Nikola Jokic's historic haul restores Denver Nuggets' NBA Finals lead over Miami Heat

Nikola Jokic produced a historic stat line of 32 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists, while Jamal Murray also had a triple-double as the Denver Nuggets notched a 109-94 victory over the host Miami Heat on Wednesday night to take a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals.

Jokic became the first player ever to log at least 30 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists in an NBA Finals game. He made 12 of 21 shots and blocked two shots as Denver bounced back from a Game 2 home loss.

Murray scored a game-high 34 points to go with 10 rebounds and 10 assists for the Nuggets, who controlled the contest.

"By far their greatest performance as a duo in their seven years together," Denver coach Michael Malone said.

"Regarding Nikola, nothing he does surprises me, ever," Malone said. "The guy has shown over and over again that he's built for these moments. He thrives on these moments, the biggest stage, and he did that again tonight.

"Jamal is a guy that thrives, lives and excels in the moment. Never afraid of it and you can't say that for a lot of players.

"Jamal missed our last two post-seasons (with a knee injury). He's been dying to get back to this setting and just go out there and put on the performance that he's putting on."

Christian Braun also scored 15 points on seven-of-eight shooting off the bench, and Aaron Gordon had 11 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for Denver.

Jimmy Butler scored 28 points and Bam Adebayo added 22 points and 17 rebounds for the Heat, who trailed by as many as 21 points.

Game 4 is Friday night at Miami, with the Nuggets now two victories away from their first ever NBA title.