Overview
- Jokic suffered a left knee hyperextension in the final seconds of the first half when teammate Spencer Jones stepped on his left foot, causing his knee to buckle.
- Denver first listed him as questionable, then ruled him out for the night, and the team scheduled an MRI for Tuesday to determine the severity.
- Before exiting, Jokic posted 21 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds on 9-of-14 shooting in 19 minutes during a dominant first half.
- The Nuggets were already missing starters Aaron Gordon, Cam Johnson and Christian Braun, deepening Denver's injury concerns.
- Bam Adebayo returned for Miami with 13 points and 10 rebounds as the Heat extended their win streak and snapped a long run of losses to Denver.