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Miami Heat at Brooklyn Nets

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22-22, 11-13 Away
Final
106 - 97

14-32, 5-15 Home

Herro, Adebayo lead Heat past Nets 106-97 on Vince Carter's jersey retirement night

Miami Heat vs. Brooklyn Nets: Game Highlights

Nikola Jovic had 17 points, six rebounds and four assists, and Duncan Robinson had 15 points and seven rebounds for the Heat (22-22), who snapped their two-game losing streak and won for just the second time in the past six games.

D’Angelo Russell had 22 points and six assists, Keon Johnson scored 22 points and Jalen Wilson had 12 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. Brooklyn (14-32) lost its sixth straight and for the 22nd time in its past 27 games.

Takeaways Miami: Miami won despite committing 22 turnovers by shooting 13 for 28 from 3-point range (46.4%). The Heat surpassed 45% on 3-pointers in a game for just the third time in their past 23 games.

Brooklyn: On the night they raised Vince Carter’s No. 15 to the rafters, the Nets again were competitive for spurts despite shooting 37.5% from the field and 14 for 40 from 3-point range (35%).

Key moment After trailing by four at halftime, and as many as 11 in the first half, Brooklyn pulled even at 61 midway through the third quarter, keyed by Russell’s two 3-pointers. But the Heat responded with an immediate 7-0 run then closed the quarter by outscoring the Nets 21-7, while shooting 4 for 6 from 3-point range in the period.

Key stat The Nets have lost 10 straight home games. Brooklyn has not won at Barclays Center since its 99-90 win over the Indiana Pacers on Dec. 4.

Up next Miami hosts Orlando on Monday and Brooklyn hosts Sacramento on Monday.

This version corrects that Adebayo had 16 rebounds. A previous version stated he had 15.

Regular Season Series

MIA leads series 2-0

Matchup Prediction

Nets: 34.8%
Heat: 65.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 106 - 97
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 106 - 97
4th 11.0 Bam Adebayo defensive rebound 106 - 97
4th 15.1 Keon Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper 106 - 97
4th 20.1 Tyler Herro makes free throw 2 of 2 106 - 97

Statistics

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35-79 FG 30-80
44.3 Field Goal % 37.5
13-28 3PT 14-40
46.4 Three Point % 35.0
23-24 FT 23-26
95.8 Free Throw % 88.5
51 Rebounds 35
12 Offensive Rebounds 8
39 Defensive Rebounds 27
22 Assists 23
9 Steals 11
6 Blocks 5
22 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 1
22 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
29 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 11
12 Fast Break Points 20
42 Points in Paint 30
23 Fouls 21
18 Largest Lead 2

Game Information

Barclays Center

Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 17,962 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 24 23 .511 - W1
Miami 22 22 .500 0.5 W1
Atlanta 22 23 .489 1 L4
Charlotte 12 30 .286 9.5 W1
Washington 6 38 .136 16.5 L13

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston - 14 W1 0.6956522 32
New York 2 16 W3 0.65217394 30
Philadelphia 14 27 W2 0.38636363 17
Brooklyn 18 32 L6 0.3043478 14
Toronto 18.5 32 W3 0.2888889 13
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