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Herro leads Heat over Rockets in game marred by fight and ejections in final minute

By AP•Dec 30, 2024

Game Recap

Fred VanVleet argues with a referee after a five-second violation and ends up bumping into the official, leading to ejection.

HOUSTON -- — Tyler Herro scored 27 points before being one of seven people ejected, six for their roles in a fight in the final minute of the Miami Heat's 104-100 victory over the Houston Rockets on Sunday night.

Herro was thrown to the ground by the Rockets' Amen Thompson with 35 seconds left and the Heat leading 99-94. Players and coaches from both benches then came onto the court.

Both players were thrown out along with Rockets guard Jalen Green, coach Ime Udoka and assistant coach Ben Sullivan. Terry Rozier was also ejected for Miami.

Houston led 92-85 after Fred VanVleet's layup with 8:10 to play, but the Rockets missed their next 11 shots, allowing Miami to tie the game when Herro found Haywood Highsmith for a 3-pointer with 4:47 to play.

Herro’s jumper with 1:56 to play put the Heat on top for good. VanVleet was ejected in the final minute after appearing to make contact with referee Marc Davis, upset after being called for a 5-second violation that preceded the dustup with Thompson, Herro and others.

Takeaways

Heat: Playing the second night of a back-to-back and missing Jimmy Butler for a fifth straight game, Nikola Jovic finished with 18 points, seven rebounds, and six assists for the Heat. Highsmith added 15 points.

Rockets: After blowing a 15-point, fourth-quarter lead against the Wolves, Houston struggled offensively in the fourth quarter, shooting just 6 for 24 from the field. Dillon Brooks scored 22 points after missing the last three games with a right ankle effusion.

Key moment

Jovic’s 3 with 47 seconds left put Miami up 98-94.

Key Stat

Miami outscored Houston, the NBA’s best offensive rebounding team, 15-9 in second-chance points.

Up Next

The Rockets host Dallas on Wednesday and the Heat host New Orleans on Wednesday.

Series Context

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Regular Season Series

MIA at HOU

Mon, Dec 30

104 - 100

Final

HOU at MIA

Sat, Mar 22

102 - 98

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Game Stats

MIA

HOU

37-84FG38-97

44Field Goal %39

10-333PT13-40

30Three Point %32

20-28FT11-13

15Offensive Rebounds19

37Defensive Rebounds33

21Assists24

6Steals5

3Blocks4

14Turnovers12

3Technical Fouls6

12Points Conceded Off Turnovers15

14Fast Break Points19

14Fouls21

8Largest Lead12

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	MIA
12:00	Bam Adebayo vs. Alperen Sengun (Kevin Love gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Kevin Love lost ball turnover (Alperen Sengun steals)	0	0
11:42	Jabari Smith Jr. bad pass (Haywood Highsmith steals)	0	0
11:31	Kevin Love misses 21-foot jumper	0	0
11:31	Rockets defensive team rebound	0	0
11:17	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Fred VanVleet assists)	3	0
11:17	Kevin Love shooting foul	3	0
11:17	Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1	4	0
11:04	Fred VanVleet shooting foul	4	0
11:04	Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2	4	1
11:04	Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2	4	2
10:54	Fred VanVleet makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jalen Green assists)	7	2
10:31	Haywood Highsmith misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	2
10:30	Dillon Brooks defensive rebound	7	2
10:17	Alperen Sengun makes driving layup	9	2
9:59	Bam Adebayo misses 5-foot pullup jump shot	9	2
9:56	Kevin Love offensive rebound	9	2
9:56	Kevin Love misses tip shot	9	2
9:54	Kevin Love offensive rebound	9	2
9:53	Kevin Love makes two point shot	9	4
9:45	Terry Rozier shooting foul	9	4
9:45	Jalen Green makes free throw 1 of 3	10	4
9:45	Jalen Green makes free throw 2 of 3	11	4
9:45	Jalen Green makes free throw 3 of 3	12	4
9:29	Bam Adebayo makes 11-foot two point shot (Tyler Herro assists)	12	6
9:14	Dillon Brooks bad pass (Bam Adebayo steals)	12	6
9:08	Tyler Herro makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Kevin Love assists)	12	9
8:53	Jalen Green misses two point shot	12	9
8:50	Jalen Green offensive rebound	12	9
8:49	Fred VanVleet misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	9
8:46	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	12	9
8:36	Terry Rozier misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	12	9
8:33	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	12	9
8:31	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 27-foot three point shot	12	9
8:27	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	12	9
8:13	Bam Adebayo makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Tyler Herro assists)	12	11
7:55	Jalen Green misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	12	11
7:53	Kevin Love defensive rebound	12	11
7:47	Terry Rozier makes two point shot	12	13
7:30	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	12	13
7:27	Terry Rozier defensive rebound	12	13
7:21	Bam Adebayo misses 28-foot three point jumper	12	13
7:20	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	12	13
7:17	Fred VanVleet out of bounds bad pass turnover	12	13
7:08	Haywood Highsmith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tyler Herro assists)	12	16
6:40	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 11-foot two point shot	12	16
6:39	Tyler Herro defensive rebound	12	16
6:29	Tyler Herro bad pass (Fred VanVleet steals)	12	16
6:23	Jalen Green misses two point shot	12	16
6:18	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	12	16
6:18	Alperen Sengun makes tip shot	14	16
6:13	Fred VanVleet blocks Terry Rozier 's 6-foot driving layup	14	16
6:10	Fred VanVleet defensive rebound	14	16
6:01	Alperen Sengun makes two point shot (Fred VanVleet assists)	16	16
5:42	Rockets Full timeout	16	16
5:42	Amen Thompson enters the game for Alperen Sengun	16	16
5:42	Steven Adams enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	16	16
5:33	Kevin Love misses driving layup	16	16
5:33	Kevin Love offensive rebound	16	16
5:33	shot clock turnover	16	16
5:20	Dillon Brooks misses 6-foot two point shot	16	16
5:17	Terry Rozier defensive rebound	16	16
5:14	Terry Rozier makes two point shot	16	18
5:14	Jalen Green defensive goaltending violation	16	18
4:56	Steven Adams misses 10-foot two point shot	16	18
4:55	Kevin Love defensive rebound	16	18
4:44	Terry Rozier misses 24-foot three point jumper	16	18
4:41	Rockets defensive team rebound	16	18
4:41	Jaime Jaquez Jr. enters the game for Kevin Love	16	18
4:23	Dillon Brooks makes 25-foot three point jumper (Steven Adams assists)	19	18
4:02	Tyler Herro makes 7-foot two point shot	19	20
3:50	Jalen Green misses 15-foot step back jumpshot	19	20
3:48	Steven Adams offensive rebound	19	20
3:45	Dillon Brooks misses 26-foot three point jumper	19	20
3:45	Steven Adams offensive rebound	19	20
3:40	Dillon Brooks makes 2-foot layup (Steven Adams assists)	21	20
3:32	Heat Full timeout	21	20
3:32	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Jalen Green	21	20
3:32	Cam Whitmore enters the game for Dillon Brooks	21	20
3:32	Nikola Jovic enters the game for Terry Rozier	21	20
3:32	Kel'el Ware enters the game for Bam Adebayo	21	20
3:21	Tyler Herro makes driving layup	21	22
2:54	Fred VanVleet misses two point shot	21	22
2:51	Steven Adams offensive rebound	21	22
2:51	Steven Adams makes tip shot	23	22
2:40	Steven Adams shooting foul	23	22
2:40	Kel'el Ware misses free throw 1 of 2	23	22
2:40	Heat offensive team rebound	23	22
2:40	Kel'el Ware makes free throw 2 of 2	23	23
2:21	Jabari Smith Jr. bad pass (Haywood Highsmith steals)	23	23
2:17	Tyler Herro misses 28-foot three point shot	23	23
2:13	Steven Adams defensive rebound	23	23
2:02	Fred VanVleet misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	23	23
2:00	Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound	23	23
1:52	Cam Whitmore misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot	23	23
1:50	Kel'el Ware defensive rebound	23	23
1:40	Haywood Highsmith bad pass (Amen Thompson steals)	23	23
1:35	Cam Whitmore makes 1-foot dunk (Amen Thompson assists)	25	23
1:12	Nikola Jovic makes 24-foot three point shot	25	26
1:12	Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul	25	26
1:12	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Fred VanVleet	25	26
1:12	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Steven Adams	25	26
1:12	Terry Rozier enters the game for Tyler Herro	25	26
1:12	Alec Burks enters the game for Haywood Highsmith	25	26
1:12	Nikola Jovic makes free throw 1 of 1	25	27
1:03	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 12-foot jumper	25	27
1:01	Kel'el Ware defensive rebound	25	27
53.1	Terry Rozier makes 9-foot two point shot	25	29
40.0	Alperen Sengun makes 13-foot jumper (Amen Thompson assists)	27	29
33.1	Alec Burks offensive foul	27	29
33.1	Rockets Coach's Challenge	27	29
33.1	(00:33.7) [Rockets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Rockets] retain their timeout	27	29
33.1	Alec Burks turnover	27	29
19.0	Amen Thompson misses driving floating jump shot	27	29
15.1	Nikola Jovic defensive rebound	27	29
2.1	Terry Rozier makes 23-foot step back jumpshot	27	31
0.0	Amen Thompson misses 35-foot jump bank shot	27	31
0.0	Rockets offensive team rebound	27	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	31

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	MIA
12:00	Dillon Brooks enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	27	31
11:50	Amen Thompson makes driving dunk (Aaron Holiday assists)	29	31
11:30	Alec Burks misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	29	31
11:24	Nikola Jovic offensive rebound	29	31
11:24	Nikola Jovic misses 3-foot tip shot	29	31
11:22	Kel'el Ware offensive rebound	29	31
11:20	Nikola Jovic makes driving layup (Kel'el Ware assists)	29	33
11:13	Cam Whitmore makes 1-foot dunk (Amen Thompson assists)	31	33
10:51	Terry Rozier makes driving layup (Kel'el Ware assists)	31	35
10:51	Amen Thompson defensive goaltending violation	31	35
10:40	Alperen Sengun makes 2-foot two point shot (Aaron Holiday assists)	33	35
10:34	Dillon Brooks personal foul	33	35
10:34	Bam Adebayo enters the game for Kel'el Ware	33	35
10:24	Alec Burks misses 23-foot three point jumper	33	35
10:20	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	33	35
10:03	Alperen Sengun makes driving layup	35	35
9:43	Alec Burks out of bounds bad pass turnover	35	35
9:23	Terry Rozier blocks Cam Whitmore 's 4-foot dunk	35	35
9:20	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	35	35
9:17	Alperen Sengun shooting foul	35	35
9:17	Nikola Jovic makes free throw 1 of 2	35	36
9:17	Nikola Jovic makes free throw 2 of 2	35	37
9:02	Alperen Sengun offensive foul	35	37
9:02	Alperen Sengun turnover	35	37
9:02	Steven Adams enters the game for Cam Whitmore	35	37
9:02	Fred VanVleet enters the game for Alperen Sengun	35	37
8:51	Nikola Jovic misses 25-foot three point jumper	35	37
8:48	Steven Adams defensive rebound	35	37
8:39	Steven Adams makes 6-foot two point shot (Amen Thompson assists)	37	37
8:14	Bam Adebayo offensive charge	37	37
8:14	Bam Adebayo turnover	37	37
7:53	Dillon Brooks misses driving layup	37	37
7:52	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	37	37
7:47	Terry Rozier misses 24-foot three point shot	37	37
7:47	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	37	37
7:36	Aaron Holiday misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot	37	37
7:34	Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound	37	37
7:20	Terry Rozier makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists)	37	39
6:58	Fred VanVleet misses 32-foot three point jumper	37	39
6:57	Terry Rozier defensive rebound	37	39
6:51	Terry Rozier out of bounds lost ball turnover	37	39
6:51	Rockets Full timeout	37	39
6:51	Jalen Green enters the game for Aaron Holiday	37	39
6:51	Tyler Herro enters the game for Terry Rozier	37	39
6:51	Haywood Highsmith enters the game for Jaime Jaquez Jr.	37	39
6:35	Fred VanVleet makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Steven Adams assists)	39	39
6:17	Bam Adebayo makes 1-foot hook shot (Tyler Herro assists)	39	41
6:03	Jalen Green misses 27-foot three point jumper	39	41
6:00	Nikola Jovic defensive rebound	39	41
5:53	Tyler Herro makes two point shot (Nikola Jovic assists)	39	43
5:33	Fred VanVleet bad pass (Haywood Highsmith steals)	39	43
5:33	Jalen Green loose ball foul	39	43
5:33	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Steven Adams	39	43
5:11	Bam Adebayo makes 7-foot two point shot (Nikola Jovic assists)	39	45
4:56	Dillon Brooks makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jalen Green assists)	42	45
4:41	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Dillon Brooks	42	45
4:37	Amen Thompson shooting foul	42	45
4:37	Tyler Herro makes free throw 1 of 2	42	46
4:37	Tyler Herro misses free throw 2 of 2	42	46
4:35	Fred VanVleet defensive rebound	42	46
4:22	Alperen Sengun makes layup (Fred VanVleet assists)	44	46
4:11	Tyler Herro misses 30-foot three point jumper	44	46
4:09	Fred VanVleet defensive rebound	44	46
4:02	Fred VanVleet misses driving layup	44	46
4:00	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	44	46
4:00	Tyler Herro shooting foul	44	46
4:00	Amen Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2	44	46
4:00	Rockets offensive team rebound	44	46
4:00	Terry Rozier enters the game for Alec Burks	44	46
4:00	Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	45	46
3:47	Nikola Jovic misses 27-foot three point jumper	45	46
3:45	Bam Adebayo offensive rebound	45	46
3:45	Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul	45	46
3:45	Bam Adebayo misses free throw 1 of 2	45	46
3:45	Heat offensive team rebound	45	46
3:45	Bam Adebayo makes free throw 2 of 2	45	47
3:35	Jalen Green misses two point shot	45	47
3:34	Terry Rozier defensive rebound	45	47
3:27	Haywood Highsmith steps out of bounds turnover	45	47
3:12	Fred VanVleet misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	45	47
3:10	Heat defensive team rebound	45	47
3:01	Bam Adebayo misses two point shot	45	47
3:00	Bam Adebayo offensive rebound	45	47
3:00	Fred VanVleet shooting foul	45	47
3:00	Bam Adebayo makes free throw 1 of 2	45	48
3:00	Bam Adebayo misses free throw 2 of 2	45	48
3:00	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	45	48
2:46	Jalen Green makes 9-foot two point shot	47	48
2:32	Haywood Highsmith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jovic assists)	47	51
2:10	Fred VanVleet misses 26-foot three point jumper	47	51
2:08	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	47	51
2:07	Nikola Jovic loose ball foul	47	51
2:07	Heat Full timeout	47	51
2:07	Dillon Brooks enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	47	51
2:00	Jalen Green offensive foul	47	51
2:00	Jalen Green turnover	47	51
1:40	Bam Adebayo misses two point shot	47	51
1:39	Haywood Highsmith offensive rebound	47	51
1:39	Haywood Highsmith makes two point shot	47	53
1:24	Jalen Green misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	47	53
1:23	Nikola Jovic defensive rebound	47	53
1:10	Tyler Herro misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	47	53
1:08	Nikola Jovic offensive rebound	47	53
1:04	Haywood Highsmith misses 25-foot three point jumper	47	53
1:02	Haywood Highsmith offensive rebound	47	53
48.1	Bam Adebayo misses 22-foot two point shot	47	53
46.0	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	47	53
31.2	Fred VanVleet makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	50	53
14.0	Terry Rozier misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	50	53
12.1	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	50	53
0.0	Dillon Brooks misses 26-foot three point jumper	50	53
0.0	Rockets offensive team rebound	50	53
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	50	53

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	MIA
12:00	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Amen Thompson	50	53
12:00	Kevin Love enters the game for Nikola Jovic	50	53
11:34	Alperen Sengun lost ball turnover (Bam Adebayo steals)	50	53
11:24	Terry Rozier misses 24-foot three point shot	50	53
11:20	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	50	53
11:19	Jalen Green makes two point shot	52	53
10:49	Tyler Herro misses driving floating jump shot	52	53
10:46	Haywood Highsmith offensive rebound	52	53
10:46	Haywood Highsmith makes tip shot	52	55
10:40	Dillon Brooks makes 27-foot three pointer (Fred VanVleet assists)	55	55
10:24	Bam Adebayo misses 8-foot pullup jump shot	55	55
10:22	Terry Rozier offensive rebound	55	55
10:18	Alperen Sengun blocks Terry Rozier 's 3-foot two point shot	55	55
10:18	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	55	55
10:13	Dillon Brooks makes 6-foot two point shot	57	55
10:13	Bam Adebayo shooting foul	57	55
10:13	Dillon Brooks makes free throw 1 of 1	58	55
10:04	Kevin Love misses 23-foot three point jumper	58	55
10:03	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	58	55
9:53	Jalen Green misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	58	55
9:50	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	58	55
9:44	Bam Adebayo out of bounds bad pass turnover	58	55
9:37	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	61	55
9:19	Haywood Highsmith misses 27-foot three point jumper	61	55
9:18	Dillon Brooks defensive rebound	61	55
9:04	Alperen Sengun misses 7-foot two point shot	61	55
9:04	Tyler Herro defensive rebound	61	55
8:57	Tyler Herro makes 10-foot two point shot	61	57
8:41	Jalen Green makes driving layup	63	57
8:29	Tyler Herro bad pass (Fred VanVleet steals)	63	57
8:25	Dillon Brooks makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists)	66	57
8:23	Heat Full timeout	66	57
8:23	Double technical foul: Dillon Brooks and Bam Adebayo	66	57
8:06	Terry Rozier misses two point shot	66	57
8:04	Fred VanVleet defensive rebound	66	57
7:56	Alperen Sengun lost ball turnover (Terry Rozier steals)	66	57
7:45	Fred VanVleet shooting foul	66	57
7:45	Kevin Love misses free throw 1 of 2	66	57
7:45	Heat offensive team rebound	66	57
7:45	Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2	66	58
7:33	Tyler Herro shooting foul	66	58
7:33	Jalen Green makes free throw 1 of 2	67	58
7:33	Jalen Green makes free throw 2 of 2	68	58
7:19	Tyler Herro vs. Fred VanVleet (Jabari Smith Jr. gains possession)	68	58
7:19	Tyler Herro lost ball turnover (Fred VanVleet steals)	68	58
7:12	Dillon Brooks misses two point shot	68	58
7:10	Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound	68	58
6:52	Bam Adebayo misses 7-foot hook shot	68	58
6:51	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	68	58
6:31	Dillon Brooks misses 26-foot three point jumper	68	58
6:30	Kevin Love defensive rebound	68	58
6:18	Kevin Love misses 9-foot two point shot	68	58
6:16	Haywood Highsmith offensive rebound	68	58
6:13	Tyler Herro makes 24-foot three point jumper (Haywood Highsmith assists)	68	61
6:01	Bam Adebayo personal foul	68	61
6:01	Steven Adams enters the game for Alperen Sengun	68	61
6:01	Kel'el Ware enters the game for Bam Adebayo	68	61
5:50	Jalen Green makes 21-foot pullup jump shot	70	61
5:28	Kevin Love misses 4-foot two point shot	70	61
5:26	Steven Adams defensive rebound	70	61
5:19	Jalen Green makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot	73	61
5:19	Heat Full timeout	73	61
5:19	Nikola Jovic enters the game for Kevin Love	73	61
5:03	Nikola Jovic makes 6-foot hook shot	73	63
4:49	Fred VanVleet offensive foul	73	63
4:49	Fred VanVleet turnover	73	63
4:49	Amen Thompson enters the game for Fred VanVleet	73	63
4:39	Tyler Herro makes 29-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jovic assists)	73	66
4:26	Jalen Green makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Amen Thompson assists)	75	66
4:02	Kel'el Ware traveling	75	66
4:02	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Amen Thompson	75	66
4:02	Alec Burks enters the game for Terry Rozier	75	66
3:42	Jalen Green misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	75	66
3:38	Steven Adams offensive rebound	75	66
3:33	Aaron Holiday misses 8-foot two point shot	75	66
3:31	Tyler Herro defensive rebound	75	66
3:25	Dillon Brooks shooting foul	75	66
3:25	Tyler Herro misses free throw 1 of 2	75	66
3:25	Heat offensive team rebound	75	66
3:25	Amen Thompson enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	75	66
3:25	Tyler Herro makes free throw 2 of 2	75	67
3:08	Jalen Green misses driving layup	75	67
3:06	Steven Adams offensive rebound	75	67
3:05	Dillon Brooks misses 23-foot three point jumper	75	67
3:05	Kel'el Ware defensive rebound	75	67
2:54	Alec Burks misses 27-foot three point jumper	75	67
2:52	Steven Adams defensive rebound	75	67
2:42	Aaron Holiday makes driving layup	77	67
2:30	Aaron Holiday personal foul	77	67
2:19	Alec Burks makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tyler Herro assists)	77	70
2:09	Amen Thompson makes driving layup	79	70
1:53	Kel'el Ware makes 2-foot layup (Tyler Herro assists)	79	72
1:45	Jalen Green misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	79	72
1:42	Nikola Jovic defensive rebound	79	72
1:32	Kel'el Ware makes 3-foot alley oop dunk shot (Tyler Herro assists)	79	74
1:31	Rockets Full timeout	79	74
1:31	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Dillon Brooks	79	74
1:31	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Steven Adams	79	74
1:19	Kel'el Ware blocks Alperen Sengun 's 9-foot two point shot	79	74
1:15	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	79	74
1:11	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper	79	74
1:09	Kel'el Ware defensive rebound	79	74
1:03	Nikola Jovic makes 27-foot three point shot (Tyler Herro assists)	79	77
45.0	Kel'el Ware shooting foul	79	77
45.0	Jalen Green makes free throw 1 of 2	80	77
45.0	Jalen Green misses free throw 2 of 2	80	77
45.0	Kel'el Ware defensive rebound	80	77
31.1	Tyler Herro makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot	80	79
22.0	Aaron Holiday misses driving floating jump shot	80	79
19.1	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	80	79
19.1	Alperen Sengun makes two point shot	82	79
0.0	Haywood Highsmith makes 2-foot two point shot (Nikola Jovic assists)	82	81
0.0	(00:00) [Heat] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	82	81
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	82	81

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	MIA
12:00	Dillon Brooks enters the game for Aaron Holiday	82	81
12:00	Fred VanVleet enters the game for Jalen Green	82	81
12:00	Cam Whitmore enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	82	81
12:00	Jaime Jaquez Jr. enters the game for Tyler Herro	82	81
12:00	Terry Rozier enters the game for Haywood Highsmith	82	81
11:46	Kel'el Ware makes layup (Nikola Jovic assists)	82	83
11:46	Alperen Sengun shooting foul	82	83
11:46	Kel'el Ware misses free throw 1 of 1	82	83
11:46	Cam Whitmore defensive rebound	82	83
11:34	Kel'el Ware shooting foul	82	83
11:34	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2	83	83
11:34	Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2	84	83
11:19	Dillon Brooks blocks Nikola Jovic 's 11-foot driving layup	84	83
11:19	Heat offensive team rebound	84	83
11:11	Terry Rozier misses 25-foot three point jumper	84	83
11:10	Cam Whitmore defensive rebound	84	83
11:04	Cam Whitmore misses two point shot	84	83
11:04	Fred VanVleet offensive rebound	84	83
10:52	Fred VanVleet misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	84	83
10:49	Nikola Jovic defensive rebound	84	83
10:31	Fred VanVleet blocks Terry Rozier 's 7-foot driving layup	84	83
10:28	Fred VanVleet defensive rebound	84	83
10:26	Fred VanVleet makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)	87	83
10:03	Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses layup	87	83
10:02	Jaime Jaquez Jr. offensive rebound	87	83
10:00	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point shot	87	85
9:45	Alperen Sengun misses 9-foot two point shot	87	85
9:43	Kel'el Ware defensive rebound	87	85
9:29	Alec Burks misses 23-foot three point jumper	87	85
9:28	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	87	85
9:17	Fred VanVleet makes 26-foot three pointer (Alperen Sengun assists)	90	85
9:16	Heat Full timeout	90	85
9:16	Bam Adebayo enters the game for Kel'el Ware	90	85
9:01	Terry Rozier misses 25-foot three point jumper	90	85
8:59	Dillon Brooks defensive rebound	90	85
8:45	Cam Whitmore misses 18-foot two point shot	90	85
8:43	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	90	85
8:39	Bam Adebayo personal foul	90	85
8:35	Alperen Sengun out of bounds lost ball turnover	90	85
8:22	Bam Adebayo misses 11-foot jumper	90	85
8:20	Cam Whitmore defensive rebound	90	85
8:10	Fred VanVleet makes driving layup (Alperen Sengun assists)	92	85
7:54	Terry Rozier out of bounds bad pass turnover	92	85
7:54	Tyler Herro enters the game for Nikola Jovic	92	85
7:54	Haywood Highsmith enters the game for Alec Burks	92	85
7:35	Dillon Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper	92	85
7:34	Rockets offensive team rebound	92	85
7:34	Haywood Highsmith loose ball foul	92	85
7:34	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Amen Thompson	92	85
7:34	Jalen Green enters the game for Cam Whitmore	92	85
7:28	Fred VanVleet misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	92	85
7:23	Dillon Brooks offensive rebound	92	85
7:23	Dillon Brooks misses tip shot	92	85
7:23	Jalen Green offensive rebound	92	85
7:13	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	92	85
7:09	Tyler Herro defensive rebound	92	85
6:57	Tyler Herro makes 19-foot step back jumpshot	92	87
6:34	Jalen Green misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	92	87
6:32	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	92	87
6:19	Terry Rozier misses two point shot	92	87
6:19	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	92	87
6:11	Alperen Sengun misses 26-foot three point jumper	92	87
6:09	Tyler Herro defensive rebound	92	87
6:05	Tyler Herro misses running pullup jump shot	92	87
6:01	Jaime Jaquez Jr. offensive rebound	92	87
6:01	Haywood Highsmith traveling	92	87
6:01	Rockets Full timeout	92	87
6:01	Amen Thompson enters the game for Dillon Brooks	92	87
6:01	Nikola Jovic enters the game for Jaime Jaquez Jr.	92	87
5:42	Alperen Sengun misses two point shot	92	87
5:39	Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound	92	87
5:18	Amen Thompson shooting foul	92	87
5:18	Terry Rozier makes free throw 1 of 2	92	88
5:18	Dillon Brooks enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	92	88
5:18	Terry Rozier makes free throw 2 of 2	92	89
5:04	Dillon Brooks misses 23-foot three point jumper	92	89
5:02	Tyler Herro defensive rebound	92	89
4:47	Haywood Highsmith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tyler Herro assists)	92	92
4:18	Fred VanVleet misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	92	92
4:17	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	92	92
4:11	Jalen Green misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	92	92
4:11	Fred VanVleet offensive rebound	92	92
4:07	Bam Adebayo personal foul	92	92
4:02	Haywood Highsmith blocks Fred VanVleet 's 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	92	92
3:59	Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound	92	92
3:44	Alperen Sengun shooting foul	92	92
3:44	Tyler Herro makes free throw 1 of 2	92	93
3:44	Tyler Herro misses free throw 2 of 2	92	93
3:44	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	92	93
3:21	Alperen Sengun bad pass (Bam Adebayo steals)	92	93
3:08	Terry Rozier misses 26-foot three point jumper	92	93
3:05	Jalen Green defensive rebound	92	93
2:47	Dillon Brooks makes driving layup (Fred VanVleet assists)	94	93
2:33	Tyler Herro misses 16-foot step back jumpshot	94	93
2:32	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	94	93
2:15	Dillon Brooks misses 16-foot two point shot	94	93
2:11	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	94	93
2:11	Alperen Sengun misses tip shot	94	93
2:10	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	94	93
2:03	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Alperen Sengun	94	93
1:56	Tyler Herro makes 9-foot two point shot	94	95
1:47	Jalen Green misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	94	95
1:45	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	94	95
1:28	Tyler Herro misses driving floating jump shot	94	95
1:26	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	94	95
1:19	Bam Adebayo kicked ball violation	94	95
1:19	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	94	95
1:11	Dillon Brooks misses 24-foot three point jumper	94	95
1:09	Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound	94	95
47.1	Nikola Jovic makes 27-foot three point jumper (Haywood Highsmith assists)	94	98
47.1	Rockets Full timeout	94	98
47.1	5 second violation	94	98
47.1	Fred VanVleet technical foul	94	98
47.1	Fred VanVleet ejected	94	98
47.1	Tyler Herro makes technical free throw	94	99
47.1	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Fred VanVleet	94	99
39.2	Amen Thompson personal foul	94	99
35.1	Amen Thompson ejected	94	99
35.1	Jalen Green ejected	94	99
35.1	Ben Sullivan ejected	94	99
35.1	Ime Udoka ejected	94	99
35.1	Terry Rozier ejected	94	99
35.1	technical foul	94	99
35.1	Nikola Jovic makes free throw 1 of 2	94	100
35.1	Nikola Jovic makes free throw 2 of 2	94	101
35.1	Cam Whitmore enters the game for Amen Thompson	94	101
35.1	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Jalen Green	94	101
35.1	Jaime Jaquez Jr. enters the game for Terry Rozier	94	101
35.1	Alec Burks enters the game for Tyler Herro	94	101
33.2	Aaron Holiday personal foul	94	101
33.2	Alec Burks makes free throw 1 of 1	94	102
12.1	Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses 17-foot two point shot	94	102
9.2	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	94	102
6.0	Cam Whitmore makes 27-foot three pointer (Alperen Sengun assists)	97	102
4.0	Aaron Holiday personal take foul	97	102
4.0	Bam Adebayo makes free throw 1 of 2	97	103
4.0	Bam Adebayo makes free throw 2 of 2	97	104
1.1	Dillon Brooks makes 29-foot three pointer	100	104
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	100	104
0.0	End of Game	100	104

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Toyota Center (Houston)

Houston, TX

Date & Time

12:00 AM, December 30, 2024

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NBA League Pass, Space City Home Network, FanDuel SN Sun

Attendance

18,055

Referees

Jason Goldenberg, Marc Davis, Tyler Mirkovich

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Atlanta	46	36	.561	L1
Orlando	45	37	.549	L1
Charlotte	44	38	.537	W1
Miami	43	39	.524	W2
Washington	17	65	.207	L10

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	62	20	.756	L1
Houston	52	30	.634	W1
New Orleans	26	56	.317	L2
Dallas	26	56	.317	W1
Memphis	25	57	.305	L8

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