NBA Playoffs: Nuggets knockout Clippers, Heat beat Celtics (video)

September 16, 2020 / Sports / By Tosin Abayomi

The 2020 NBA Playoffs continued with two games in the early hours of Wednesday, September 16th.

Jamal Murray & Nikola Jokic come up big as the @nuggets come back from 3-1 down for the 2nd straight series, win Game 7 and advance to the Western Conference Finals! WCF Game 1: Friday – 9pm/et, TNT
Murray: 40 PTS, 6 3PM
Jokic: 16 PTS, 22 REB, 13 AST
Jerami Grant: 14 PTS, 5 REB pic.twitter.com/zo6rd2RYTq
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— NBA (@NBA) September 16, 2020

In the Eastern Conference, the Miami Heat beat the Boston Celtics 117-114 to take game one.

Goran Dragic led the Heat with 29 points with Jae Crowder adding 22 points and Jimmy Butler contributing 20 points.

Jimmy clutch buckets.
Bam game-saving block.
Miami 1-0 series lead.
👀 the fantastic Game 1 finish as the @MiamiHEAT outlast the @celtics in an OT thriller!
Game 2: Thurs. – 7pm/et, ESPN pic.twitter.com/Mnh3Xxea4W
— NBA (@NBA) September 16, 2020
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In the final game second-round game of the western conference, Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic came up big as the Denver Nuggets
came back from 3-1 down for the 2nd straight series to win Game 7 and advance to the Western Conference Finals.

Jamal Murray contributed 40 points while Nikola Jokic added a triple-double 16 points, 22 rebounds, and 13 assists.

Watch Jokic dominate below

Nikola Jokic (16 PTS, 22 REB, 13 AST) becomes the first player in NBA playoff history to record a 20+ rebound triple-double in a Game 7!@nuggets advance to the Western Conference Finals vs. LAL starting Friday at 9pm/et on TNT. pic.twitter.com/rU5Vazyf2Z
— NBA (@NBA) September 16, 2020