Dwyane Wade had 31 points, and Shawn Marion added 25 for the Heat, 1-3 in their last four games.

Anthony's absence put a damper on longtime ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale's presence at the game. Vitale, who covered Anthony's first game at Syracuse in 2002, called the game as part of a swap worked out by the network.

ESPN's normal NBA broadcast team of Mike Tirico, Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson covered the Duke-Davidson game, while Vitale and play-by-play man Dan Shulman worked the Nuggets-Heat game.

Earlier Wednesday, the Nuggets traded guard Chucky Atkins and a conditional first-round pick to Oklahoma City for center Johan Petro and a second-round pick.

The loss of Anthony and the trade didn't seem to bother the Nuggets. After Miami cut an 11-point halftime lead to three midway through the third quarter, Billups and Kleiza hit 3-pointers to spark a 10-2 run that gave Denver a 74-63 lead.

The Heat climbed within six twice, but Smith hit two jumpers, the last with 1.1 seconds left in the third, to push the lead back to 11.

After Martin's two free throws gave Denver an 85-72 lead early in the fourth, Miami scored 10 straight points, capped by Yahkouba Diawara's 3-pointer.

Denver never gave up the lead, though. Ahead 99-93 with 2:15 left, a Billups' steal led to a dunk by Smith and Miami never got closer than eight in the final minutes.

Kleiza, starting in place of Anthony, had seven points in second period and Billups, who got into early foul trouble, had nine in the quarter to give Denver a 59-48 lead at the half.

Kleiza started the game fast, hitting two 3-pointers and scoring eight points in the first quarter.

Notes: The Heat traded G Shaun Livingston to Memphis for a conditional second-round draft pick in 2012. The Grizzlies then waived Livingston. ... Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said G Daequan Cook (bruised left knee) didn't play as a precaution.