As Denver defeats Miami 104-93, Jokic scores 12 points in the fourth quarter, including eight in the final four minutes.
Nikola Jokic concluded Game 1 with a triple-double, featuring 27 points, 10 rebounds, and 14 assists, as the Denver Nuggets defeated the visiting Miami Heat 104-93.
Jokic scored 12 points in the fourth quarter, including eight in the final four minutes as the Heat rallied from a 24-point deficit to a nine-point lead.
With his tenth triple-double of the playoffs, the 28-year-old Serbian increased his NBA single-year record.
Jamal Murray scored 26 points and dished out 10 assists to aid Jokic’s cause, and Michael Porter Jr added 14 points and 13 rebounds.
Denver, the top seed in the Western Conference, shot 59.5 percent from the field in the first half and 50.6 percent for the game, moving to 9-0 in the playoffs at home.
While Miami’s Bam Adebayo had 26 points and 13 rebounds, Jimmy Butler, the Eastern Conference Finals MVP, scored 13 points, his fewest of the playoffs.
For the first time in four tries, the Eastern Conference’s eighth seed failed to win the first game of a series on the road.
