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Despite Jimmy Butler's return, the Miami Heat were unable to take down the Denver Nuggets on Friday night.
Miami ended up falling to Denver by the final score of 133-113.
The Nuggets opened the game with a 19-8 lead and never looked back, as they didn't trail for the remainder of the contest.
Butler made his first appearance since Jan. 2 after wrapping up a seven-game suspension for "conduct detrimental to the team" that followed a request to be traded.
The six-time All-Star finished with 18 points, three rebounds and two assists while shooting 7-15 from the field.