Just as they did then, the Nuggets have now rattled off two straight convincing wins, both on the road, to take a commanding, 3-1 lead in the series. Aaron Gordon led all scorers with a Playoff career-high 27 points, along with seven rebounds and six assists for the Nuggets, while Nikola Jokic. It was Game 4 of the second round against the Suns, and aside from losing Game 2 of these NBA Finals at home, it was the only other time Denver has faced any real adversity in the playoffs. The Nuggets defeated the Heat in Game 4, 108-95. That's how long it's been since the Nuggets lost a road game in these playoffs. Porter once again struggled from 3-point range in Game 4, going 0-for-3 from behind the arc, but Malone turned to Bruce Brown late and it more than paid off as Bruce delivered 11 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, hitting countless shots to stave off any late rally by the Heat. from the starting lineup, and rightfully so, but he's had no hesitation to play Porter fewer minutes as he's yet to get his offense going in this series. He said pregame that there has been no discussion of removing the struggling Michael Porter Jr. Mostly sunny today with a high of 80 ☏ (26.7 ☌) and a low of 57 ☏. Michael Malone continues to push all the right buttons. Thunderstorms today with a high of 78 ☏ (25.6 ☌) and a low of 57 ☏ (13.9 ☌). It's not just Gordon and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, the usual defensive aces for Denver, it's been everyone. Jimmy Butler finally had a good game on Friday night, but the Heat's supporting cast disappeared on their home floor after their big win in Game 2. ![]() They've now had point totals of 93, 94 and 95 in the first four games of the series as the Nuggets couldn't be playing better defense on a team that had one of the best offenses in the playoffs. ![]() The Heat hadn't scored less than 96 points in a single playoff game coming into the Finals.
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