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'At key moments, swing moments, where they were coming up with those plays. battles throughout the course of the game,' Spoelstra said. Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra said that paltry number reflected the reality that Miami was 'pummeled' in the paint on Wednesday. The Nuggets made just 18 attempts from 3-point range. Miami was uncompetitive in the paint as Denver won the rebounding battle 58-33 and outscored the Heat 60-34. It made things easier for Jokic.' Heat pummeled in the paint He's 7-feet and can do pretty much anything but I think Jamal set the tone for their group. 'I think the game started out with Jamal Murray and it made the Jokic game a little easier,' Lowry said. Heat guard Kyle Lowry credited Murray for kick-starting the duo's big night with 20 points in the first half, including 12 in the second quarter when Jokic failed to record a field goal. The Nuggets' star duo became the first pair of teammates to post a triple-double in the same NBA Finals game in Wednesday's Game 3 win.

Christian Braun (15) and Aaron Gordon (11) also scored in double digits. Murray accentuated the Serbian star with his own triple-double on a game-high 34 points with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Jokic has now accomplished the feat three times while Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem-Abdul Jabbar have the only other such performances.

It was only the fifth such performance in NBA postseason history.

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Jokic posted his second triple-double of the series with 32 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists, becoming the first player to finish with at least 30 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists in an NBA Finals game. The Nuggets defeated the Heat 109-94 as the top seed from the Western Conference regained the home-court advantage that was lost in Miami's surprising Game 2 victory in Denver on Sunday. MIAMI - Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and the Denver Nuggets restored order to the 2023 NBA Finals with a white-hot third quarter on Wednesday night at the Kaseya Center. Watch Video: 2023 NBA Finals: What will it take for the Miami Heat to win it all?

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