Houston Rockets 113, Miami Heat 120 — Recap

January 8, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Houston Rockets 113, Miami Heat 120. Scoring by quarter: Q1 HOU 27-34 MIA; Q2 HOU 32-25 MIA; Q3 HOU 23-32 MIA; Q4 HOU 31-29 MIA.

Top performers (box score): Fred VanVleet (HOU) 32 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 7 threes on 10-of-22 shooting; Tyler Herro (MIA) 28 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 threes on 10-of-20 shooting; Bam Adebayo (MIA) 22 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists on 9-of-12 shooting; Alperen Sengun (HOU) 22 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-15 shooting; Kevin Love (MIA) 15 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 4-of-7 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · HOU

Fred VanVleet

32 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST, 7 3PM · 10-22 FG

Scoring · MIA

Tyler Herro

28 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 5 3PM · 10-20 FG

Scoring · MIA

Bam Adebayo

22 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 9-12 FG

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
HOU	27	32	23	31		113
MIA	34	25	32	29		120

🧮 How They Scored

HOUMIA

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

50.0%Effective FG%57.2%

10.7%Turnover %11.0%

26.7%Offensive rebound %25.0%

0.318Free-throw rate0.395

Box Score

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Fred VanVleet G	39	32	5	7	—	2	1	10-22	7-14	5-5	-3
Jae'Sean Tate F	34	9	4	1	2	—	—	3-8	1-4	2-2	-4
Alperen Sengun F-C	33	22	10	2	3	—	3	9-15	1-2	3-4	-10
Jabari Smith Jr. F	32	10	6	—	—	—	1	3-13	1-5	3-3	-11
Jalen Green G	31	11	5	6	—	—	3	2-10	2-8	5-6	-11
Aaron Holiday G	23	8	4	1	1	—	—	2-6	1-5	3-3	+10
Jeff Green F	20	5	—	2	—	1	1	2-4	0-1	1-2	-9
Cam Whitmore F	17	11	6	—	1	—	1	5-8	1-2	—	+8
Amen Thompson G-F	11	5	2	1	1	1	2	1-2	—	3-3	-5

Miami Heat

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jaime Jaquez Jr. G	39	14	4	4	1	—	2	5-11	1-2	3-4	+6
Tyler Herro G	34	28	3	3	—	—	1	10-20	5-10	3-3	+1
Bam Adebayo C-F	32	22	12	3	1	—	3	9-12	—	4-7	+12
Duncan Robinson F	29	14	3	7	1	—	1	4-12	3-10	3-3	+2
Kevin Love F-C	23	15	7	4	1	—	1	4-7	1-3	6-7	+5
Nikola Jovic F	21	6	8	6	2	2	2	2-9	1-5	1-4	+7
Kyle Lowry G	16	6	3	1	—	2	1	2-3	1-1	1-2	+5
Haywood Highsmith F	16	3	3	—	—	—	—	1-2	1-2	—	-4

🔬 Advanced Stats

Houston RocketsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Fred VanVleet	Bench	39	32	66.1	26.9	-0.7	17.3
Alperen Sengun	Bench	33	22	65.6	26.3	-11.4	13.2
Jalen Green	Bench	31	11	43.5	21.3	-15.4	5.1
Cam Whitmore	Bench	17	11	68.8	21.4	+30.6	14.0
Jabari Smith Jr.	Bench	32	10	34.9	20.3	-13.4	0.4
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	34	9	50.7	11.1	-5.9	3.2
Aaron Holiday	Bench	23	8	54.6	12.7	+23.9	10.3
Jeff Green	Bench	20	5	51.2	13.0	-27.9	0.6
Amen Thompson	Bench	11	5	75.3	20.0	-16.7	8.8
Jock Landale	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Miami HeatTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Tyler Herro	Bench	34	28	65.7	26.6	+3.2	13.5
Bam Adebayo	Bench	32	22	72.9	26.5	+17.1	19.7
Kevin Love	Bench	23	15	74.4	19.6	+7.7	17.3
Duncan Robinson	Bench	29	14	52.6	21.9	+7.3	7.8
Jaime Jaquez Jr.	Bench	39	14	54.9	17.0	+4.8	9.7
Kyle Lowry	Bench	16	6	77.3	12.5	+11.8	10.2
Nikola Jovic	Bench	21	6	27.9	24.5	+12.9	6.2
Haywood Highsmith	Bench	16	3	75.0	5.7	-16.1	9.9
Thomas Bryant	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jamal Cain	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Orlando Robinson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0