The Heat entered this game riding a 2 game win streak. The Warriors entered this game coming off of a nice win over the refurnished Bulls. The Warriors and Heat played earlier this season and the Warriors won that game 120-112 in overtime. One of the only differences were that Victor Oladipo was not on the Heat in that game and neither was Nemanja Bjelica, nor Trevor Ariza. Kelly Olynik got traded away from the Heat at the trade deadline which would also be different. Kendrick Nunn would not play in this game for the Heat. The Warriors had a bit of an advantage because this was the second game of a back-to-back for the Heat. The Heat also had a leverage point though because they have Andre Iguodala on their team who played for the Warriors for many years. For the Heat to win they needed to defend Stephen Curry well, take an early lead, and force fouls. For the Warriors to win they needed to limit fouls, shoot well, and find a nice game out of Steph. Would the Warriors be able to get their second straight win or would the Heat get hot and get the win? To the game!
James Wiseman won the tip which led to a Duncan Robinson 3 after a defensive stop from the Heat. At 10:39 Trevor Ariza made a 3 to give the Heat a 6 point lead. At 8:37 Kelly Oubre Jr. hammered home a dunk to give the Warriors their first points of the game. At 5:41 Duncan Robinson made a layup to give the Heat a 10 point lead. Then at 5:30 James Wiseman made 2 free throws to make it an 8 point game once again. At 4:30 Andrew Wiggins made a 3 to make it a 5 point game. At 4:11 Trevor Ariza made a couple of free throws to retake a 7 point lead for the Heat. At 3:24 Kent Bazemore made a layup to make it a 5 point game. Then at 1:28 Damion Lee made a 3 to give the Warriors the lead. At the 1 minute mark Stephen Curry made 3 free throws to give the Warriors a 5 point lead. With 47.2 seconds left in the quarter Bam Adebayo made 2 free throws to make it a 3 point game. To end the quarter Victor Oladipo made a dunk. The Warriors were leading 24-23 at the end of the first quarter. The Warriors lead was fueled by a 15-3 run in the quarter. Andrew Wiggins led the Warriors in the first quarter with 8 points and Trevor Ariza led the Heat with 7 points. The Warriors had 2 more assists, 4 more rebounds, 2 fewer steals, 3 more turnovers, and 2 more fouls than the Heat in the first quarter. The Warriors and Heat each also had 1 block in the first quarter. The Heat shot terribly in the first quarter with 33.3% from the field and 18.2% from deep. The Warriors shot a little bit better but also shot terribly with 38.1% from the field and 37.5% from 3. Both teams entered the 2nd quarter hoping to play well and pull away from the other team.
To start the 2nd quarter Bam Adebayo slammed home a lob. At 11:12 Kelly Oubre Jr. made a layup to give the Warriors their first points of the quarter and give the Warriors the lead. At the 11 minute mark Victor Oladipo made 1 of 3 free throws to tie the game at 26 for the Heat. At 10:32 Tyler Herro made a jumper to give the Heat the lead. Then at 10:13 Jordan Poole made a 3 to retake the lead for the Warriors. At 9:24 Bam Adebayo made 2 free throws to retake the lead for the Heat. At 9:04 Jordan Poole made a fadeaway 3 to retake the lead for the Warriors. At 8:44 Bam Adebayo made a jumper to tie the game at 32 for the Heat. Then at 7:36 Kelly Oubre Jr. made a jumper to give the Warriors the lead. At 7:23 Duncan Robinson made a 3 to take back the lead for the Heat. At the 6 minute mark Andrew Wiggins made a 3 to tie the game. At 5:41 Tyler Herro made a 3 of his own to retake the lead for the Heat. Then at 5:12 Andrew Wiggins made another 3 to tie the game. At 4:49 Nemanja Bjelica made a corner 3 to take the lead for the Heat. At 4:43 Stephen Curry made a layup to give himself his first points of the game. At 4:20 Andrew Wiggins made a 3 to reclaim the lead for the Warriors. Then at 3:57 Jimmy Butler made a jumper to tie the game at 45 for the Heat. At 3:33 Tyler Herro made a layup to take the lead for the Heat. At 3:11 Stephen Curry made a jumper to tie the game once again. At 3:04 Jimmy Butler made a 3 to give the Heat the lead. Then at 2:04 Tyler Herro made a layup to give the Heat a 5 point lead. With 58.1 seconds left in the half Draymond Green got a 3 point play to make it a 5 point game. To end the half Jimmy Butler made 2 free throws and then the Warriors committed a turnover and then a foul and Tyler Herro made a free throw. The Heat ended up scoring 3 points in the last 4 seconds off of dumb fouls. At halftime the Heat led 59-54. Andrew Wiggins led the Warriors in the first half with 18 points, 6 rebounds, an assist, and a block. Stephen Curry also played well with 10 points, 2 rebounds, and an assist. Tyler Herro led the Heat in the first half with 14 points, 2 rebounds, and a steal off the bench. Bam Adebayo and Duncan Robinson also played well with 10 points, 2 rebounds, and 3 assists each. Bam Adebayo also had a block. In the first half the Warriors had 2 fewer assists, 5 more rebounds, 3 fewer steals, 2 fewer blocks, 5 more turnovers, and 1 more foul than the Heat. The Heat shot well in the first half with 47.4% from the field and 35% from 3. The Warriors were also shooting well with 43.2% from the field and 45% from downtown. The Warriors hoped to tighten this game by the end of the third quarter and the Heat hoped to widen their lead by the end of the third quarter. To the third!
To start the 3rd quarter Victor Oladipo made a reverse layup. At 10:12 Stephen Curry made a finger roll to give the Warriors their first points of the quarter. At 7:27 Draymond Green made a 3 to give the Warriors the lead. At 7:08 Jimmy Butler made a layup to tie the game at 65. Then at 6:18 made a layup to give the Heat the lead. At 6:09 Stephen Curry got a 3 point play to retake the lead for the Warriors. At 5:48 Jimmy Butler made a dunk to take back the lead for the Heat. At 2:32 Jimmy Butler made a layup to take a 6 point lead for the Heat. Then at 1:41 Duncan Robinson made a 3 to give the Heat an 11 point lead. At 1:11 Kevon Looney made a step back jumper to make it a 9 point game. To end the quarter Stephen Curry made 2 free throws. At the end of the third quarter the Heat were leading 86-81. The Warriors and Heat both played well in the first 3 quarters and in them the Warriors were led by Andrew Wiggins with 20 points and Jimmy Butler with 21 points. The Warriors ended up with 2 fewer assists, 9 more rebounds, 3 fewer steals, 1 fewer block, 8 more turnovers, and 4 more fouls than the Heat in the first 3 quarters. The Heat ended up shooting 46.8% from the field and 33.3% from 3 in the first 3 quarters. The Warriors ended up shooting a bit worse with 45.3% from the field and 40.7% from downtown. The Warriors and Heat both hoped to play well and get the win in the 4th quarter.
To start the 4th quarter Kevon Looney made a floater. At 10:39 Tyler Herro made a pullup jumper to give the Heat their first points of the quarter. At 8:31 Steve Kerr got a technical foul and Duncan Robinson made the technical free throw to give the Heat an 8 point lead. At 7:47 Bam Adebayo made a couple of free throws to give the Heat a 10 point lead. Then at 7:22 Andre Iguodala made a dunk to give the Heat a 7 point lead. At 7:14 Draymond Green made a turnaround hook shot to make it a 10 point game once again. At 6:16 Nemanja Bjelica made a 3 to give the Heat a 13 point lead. Then at 5:56 Stephen Curry made a 3 to make it a 10 point game for the Warriors. At 5:39 Duncan Robinson made a layup to give the Heat a 12 point lead. At 5:16 Stephen Curry made 2 free throws to remake it a 10 point game. At 4:54 Andre Iguodala made a 3 to give the Heat a 13 point lead. Then at 3:48 Andrew Wiggins made 2 free throws to make it a 9 point game. At 3:07 Bam Adebayo made a layup to give the Heat a 10 point lead. At 2:41 Draymond Green made a putback layup to make it an 8 point game. At 2:26 Andre Iguodala made a couple of free throws to give the Heat a 10 point lead once again. Then at 1:51 Bam Adebayo completed a 3 point play to give the Heat a 13 point lead. At 1:45 Stephen Curry made a 3 to make it a 10 point game. At 1:18 Stephen Curry cut the Warrior deficit to 7. Jimmy Butler then made a free throw to end the game. The Heat won 116-109.
Leo’s Courtside Commentary: The winning Heat were led by Jimmy Butler with 22 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals. Duncan Robinson played well too with 21 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and a block. Tyler Herro was the final highlight for the Heat with 20 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, and a block off the bench. Stephen Curry led the Warriors in this game with 36 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 assists. Andrew Wiggins got 2nd place in points with 23 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, a steal, and 3 blocks. Draymond Green played well too with 16 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals. The Warriors ended up with 7 fewer assists, 9 more rebounds, 3 fewer steals, 3 fewer blocks, 9 more turnovers, and 4 more fouls than the Heat. The Warriors shot decently with 43.9% from the field, 40.5% from downtown, and 88% from the free throw line. The Heat shot even better with 47.6% from the field, 33.3% from 3, and 83.3% on free throws. Overall, this was a disappointing loss for the Warriors.
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Very disappointing game. With so many Warriors playing well it should have added up to a win. Btw, what did Kerr do to get the technical? You left me hanging.
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