Heat lose 109-94 to Nuggets in Game 3 of NBA Finals

by Skyler Shepard

Thu, June 8th 2023, 3:38 AM UTC

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) dunks the ball over Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) during the first half of Game 3 of the NBA Finals basketball game, Wednesday, June 7, 2023, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) drives to the basket as Miami Heat guard Max Strus (31) attempts to defend during the first half of Game 3 of the NBA Finals basketball game, Wednesday, June 7, 2023, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) drives to the basket as Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) defends during the first half of Game 3 of the NBA Finals basketball game, Wednesday, June 7, 2023, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) dunks the ball over Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) during the first half of Game 3 of the NBA Finals basketball game, Wednesday, June 7, 2023, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

MIAMI, Fla. (CBS12) — The Miami Heat fell short in Game 3, losing to the Denver Nuggets 109-94, leaving the Nuggets to take a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals on Wednesday night.

Jimmy Butler paced the Heat with 28 points, along with Bam Adebayo who scored 22 points. But they failed to match Nuggets' players Jamal Murray and Nikola Joki who scored over 30 points each for their team.

With just over three minutes left in the half, a dunk from Adebayo was able to put the Heat in the lead. But that didn't last long after Murray scored a three-pointer putting the Nuggets up for the rest of the game.

The Nuggets take the lead 2-1 as they head into Game 4 on Friday at 8:30 p.m. EST at the Kaseya Center.

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