Who won Denver Nuggets vs Miami Heat?

The Miami Heat beat the Denver Nuggets 147-123 on December 29, 2025.

Nikola Jokić scored 21 for the Denver Nuggets; Norman Powell scored 25 for the Miami Heat.

Denver Nuggets at Miami Heat

2025-26 · Regular season Mon, Dec 29, 2025 · 7:30 pm EST · All results that day · Denver Nuggets vs Miami Heat head-to-head · Denver Nuggets schedule · Miami Heat schedule

Final

Away

Miami Heat

147

Venue: Kaseya Center

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Miami Heat beat the Denver Nuggets 147-123 at home on Monday, December 29, 2025 at Kaseya Center. Norman Powell had 25 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists for the Miami Heat. Nikola Jokić had 21 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists for the Denver Nuggets.

The game was tied 63-63 at halftime. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 37-24. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Jaime Jaquez Jr. (double-double, Miami Heat), Bam Adebayo (double-double, Miami Heat), Jamal Murray (double-double, Denver Nuggets). Bench points: Denver Nuggets 39, Miami Heat 61. Nikola Jović had 22 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Denver Nuggets vs Miami Heat?: The Miami Heat beat the Denver Nuggets 147-123 on December 29, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Nikola Jokić scored 21 for the Denver Nuggets; Norman Powell scored 25 for the Miami Heat.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Denver Nuggets	29	34	36	24	123
Miami Heat	41	22	47	37	147

Game leaders

Denver Nuggets

Points: 21 Nikola Jokić
Rebounds: 6 Jamal Murray
Assists: 11 Jamal Murray

Miami Heat

Points: 25 Norman Powell
Rebounds: 10 Bam Adebayo
Assists: 11 Jaime Jaquez Jr.

Jamal Murray double-double (20 PTS, 11 AST) · Bam Adebayo double-double (13 PTS, 10 REB) · Jaime Jaquez Jr. double-double (20 PTS, 11 AST)

Denver Nuggets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jamal Murray starter	34:47	20	6	11	1	0	2	9-21	2-6	0-0	0	-13
Spencer Jones starter	33:06	16	3	1	3	1	0	5-6	5-5	1-2	3	-6
Peyton Watson starter	31:42	11	2	1	1	1	1	4-10	0-2	3-4	3	-9
Tim Hardaway Jr. starter	28:20	16	3	2	0	0	0	6-13	2-6	2-3	1	-18
Nikola Jokić starter	19:21	21	5	8	0	0	2	9-14	1-4	2-3	1	-1
Bruce Brown bench	25:54	15	5	2	0	0	2	7-9	1-2	0-0	4	-16
Jonas Valančiūnas bench	15:41	6	4	1	0	1	2	3-3	0-0	0-0	3	-9
Julian Strawther bench	14:11	4	1	1	0	0	1	0-3	0-1	4-4	0	-12
Zeke Nnaji bench	9:27	4	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	2-2	4	-16
DaRon Holmes II bench	8:16	4	3	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	4-4	1	-11
Hunter Tyson bench	6:25	2	1	0	0	0	0	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	-3
Curtis Jones bench	6:25	2	1	1	0	0	0	1-5	0-3	0-0	1	-3
Jalen Pickett bench	6:25	2	2	1	0	1	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	-3

Not available: Christian Braun, Aaron Gordon, Cameron Johnson, Tamar Bates

Miami Heat
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Davion Mitchell starter	31:34	10	3	9	0	1	3	4-8	2-4	0-0	4	+17
Andrew Wiggins starter	31:20	19	5	6	3	3	0	6-10	4-7	3-4	2	+28
Norman Powell starter	27:58	25	1	4	1	0	3	9-16	3-8	4-4	1	+7
Kel'el Ware starter	23:56	19	9	0	1	0	0	8-12	3-6	0-0	1	+4
Bam Adebayo starter	21:10	13	10	4	1	0	2	5-10	1-2	2-2	3	+3
Jaime Jaquez Jr. bench	27:51	20	3	11	0	0	0	8-11	1-2	3-6	0	+23
Nikola Jović bench	25:54	22	4	5	0	0	0	7-12	5-8	3-3	3	+24
Dru Smith bench	21:06	11	4	1	2	0	1	4-6	2-4	1-1	3	+24
Pelle Larsson bench	15:24	3	2	0	0	0	0	1-5	1-3	0-0	2	+2
Simone Fontecchio bench	3:27	3	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	3-3	1	-3
Myron Gardner bench	3:27	0	3	0	0	0	0	0-3	0-0	0-0	1	-3
Kasparas Jakucionis bench	3:27	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-3
Keshad Johnson bench	3:27	2	1	0	0	0	0	1-5	0-1	0-0	1	-3

Not available: Terry Rozier

Team statistics
Denver Nuggets	Stat	Miami Heat
18/22 (81%)	Free throws	19/23 (82%)
36/58 (62%)	2 pointers	31/53 (58%)
11/31 (35%)	3 pointers	22/46 (47%)
47/89 (52%)	Field goals	53/99 (53%)
36	Rebounds	46
30	Defensive rebounds	31
6	Offensive rebounds	15
29	Assists	40
10	Turnovers	9
5	Steals	8
4	Blocks	4
21	Fouls	22
12	Max points in a row	11
0:48	Time spent in lead	44:09
2	Biggest lead	27

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Miami Heat ahead)

Largest margin: 25 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 6
Times tied: 5
Largest lead · Denver Nuggets: 2 Q2 0:15
Largest lead · Miami Heat: 27 Q4 3:29
Longest run: 12-0 Denver Nuggets · Q2 7:34 to Q2 3:19

Scoring plays

Q1 · 36 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Miami Heat
11:05	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	0	2
10:52	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	1	2
10:52	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	2	2
9:59	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 2-pt field goal	2	4
9:44	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	4	4
9:32	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	4	6
9:18	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	5	6
9:15	Miami Heat	Norman Powell 3-pt field goal	5	9
9:02	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 2-pt field goal	7	9
9:02	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	8	9
8:49	Miami Heat	Norman Powell 2-pt field goal	8	11
7:45	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 2-pt field goal	10	11
7:33	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	10	13
7:22	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	12	13
7:05	Miami Heat	Norman Powell 2-pt field goal	12	15
6:27	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	14	15
5:28	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	16	15
5:16	Miami Heat	Pelle Larsson 3-pt field goal	16	18
4:49	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	16	20
4:36	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	18	20
4:20	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	18	22
4:03	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	19	22
4:03	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	20	22
3:55	Miami Heat	Norman Powell 2-pt field goal	20	24
3:55	Miami Heat	Norman Powell Free throw	20	25
3:36	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 3-pt field goal	23	25
3:20	Miami Heat	Dru Smith 3-pt field goal	23	28
2:25	Miami Heat	Nikola Jović Free throw	23	29
2:25	Miami Heat	Nikola Jović 2-pt field goal	23	31
2:05	Miami Heat	Nikola Jović 2-pt field goal	23	33
1:38	Miami Heat	Nikola Jović 3-pt field goal	23	36
1:16	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji 2-pt field goal	25	36
1:00	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	27	36
0:53	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 2-pt field goal	27	38
0:25	Miami Heat	Dru Smith 3-pt field goal	27	41
0:05	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	29	41

Q2 · 31 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Miami Heat
11:08	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	31	41
10:58	Miami Heat	Nikola Jović Free throw	31	42
10:58	Miami Heat	Nikola Jović Free throw	31	43
10:40	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji Free throw	32	43
10:40	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji Free throw	33	43
10:26	Miami Heat	Dru Smith 2-pt field goal	33	45
10:05	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 2-pt field goal	35	45
9:35	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	37	45
9:25	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins Free throw	37	46
9:08	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	37	48
8:46	Miami Heat	Dru Smith 2-pt field goal	37	50
8:23	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	37	52
7:34	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	39	52
7:21	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	41	52
6:56	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	43	52
5:18	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones Free throw	44	52
4:34	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal	47	52
3:19	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	49	52
3:10	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	49	53
3:10	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	49	54
2:58	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	51	54
2:50	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	53	54
2:34	Miami Heat	Norman Powell 2-pt field goal	53	56
2:13	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	56	56
1:54	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. Free throw	56	57
1:41	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	58	57
1:16	Miami Heat	Davion Mitchell 3-pt field goal	58	60
0:57	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. Free throw	58	61
0:42	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	61	61
0:15	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	63	61
0:04	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	63	63

Q3 · 35 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Miami Heat
11:47	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 3-pt field goal	63	66
11:28	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	65	66
11:11	Miami Heat	Norman Powell 2-pt field goal	65	68
10:47	Miami Heat	Davion Mitchell 2-pt field goal	65	70
10:33	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	67	70
10:17	Miami Heat	Norman Powell 3-pt field goal	67	73
10:02	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	69	73
9:47	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 3-pt field goal	69	76
9:09	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	69	78
8:27	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 3-pt field goal	69	81
8:07	Miami Heat	Norman Powell Free throw	69	82
8:07	Miami Heat	Norman Powell Free throw	69	83
8:07	Miami Heat	Norman Powell Free throw	69	84
7:54	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	72	84
7:47	Miami Heat	Norman Powell 3-pt field goal	72	87
7:17	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	72	89
6:50	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	74	89
6:43	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	74	91
6:24	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones 3-pt field goal	77	91
5:55	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones 3-pt field goal	80	91
5:44	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 3-pt field goal	80	94
5:29	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones 3-pt field goal	83	94
5:12	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	85	94
5:00	Miami Heat	Nikola Jović 3-pt field goal	85	97
4:36	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	87	97
4:15	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	87	99
3:40	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	89	99
2:53	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 3-pt field goal	89	102
2:38	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	92	102
2:18	Miami Heat	Nikola Jović 3-pt field goal	92	105
2:03	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones 3-pt field goal	95	105
1:30	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	97	105
1:19	Miami Heat	Norman Powell 2-pt field goal	97	107
0:52	Miami Heat	Nikola Jović 3-pt field goal	97	110
0:30	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	99	110

Q4 · 35 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Miami Heat
11:38	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	99	112
11:16	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	101	112
11:06	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins Free throw	101	113
11:06	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins Free throw	101	114
10:46	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 3-pt field goal	101	117
10:10	Miami Heat	Nikola Jović 3-pt field goal	101	120
9:54	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones 3-pt field goal	104	120
9:30	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	106	120
9:13	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	106	122
8:18	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	106	124
7:51	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 2-pt field goal	108	124
7:16	Miami Heat	Davion Mitchell 2-pt field goal	108	126
6:54	Miami Heat	Dru Smith Free throw	108	127
6:54	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. Free throw	108	128
6:38	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	109	128
6:25	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	109	130
6:08	Denver Nuggets	Hunter Tyson 2-pt field goal	111	130
5:20	Miami Heat	Davion Mitchell 3-pt field goal	111	133
5:08	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther Free throw	112	133
5:08	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther Free throw	113	133
4:31	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 3-pt field goal	113	136
4:07	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 2-pt field goal	115	136
3:54	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 3-pt field goal	115	139
3:29	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 3-pt field goal	115	142
3:14	Denver Nuggets	DaRon Holmes II Free throw	116	142
3:14	Denver Nuggets	DaRon Holmes II Free throw	117	142
2:51	Denver Nuggets	Curtis Jones 2-pt field goal	119	142
1:46	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther Free throw	120	142
1:46	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther Free throw	121	142
1:11	Miami Heat	Keshad Johnson 2-pt field goal	121	144
0:49	Miami Heat	Simone Fontecchio Free throw	121	145
0:49	Miami Heat	Simone Fontecchio Free throw	121	146
0:49	Miami Heat	Simone Fontecchio Free throw	121	147
0:36	Denver Nuggets	DaRon Holmes II Free throw	122	147
0:36	Denver Nuggets	DaRon Holmes II Free throw	123	147

2025-26 season series

After this game: tied 1-1. Final series: tied 1-1.

Nov 5: Miami Heat 112 at Denver Nuggets 122
Dec 29: Denver Nuggets 123 at Miami Heat 147 (this game)

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