Game ID: 22300404
Philadelphia 76ers @ Miami Heat
Monday, December 25, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET
Kaseya Center, Miami, FL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIA 26 37 23 33 119PHI 22 27 37 27 113
MIA vs PHI ScoutingMIA vs PHI Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
MIA availability going into 12/16 · 1 day's restOUT Adebayo missed 6 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Herro missed 17 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 2 since 12/13, returns tonight: 20 min (80% of 26)
OUT Highsmith missed 5 since 12/06, returns tonight: 14 min (67% of 21)
OUT Jović missed 4 since 12/08, out tonight
BACK Bryant back 12/11 after 3, 10 min since (91% of 12)
BACK Cain back 12/13 after 3, 19 min since (185% of 10)
NEW Martin 28 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Love 16 to 21 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 12/18 · 1 day's restOUT Adebayo missed 7 since 12/02, returns tonight: 36 min (106% of 34)
OUT Herro missed 18 since 11/11, returns tonight: 33 min (98% of 34)
OUT Jović missed 5 since 12/08, out tonight
BACK Richardson back 12/16 after 2, 20 min since (80% of 26)
BACK Highsmith back 12/16 after 5, 14 min since (67% of 21)
BACK Bryant back 12/11 after 3, 9 min since (81% of 12)
BACK Cain back 12/13 after 3, 19 min since (185% of 10)
NEW Martin 28 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Love 16 to 24 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 12/20 · 1 day's restOUT Jović missed 6 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 2 since 12/16, out tonight
BACK Adebayo back 12/18 after 7, 36 min since (106% of 34)
BACK Herro back 12/18 after 18, 33 min since (98% of 34)
BACK Richardson back 12/16 after 2, 23 min since (90% of 26)
BACK Highsmith back 12/16 after 5, 13 min since (62% of 21)
BACK Bryant back 12/11 after 3, 9 min since (81% of 12)
NEW Martin 28 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Love 16 to 23 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 12/22 · 1 day's restOUT Jović missed 7 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 3 since 12/16, out tonight
BACK Adebayo back 12/18 after 7, 33 min since (97% of 34)
BACK Herro back 12/18 after 18, 34 min since (102% of 34)
BACK Richardson back 12/16 after 2, 27 min since (104% of 26)
BACK Highsmith back 12/16 after 5, 19 min since (89% of 21)
NEW Love 16 to 23 min over the last 4
MIA availability going into 12/25 · 2 days' restOUT Butler III missed 2 since 12/20, out tonight
OUT Jović missed 8 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 4 since 12/16, returns tonight: 17 min (167% of 10)
BACK Adebayo back 12/18 after 7, 35 min since (101% of 34)
BACK Herro back 12/18 after 18, 34 min since (101% of 34)
BACK Richardson back 12/16 after 2, 27 min since (106% of 26)
BACK Highsmith back 12/16 after 5, 16 min since (79% of 21)
NEW Jaquez Jr. 28 to 34 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 12/28 · 2 days' restOUT Butler III missed 3 since 12/20, out tonight
OUT Jović missed 9 since 12/08, returns tonight: 20 min (97% of 20)
OUT Bryant missed 2 since 12/22, out tonight
BACK Adebayo back 12/18 after 7, 35 min since (102% of 34)
BACK Herro back 12/18 after 18, 35 min since (104% of 34)
BACK Richardson back 12/16 after 2, 27 min since (106% of 26)
BACK Highsmith back 12/16 after 5, 16 min since (79% of 21)
BACK Cain back 12/25 after 4, 17 min since (167% of 10)
NEW Jaquez Jr. 28 to 35 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 12/30 · 1 day's restOUT Butler III missed 4 since 12/20, returns tonight: 23 min (67% of 34)
OUT Richardson missed 2 since 12/25, out tonight
OUT Bryant missed 3 since 12/22, out tonight
BACK Adebayo back 12/18 after 7, 35 min since (103% of 34)
BACK Herro back 12/18 after 18, 34 min since (101% of 34)
BACK Jović back 12/28 after 9, 20 min since (97% of 20)
BACK Cain back 12/25 after 4, 23 min since (226% of 10)
NEW Jaquez Jr. 28 to 36 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 1/01 · 1 day's restOUT Lowry missed 2 since 12/28, returns tonight: 24 min (87% of 28)
OUT Martin missed 2 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 3 since 12/25, out tonight
OUT Bryant missed 4 since 12/22, returns tonight: 3 min (30% of 12)
BACK Butler III back 12/30 after 4, 23 min since (67% of 34)
BACK Jović back 12/28 after 9, 15 min since (73% of 20)
BACK Cain back 12/25 after 4, 19 min since (186% of 10)
NEW Jaquez Jr. 28 to 37 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 1/03 · 1 day's restOUT Martin missed 3 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 4 since 12/25, returns tonight: 20 min (80% of 26)
BACK Butler III back 12/30 after 4, 23 min since (67% of 34)
BACK Lowry back 1/01 after 2, 24 min since (87% of 28)
BACK Jović back 12/28 after 9, 11 min since (53% of 20)
BACK Bryant back 1/01 after 4, 3 min since (30% of 12)
BACK Cain back 12/25 after 4, 23 min since (226% of 10)
NEW Jaquez Jr. 28 to 38 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 12/16 · back-to-backBACK Embiid back 12/06 after 2, 33 min since (95% of 35)
BACK Oubre Jr. back 12/06 after 11, 20 min since (65% of 31)
BACK House Jr. back 12/11 after 6, 9 min since (62% of 15)
BACK Martin back 12/11 after 2, 5 min since (44% of 12)
BACK Springer back 12/11 after 6, 9 min since (79% of 12)
PHI availability going into 12/18 · 1 day's restBACK House Jr. back 12/11 after 6, 9 min since (59% of 15)
BACK Martin back 12/11 after 2, 5 min since (42% of 12)
BACK Springer back 12/11 after 6, 10 min since (85% of 12)
PHI availability going into 12/20 · 1 day's restBACK House Jr. back 12/11 after 6, 8 min since (56% of 15)
BACK Martin back 12/11 after 2, 5 min since (42% of 12)
BACK Springer back 12/11 after 6, 10 min since (85% of 12)
PHI availability going into 12/22 · 1 day's rest
full strength
PHI availability going into 12/25 · 2 days' restOUT Batum missed 2 since 12/20, out tonight
PHI availability going into 12/27 · 1 day's restOUT Batum missed 3 since 12/20, out tonight
PHI availability going into 12/29 · 1 day's restOUT Embiid missed 2 since 12/25, out tonight
OUT Batum missed 4 since 12/20, out tonight
PHI availability going into 12/30 · back-to-backOUT Embiid missed 3 since 12/25, out tonight
OUT Batum missed 5 since 12/20, returns tonight: 19 min (73% of 26)
NEW Morris Sr. 17 to 23 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 1/02 · 2 days' restOUT Embiid missed 4 since 12/25, returns tonight: 31 min (91% of 35)
OUT Springer missed 2 since 12/29, returns tonight: 21 min (181% of 12)
BACK Batum back 12/30 after 5, 19 min since (73% of 26)
NEW Melton 26 to 34 min over the last 4
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 43 from three, 26 free throws a game; Herro at 28 and Butler III at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Butler III (2 straight), Jović (8 straight). 2 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 101, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Embiid at 40 and Maxey at 27 a game. Without Batum (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Philadelphia allowing 101 a night to Miami's 114 and the glass, where Philadelphia has been plus-2 a night and Miami minus-4. Call it Philadelphia 116, Miami 112, Miami keeping it close.
12/16 vs CHI 118-116 — MIA notes
MIA won 118-116. MIA shot 52% (43 of 83) to CHI's 48%, 13 of 35 from three. Butler III led with 28 (9 of 18, 10 of 11 at the line); Love added 22, Jaquez Jr. 18. The hinge was Q1, 36-24: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 15. Love was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
12/18 vs MIN 108-112 — MIA notes
MIA lost 108-112. MIA shot 47% (41 of 87) to MIN's 49%, 11 of 30 from three. Herro led with 25 (10 of 18, 1 of 6 from three); Adebayo added 22, Butler III 15. Q1 was theirs, 33-22, but the other 3 periods went 90-75 against them. They led by as many as 17. Highsmith's -10 in 12 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/20 @ ORL 115-106 — MIA notes
MIA won 115-106. MIA shot 48% (40 of 83) to ORL's 46%, 15 of 29 from three. The glass went 39-49 against them. Herro led with 28 (10 of 17, 4 of 5 from three); Adebayo added 18, Highsmith 15. The hinge was Q2, 43-26: a lead of 1 became 18, and the lead reached 24. Bryant was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
12/22 vs ATL 122-113 — MIA notes
MIA won 122-113. MIA shot 47% (40 of 86) to ATL's 44%, 17 of 39 from three, and went to the line 30 times to ATL's 14 — 25 points from the stripe to their 10. Herro led with 30 (11 of 21, 7 of 13 from three); Robinson added 27, Jaquez Jr. 19. The hinge was Q1, 33-26: from level to 7 ahead. Robinson was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
12/25 vs PHI 119-113 — MIA notes
MIA won 119-113. MIA shot 48% (40 of 84) to PHI's 43%, 12 of 32 from three, and went to the line 35 times to PHI's 25 — 27 points from the stripe to their 16. MIA turned it over 14 times to PHI's 7, and PHI turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 56-36 for them. Jaquez Jr. led with 31 (11 of 15, 1 of 3 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Adebayo added 26, Herro 22. The hinge was Q2, 37-27: a lead of 4 became 14, and the lead reached 21. Robinson was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
12/28 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Curry at 23 and Thompson at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Green (7 straight), Payton II (12 straight). 2 days' rest. Miami comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 26 free throws a game; Herro at 26 and Adebayo at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Butler III (3 straight), Jović (9 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-9 a night and Miami plus-0 and the line, where Miami takes 26 free throws a game to Golden State's 20. Call it Golden State 117, Miami 115, Miami keeping it close.
12/30 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Markkanen at 28 and Clarkson at 21 a game. Without Juzang (6 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 26 free throws a game; Herro at 26 and Adebayo at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Butler III (4 straight), Richardson (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 109 a night to Utah's 117. Call it Utah 116, Miami 115, Miami keeping it close.
1/01 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 120, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; George at 23 and Harden at 20 a game. Without Leonard (4 straight), Tucker (15 straight). 2 days' rest. Miami comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 30 free throws a game; Herro at 26 and Adebayo at 21 a game. Without Martin (2 straight), Lowry (2 straight), Richardson (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the line, where Miami takes 30 free throws a game to the Clippers' 20 and the defense, Miami allowing 110 a night to the Clippers' 120. Call it the Clippers 115, Miami 114, Miami keeping it close.
1/03 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Davis at 29 and James at 27 a game. Without Vincent (6 straight). 2 days' rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 31 free throws a game; Herro at 23 and Adebayo at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Martin (3 straight), Richardson (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the glass, where Miami has been plus-5 a night and the Lakers minus-4 and the line, where Miami takes 31 free throws a game to the Lakers' 23. Call it the Lakers 116, Miami 114, Miami keeping it close.
12/16 @ CHA 135-82 — PHI notes
PHI won 135-82. PHI shot 60% (53 of 88) to CHA's 36%, 14 of 31 from three, and went to the line 17 times to CHA's 11 — 15 points from the stripe to their 9. Embiid led with 42 (18 of 23, 6 of 6 at the line); Maxey added 21, Harris 15. The hinge was Q1, 33-17: from level to 16 ahead, and the lead reached 53. Maxey was the night's best plus/minus at +43.
12/18 vs CHI 104-108 — PHI notes
PHI lost 104-108. PHI shot 43% (38 of 88) to CHI's 47%, 11 of 32 from three. Embiid led with 40 (15 of 28, 2 of 6 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Maxey added 29. Q4 was theirs, 35-27, the deficit cut from 12 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 81-69 against them. They led by as many as 12.
12/20 vs MIN 127-113 — PHI notes
PHI won 127-113. PHI shot 54% (45 of 84) to MIN's 51%, 8 of 22 from three, and went to the line 32 times to MIN's 24 — 29 points from the stripe to their 20. PHI turned it over 12 times to MIN's 18. Embiid led with 51 (17 of 25, 17 of 18 at the line); Maxey added 35. The hinge was Q4, 37-26: a lead of 3 became 14. Morris Sr. was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
12/22 vs TOR 121-111 — PHI notes
PHI won 121-111. PHI shot 53% (44 of 83) to TOR's 45%, 14 of 31 from three, and got to the line 21 times to TOR's 28. Maxey led with 33 (13 of 22, 4 of 10 from three); Harris added 33, Embiid 31. The hinge was Q2, 33-21: PHI came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 3, and the lead reached 16. Maxey was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
12/25 @ MIA 113-119 — PHI notes
PHI lost 113-119. PHI took 10 more shots (94 to 84), but shot 43% to MIA's 48%, 17 of 45 from three, and got to the line 25 times to MIA's 35. PHI turned it over 7 times to MIA's 14. The glass went 36-56 against them. Harris led with 27 (10 of 18, 4 of 7 from three); Oubre Jr. added 25, Bamba 18. Q3 was theirs, 37-23, the deficit cut from 14 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 96-76 against them. They led by as many as 10. Beverley's -18 in 13 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/27 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 31 from three, 26 free throws a game; Banchero at 25 and F. Wagner at 21 a game. Without Fultz (21 straight), Ingles (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 107, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Embiid at 41 and Maxey at 26 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Batum (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Philadelphia at 40 percent from three to Orlando's 31 and the defense, Philadelphia allowing 107 a night to Orlando's 115. Call it Philadelphia 117, Orlando 111.
12/29 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Sengun at 25 and Smith Jr. at 20 a game. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Embiid at 41 and Maxey at 26 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Embiid (2 straight), Batum (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Philadelphia allowing 109 a night to Houston's 117 and the glass, where Houston has been minus-1 a night and Philadelphia minus-5. Call it Philadelphia 115, Houston 113, Houston keeping it close.
12/30 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 32 from three, 19 free throws a game; DeRozan at 23 and White at 18 a game. Without LaVine (14 straight), Vučević (2 straight), Craig (6 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 26 free throws a game; Maxey at 29 and Harris at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Embiid (3 straight), Batum (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Philadelphia wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-0 a night and Philadelphia minus-8 and the arc, Philadelphia at 38 percent from three to Chicago's 32. Call it Philadelphia 114, Chicago 113, Chicago keeping it close.
1/02 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Maxey at 26 and Harris at 24 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Embiid (4 straight). 2 days' rest. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 106, shooting 47 percent and 26 from three, 23 free throws a game; DeRozan at 22 and White at 19 a game. Without LaVine (15 straight), Vučević (3 straight), Craig (7 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-2 a night and Philadelphia minus-10 and the arc, Philadelphia at 35 percent from three to Chicago's 26. Call it Philadelphia 114, Chicago 109.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHIDH D. House Jr.
DM D. Melton
KM K. Martin
KO K. Oubre Jr.
MB M. Bamba
MM M. Morris Sr.
PB P. Beverley
PR P. Reed
TH T. Harris
TM T. Maxey
MIABA B. Adebayo
CM C. Martin
DR D. Robinson
JC J. Cain
JJ J. Jaquez Jr.
KL K. Love
KL K. Lowry
RH R. Hampton
TH T. Herro
PHI/MIA the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Jaime Jaquez Jr. scores 31, Spoelstra moves to 9-0 on Christmas as Heat top 76ers 119-113
MIAMI -- — The first thing Miami rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr . did when the schedule was released this summer was check to see when the Heat play in his hometown of Los Angeles.
The second thing was seeing if they played on Christmas.
“I was excited,” Jaquez said.
And it showed. Jaquez scored 31 points and got his first double-double, Bam Adebayo finished with 26 points and 15 rebounds and the Heat held on to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 119-113 on Monday night.
“Great to get a win, career night, Christmas,” Jaquez said. “I grew up watching these games and to be able to play and have a career night, I just go back to all the hard work, late nights in the gym, preparing for moments like this.”
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra improved to 9-0 on Christmas, the best record in NBA history for head coaches on the holiday.
“It’s an incredible honor and you don’t ever want to take it for granted,” Spoelstra said of playing on the holiday. “It really does mean something. You’re viewed as a contending team, typically, if you’re playing on Christmas.”
Reigning MVP and two-time defending scoring champion Joel Embiid missed the game for Philadelphia because of an ankle sprain.
Tobias Harris scored 27 points for the 76ers, and Kelly Oubre Jr . added 25. Mo Bamba scored 18, De’Anthony Melton had 15 and Tyrese Maxey — who shot 4 for 20 from the floor — finished with 12.
“They made him work,” 76ers coach Nick Nurse said of Maxey's night. “I do think that he got to some pretty good places and just kind of had one of those nights. ... Just one of those tough nights for him.”
Tyler Herro scored 22 points, Duncan Robinson added 16 and Kyle Lowry had 12 for the Heat in what became his first Christmas win. Jaquez also grabbed 10 rebounds for Miami, which held a 56-36 edge on the boards.
The Heat were again without Jimmy Butler (calf strain) and also ruled out Josh Richardson (back discomfort) and Haywood Highsmith (non-COVID illness) — then lost starting forward Caleb Martin in the first half to an ankle sprain.
It was 86-86 after three quarters, the sort of score that suggests it had been close for much of the way to that point.
That was not the case.
Philadelphia started hot, then Miami opened a huge lead — helped by Philly missing 14 straight shots in what became a 21-1 Heat first-half run — and the 76ers then not even needing a full quarter to erase what eventually was a 21-point Heat edge in the third.
But Jaquez and Adebayo each had 10 points in the fourth, and the Heat escaped.
Only six rookies in NBA history — Wilt Chamberlain (45), Walt Bellamy (35), LeBron James (34), Bill Cartwright (33), Patrick Ewing (32) and Oscar Robertson (32) — scored more on Christmas than Jaquez did Monday. Even Michael Jordan only managed 30 in his first Christmas game, which came in his third season with Chicago.
“He was tough," Nurse said of Jaquez. “He made a lot of big buckets, when they needed buckets."