Houston Rockets 102, Miami Heat 98 — Recap

March 21, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Houston Rockets 102, Miami Heat 98. Scoring by quarter: Q1 HOU 23-27 MIA; Q2 HOU 28-32 MIA; Q3 HOU 27-21 MIA; Q4 HOU 24-18 MIA.

Top performers (box score): Fred VanVleet (HOU) 37 points, null rebounds, 3 assists, 9 threes on 13-of-17 shooting; Andrew Wiggins (MIA) 30 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 10-of-13 shooting; Amen Thompson (HOU) 18 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists on 8-of-14 shooting; Kel'el Ware (MIA) 16 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-10 shooting; Bam Adebayo (MIA) 16 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-13 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · HOU

Fred VanVleet

37 PTS, 0 REB, 3 AST, 9 3PM · 13-17 FG

Scoring · MIA

Andrew Wiggins

30 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST, 2 3PM · 10-13 FG

Scoring · HOU

Amen Thompson

18 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 8-14 FG

Season highs

Fred VanVleet · Season-high 9 threes

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	23	28	27	24		102
MIA	27	32	21	18		98

🧮 How They Scored

HOUMIA

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

54.8%Effective FG%59.7%

13.9%Turnover %20.4%

34.1%Offensive rebound %13.9%

0.250Free-throw rate0.194

Box Score

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Fred VanVleet G	36	37	—	3	3	—	1	13-17	9-11	2-4	+2
Amen Thompson G-F	35	18	9	5	7	1	2	8-14	—	2-3	+20
Dillon Brooks G-F	34	11	1	—	3	—	3	4-11	1-7	2-2	-8
Alperen Sengun F-C	34	8	10	2	2	2	2	4-15	—	0-4	-9
Jalen Green G	32	6	4	1	1	1	—	3-13	0-4	—	-7
Tari Eason F	27	7	8	2	—	—	4	2-6	1-2	2-2	+7
Jabari Smith Jr. F	22	11	6	—	—	—	2	3-6	3-4	2-4	+8
Steven Adams C	20	4	8	1	1	—	1	2-2	—	0-2	+7

Miami Heat

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Tyler Herro G	39	8	3	4	—	—	6	3-11	0-1	2-2	+6
Bam Adebayo C-F	38	16	6	6	—	—	2	6-13	2-4	2-3	-10
Kel'el Ware C	35	16	14	1	2	2	1	7-10	2-2	—	+7
Davion Mitchell G	34	12	3	4	—	1	3	5-10	2-4	—	+4
Andrew Wiggins F-G	30	30	2	3	1	1	4	10-13	2-4	8-9	+4
Haywood Highsmith F	24	8	4	3	4	—	1	3-5	2-4	—	-2
Duncan Robinson F	18	4	—	2	1	—	1	2-5	0-3	—	-11
Jaime Jaquez Jr. G	15	4	2	2	—	1	2	2-5	0-1	—	-8
Kevin Love F-C	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-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	36	37	98.6	23.3	+1.3	25.5
Amen Thompson	Bench	35	18	58.7	20.0	+24.8	19.4
Dillon Brooks	Bench	34	11	46.3	18.1	-14.2	0.8
Jabari Smith Jr.	Bench	22	11	70.9	19.2	+16.7	11.8
Alperen Sengun	Bench	34	8	23.9	24.1	-16.6	2.0
Tari Eason	Bench	27	7	50.9	16.2	+12.7	6.9
Jalen Green	Bench	32	6	23.1	16.7	-14.8	1.3
Steven Adams	Bench	20	4	69.4	8.3	+17.5	8.7
Jeff Green	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Aaron Holiday	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jock Landale	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cam Whitmore	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Reed Sheppard	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
Andrew Wiggins	Bench	30	30	88.4	33.3	+11.6	23.7
Bam Adebayo	Bench	38	16	55.9	20.0	-13.3	11.3
Kel'el Ware	Bench	35	16	80.0	14.5	+12.5	20.7
Davion Mitchell	Bench	34	12	60.0	18.8	+7.6	6.7
Haywood Highsmith	Bench	24	8	80.0	12.5	+0.5	15.0
Tyler Herro	Bench	39	8	33.7	22.0	+9.0	0.8
Duncan Robinson	Bench	18	4	40.0	16.7	-28.7	0.0
Jaime Jaquez Jr.	Bench	15	4	40.0	21.2	-26.7	6.1
Kyle Anderson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Kevin Love	Bench	6	—	0.0	0.0	-11.7	-3.1
Terry Rozier	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Nikola Jovic	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Pelle Larsson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0