December 31, 2021 · 7:00 PM EST
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MIA | 41 | 33 | 26 | 20 | 120 |
 HOU | 30 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 110 |
Biggest lead MIA by 25 · HOU by 4 · 6 lead changes
Q1 3:39+5% MIAK. Guy 3PT (6 PTS) (T. Herro 5 AST)MIA 27 · HOU 27Q1 3:14+5% MIAK. Guy 26' 3PT running pullup (9 PTS)MIA 30 · HOU 27
Q4 7:42+7% MIAJ. Butler 11' driving floating Jump Shot (29 PTS)MIA 103 · HOU 95
Q4 4:41+6% HOUJ. Tate 3PT (20 PTS) (K. Porter Jr. 4 AST)MIA 107 · HOU 102
Q4 4:13+6% MIAMISS E. Gordon 25' 3PTMIA 107 · HOU 102| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1MIHeat | 53 | 29 | .646 | — |
2BO Celtics | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 |
3MI Bucks | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 |
4PH 76ers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 |
5TO Raptors | 48 | 34 | .585 | 5.0 |
6CH Bulls | 46 | 36 | .561 | 7.0 |
7BK Nets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 |
8CL Cavaliers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 |
9AT Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 |
10CH Hornets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 |
11NY Knicks | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16.0 |
12WA Wizards | 35 | 47 | .427 | 18.0 |
13IN Pacers | 25 | 57 | .305 | 28.0 |
14DE Pistons | 23 | 59 | .280 | 30.0 |
15OR Magic | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31.0 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1PH Suns | 64 | 18 | .780 | — |
2ME Grizzlies | 56 | 26 | .683 | 8.0 |
3GS Warriors | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
4DA Mavericks | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
5UT Jazz | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
6DE Nuggets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 16.0 |
7MI Timberwolves | 46 | 36 | .561 | 18.0 |
8LA Clippers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
9NO Pelicans | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28.0 |
10SA Spurs | 34 | 48 | .415 | 30.0 |
11LA Lakers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 31.0 |
12SA Kings | 30 | 52 | .366 | 34.0 |
13PO Trail Blazers | 27 | 55 | .329 | 37.0 |
14OK Thunder | 24 | 58 | .293 | 40.0 |
| 15HORockets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 44.0 |
| Zone | MIA | HOU |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 11/16 69% | 21/36 58% |
| Paint | 13/27 48% | 4/13 31% |
| Mid-range | 2/10 20% | 2/2 100% |
| Corner 3 | 8/13 62% | 6/10 60% |
| Above the break 3 | 6/20 30% | 8/32 25% |
TH Tyler HerroG | 38 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 5-17 | 1-9 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 39.8% |
CM Caleb MartinF | 38 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +5 | 55.7% |
KL Kyle LowryG | 37 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3-11 | 2-7 | 4-5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | +10 | 45.5% |
| JBJimmy Butler IIIF | 35 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 12-21 | 2-3 | 11-11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 71.6% |
OY Omer YurtsevenC | 29 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +8 | 45.5% |
| KGKyle GuyG | 24 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 6-8 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +6 | 95.7% |
CS Chris SilvaF | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 50.0% |
HH Haywood HighsmithF | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +6 | 112.5% |
NS Nik StauskasG | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 63.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 120 | 43 | 21 | 40-86 | 14-33 | 26-31 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 16 | ||
| Shooting | 46.5% | 42.4% | 83.9% | 60.2% |
CW Christian WoodF | 34 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 8-14 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -5 | 58.7% |
KP Kevin Porter Jr.G-F | 31 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3-11 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -15 | 31.8% |
JG Jalen GreenG | 28 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5-11 | 2-7 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | +4 | 62.7% |
| EGEric GordonG | 27 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5-11 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +12 | 63.1% |
DN David NwabaG-F | 20 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +9 | 50.0% |
| JTJae'Sean TateF | 25 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 9-15 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 69.3% |
JC Josh ChristopherG | 25 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -9 | 35.0% |
AB Armoni BrooksG | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -17 | 50.0% |
KM KJ MartinF | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 38.1% |
AS Alperen SengunC | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -11 | 108.7% |
TQ Trevelin QueenG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — |
DN Daishen NixG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -14 | — |
| Totals | 240 | 110 | 46 | 21 | 41-93 | 14-42 | 14-17 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 27 | ||
| Shooting | 44.1% | 33.3% | 82.4% | 54.7% |
11:56Jump Ball C. Wood vs. O. Yurtseven: Tip to K. Porter Jr.MIA 011:52MISS D. Nwaba 25' 3PTMIA 011:51T. Herro REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)MIA 011:34O. Yurtseven alley-oop Layup (2 PTS) (K. Lowry 1 AST)MIA 211:18MISS J. Green 3PTMIA 211:06E. Gordon 27' 3PT pullup (3 PTS)MIA 210:41MISS C. Martin 9' driving floating ShotMIA 210:39D. Nwaba REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)MIA 210:31C. Wood 25' 3PT step back (3 PTS)MIA 210:14K. Lowry 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (T. Herro 1 AST)MIA 59:56K. Porter Jr. driving Layup (2 PTS)MIA 59:49O. Yurtseven running alley-oop Layup (4 PTS) (K. Lowry 2 AST)MIA 79:39D. Nwaba cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (J. Green 1 AST)MIA 79:25J. Butler 3PT (3 PTS) (T. Herro 2 AST)MIA 109:11K. Porter Jr. bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)MIA 109:11J. Butler STEAL (1 STL)MIA 109:08J. Butler running DUNK (5 PTS)MIA 128:48MISS E. Gordon driving LayupMIA 128:47K. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)MIA 128:46J. Green 3PT (3 PTS) (K. Porter Jr. 1 AST)MIA 128:29J. Butler 13' fadeaway Jump Shot (7 PTS)MIA 148:11J. Green charge offensive FOUL (1 PF)MIA 148:11J. Green offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)MIA 147:57J. Green shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Martin 2 FT)MIA 147:57C. Martin Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)MIA 157:57C. Martin Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)MIA 167:38MISS D. Nwaba Layup - blockedMIA 167:38J. Butler BLOCK (1 BLK)MIA 167:37D. Nwaba REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)MIA 167:35D. Nwaba putback Layup (4 PTS)MIA 167:12O. Yurtseven 10' turnaround Jump Shot (6 PTS) (T. Herro 3 AST)MIA 186:59E. Gordon driving Layup (5 PTS)MIA 186:48MISS O. Yurtseven 7' Hook - blockedMIA 186:48C. Wood BLOCK (1 BLK)MIA 186:45E. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)MIA 186:40O. Yurtseven shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Wood 3 FT)MIA 186:40MISS C. Wood Free Throw 1 of 3MIA 186:40MISS C. Wood Free Throw 2 of 3MIA 186:40C. Wood Free Throw 3 of 3 (4 PTS)MIA 186:23MISS J. Butler 8' turnaround bank ShotMIA 186:19O. Yurtseven REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)MIA 186:19MISS O. Yurtseven putback Layup - blockedMIA 186:19K. Porter Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)MIA 186:18C. Wood REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)MIA 186:11MISS E. Gordon 28' 3PTMIA 186:08C. Martin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)MIA 185:56J. Butler 7' driving Layup (9 PTS)MIA 205:35C. Wood Layup (6 PTS) (E. Gordon 1 AST)MIA 205:24C. Wood defensive-3-second technical FOUL (1 Tech)MIA 205:24J. Butler technical Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)MIA 215:13MISS T. Herro 26' pullup 3PTMIA 215:10J. Christopher REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)MIA 215:07H. Highsmith personal FOUL (1 PF)MIA 214:58K. Porter Jr. 19' pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)MIA 214:42MISS T. Herro 25' 3PTMIA 214:40C. Wood REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)MIA 214:27K. Guy shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Green 2 FT)MIA 214:27J. Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)MIA 214:27J. Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)MIA 214:19K. Guy 27' 3PT (3 PTS) (T. Herro 4 AST)MIA 244:07J. Christopher 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (C. Wood 1 AST)MIA 243:54T. Herro lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)MIA 243:54K. Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)MIA 243:50MISS K. Porter Jr. running DUNKMIA 243:50J. Christopher loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)MIA 243:39K. Guy 3PT (6 PTS) (T. Herro 5 AST)MIA 273:19MISS J. Tate driving LayupMIA 273:17K. Guy REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)MIA 273:14K. Guy 26' 3PT running pullup (9 PTS)MIA 302:56J. Christopher traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)MIA 302:43MISS K. Guy 26' 3PTMIA 302:42C. Silva REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)MIA 302:40C. Silva 6' turnaround Hook (2 PTS)MIA 322:16MISS J. Tate 7' driving LayupMIA 322:13J. Butler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)MIA 322:03H. Highsmith 3PT (3 PTS) (T. Herro 6 AST)MIA 351:45MISS J. Christopher 25' 3PTMIA 351:43J. Tate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)MIA 351:43J. Tate putback Layup (2 PTS)MIA 351:31J. Tate personal FOUL (1 PF)MIA 351:23A. Sengun personal FOUL (1 PF) (Herro 2 FT)MIA 351:23MISS T. Herro Free Throw 1 of 2MIA 351:23T. Herro Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)MIA 361:08C. Silva shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Sengun 2 FT)MIA 361:08MISS A. Sengun Free Throw 1 of 2MIA 361:08A. Sengun Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)MIA 360:56D. Nix shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Herro 2 FT)MIA 360:56T. Herro Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)MIA 370:56T. Herro Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)MIA 380:35A. Sengun lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)MIA 380:35K. Guy STEAL (1 STL)MIA 380:26T. Herro 25' 3PT step back (6 PTS) (K. Guy 1 AST)MIA 410:03MISS J. Christopher 25' step back 3PTMIA 410:01C. Silva REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)MIA 41The Heat beat the Rockets 120-110 on the road.
Jimmy Butler III led the Heat with 37 points, while Jae'Sean Tate led the Rockets with 22 points.
The Heat led by as many as 25 points. The lead changed hands 6 times and the score was tied 5 times. Their best stretch was a 15-0 run.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
