The entrance of the rookie Christian Brown brought new energy, both in offense and defense, to some Nuggets in which Murray went off without scoring in the first quarter.
along with Brown, Other reservations locals like Bruce Brown and Jeff Green stormed the court in anger and poured the Nuggets with them first advantage (33-29 with 10.12 before half time).
By then the duel had completely changed the dynamic from the start, so much so that the Nuggets had already let out their steamroller – especially with a fantastic stripe of triples and bites in every defense with a fantastic contribution from his second unit – while the heat was a sea of doubt.
While Jokic and Butler rested on the bench, Murray was the one to emerge in that section with 8 points in four minutes, including a massive dunk to the Counterattack with extra and after holdup (44-32 with 7.49 before the break).
The locals reached +15 (50-35) in an underwhelming stretch where they destroyed Miami in ten minutes between the first and second quarters with some of 40-14.
Source: El heraldo
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