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Brooklyn Nets at Miami Heat

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Brooklyn Nets
11-18, 6-10 Away
Final
95 - 110

Miami Heat
14-13, 9-5 Home

Adebayo scores 23 points as Heat snap 3-game skid with 110-95 win over Nets

Heat's Dru Smith suffers apparent injury in 2nd quarter

Nikola Jovic scored 18 points and Tyler Herro added 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Heat, who are 7-0 when holding opponents under 100 points. Miami’s Duncan Robinson had 17 points, shooting 5 for 10 from 3-point range.

Cam Johnson and Noah Clowney each scored 19 points for Brooklyn. The Nets’ Keon Johnson scored 15 and Tyrese Martin finished with 14.

Brooklyn closed the first half on a 17-6 run and cut its deficit to a point at the break. The Heat outscored the Nets 52-38 in the second half.

Heat star forward Jimmy Butler missed his second straight game because of a stomach illness. Miami reserve guard Dru Smith left the game because of a lower left leg injury early in the second quarter and did not return.

Takeaways Nets: Brooklyn is 2-8 since a season-best three-game win streak in November. Six of the losses have been by double figures, including two by 25 or more points.

Heat: Miami snapped a three-game skid. The win marked the second time this season Miami avoided a four-game slide.

Key moment After scoring eight points and squandering a 22-point lead in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s 121-114 loss at Orlando, Miami began the fourth period Monday with five unanswered points, stretching its lead to 88-78. The Heat outscored Brooklyn 27-17 in the period.

Key stat Miami shot 21 of 24 from the line, with Adebayo going 7 for 8 and Herro 5 for 6.

Up next Both teams are back in action Thursday. The Nets visit Milwaukee and the Heat are at Orlando.

Regular Season Series

MIA leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Heat: 57.8%
Nets: 42.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 95 - 110
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 95 - 110
4th 11.1 Keshad Johnson defensive rebound 95 - 110
4th 15.0 Jaylen Martin misses two point shot 95 - 110
4th 18.1 Keon Johnson defensive rebound 95 - 110

Statistics

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33-84 FG 36-73
39.3 Field Goal % 49.3
13-34 3PT 17-41
38.2 Three Point % 41.5
16-20 FT 21-24
80.0 Free Throw % 87.5
42 Rebounds 44
11 Offensive Rebounds 5
31 Defensive Rebounds 39
23 Assists 27
9 Steals 6
2 Blocks 3
14 Turnovers 15
1 Team Turnovers 1
15 Total Turnovers 16
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
23 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 20
19 Fast Break Points 12
40 Points in Paint 32
18 Fouls 17
5 Largest Lead 20

Game Information

Kaseya Center

Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 19,832 · Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 29 12 .707 - W1
New York 27 16 .628 3 L1
Philadelphia 15 24 .385 13 L4
Brooklyn 14 28 .333 15.5 L2
Toronto 10 32 .238 19.5 L1

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando - 20 L2 0.53488374 23
Atlanta 0.5 19 W2 0.525 21
Miami 1.5 20 L3 0.5 20
Charlotte 10.5 28 W2 0.2631579 10
Washington 15 33 L8 0.15384616 6
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