NBA: Heat too much for Raptors, Nuggets outclass Pacers

January 3, 2020

• Denver Nuggets claimed a 124-116 NBA victory over the Indiana Pacers.
• Rookie Michael Porter Jr. scored a career-high 25 points and connected on 11 of 12 shots from the field – a 91.7 percent success rate.
• The Miami Heat launched 2020 with a dominant defensive performance, holding the reigning champion Toronto Raptors to 31.5 percent shooting in an 84-76 victory.
• Bam Adebayo led Miami with 15 points and 14 rebounds and the Heat out-scored the Raptors 21-16 in the fourth quarter to pull away in a close contest, improving their league-best home record to 16-1.

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