Sawt Falasteen - Heat rally to beat Nuggets 111-108, level NBA Finals at 1-1

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Heat rally to beat Nuggets 111-108, level NBA Finals at 1-1
Heat rally to beat Nuggets 111-108, level NBA Finals at 1-1 / Photo: MATTHEW STOCKMAN - GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP

Heat rally to beat Nuggets 111-108, level NBA Finals at 1-1

The Miami Heat surged past the Denver Nuggets in the fourth quarter for a 111-108 victory that leveled the NBA Finals at one game apiece on Sunday.

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Gabe Vincent scored 23 points and Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo scored 21 points apiece for Miami, who withstood a 41-point performance from Nuggets star Nikola Jokic to get the win.

In a game of swinging shifts of momentum, the Heat had the last word, rallying from a 15-point first-half deficit and out-scoring the Nuggets 36-25 in the final period as they silenced the crowd of 19,537 at Ball Arena.

Adebayo sealed it with a pair of free-throws with 48.3 seconds remaining.

Denver had a last chance to tie it but Jamal Murray missed a three-pointer.

Miami, who came through two play-in games and are trying to become the first eighth-seeded team to win the title, host game three of the best-of-seven series on Wednesday.

Western Conference top seeds Denver are trying to lift the Larry O'Brien championship trophy for the first time.

Although Miami battled through a tough season, they are in the finals for a seventh time in search of a fourth title.

The Nuggets had never before reached the championship series.

Z.AlNajjar--SF-PST