Miami Heat (3-4, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (5-3, seventh in the Western Conference)
Denver; Friday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Denver heads into a matchup against Miami as winners of three straight games.
Denver finished 57-25 overall last season while going 33-8 at home. The Nuggets averaged 114.9 points per game last season, 15.1 on free throws and 35.1 from beyond the arc.
Miami went 46-36 overall a season ago while going 24-17 on the road. The Heat gave up 108.4 points per game while committing 17.3 fouls last season.
INJURIES: Nuggets: Vlatko Cancar: day to day (ankle), Jamal Murray: out (concussion), Aaron Gordon: out (calf), DaRon Holmes II: out for season (achilles).
Heat: Kevin Love: out (reconditioning), Jaime Jaquez Jr.: out (illness).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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