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Jimmy Butler has triple-double, leads Heat past Rockets
HOUSTON (AP) Jimmy Butler had a triple-double with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists and the Miami Heat overcame a slow start to beat the slumping Houston Rockets 101-94 on Thursday night.
Miami won its fourth straight and handed Houston its fourth loss in a row. The winning streak comes after the Heat lost seven of their previous eight.
''We're just gaining more and more confidence,'' Butler said. ''We know what we're capable of and we know what we want to do.''
Butler had his first triple-double of the season and 10th overall. The Heat came close to having two players with triple-doubles, with Bam Adebayo finishing with 10 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists before fouling out with about a minute left.
Miami trailed by 13 in the first half, but used a big run and great defense in the third to take a 12-point lead into the fourth quarter. They remained up by 12 after a dunk by Adebayo before Houston used a 9-0 run to get to 97-94 with less than a minute to go.
The Heat missed two shots after that but got the rebound both times, with Butler grabbing the second one. He was fouled and made two free throws with 10 seconds to go and the Heat added two more free throws in the final seconds to secure the win.
''It wasn't a beautiful game by any means... but we found a way to grind it out and get the win,'' Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.
Miami's last three games have been decided by seven points or fewer.
''I've seen some great development of mental toughness and grit,'' Spoelstra said. ''Unfortunately some of our best games have been losses on the road, but that develops this grit. It doesn't happen overnight.''
John Wall and Eric Gordon led the Rockets with 17 points each.
''We just missed a lot of shots and they made shots,'' Wall said. ''We just have to do a better job of closing out quarters... and I have to do better as a leader of this team.''
Miami pushed the lead to 15 on a 3-pointer by Max Strus with about eight minutes to go before Houston used a 10-3 spurt to get within 88-80 three minutes later. Strus had a career-high 21 points and tied a career mark with five 3s.
''I'm happy for Max... he had just as much to do with us winning as I did,'' Butler said, after brushing off talk about his triple-double.
A 3-pointer by John Wall got the Rockets within seven not long after that, but Miami scored the next five points to pull away again - 95-83.
The Heat used a 12-0 run to take a 70-59 lead in the third quarter and limited the Rockets to just 10 points in the quarter.
TIP-INS
Heat: The team learned shortly before game time that Tyler Herro would not be available in accordance with the NBA's health and safety protocols, which would mean he either tested positive, had an inconclusive test or was flagged because contact tracing data suggested that he may have been exposed to someone else positive for COVID-19. The Heat were scheduled to fly to Salt Lake City later Thursday night. It was not immediately clear if Herro would be cleared to fly with his team there, if he would remain behind in Houston, or return to Miami. If Herro is forced to stay behind, it might only mean they didn't get a new test result back.
Rockets: Christian Wood missed his fourth straight game with a sprained right ankle. ... DeMarcus Cousins had 16 points and 11 rebounds.
UP NEXT
Heat: Play the second game of a seven-game trip at Utah on Saturday.
Rockets: Begin a three-game trip at New York on Saturday night.
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AP Basketball Writer Tim Reynolds contributed to this report.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Bam Adebayo vs. DeMarcus Cousins (John Wall gains possession) | ||
| 11:44 | | +3 | P.J. Tucker makes three point jump shot (Victor Oladipo assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:20 |  | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point jump shot (Kendrick Nunn assists) | 3-3 |
| 11:03 | | Victor Oladipo misses two point finger roll layup | ||
| 11:01 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 10:53 | | P.J. Tucker personal foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 10:39 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:38 | | DeMarcus Cousins defensive rebound | ||
| 10:23 | | +2 | DeMarcus Cousins makes two point hook shot | 3-5 |
| 10:10 | | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists) | 6-5 |
| 9:55 | | John Wall misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:54 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 9:45 | | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists) | 9-5 |
| 9:29 | | Jump ball. Victor Oladipo vs. Kendrick Nunn (John Wall gains possession) | ||
| 9:21 | | Victor Oladipo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:20 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 9:20 | | Kendrick Nunn personal foul (Loose ball) (Jae'Sean Tate draws the foul) | ||
| 9:06 | | Rockets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 8:56 | | Kelly Olynyk misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:54 | | DeMarcus Cousins defensive rebound | ||
| 8:46 | | +2 | DeMarcus Cousins makes two point finger roll layup (John Wall assists) | 9-7 |
| 8:35 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:32 | | John Wall defensive rebound | ||
| 8:27 | | P.J. Tucker misses two point layup | ||
| 8:23 | | Jae'Sean Tate offensive rebound | ||
| 8:23 | | +2 | Jae'Sean Tate makes two point putback dunk | 9-9 |
| 8:15 | | Kendrick Nunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:11 | | John Wall defensive rebound | ||
| 8:08 | | Kelly Olynyk kicked ball violation | ||
| 8:03 | | John Wall misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:01 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 7:46 | | Kendrick Nunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:45 | | DeMarcus Cousins defensive rebound | ||
| 7:31 | | +2 | Victor Oladipo makes two point driving dunk (John Wall assists) | 9-11 |
| 7:31 | | Duncan Robinson shooting foul (Victor Oladipo draws the foul) | ||
| 7:31 | | Victor Oladipo misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 7:27 | | DeMarcus Cousins offensive rebound | ||
| 7:27 | | DeMarcus Cousins misses two point putback layup | ||
| 7:25 | | DeMarcus Cousins offensive rebound | ||
| 7:25 | | DeMarcus Cousins misses two point putback layup | ||
| 7:24 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 7:15 | | Kelly Olynyk misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:15 | | Victor Oladipo defensive rebound | ||
| 7:00 | | Duncan Robinson shooting foul (John Wall draws the foul) | ||
| 7:00 | | John Wall misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:00 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 7:00 | | +1 | John Wall makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-12 |
| 6:52 | | Bam Adebayo turnover (bad pass) (Jae'Sean Tate steals) | ||
| 6:49 | | +2 | Jae'Sean Tate makes two point dunk | 9-14 |
| 6:49 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:34 | | Jae'Sean Tate personal foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 6:20 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:20 | | DeMarcus Cousins defensive rebound | ||
| 6:01 | | John Wall misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:00 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 5:47 | | Kelly Olynyk misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:47 | | Victor Oladipo defensive rebound | ||
| 5:32 | | +3 | DeMarcus Cousins makes three point jump shot (Eric Gordon assists) | 9-17 |
| 5:21 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point jump shot | 11-17 |
| 5:06 | | Max Strus shooting foul (Eric Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 5:06 | | +1 | Eric Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-18 |
| 5:06 | | +1 | Eric Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-19 |
| 4:54 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point driving layup | 13-19 |
| 4:40 | | P.J. Tucker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:38 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 4:27 | | Jimmy Butler turnover (lost ball) (Victor Oladipo steals) | ||
| 4:06 | | +3 | DeMarcus Cousins makes three point jump shot (Victor Oladipo assists) | 13-22 |
| 3:56 | | Kelly Olynyk turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:41 | | Eric Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:37 | | Kendrick Nunn defensive rebound | ||
| 3:32 | | Kendrick Nunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:31 | | Victor Oladipo defensive rebound | ||
| 3:22 | | Danuel House Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:22 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 3:14 | | Kendrick Nunn turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 3:03 | | +2 | Eric Gordon makes two point floating jump shot | 13-24 |
| 2:49 | | Danuel House Jr. blocks Kendrick Nunn's two point driving layup | ||
| 2:48 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 2:48 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:40 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 2:39 | | P.J. Tucker defensive rebound | ||
| 2:26 | | Andre Iguodala personal foul (P.J. Tucker draws the foul) | ||
| 2:26 | | +1 | P.J. Tucker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-25 |
| 2:26 | | +1 | P.J. Tucker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-26 |
| 2:15 | | Danuel House Jr. shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 2:15 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-26 |
| 2:15 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-26 |
| 1:56 | | Jae'Sean Tate misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:55 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 1:48 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 1:47 | | Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound | ||
| 1:45 | | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point putback layup | 17-26 |
| 1:35 | | +3 | Eric Gordon makes three point jump shot (Sterling Brown assists) | 17-29 |
| 1:13 | | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:11 | | Eric Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 0:59 | | Jae'Sean Tate misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:58 | | Andre Iguodala defensive rebound | ||
| 0:42 | | Andre Iguodala misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:41 | | Sterling Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 0:35 | | Eric Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:33 | | Andre Iguodala defensive rebound | ||
| 0:27 | | Sterling Brown shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 0:27 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-29 |
| 0:27 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-29 |
| 0:07 | | Danuel House Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:06 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Kendrick Nunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | Gabe Vincent misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:44 | | Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound | ||
| 11:22 | | +2 | David Nwaba makes two point reverse layup (Sterling Brown assists) | 19-31 |
| 11:01 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 11:01 | | Gabe Vincent offensive rebound | ||
| 10:57 | | +2 | Gabe Vincent makes two point putback layup | 21-31 |
| 10:45 | | Gabe Vincent personal foul (Sterling Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 10:39 | | David Nwaba turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 10:25 | | +2 | Kendrick Nunn makes two point layup (Bam Adebayo assists) | 23-31 |
| 10:07 | | David Nwaba turnover (lost ball) (Kendrick Nunn steals) | ||
| 10:01 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:58 | | Kendrick Nunn offensive rebound | ||
| 9:56 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:54 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 9:54 | | Danuel House Jr. personal foul (Loose ball) (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 9:49 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:49 | | Eric Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 9:35 | | Sterling Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:34 | | Kendrick Nunn defensive rebound | ||
| 9:27 | | Kendrick Nunn turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 9:27 | | Bam Adebayo personal foul (Loose ball) (Eric Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 9:12 | | +3 | Eric Gordon makes three point jump shot (DeMarcus Cousins assists) | 23-34 |
| 8:54 | | +2 | Kendrick Nunn makes two point finger roll layup | 25-34 |
| 8:45 | | Danuel House Jr. misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:43 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 8:38 | | Kendrick Nunn turnover (bad pass) (DeMarcus Cousins steals) | ||
| 8:28 | | Eric Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:25 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 8:18 | | Gabe Vincent misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:15 | | DeMarcus Cousins defensive rebound | ||
| 8:12 | | Bam Adebayo kicked ball violation | ||
| 8:04 | | DeMarcus Cousins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:02 | | Duncan Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:55 | | Kendrick Nunn misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 7:52 | | DeMarcus Cousins defensive rebound | ||
| 7:38 | | Duncan Robinson shooting foul (DeMarcus Cousins draws the foul) | ||
| 7:38 | | +1 | DeMarcus Cousins makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-35 |
| 7:38 | | DeMarcus Cousins misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:35 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 7:26 | | DeMarcus Cousins shooting foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 7:26 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-35 |
| 7:26 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-35 |
| 7:09 | | Victor Oladipo turnover (lost ball) (Kendrick Nunn steals) | ||
| 7:04 | | +2 | Kendrick Nunn makes two point layup | 29-35 |
| 6:47 | | +2 | Danuel House Jr. makes two point dunk (DeMarcus Cousins assists) | 29-37 |
| 6:35 | | DeMarcus Cousins personal foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 6:35 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:31 | | David Nwaba personal foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 6:24 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point driving layup | 31-37 |
| 6:24 | | DeMarcus Cousins shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 6:24 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 32-37 |
| 6:04 | | Danuel House Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:03 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 5:50 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point floating jump shot (Gabe Vincent assists) | 34-37 |
| 5:37 | | Victor Oladipo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:36 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 5:17 | | Kendrick Nunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:17 | | John Wall defensive rebound | ||
| 5:11 | | Gabe Vincent shooting foul (John Wall draws the foul) | ||
| 5:11 | | John Wall misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:11 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 5:11 | | +1 | John Wall makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-38 |
| 4:52 | | Gabe Vincent misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:49 | | Kelly Olynyk offensive rebound | ||
| 4:46 | | Gabe Vincent misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:46 | | Victor Oladipo defensive rebound | ||
| 4:37 | | +3 | John Wall makes three point jump shot (Danuel House Jr. assists) | 34-41 |
| 4:25 | | Jimmy Butler turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:10 | | +3 | John Wall makes three point jump shot | 34-44 |
| 3:53 | | Kelly Olynyk misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 3:50 | | P.J. Tucker defensive rebound | ||
| 3:41 | | Danuel House Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:39 | | Kendrick Nunn defensive rebound | ||
| 3:32 | | Kendrick Nunn misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 3:32 | | Danuel House Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:24 | | Andre Iguodala blocks Jae'Sean Tate's two point layup | ||
| 3:22 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 3:17 | | +2 | Kendrick Nunn makes two point layup (Jimmy Butler assists) | 36-44 |
| 2:48 | | Victor Oladipo misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:46 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 2:39 | | +2 | Kendrick Nunn makes two point finger roll layup (Jimmy Butler assists) | 38-44 |
| 2:38 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:28 | | +2 | John Wall makes two point finger roll layup | 38-46 |
| 2:11 | | +3 | Max Strus makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 41-46 |
| 1:53 | | John Wall misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:53 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 1:44 | | Bam Adebayo offensive foul (Victor Oladipo draws the foul) | ||
| 1:44 | | Bam Adebayo turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:28 | | +3 | Victor Oladipo makes three point jump shot (Eric Gordon assists) | 41-49 |
| 1:28 | | Kendrick Nunn shooting foul (Victor Oladipo draws the foul) | ||
| 1:28 | | +1 | Victor Oladipo makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 41-50 |
| 1:18 | | P.J. Tucker shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 1:18 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 42-50 |
| 1:18 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 43-50 |
| 1:03 | | Eric Gordon offensive foul (Charge) (Max Strus draws the foul) | ||
| 1:03 | | Eric Gordon turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:49 | | Jae'Sean Tate shooting foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 0:49 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 44-50 |
| 0:49 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-50 |
| 0:35 | | John Wall turnover (lost ball) (Bam Adebayo steals) | ||
| 0:31 | | Victor Oladipo shooting foul (Max Strus draws the foul) | ||
| 0:31 | | +1 | Max Strus makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 46-50 |
| 0:31 | | +1 | Max Strus makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 47-50 |
| 0:08 | | +3 | P.J. Tucker makes three point jump shot (John Wall assists) | 47-53 |
| 0:00 | | Jimmy Butler misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | | End of period | ||
| 11:36 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:32 | | Jimmy Butler offensive rebound | ||
| 11:29 | | +3 | Kendrick Nunn makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 50-53 |
| 11:09 | | Eric Gordon misses two point hook shot | ||
| 11:07 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 10:58 | | Jimmy Butler turnover (bad pass) (P.J. Tucker steals) | ||
| 10:37 | | P.J. Tucker turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:24 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:23 | | John Wall defensive rebound | ||
| 10:12 | | John Wall misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:10 | | Jae'Sean Tate offensive rebound | ||
| 10:12 | | Jae'Sean Tate misses two point putback layup | ||
| 10:10 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 10:01 | | +3 | Kelly Olynyk makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 53-53 |
| 9:39 | | John Wall misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:38 | | Heat defensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | Bam Adebayo shooting foul (Eric Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 9:21 | | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists) | 56-53 |
| 9:06 | | Bam Adebayo shooting foul (Eric Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 9:06 | | +1 | Eric Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 56-54 |
| 9:06 | | +1 | Eric Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 56-55 |
| 8:43 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point driving layup (Kendrick Nunn assists) | 58-55 |
| 8:43 | | DeMarcus Cousins shooting foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 8:43 | | Bam Adebayo misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 8:41 | | DeMarcus Cousins defensive rebound | ||
| 8:35 | | John Wall misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:33 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 8:14 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 8:14 | | P.J. Tucker defensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | +2 | Jae'Sean Tate makes two point layup (John Wall assists) | 58-57 |
| 7:43 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:43 | | DeMarcus Cousins defensive rebound | ||
| 7:31 | | DeMarcus Cousins turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:18 | | Kelly Olynyk misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:14 | | John Wall defensive rebound | ||
| 7:08 | | +2 | Jae'Sean Tate makes two point alley-oop layup (John Wall assists) | 58-59 |
| 6:55 | | Bam Adebayo turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 6:41 | | Kendrick Nunn defensive rebound | ||
| 6:41 | | Kelly Olynyk blocks P.J. Tucker's two point layup | ||
| 6:41 | | Kendrick Nunn defensive rebound | ||
| 6:27 | | +3 | Kendrick Nunn makes three point jump shot (Duncan Robinson assists) | 61-59 |
| 6:03 | | P.J. Tucker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:03 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 5:44 | | Kendrick Nunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:43 | | John Wall defensive rebound | ||
| 5:43 | | Bam Adebayo personal foul (John Wall draws the foul) | ||
| 5:32 | | Danuel House Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:31 | | Andre Iguodala defensive rebound | ||
| 5:14 | | +3 | Jimmy Butler makes three point jump shot | 64-59 |
| 4:47 | | Rockets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 4:32 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point driving layup | 66-59 |
| 4:05 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 4:06 | | Danuel House Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:05 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 3:59 | | Jae'Sean Tate shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 3:59 | | Jimmy Butler misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:59 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 3:59 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 67-59 |
| 3:48 | | Sterling Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:47 | | Heat defensive rebound | ||
| 3:34 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:35 | | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 70-59 |
| 3:04 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:19 | | +2 | Jae'Sean Tate makes two point driving layup (Eric Gordon assists) | 70-61 |
| 3:04 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:03 | | Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound | ||
| 2:54 | | Eric Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:53 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 2:45 | | +3 | Kelly Olynyk makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 73-61 |
| 2:36 | | Kelly Olynyk personal foul (John Wall draws the foul) | ||
| 2:18 | | Danuel House Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:17 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 2:03 | | +2 | Max Strus makes two point driving dunk (Jimmy Butler assists) | 75-61 |
| 1:45 | | +2 | Jae'Sean Tate makes two point driving layup | 75-63 |
| 1:29 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:28 | | Danuel House Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:17 | | John Wall offensive foul (Charge) (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 1:17 | | John Wall turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:05 | | Duncan Robinson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:00 | | Kelly Olynyk personal foul (Eric Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 0:55 | | Sterling Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:54 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 0:40 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:38 | | Sterling Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 0:29 | | Eric Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:27 | | Sterling Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 0:26 | | Kelly Olynyk blocks Sterling Brown's two point layup | ||
| 0:26 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 0:25 | | Sterling Brown personal foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | Heat turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:00 | | Ben McLemore misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Rockets offensive rebound |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:51 | | Eric Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:50 | | Heat defensive rebound | ||
| 11:34 | | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:33 | | Sterling Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 11:18 | | Ben McLemore misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:17 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 11:05 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point driving layup (Duncan Robinson assists) | 77-63 |
| 10:53 | | +3 | Eric Gordon makes three point jump shot (Ben McLemore assists) | 77-66 |
| 10:30 | | +3 | Max Strus makes three point jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists) | 80-66 |
| 10:13 | | Danuel House Jr. misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:12 | | Jae'Sean Tate offensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | Ben McLemore misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:06 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 9:59 | | Andre Iguodala turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:45 | | +2 | Danuel House Jr. makes two point layup (DeMarcus Cousins assists) | 80-68 |
| 9:25 | | Bam Adebayo turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:18 | | Eric Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:17 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 9:02 | | Andre Iguodala turnover (bad pass) (Ben McLemore steals) | ||
| 8:55 | | +2 | Eric Gordon makes two point reverse layup (Ben McLemore assists) | 80-70 |
| 8:54 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:37 | | +2 | Andre Iguodala makes two point dunk (Bam Adebayo assists) | 82-70 |
| 8:11 | | Ben McLemore misses three point step back jump shot | ||
| 8:09 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 7:53 | | +3 | Max Strus makes three point jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists) | 85-70 |
| 7:40 | | Ben McLemore misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:39 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 7:29 | | Bam Adebayo turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:12 | | +2 | DeMarcus Cousins makes two point turnaround hook shot | 85-72 |
| 6:55 | | Bam Adebayo turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 6:50 | | John Wall misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:49 | | Sterling Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 6:49 | | Sterling Brown turnover (bad pass) (Bam Adebayo steals) | ||
| 6:41 | | Duncan Robinson turnover (bad pass) (Danuel House Jr. steals) | ||
| 6:41 | | Duncan Robinson personal foul (Danuel House Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 6:29 | | Duncan Robinson shooting foul (Danuel House Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 6:29 | | +1 | Danuel House Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 85-73 |
| 6:29 | | +1 | Danuel House Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 85-74 |
| 6:13 | | +3 | Max Strus makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 88-74 |
| 5:56 | | +3 | Sterling Brown makes three point jump shot (John Wall assists) | 88-77 |
| 5:32 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:32 | | DeMarcus Cousins defensive rebound | ||
| 5:23 | | +3 | DeMarcus Cousins makes three point jump shot (John Wall assists) | 88-80 |
| 5:02 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists) | 90-80 |
| 4:52 | | Sterling Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:52 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 4:47 | | Kelly Olynyk turnover (lost ball) (John Wall steals) | ||
| 4:43 | | +3 | John Wall makes three point jump shot (Jae'Sean Tate assists) | 90-83 |
| 4:28 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point jump shot | 92-83 |
| 4:10 | | John Wall turnover (bad pass) (Kendrick Nunn steals) | ||
| 4:04 | | +3 | Max Strus makes three point jump shot (Kendrick Nunn assists) | 95-83 |
| 4:02 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:50 | | +2 | Jae'Sean Tate makes two point layup (Eric Gordon assists) | 95-85 |
| 3:35 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point reverse dunk (Jimmy Butler assists) | 97-85 |
| 3:25 | | Danuel House Jr. turnover (traveling) | ||
| 3:14 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:13 | | Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound | ||
| 3:01 | | John Wall turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:47 | | Bam Adebayo offensive foul (Jae'Sean Tate draws the foul) | ||
| 2:47 | | Bam Adebayo turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:39 | | +3 | Danuel House Jr. makes three point jump shot (Sterling Brown assists) | 97-88 |
| 2:23 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:20 | | Sterling Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 2:17 | | Max Strus shooting foul (John Wall draws the foul) | ||
| 2:17 | | +1 | John Wall makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 97-89 |
| 2:17 | | John Wall misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:15 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 1:59 | | Kendrick Nunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:59 | | Sterling Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 1:47 | | Danuel House Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:44 | | Jae'Sean Tate offensive rebound | ||
| 1:33 | | Jimmy Butler shooting foul (Jae'Sean Tate draws the foul) | ||
| 1:33 | | +1 | Jae'Sean Tate makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 97-90 |
| 1:33 | | +1 | Jae'Sean Tate makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 97-91 |
| 1:17 | | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:14 | | Bam Adebayo offensive rebound | ||
| 1:14 | | Jae'Sean Tate personal foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 1:02 | | Bam Adebayo offensive foul (Danuel House Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 1:02 | | Bam Adebayo turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:02 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:50 | | +3 | John Wall makes three point jump shot (Jae'Sean Tate assists) | 97-94 |
| 0:25 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:22 | | Andre Iguodala offensive rebound | ||
| 0:13 | | Kendrick Nunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:10 | | Andre Iguodala offensive rebound | ||
| 0:10 | | Jae'Sean Tate personal foul (Take) (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 0:10 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 98-94 |
| 0:10 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 99-94 |
| 0:06 | | John Wall turnover (lost ball) (Kendrick Nunn steals) | ||
| 0:05 | | John Wall personal foul (Take) (Max Strus draws the foul) | ||
| 0:05 | | +1 | Max Strus makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 100-94 |
| 0:05 | | +1 | Max Strus makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 101-94 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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+ 1 | Max Strus makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:05 |
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+ 1 | Max Strus makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:05 |
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John Wall personal foul (Take) (Max Strus draws the foul) | 0:05 |
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John Wall turnover (lost ball) (Kendrick Nunn steals) | 0:06 |
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+ 1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:10 |
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+ 1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:10 |
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Jae'Sean Tate personal foul (Take) (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | 0:10 |
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Andre Iguodala offensive rebound | 0:10 |
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Kendrick Nunn misses three point jump shot | 0:13 |
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Andre Iguodala offensive rebound | 0:22 |
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Jimmy Butler misses two point fadeaway jump shot | 0:25 |
| Team Stats | |
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|---|---|---|
| Points | 101 | 94 |
| Field Goals | 34-79 (43.0%) | 32-83 (38.6%) |
| 3-Pointers | 15-42 (35.7%) | 15-50 (30.0%) |
| Free Throws | 18-20 (90.0%) | 15-20 (75.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 57 | 46 |
| Offensive | 8 | 8 |
| Defensive | 41 | 34 |
| Team | 8 | 4 |
| Assists | 24 | 24 |
| Steals | 6 | 7 |
| Blocks | 3 | 1 |
| Turnovers | 20 | 13 |
| Fouls | 21 | 20 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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J. Wall PG | 17 PTS | 6 REB | 7 AST | |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Butler | 27 | 10 | 10 | 8/18 | 1/2 | 10/11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | +4 | 54 |
| K. Nunn | 16 | 5 | 3 | 7/18 | 2/10 | 0/0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +3 | 28 |
| D. Robinson | 15 | 1 | 2 | 5/11 | 5/11 | 0/0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +14 | 18 |
| B. Adebayo | 10 | 13 | 8 | 3/8 | 0/0 | 4/5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 12 | +3 | 33 |
| K. Olynyk | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2/7 | 2/6 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | +11 | 19 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Butler | 27 | 10 | 10 | 8/18 | 1/2 | 10/11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | +4 | 54 |
| K. Nunn | 16 | 5 | 3 | 7/18 | 2/10 | 0/0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +3 | 28 |
| D. Robinson | 15 | 1 | 2 | 5/11 | 5/11 | 0/0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +14 | 18 |
| B. Adebayo | 10 | 13 | 8 | 3/8 | 0/0 | 4/5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 12 | +3 | 33 |
| K. Olynyk | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2/7 | 2/6 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | +11 | 19 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| M. Strus | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6/9 | 5/8 | 4/4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 21 |
| G. Vincent | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/5 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 5 |
| P. Achiuwa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 3 |
| A. Iguodala | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +9 | 6 |
| G. Dragic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Bradley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Harkless | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Leonard | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Okpala | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Herro | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Silva | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| U. Haslem | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 101 | 49 | 24 | 34/79 | 15/42 | 18/20 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 41 | +35 | - |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Wall | 17 | 6 | 7 | 5/13 | 4/9 | 3/6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 33 |
| D. Cousins | 16 | 11 | 3 | 6/9 | 3/4 | 1/2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -3 | 33 |
| J. Tate | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7/11 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 28 |
| P. Tucker | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2/6 | 2/4 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +4 | 11 |
| V. Oladipo | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2/6 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +3 | 14 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Wall | 17 | 6 | 7 | 5/13 | 4/9 | 3/6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 33 |
| D. Cousins | 16 | 11 | 3 | 6/9 | 3/4 | 1/2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -3 | 33 |
| J. Tate | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7/11 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 28 |
| P. Tucker | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2/6 | 2/4 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +4 | 11 |
| V. Oladipo | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2/6 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +3 | 14 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| E. Gordon | 17 | 2 | 4 | 5/13 | 3/10 | 4/4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -10 | 26 |
| D. House Jr. | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3/13 | 1/9 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 14 |
| S. Brown | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1/6 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 15 |
| D. Nwaba | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 0 |
| B. McLemore | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/5 | 0/5 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| D. Exum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Wood | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Thomas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. Kurucs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Porter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Martin Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 94 | 42 | 24 | 32/83 | 15/50 | 15/20 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 34 | -35 | - |
