"The Miami Heat are capping off their four-game west coast road trip on Wednesday night against multi-time league MVP Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. Miami will look to split the difficult trip 2-2, but a Nuggets matchup may be the team's toughest one yet this season. The Heat have historically always struggled to play well in Denver. For context, Miami hasn't won a regular season game in Denver since November 30, 2016."
"Coming off a much needed bounce back win against the LA Clippers the other night, a victory against Denver would make it two in a row after dropping three straight. It would also make the Heat's record 4-1 with Norman Powell in the lineup, who is good to go tonight after recently being sidelined with a groin injury. The veteran guard dropped 21 points on 60% shooting in his return versus the Clippers on Monday."
"Both the Heat and Nuggets are currently ranked third and fourth in most points per game as a team this season, respectively. So expect a fast paced and competitive outing from the two squads for this one. It will be interesting to see if coach Erik Spoelstra brings Kel'el Ware back into the starting lineup to help match up better against the beefy frontcourt of Jokic and Aaron Gordon. Ware was relegated to the bench in favor of Pelle Larsson in Miami's previous win."
The Miami Heat finish a four-game west coast road trip Wednesday against the Denver Nuggets and multi-time MVP Nikola Jokic. Miami has not won a regular-season game in Denver since November 30, 2016, creating a long home drought to overcome. The Heat enter after a bounce-back win over the LA Clippers, with Norman Powell healthy and returning for a 21-point performance. Bam Adebayo recorded 25 points and 10 rebounds and is producing All-NBA level numbers early in 2025-26. Both teams rank among the league's highest-scoring clubs, and lineup decisions like whether to start Kel'el Ware could affect the matchup against Denver's size.
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