WHAT HAPPENED: For the first time since late March and the first time all postseason, the Nuggets have lost a game at Ball Arena.

STAR OF THE NIGHT: It was a complete team victory for Miami, so this goes to coach Erik Spoelstra, who made all the right moves on Sunday night. It started with inserting Kevin Love into the starting lineup. Even though the veteran power forward didn’t play in the fourth quarter, his presence was much-needed and it showed with his plus-18 in 22 minutes. Gabe Vincent led the way with 23 points for the Heat. Nikola Jokic had a game-high 41 points.

OFF THE BENCH: The Nuggets’ bench owned the first half, with Bruce Brown, Christian Braun and Jeff Green providing their best performance of the playoffs. But it was the Miami bench players that stole the show late. Duncan Robinson scored 10 points in the first few minutes of the fourth quarter to wrestle the lead back.

UP NEXT: The series now shifts to South Beach all tied up at one game apiece. The Heat have been good on their home floor for most of the postseason, but have lost their last two games at Kaseya Center. Game 3 is set to tip off at 6:30 p.m. MT on Wednesday night. It will be broadcast on ABC.