Houston Rockets vs. Miami Heat

Mar 21, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	23	28	27	24	102
MIA	27	32	21	18	98

Game Recap

The Rockets win their ninth straight game as they defeated the Heat, 102-98. Houston maintains the 2-seed in the West, moves to 46-25 on year. Miami moves to 29-41 on year w/ 10th straight loss.

Player Stats

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Dillon BrooksSF	34	4-11	1-7	2-2	1	0	3	0	3	4	-8	11
1Amen ThompsonPF	34	8-14	0-0	2-3	9	5	7	1	2	1	+20	18
28Alperen SengunC	33	4-15	0-0	0-4	10	2	2	2	2	1	-9	8
4Jalen GreenSG	32	3-13	0-4	0-0	4	1	1	1	0	1	-7	6
5Fred VanVleetPG	36	13-17	9-11	2-4	0	3	3	0	1	3	+2	37
17Tari Eason	27	2-6	1-2	2-2	8	2	0	0	4	1	+7	7
12Steven Adams	20	2-2	0-0	0-2	8	1	1	0	1	2	+7	4
10Jabari Smith Jr.	21	3-6	3-4	2-4	6	0	0	0	2	1	+8	11
32Jeff Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
0Aaron Holiday	— 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 —
7Cam Whitmore	— did not play —												— did not play —
19Nate Williams	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-8446.4%	14-2850.0%	10-2147.6%	46	14	17	4	15	14	-	102

HEAT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
22Andrew WigginsSF	29	10-13	2-4	8-9	2	3	1	1	4	3	+4	30
13Bam AdebayoPF	37	6-13	2-4	2-3	6	6	0	0	2	2	-10	16
7Kel'el WareC	35	7-10	2-2	0-0	14	1	2	2	1	3	+7	16
11Jaime Jaquez Jr.SG	14	2-5	0-1	0-0	2	2	0	1	2	0	-8	4
14Tyler HerroPG	38	3-11	0-1	2-2	3	4	0	0	6	0	+6	8
45Davion Mitchell	33	5-10	2-4	0-0	3	4	0	1	3	3	+4	12
55Duncan Robinson	17	2-5	0-3	0-0	0	2	1	0	1	3	-11	4
24Haywood Highsmith	23	3-5	2-4	0-0	4	3	4	0	1	1	-2	8
42Kevin Love	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-4	0
18Alec Burks	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-6	0
20Kyle Anderson	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Nikola Jovic	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Pelle Larsson	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Terry Rozier	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	38-7352.1%	10-2441.7%	12-1485.7%	34	25	8	5	20	16	-	98

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterHOUMIA

(11:57) Jump Ball Ware vs. Sengun: Tip to Adebayo
(11:43) Wiggins Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:43) Sengun STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (11:39) Ja. Green 1' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
20
(11:23) MISS Herro 11' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(11:19) Adebayo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (11:14) Ware 1' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Adebayo 1 AST)
22
(10:50) MISS Ja. Green 9' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(10:49) Ware REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:37) Jaquez Jr. Backcourt Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (10:27) Brooks 9' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
42
+3 (10:11) Adebayo 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Wiggins 1 AST)
45
+3 (9:53) VanVleet 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Thompson 2 AST)
75
(9:44) MISS Jaquez Jr. 5' Turnaround Hook Shot
(9:44) Ja. Green BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:43) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:25) MISS Ja. Green 21' Step Back Jump Shot
(9:22) Ware REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:07) Adebayo Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(9:07) Thompson STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:48) Brooks 7' Turnaround Fadeaway (4 PTS)
95
(8:38) Herro Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(8:38) Brooks STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:34) Brooks 3' Running Layup (6 PTS)
115
(8:23) Adebayo Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
(8:23) Brooks STEAL (2 STL)
(8:18) MISS Ja. Green 28' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(8:14) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:12) MISS Thompson 2' Layup
(8:12) Jaquez Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:12) Jaquez Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:03) VanVleet P.FOUL (P1.T1) (E.Malloy)
(7:54) MISS Wiggins 26' 3PT Jump Bank Shot
(7:50) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:39) MISS Sengun 10' Jump Shot
(7:36) Wiggins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:31) Herro 11' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
117
(7:19) MISS VanVleet 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:17) Ware REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:05) Herro Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T6)
(7:05) VanVleet STEAL (1 STL)
(6:47) Wiggins S.FOUL (P1.T1) (C.Washington)
(6:47) HEAT Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:47) MISS Sengun Free Throw 1 of 2
(6:47) Rockets Rebound
(6:47) MISS Sengun Free Throw 2 of 2
(6:44) Ware REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (6:35) Wiggins 7' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Herro 1 AST)
119
(6:20) MISS Eason 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:16) Rockets Rebound
(6:07) Ware Violation:Kicked Ball (E.Malloy)
+2 (6:01) Ja. Green 16' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (VanVleet 1 AST)
139
(5:36) MISS Adebayo 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:33) Eason REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:28) MISS Brooks 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(5:24) Eason REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:21) Eason Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(5:21) Ware STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:16) Adebayo 4' Layup (5 PTS) (Herro 2 AST)
1311
(5:16) Adams S.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Mehta)
(5:16) MISS Adebayo Free Throw 1 of 1
(5:14) Eason REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(5:01) Brooks OFF.Foul (P1) (C.Washington)
(5:01) Brooks Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (4:50) Herro 9' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
1313
(4:26) MISS Eason 7' Driving Hook Shot
(4:25) HEAT Rebound
(4:11) Robinson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T7)
(4:11) Ja. Green STEAL (1 STL)
(4:06) MISS Eason 3' Running Layup
(4:03) Highsmith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (3:58) Ware 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Highsmith 1 AST)
1316
(3:44) MISS VanVleet 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:43) Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (3:42) Adams Tip Dunk Shot (2 PTS)
1516
(3:24) MISS Herro 5' Driving Layup
(3:22) Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:12) MISS Ja. Green 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:09) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:00) Robinson 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Ware 1 AST)
1518
+3 (2:45) Eason 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (VanVleet 2 AST)
1818
+2 (2:23) Mitchell 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
1820
(2:04) Ware S.FOUL (P1.T2) (E.Malloy)
(2:04) Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:04) MISS Adams Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:04) Rockets Rebound
(2:04) MISS Adams Free Throw 2 of 2
(2:02) Adebayo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (1:46) Adebayo 16' Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Robinson 1 AST)
1822
+2 (1:31) Thompson 6' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
2022
+2 (1:21) Highsmith 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Adebayo 2 AST)
2024
(1:06) Smith Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(1:06) Highsmith STEAL (1 STL)
(1:00) Highsmith Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T8)
(0:37) MISS Eason 14' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(0:36) Rockets Rebound
(0:36) Rockets Turnover: Shot Clock (T#4)
+3 (0:24) Highsmith 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Robinson 2 AST)
2027
+2 (0:06) Thompson 3' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2227
(0:06) Love S.FOUL (P1.T3) (C.Washington)
+1 (0:06) Thompson Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
2327
(0:01) MISS Mitchell 3' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(0:00) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

MIA

102Points98

39-84(46.4%)Field Goal(%)38-73(52.1%)

14-28(50.0%)3-Point(%)10-24(41.7%)

10-21(47.6%)Free Throw(%)12-14(85.7%)

46(15)Rebounds(Offensive)34(5)

14Assists25

17Steals8

4Blocks5

15Turnovers20

14Fouls16

40Pts In The Paint44

16Fast Break Pts10

24Pts Off Turnovers15

22Bench Pts24

10Largest Lead11

Game Details

Friday, March 21, 2025 · 8:00 PM

Kaseya Center · Miami, FL

attendance: 19,700 (100.5%)

tv: NBA TV