Jokic and Murray collect triple-double and write history in victory over “Heat” – Basketball – Sportacentrs.com

• The Nuggets opened the series with a 104-93 lead, but fell 108-111 in Game 2, their first loss of the season to the Heat and their first home playoff loss of the season.

• Game 3 of the Finals started with points by Bem Adebayo and Kevin Love to give the Heat a 5-0 lead, while the Nuggets took their first lead with five minutes left in the first quarter as Jokic scored two points to make it 16 :14 in favor of Denver.

• The first quarter ended with a draw (24:24). Jokic played all 12 minutes and was close double-double (10+7), while Jimmy Butler managed to score 10 points, also playing the entire quarter.

• In the continuation of the first half, both teams were next to each other, despite small breakthroughs by one or the other. In the second quarter, the management changed six times, however, the visitors from Denver ended the first half with plus five (53:48).

• Jamal Murray, who scored 12 points, played an important role in the Nuggets’ successful quarter. He made four of five shots (1p. 1/2, 2p. 1/1, 3p. 3/4) and played all 12 quarter minutes.

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• The game took an important turn in the third quarter, in which “Nuggets” played more successfully. During the quarter, Denver had a lead of as many as 19 points. After three played quarters, “Nuggets” were in the lead with 82:68.

• In the third quarter, “Nuggets” made only one long shot (3p. 1/5), however, its accuracy in the indicator of two-point shots was at a very high level (2p. 12/18 or 66.6%).

• Nikola Jokic already managed to collect 26 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists in the first three quarters, while Murray had 22+5+8.

• In the final quarter, the “Heat” could not perform miracles – the “Nuggets” won the game with 109:94 and regained the lead in the NBA final series (2-1). The next match will also be played in Miami – it is scheduled for June 10 at 03:30.

Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray are the first pair of teammates with triple-doubles in Finals history!

Jokic: 32 PTS, 21 REB, 10 AST
Murray: 34 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST

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• Jokic finished the game with 32 points (1p. 7/8, 2p. 11/19, 3p. 1/2), 21 rebounds (three offensive) and 10 assists.

• The Serbian has already scored 100 points in the three final series games played. He became the fifth player in NBA history to score at least 100 points in the first three games of the Finals – the first being Rick Barry, who in 1967 scored 122 points in the first three games of the Finals.

• Murray added to his stats in the final quarter with a pass at the end triple-double. Murray had 34 points (1p. 7/8, 2p. 9/16, 3p. 3/6), 10 rebounds and also 10 assists. He also committed seven errors.

• Murray and Jokic became the first teammates in NBA history to score at least 30 points in one game and end the game with triple-double.

• Also, they are the first teammates since 1992 to succeed play-off scored at least 30 points and at least 10 assists per game.

Jamal Murray & Nikola Jokic are the 1st teammates in NBA history (reg. season or playoffs) to each record 30-pt triple-doubles in the same game.

They are also the 1st teammates to each have 30 pts & 10 ast in the same playoff game since Clyde Drexler & Terry Porter in 1992. pic.twitter.com/d73oP0uiUe

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• Aaron Gordon also had a good game with 11 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, while reserve Christian Brown had 15 points.

• Butler scored 28 points (1p. 5/6, 2p. 10/20, 3p. 1/4) and four assists in the losing ranks, while Adebayo scored 22 points (1p. 8/10, 2p. 7) in less than 41 minutes. /21) and grabbed 17 rebounds.

• Gabe Vincent and Max Strus have poor accuracy. The former made two of 10 shots, ending the game with seven points, while Strus was 1/7 on shots and three points at the end of the game.

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