{"id":1316476,"date":"2019-11-05T21:56:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T04:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/murray-scores-21-points-nuggets-beat-heat-109-89\/"},"modified":"2019-11-06T07:16:23","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T14:16:23","slug":"murray-scores-21-points-nuggets-beat-heat-109-89","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/murray-scores-21-points-nuggets-beat-heat-109-89\/","title":{"rendered":"Murray scores 21 points, Nuggets beat Heat 109-89"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.8432385874246\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-990554-503\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/Heat_Nuggets_Basketball_58325-09a70-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/Heat_Nuggets_Basketball_58325-09a70-1024x772.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Denver Nuggets forward Will Barton, right, fights for control of a rebound with Miami Heat forward Justise Winslow in the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"14\">\n<p><strong>Denver Nuggets forward Will Barton, right, fights for control of a rebound with Miami Heat forward Justise Winslow in the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/Heat_Nuggets_Basketball_58325-09a70-1024x772.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Denver Nuggets forward Will Barton, right, fights for control of a rebound with Miami Heat forward Justise Winslow in the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/Heat_Nuggets_Basketball_58325-09a70-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/Heat_Nuggets_Basketball_58325-09a70-1-1024x824.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler, left, drives past Denver Nuggets center Mason Plumlee in the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler, left, drives past Denver Nuggets center Mason Plumlee in the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/Heat_Nuggets_Basketball_58325-09a70-1-1024x824.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler, left, drives past Denver Nuggets center Mason Plumlee in the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/Heat_Nuggets_Basketball_58325-09a70-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/Heat_Nuggets_Basketball_58325-09a70-2-1024x818.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler, right, looks to pass the ball as Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, left, and guard Gary Harris defend in the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"2.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"16\">\n<p><strong>Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler, right, looks to pass the ball as Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, left, and guard Gary Harris defend in the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/Heat_Nuggets_Basketball_58325-09a70-2-1024x818.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler, right, looks to pass the ball as Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, left, and guard Gary Harris defend in the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, in Denver. 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(AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/Heat_Nuggets_Basketball_58325-09a70-3-1024x850.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Miami Heat guard Goran Dragic, left, drives the lane for a basket past Denver Nuggets center Mason Plumlee in the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/Heat_Nuggets_Basketball_58325-09a70-4-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/Heat_Nuggets_Basketball_58325-09a70-4-1024x784.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Miami Heat forward Justise Winslow, right, picks up a loose ball as Denver Nuggets forward Will Barton drops back to defend in the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"14\">\n<p><strong>Miami Heat forward Justise Winslow, right, picks up a loose ball as Denver Nuggets forward Will Barton drops back to defend in the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/11\/Heat_Nuggets_Basketball_58325-09a70-4-1024x784.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Miami Heat forward Justise Winslow, right, picks up a loose ball as Denver Nuggets forward Will Barton drops back to defend in the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/murray-scores-21-points-nuggets-beat-heat-109-89\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/murray-scores-21-points-nuggets-beat-heat-109-89\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">DENVER \u2014 Jamal Murray scored 21 points, Will Barton and Jerami Grant had 15 each, and the Denver Nuggets pulled away in the second half to beat the Miami Heat 109-89 Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Jimmy Butler had 16 points and Kelly Olynyk 13 for Miami, which ended a three-game winning streak. It was the first time this season the Heat had failed to score at least 100 points. The Nuggets held Miami to 36.4 percent shooting from the floor while converting 52.3 percent of their shots.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Up by 10 at halftime, the Nuggets doubled their lead with a strong third quarter in which they outscored the Heat 31-20 despite losing Paul Millsap to a facial laceration early in the period after Gary Harris left near the end of the second quarter with an ankle injury.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Monte Morris converted a three-point play in the final moments of the third, helping the Nuggets take an 89-68 lead into the fourth. Morris finished with 11 points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Denver scored eight of the next nine points starting the final quarter capped by Torrey Craig\u2019s dunk off a lob pass from Nikola Jokic to move in front 97-70 with 8:58 left to play.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Bam Adebayo\u2019s driving layup broke the Nuggets\u2019 surge but not enough to alter the outcome for the Heat, who had trailed by a point after the first quarter. Denver substituted freely in the final minutes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Nuggets closed the last 5:04 of the second quarter on a 16-5 run to take a 58-48 lead at halftime. Barton, back from a toe injury, began the flurry by converting a go-ahead three-point play and also connected on a 3-pointer during the surge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Subhead\">TIP-INS<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\">Heat: F KZ Okpala was sidelined by a left Achilles tendon strain. \u2026 F\/G Derrick Jones Jr. is back from a left groin strain that sidelined him the previous four games. \u2026 F\/G Justise Winslow returned to action after missing two games with lower back stiffness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\">Nuggets: Barton returned to the starting lineup after missing the past two games with a swollen left toe. \u2026 Harris left the game late in the second quarter with a left ankle sprain and was ruled out for the remainder of the contest. \u2026 Millsap suffered a cut on his forehead when he collided during a third-quarter fastbreak with Meyers Leonard, who was called for a flagrant 1 foul. Team trainers stopped the bleeding with a headband bandage and Millsap made both free throws before being replaced on the floor by Grant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Subhead\">UP NEXT<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\">Heat: Continue three-game road trip Thursday night at Phoenix.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText BoldIntro\">Nuggets: Round out two-game homestand by hosting Philadelphia on Friday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">More AP NBA: <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/NBA\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/NBA<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP\u2014Sports\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP\u2014Sports<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/sports\/murray-scores-21-points-nuggets-beat-heat-109-89\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Denver Nuggets forward Will Barton, right, fights for control of a rebound with Miami Heat forward Justise Winslow in the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)AP | AP Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler, left, drives past Denver Nuggets center Mason Plumlee in the first half [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[160],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1316476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-local-news"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-09-06 14:25:49","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSKE Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1316476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1316476"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1316476\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1316484,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1316476\/revisions\/1316484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1316476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1316476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1316476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}