Gabe Vincent scored 23 points, Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo each scored 21, and the Miami Heat tied the NBA Finals series by overcoming a monster effort from Nikola Jokic to beat the Denver Nuggets 111-108 in the second. Sunday night game.
Max Strus had 14 points and Duncan Robinson added 10 for the Heat, who had a big early lead, then fell as much as 15 points before reclaiming the lead in the fourth quarter. The Heat beat the Nuggets 36-25 in the final period, erasing an eight-point deficit heading into the final quarter.
Jokic scored 41 points, Murray added 18 points and 10 assists for the Nuggets, while Aaron Gordon finished with 12 points, and Bruce Brown with 11 points.
Game 3 is Wednesday in Miami. The Nuggets were 11-0 in the playoffs.
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