What’s better than an 11-game slate in the NBA on Wednesday night? There are a ton of intriguing matchups, including the surging New York Knicks facing the Denv

Denver Nuggets superstar center Nikola Jokic entered Thursday second in the NBA in assists (9.9 per game), third in scoring (30.6) and third in rebounds (13.2), but he may sit out Friday night's game at the Miami Heat.

The Denver Nuggets are hitting the road for a quick two-game trip in Florida, with their first stop being the Miami Heat. Friday night will be the final meetin

(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, left, Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13), Nuggets guard Christian Braun, second from right, and Heat guard Terry Rozier, right, go for the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game ...

Tyler Herro is clearly the best player on the Heat, and our expert NBA predictions expect the Miami guard to prove it tonight against Denver.

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The Nuggets have been red-hot recently entering this matchup, while the Heat have had issues with consistency all season. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Nuggets-Heat prediction and pick.

The Denver Nuggets (25-16) routed the Miami Heat (20-20) and ruined Jimmy Butler's return in a 133-113 finish Friday night. Here’s a look at four major takeaways from the matchup: 1. Jimmy Butler was much more engaged It was not difficult for Butler's return from his seven-game suspension to be a massive improvement over his previous two starts.

Jimmy Butler made his return, but the Heat still lost its third straight game to reach the 40-game mark at 20-20.

The Denver Nuggets will face the Miami Heat tonight at Kaseya Center in Miami. With Jimmy Butler in the lineup for the Heat, the game promises to be exciting, especially since the Nuggets might play without their key player,

Bam Adebayo finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Nikola Jovic scored 16 points for the Heat. Nuggets: Denver hit the midway point of the season at 25-16, putting the Nuggets on pace to win ...

The Knicks have won five in a row including wins over teams like the Nuggets, Grizzlies, and Kings who have all been surging. New York is sitting at No. 3 in the East and is just a game back of the Celtics for the No. 2 seed. The Knicks are jelling at the right time as they continue to move forward with their season.