The Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets are playing live on the NBA schedule on Wednesday night and the matchup from the Pepsi Center starts on ESPN on TV at 10:30 pm ET as part of the basketball doubleheader and it will be streaming on the WatchESPN website from Colorado as Dwyane Wade and Luol Deng battle with Kenneth Faried.
Miami comes into the game after a win out west against the Suns and now they play against the Nuggets before another road matchup with the Jazz. The team got 34 points and nine rebounds from Chris Bosh in the game against the Suns and now Miami is 10-11 on the season. The Nuggets come in at 9-12 on the season and they are hosting this matchup looking to get things going out west.
Miami is third in the southeast division behind the Hawks and the Wizards and they need to start playing better overall to get back into things. Miami comes in averaging 95 points per game and they are ranked 10th in the league in defense and they are 30th in rebounding and that is one area where they need to improve. The team has lost four of the last five games and they snapped a four game losing streak with the game against the Suns.
The team has the Nuggets next before another road game against the Jazz and then the team has the Chicago Bulls and Nets in back to back games. Miami has the chance to get back into things heading towards the back end of December and they will be heading into a matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James at home for Christmas.
The Nuggets have been up and down this season and they are 9-12 in the northwest division and they are second this season so far and now are looking to bounce back from a loss. The team lost against the Raptors in overtime in their last game and they will next play against the Houston Rockets. The team is averaging 103 points per game and they are ranked eighth in the league, but they are also 27th in points allowed per game this season. The team is also ranked fifth in rebounds per game and they are hoping Faried and company can bounce back against Miami.
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