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Denver Nuggets Show Too Much Balance In Building 17-Point, First-Half Lead

Jamal Murray led the Denver Nuggets with 18 points in the first half, helping build a 59-42 victory
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Denver Nuggets Show Too Much Balance In Building 17-Point, First-Half Lead
Denver Nuggets Show Too Much Balance In Building 17-Point, First-Half Lead

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The Denver Nuggets have heard about how they are a one-man team all season. 

But they are much more than center Nikola Jokic. 

That was evident Thursday in the first half against the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Four of their starters scored in double-figures to help build a 59-42 lead at halftime. 

Jamal Murray led the way with 18 points while Aaron Gordon had 14. Michael Porter Jr. and Jokic each had 10 points. 

The Nuggets shot nearly 60 percent from the field, showing no signs of a team playing in the Finals for the first time. Most of the Heat players are at this stage for the second time in their careers, having made it here in 2020. 

Bam Adebayo led the Heat with 16 points while guard Max Strus was 0 for 7 from the field. 

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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