The Denver Nuggets and the Miami HEAT face off in their second NBA Finals rematch of the season.

Denver and Miami face off again after the Nuggets defeated the HEAT 103-97 in late February. Denver has won ten of its previous eleven games versus Miami, dating back to the 2020-21 season. This includes last year’s NBA Finals, when Denver defeated Miami 4-1 to win their first NBA championship.

One of Denver’s nine post-All-Star Break wins came in February versus Miami at home. The Nuggets have only lost one game in this ten-game period, the NBA’s best record since the All-Star break.

Denver is currently deadlocked with the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Western Conference’s top seed after playing such high-level basketball. Oklahoma City lost to the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday, but they hold the tiebreaker over the Nuggets after winning three of their four regular-season meetings. However, it is optimistic for Denver.

Miami is in the midst of its own heated struggle in the standings. They are currently in eighth place in the Eastern Conference, with only 2.5 games separating seeds 4 through 8.

In short, both Miami and Denver need to win. Wednesday’s game might determine postseason seeding.