"Even with Adebayo out, the Heat were able to do some things defensivley against Devner. They were pesky around the ball and forced 13 steals on the night. Miami was able to catch Denver napping in spots to manufacture some fast-break chances. The Heat also did a decent job of contesting shots and actually outshot Denver 44.2% to 42.6%, including holding the Nuggets to 11-40 from three."
"But what doomed the Heat, and what they had zero answers for once Adebayo went out, was rebounding. The Nuggets had 21 offensive rebounds on the night to Miami's five, and it's not shocking that Denver outscored Miami 62-42 in points in the paint. Kel'el Ware wound up with 13 rebounds, but even then, there are some he would probably like that. The deeper problem is that no one else for Miami seemed interested in rebounding."
Bam Adebayo left in the first quarter with a foot injury and is slated for an MRI to determine the extent and timeline of the issue. Miami created 13 steals, forced some fast-break chances, contested shots effectively and outshot Denver 44.2% to 42.6%, holding the Nuggets to 11-40 from three. The decisive problem was rebounding: Denver had 21 offensive boards to Miami's five and outscored Miami 62-42 in the paint. Kel'el Ware had 13 rebounds while Andrew Wiggins had four. Miami lacks a reliable backup big after Precious Achiuwa's departure and Nikola Jovic's limited role; Keshad Johnson struggled in nine minutes, going 0/4.
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