Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray dominated the Miami Heat, both making triple-doubles as the Denver Nuggets took a 2-1 lead in the National Basketball Association Finals with a 109-94 win in Game 3 on Wednesday.

Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Jokic scored 32 points with 21 rebounds and 10 assists, an unprecedented triple-double combination in an NBA Finals game.

Murray scored 34 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and 10 assists — completing his own triple-double with a rebound in the waning seconds.

It was the first time that any team in a Finals had two players making triple-doubles in the same game — and the first time in any NBA game, regular season or playoffs, that two teammates posted 30-point triple-doubles.

Jimmy Butler led Miami with 28 points while Bam Adebayo had 22 points and 17 rebounds but combined they shot just 10 of 30 in the paint.

Miami simply could not find a way to handle the 6 foot-11 Jokic and unless coach Erik Spoelstra can come up with a plan before Game 4 on Friday (Saturday in Manila), the Heat are going to face an uphill battle.

Jokic became the first player in NBA history to reach the 30 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists mark in a Finals game but took little interest in that achievement.

"I'm just glad that we won a game," he said.

Denver head coach Michael Malone was full of appreciation for his two game-winners.

"Regarding Nikola, nothing he does surprises me, ever. This guy has shown time and time again that he's built for these moments. He thrives in these moments, the biggest stage and he did that once again tonight," he said.

"I'm really proud of Jamal and I could tell being around him the last 48 hours he was putting a lot of game two on him. And it wasn't just him, it was me and every one of our players. But that's what champions do. That's what warriors do, they battle back."

After Miami's win in Denver on Sunday, the Nuggets provided the perfect response with the kind of imposing display that Malone had demanded after heavily criticizing his players.