Miami Heat vs. Houston Rockets

Dec 29, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIA	31	22	28	23	104
HOU	27	23	32	18	100

Game Recap

The Miami Heat close out the game on a 19-8 run to defeat the Houston Rockets, 104-100. The Miami Heat move to 16-14, while the Houston Rockets fall to 21-11.

Player Stats

HEAT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
24Haywood HighsmithSF	37	6-9	3-6	0-0	8	2	2	1	3	1	+10	15
42Kevin LovePF	14	1-7	0-1	3-4	6	1	0	0	1	1	-13	5
13Bam AdebayoC	34	4-12	0-1	4-6	10	1	3	0	2	5	-1	12
14Tyler HerroSG	36	10-17	3-7	4-7	6	9	0	0	3	2	+13	27
2Terry RozierPG	38	6-19	0-8	2-2	5	0	1	1	2	1	-3	14
11Jaime Jaquez Jr.	16	1-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	-7	2
5Nikola Jovic	30	5-9	3-5	5-5	7	6	0	0	0	1	+18	18
7Kel'el Ware	13	3-3	0-0	1-3	7	2	0	1	1	2	+5	7
18Alec Burks	17	1-5	1-5	1-1	0	0	0	0	2	1	-2	4
22Jimmy Butler	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Josh Christopher	— did not play —												— did not play —
16Keshad Johnson	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Pelle Larsson	— did not play —												— did not play —
55Duncan Robinson	— did not play —												— did not play —
Isaiah Stevens	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	37-8444.0%	10-3330.3%	20-2871.4%	52	21	6	3	14	14	-	104

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Dillon BrooksSF	39	8-20	5-12	1-1	4	0	0	1	1	2	+8	22
10Jabari Smith Jr.PF	26	2-8	2-5	1-1	3	0	0	0	2	2	-4	7
28Alperen SengunC	34	8-14	0-1	2-2	18	6	1	1	5	4	+4	18
4Jalen GreenSG	34	6-20	1-8	6-7	3	2	0	0	1	2	-10	19
5Fred VanVleetPG	38	6-17	4-10	0-0	7	6	3	2	3	4	+4	16
1Amen Thompson	31	2-4	0-1	1-2	5	5	1	0	0	3	-17	5
12Steven Adams	12	2-3	0-0	0-0	9	3	0	0	0	1	-6	4
7Cam Whitmore	11	3-7	1-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	+6	7
0Aaron Holiday	10	1-4	0-1	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	3	-5	2
17Tari Eason	— did not play —												— did not play —
32Jeff Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Jock Landale	— did not play —												— did not play —
15Reed Sheppard	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Jae'Sean Tate	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	38-9739.2%	13-4032.5%	11-1384.6%	52	24	5	4	12	21	-	100

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMIAHOU

(11:57) Jump Ball Sengun vs. Adebayo: Tip to Love
(11:45) Love Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:45) Sengun STEAL (1 STL)
(11:42) Smith Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:42) Highsmith STEAL (1 STL)
(11:31) MISS Love 21' Jump Shot
(11:31) ROCKETS Rebound
+3 (11:17) Smith Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (VanVleet 1 AST)
03
(11:17) Love S.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Mirkovich)
+1 (11:17) Smith Jr. Free Throw 1 of 1 (4 PTS)
04
(11:04) VanVleet S.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Mirkovich)
+1 (11:04) Love Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
14
+1 (11:04) Love Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
24
+3 (10:54) VanVleet 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ja. Green 1 AST)
27
(10:31) MISS Highsmith 3PT Jump Shot
(10:30) Brooks REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:17) Sengun 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
29
(9:59) MISS Adebayo 6' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:56) Love REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:56) MISS Love Tip Layup Shot
(9:54) Love REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (9:53) Love 1' Putback Layup (4 PTS)
49
(9:45) Rozier S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Davis)
+1 (9:45) Ja. Green Free Throw 1 of 3 (1 PTS)
410
+1 (9:45) Ja. Green Free Throw 2 of 3 (2 PTS)
411
+1 (9:45) Ja. Green Free Throw 3 of 3 (3 PTS)
412
+2 (9:29) Adebayo 11' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Herro 1 AST)
612
(9:14) Brooks Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:14) Adebayo STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (9:08) Herro 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Love 1 AST)
912
(8:53) MISS Ja. Green 6' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(8:50) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:49) MISS VanVleet 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:46) Adebayo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:36) MISS Rozier 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(8:33) Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:31) MISS Smith Jr. 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(8:27) Adebayo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:13) Adebayo 10' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Herro 2 AST)
1112
(7:55) MISS Ja. Green 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:53) Love REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (7:47) Rozier 4' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
1312
(7:30) MISS Smith Jr. 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:27) Rozier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:21) MISS Adebayo 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:20) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:17) VanVleet Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
+3 (7:08) Highsmith 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Herro 3 AST)
1612
(6:40) MISS Smith Jr. 12' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(6:39) Herro REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:29) Herro Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:29) VanVleet STEAL (1 STL)
(6:23) MISS Ja. Green 6' Running Reverse Layup
(6:18) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (6:18) Sengun Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
1614
(6:13) MISS Rozier 7' Driving Layup
(6:13) VanVleet BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:10) VanVleet REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:01) Sengun 1' Running Layup (6 PTS) (VanVleet 2 AST)
1616
(5:42) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(5:33) MISS Love 4' Driving Layup
(5:33) Love REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
(5:33) Heat Turnover: Shot Clock (T#3)
(5:20) MISS Brooks 7' Floating Jump Shot
(5:17) Rozier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:14) Rozier 2' Running Layup (4 PTS)
1816
(5:14) Ja. Green Violation:Defensive Goaltending (J.Goldenberg)
(4:56) MISS Adams 10' Turnaround Hook Shot
(4:55) Love REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
(4:44) MISS Rozier 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:41) ROCKETS Rebound
+3 (4:23) Brooks 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Adams 1 AST)
1819
+2 (4:02) Herro 8' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2019
(3:50) MISS Ja. Green 16' Step Back Jump Shot
(3:48) Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:45) MISS Brooks 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:45) Adams REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (3:40) Brooks 3' Cutting Layup Shot (5 PTS) (Adams 2 AST)
2021
(3:32) Heat Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (3:21) Herro 2' Driving Layup (7 PTS)
2221
(2:54) MISS VanVleet 12' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(2:51) Adams REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
+2 (2:51) Adams Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
2223
(2:40) Adams S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Goldenberg)
(2:40) MISS Ware Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:40) Heat Rebound
+1 (2:40) Ware Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2323
(2:21) Smith Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(2:21) Highsmith STEAL (2 STL)
(2:17) MISS Herro 28' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(2:13) Adams REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
(2:02) MISS VanVleet 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:00) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:52) MISS Whitmore 29' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(1:50) Ware REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:40) Highsmith Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(1:40) Thompson STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:35) Whitmore 1' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
2325
+3 (1:12) Jovic 25' 3PT Step Back Bank Jump Shot (3 PTS)
2625
(1:12) Smith Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Goldenberg)
+1 (1:12) Jovic Free Throw 1 of 1 (4 PTS)
2725
(1:03) MISS Smith Jr. 13' Jump Shot
(1:01) Ware REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:53) Rozier 10' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (6 PTS)
2925
+2 (0:40) Sengun 12' Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Thompson 2 AST)
2927
(0:33) Burks OFF.Foul (P1) (M.Davis)
(0:33) Burks Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T5)
(0:33) ROCKETS Timeout: Coach Challenge (Full 1 Short 0)
(0:19) MISS Thompson 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:15) Jovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:02) Rozier 23' Step Back Jump Shot (8 PTS)
3127
(0:00) MISS Thompson 35' 3PT Jump Bank Shot
(0:00) ROCKETS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIA

HOU

104Points100

37-84(44.0%)Field Goal(%)38-97(39.2%)

10-33(30.3%)3-Point(%)13-40(32.5%)

20-28(71.4%)Free Throw(%)11-13(84.6%)

52(15)Rebounds(Offensive)52(19)

21Assists24

6Steals5

3Blocks4

14Turnovers12

14Fouls21

48Pts In The Paint44

14Fast Break Pts19

15Pts Off Turnovers12

31Bench Pts18

8Largest Lead12

Game Details

Sunday, December 29, 2024 · 7:00 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 18,055 (98.7%)