The high-riding Denver Nuggets touch down at the struggling Miami Heat Saturday morning, seeking to take advantage of the crisis at Miami to restart another winning streak. The Miami Heat returned from fire-ravaged Los Angeles without a win after a back-to-back against the Los Angeles Clippers and the Lakers. The Suspended Jimmy Butler may likely return for the first time since his ban, even as the All-Star guard insists he wants to be traded. The Nuggets, whose latest winning streak was snapped last time out, enter as slight underdogs.
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BASKETBALL: NBA Regular Season
Where to Watch: NBA League Pass
Venue: Kaseya Center, Miami
Date: 18.01.2025 04:00
Miami Heat
The Miami Heat (20-19, eight in the Eastern Conference standings) are 3-4 since Jimmy Butler’s suspension and failed to get a victory in their Los Angeles tour. After losing 109-98 against the Clippers on Monday, the Heat lost 117-108 against the Lakers in a previously postponed game due to the wildfires. That brought their record in the last five games to 3-2, with the Clippers snapping their three-game streak. Tyler Herro led the Heat with 34 points against the Lakers, and Haywood Highsmith and Nikola Jokić added 12 points each as the Heat failed to take advantage of a 12-point halftime lead.
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Fourth in the Western Conference standings, the Denver Nuggets saw their four-game streak snapped by an excellent Houston Rockets side who won by 128-108. The short-handed Nuggets side was missing MVP Nikola Jokić and Aaron Gordon. Jamal Murray and Christian Braun each scored 22 to lead Denver who succumbed to an eighth home loss in twenty games. The stat matched their home loss record in 41 games from last season. Albeit, the Denver Nuggets are 8-2 in their last ten.
Betting Odds
The Miami Heat are 1.83 money line favorites on Bet365, which lists the Denver Nuggets at 2.00. Over 225.5 is at 1.86 on Betway, with the under at 1.71. Miami is 1.781 to win with the (+1) handicap on 1XBET, which prices the Nuggets to overcome the (-2.5) handicap at 2.304. Read more here.
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