Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat host two-time MVP Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets for Game 3 of the 2023 NBA Finals on Wednesday night.
It was a battle between the star players for both teams during the third quarter with Denver having the edge. After Butler drained a 3-pointer to give the Heat some life, Jokic drained one of his own to give the Nuggets a 13-point lead.
Nikola Jokic opened with a jumper, Aaron Gordon had back-to-back dunks, and the Nuggets raced out to a 11-point lead – the biggest of the game.Murray still was able to get a rebound after a miss to tip it back in, showing he’s back in the swing of things after flexing his hand near the start of the third quarter. Murray hurt it on an offensive rebound attempt with 9:59 remaining in the quarter. There was a scramble on the floor and when he came up he was holding his hand.
“Wrong place, wrong time, wrong call,” ABC's Jeff Van Gundy said over the broadcast. “To me, this is not a foul.”Denver and Miami entered the second quarter deadlocked, but the Nuggets closed out the first half with a five-point lead, tied for their largest of the game.
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