heath with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, Jimmy Butler also scored 22 points and made 7 finishing passes, Kelly Olinick finished with 20 points, Duncan Robinson added 17, and Goran Dragic and Kendrick Nun scored 13 and11 respectively.
For Denver, Nikola Jokic scored 19 points, took 7 rebounds and made 6 assists. Jeremy Grant also scored 19 points, Monte Morris finished with 13 points, and Michael Porter Jr. and Tori Craig added 11 and 10 points, respectively.
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