Miami Heat vs Denver Nuggets Prediction & Picks - NBA

Prediction published on 11/8/24, 6:51 AM  by Tyler Doty | Modified on 11/8/24 at 8:15 AM in NBA Picks

The remake of the 2023 Finals! Head to Colorado for the duel between the Denver Nuggets and the Miami Heat, one of the best games of this new NBA evening. The Mike Malone-coached squad, in a positive spiral before the break, has just won three in a row, defeating OKC after an XXL performance on November 07. Nikola Jokic, author of an exceptional triple-double against the Thunder (23 points, 20 rebounds, 16 assists), also relied on an unexpected duo for a benchmark victory at the start of the season: Russell Westbrook (29 points) and Trey Alexander (28 points). In the absence of Jamal Murray, the Nuggets' collective must sublimate or Denver will not be able to claim a place at the top of the Western Conference during the 2024-2025 financial year. 

At the time of writing, Miami is in the bottom half of the EAST. Since the end of October, the Floridians have lost three of their last four outings, while losing two games in a row to the Sacramento - Phoenix duo where the money-time did not go in their favor. Beaten by Sabonis' winning offensive rebound and Kevin Durant's great money-time performance in Arizona, Erik Spoelstra's men would like to reverse the situation before losing three in a row on NBA floors. The Butler-Adebayo pair will need to raise their game to avoid another negative outcome at the end of regulation time.