The Miami Heat extended their winning streak to four with a 114-102 victory over the Golden State Warriors, despite being without Jimmy Butler and Kyle Lowry. The Heat's zone defense effectively disrupted the Warriors, who committed eight turnovers, while Miami had none. Miami's unusual success with non-rim two-pointers, shooting 18-of-33, contributed to their win. Jamal Cain, a two-way player for Miami, scored 18 points in 17 minutes, surpassing any Warriors player's score. Tyler Herro led the Heat with 26 points and 7 rebounds, followed by Bam Adebayo with 17 points and 11 rebounds. The Heat shot 32.3% from the three-point line. The Warriors, who fell to a 15-16 record, were led by Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, each with 13 points. Curry had a particularly rough shooting night, making only 3-of-15 field goals and 2-of-8 three-pointers, contributing to the team's low 24.2% three-point shooting. Jonathan Kuminga's six turnovers were a part of the Warriors' total of 13. The loss raises concerns about the Warriors' recent performance, as they had just come off a five-game win streak.
Miami Heat beat Warriors 114-102 for 4th straight win. https://t.co/Tts5XDzymi
Steph Curry and Klay Thompson after the Warriors loss to the short-handed Heat. Steph: 13 PTS, 5 AST (3/15 FG) Klay: 13 PTS, 5 AST (4/11 FG) (via @957thegame) https://t.co/o1bL9Lje4T
Steph and Klay after the Warriors loss vs. the Heat 😬 (via @957thegame) https://t.co/8VI8MnNC91
#HEATWin final - Miami 114, Golden State 102 🔥 Herro: 26pts (3 3s) & 7rebs 🔥 Cain: 18pts & 6rebs 🔥 Adebayo: 17pts, 11rebs & 4asts 🔥 Jaquez Jr.: 17pts, 6asts & 5rebs 🔥 Jovic: 11pts, 3rebs & 3asts https://t.co/uWIp8Z70SS
Steph and Klay after Warriors loss tonight 😬 (via @957thegame) https://t.co/CHLBB8zbS8
Steph and Klay after the loss tonight. (via @957thegame) https://t.co/QIZ9R1Ad12
Tyler Herro (26 PTS, 7 REB) and Bam Adebayo (17 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST) help lead the @MiamiHEAT to victory on the road! Jamal Cain: 18 PTS | 6 REB Jaime Jaquez Jr.: 17 PTS | 5 REB | 6 AST https://t.co/OzdkAX6Dxl
Heat 114 Warriors 102 Final Heat 114 PT 44-91 FG (.484) 16-22 FT (.727) 10-31 3P (.323) 44/10 RB 26 AS 1 BL 6 ST 7 TO 19 PF Warriors 102 PT 37-88 FG (.420) 20-25 FT (.800) 8-33 3P (.242) 43/12 RB 27 AS 7 BL 4 ST 13 TO 19 PF
Final: Heat 114, Warriors 102 -No Warrior topped 13 points -Curry 13 on 3/15 FG, 2/8 3p -Warriors outshot, outmaneuvered, slightly outrebounded We're about to see if that 5-game win streak, against Boston and four relative NBA weaklings, was fool's gold
A bad Warriors loss to open this pivotal seven-game homestand. Blown out by a Heat team without Butler/Lowry. Couldn't generate enough offense. Steph Curry went 3-of-15 shooting. Jonathan Kuminga had six of team's 12 turnovers. They went 8-of-33 from 3. Record dips to 15-16.
Steph Curry in his last 2 games: 15.5 ppg 🥶🥶 3.5 rpg💪💪 27.8% fg🪣🪣 23.8% 3pt🧱🧱 https://t.co/ornYK3YGys
Heat 107 Warriors 93 2:40 4th Stephen Curry 13 PT 3-15 FG 5-6 FT 2-8 3P 5/0 RB 6 AS 1 BL 1 ST 1 TO 1 PF 31 MN Klay Thompson 13 PT 4-11 FG 3-4 FT 2-6 3P 0/0 RB 5 AS 0 BL 2 ST 0 TO 2 PF 25 MN
Miami 2-way Jamal Cain has 18 points in 17 minutes. Which is also more points than anyone on the Warriors has.
Heat are 18-of-33 on non-rim two-pointers tonight, which is not typically how they've found success against the Warriors.
Eight turnovers for the Warriors, with Miami's zone jamming them up a bit, and none for the Heat. Could argue that column has been the most important for Miami this season, outside of 3pt%.