NBA Final Intelligence

MIA 2-5
122 โ€“ 123
FINAL
HOU 7-1

Miami Heat 122, Houston Rockets 123 โ€” Recap

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๐Ÿ“ฐGame Summary

Final (regular season): Miami Heat 122, Houston Rockets 123. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIA 29-32 HOU; Q2 MIA 34-32 HOU; Q3 MIA 33-23 HOU; Q4 MIA 26-36 HOU.

Top performers (box score): Bam Adebayo (MIA) 32 points, 21 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 12-of-21 shooting; Kevin Durant (HOU) 27 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 threes on 9-of-17 shooting; Tyler Herro (MIA) 25 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 10-of-22 shooting; Amen Thompson (HOU) 24 points, 18 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 10-of-17 shooting; Reed Sheppard (HOU) 23 points, 2 rebounds, 14 assists, 5 threes on 8-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer ยท MIA
32 PTS, 21 REB, 4 AST, 2 3PM ยท 12-21 FG
Scoring ยท HOU
27 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 5 3PM ยท 9-17 FG
Scoring ยท MIA
25 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 3PM ยท 10-22 FG
Season highs
Bam Adebayo ยท Season-high 21 reboundsAmen Thompson ยท Season-high 18 reboundsReed Sheppard ยท Season-high 14 assists

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

๐Ÿ“Š Game Flow

MIA 12 largest lead Q1 5:18 (MIA 23, HOU 11) ยท 12-0 run, Q1 10:28โ€“Q1 8:29
HOU 8 largest lead Q1 10:42 (MIA 0, HOU 8) ยท 15-0 run, Q4 9:57โ€“Q4 6:49
Swings 16 lead changes Tied 7 times

Ahead for good: Amen Thompson makes tip shot (Q4 0:00, MIA 122, HOU 123).

Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
  • Q4 4:45 Kevin Durant makes 22-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)HOU ยท MIA 109, HOU 114
  • Q4 3:25 Kevin Durant makes 23-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)MIA ยท MIA 109, HOU 117
  • Q4 3:03 Davion Mitchell makes 25-foot three pointer (Simone Fontecchio assists)HOU ยท MIA 112, HOU 117
  • Q4 2:53 Alperen Sengun makes 4-foot two point shot (Aaron Holiday assists)HOU ยท MIA 112, HOU 119
  • Q4 2:53 Bam Adebayo makes free throw 1 of 2MIA ยท MIA 113, HOU 119
  • Q4 1:14 Simone Fontecchio makes 24-foot three point jumper (Davion Mitchell assists)MIA ยท MIA 116, HOU 119
  • Q4 0:46 Pelle Larsson makes 1-foot two point shot (Davion Mitchell assists)MIA ยท MIA 118, HOU 119
  • Q4 0:12 Reed Sheppard makes 15-foot driving floating jump shot (Kevin Durant assists)HOU ยท MIA 118, HOU 121
  • Q4 0:08 Bam Adebayo makes free throw 1 of 2MIA ยท MIA 119, HOU 121
  • Q4 0:08 Bam Adebayo makes free throw 2 of 2MIA ยท MIA 120, HOU 121
  • Q4 0:04 Simone Fontecchio makes layup (Tyler Herro assists)MIA ยท MIA 122, HOU 121
  • Q4 0:00 Amen Thompson makes tip shotHOU ยท MIA 122, HOU 123

Linescore

1234 T
MIA 29343326 122
HOU 32322336 123

๐Ÿงฎ How They Scored

MIAHOU
58Points in the paint50
9Fast-break points11
17Second-chance points14
19Points off turnovers14
10Bench points17
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
59.8%Effective FG%61.6%
8.3%Turnover %12.0%
26.2%Offensive rebound %30.2%
0.174Free-throw rate0.244

Box Score

Miami Heat

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Bam Adebayo C-F 453221420112-212-46-8+5
Tyler Herro G 39256410010-222-93-3+12
Simone Fontecchio F 3821331008-125-90-0+17
Davion Mitchell G 3715192026-153-100-0+8
Pelle Larsson G 3119530027-122-33-5+2
Myron Gardner F 208230023-42-30-0-15
Kasparas Jakuฤionis G 140130000-10-10-0-5
Dru Smith G 72020101-20-10-0-13
Kel'el Ware C 50100020-00-00-0-15
Nikola Jovic F 40100000-30-10-0-1

Houston Rockets

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Jabari Smith Jr. F 4013440214-132-83-4-4
Amen Thompson G-F 382418401310-171-13-3+2
Kevin Durant F 3727330039-175-94-4-11
Reed Sheppard G 37232144008-125-82-2+17
Alperen Sengun F-C 32191230039-130-01-2-4
Tari Eason F 207300032-71-32-2-9
Dorian Finney-Smith F 141130000-20-21-2+9
Aaron Holiday G 138021003-42-30-0+12
Jae'Sean Tate F 60100000-10-10-0-4
Josh Okogie G 31000000-00-01-2-3

๐Ÿ”ฌ Advanced Stats

Miami HeatTS% true shooting ยท USG% usage ยท NET net rating ยท PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Bam Adebayo Starter 453265.324.3+4.218.2
Tyler Herro Starter 392553.625.3+13.812.0
Simone Fontecchio Starter 382187.513.3+22.411.4
Pelle Larsson Starter 311966.921.6+3.16.7
Davion Mitchell Starter 371550.019.3+9.07.3
Myron Gardner Bench 208100.014.3-36.95.5
Dru Smith Bench 07250.011.8-86.76.2
Norman Powell Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Andrew Wiggins Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Nikola Jovic Bench 0400.037.5+1.8-20.0
Jaime Jaquez Jr. Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Kel'el Ware Bench 0500.018.2-120.5-3.5
Keshad Johnson Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Kasparas Jakuฤionis Bench 1400.03.4-14.03.4
Houston RocketsTS% true shooting ยท USG% usage ยท NET net rating ยท PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Kevin Durant Starter 372772.025.6-13.011.6
Amen Thompson Starter 382465.522.7+7.814.6
Reed Sheppard Starter 372389.315.3+19.217.9
Alperen Sengun Starter 321968.422.7-8.111.6
Jabari Smith Jr. Starter 401344.017.8-1.94.8
Aaron Holiday Bench 138100.014.3+50.313.0
Tari Eason Bench 20744.425.0-20.40.6
Dorian Finney-Smith Bench 14117.49.1+35.8-0.7
Josh Okogie Bench 03156.825.0-35.00.0
Clint Capela Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Jeff Green Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Jae'Sean Tate Bench 0600.07.7-40.0-17.9
Isaiah Crawford Bench 0000.00.00.00.0

โš”๏ธ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series MIA 1 โ€“ 1 HOU
Last 12 meetings ยท since 2020-21 MIA 10 โ€“ 2 HOU
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
After this game
Miami Heat 38-33 L4 L10 6-4 Next game recap: vs SAS ยท Mon, Mar 23
Houston Rockets 43-27 W2 L10 5-5 Next game recap: @ CHI ยท Mon, Mar 23

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