Heat beat Nets 101-89
The Miami Heat beat the Brooklyn Nets 101-89.
Goran Dragic’s 8-foot fadeaway put the Heat ahead for good with 39 seconds left in the third quarter.
The Nets got within 75-74 on Spencer Dinwiddie’s 2 free throws with 11:11 to play, but Wayne Ellington answered with a 19-foot pull-up jumper, and the Nets got no closer.
Early in the fourth quarter, Ellington had 2 steals, and the Heat scored 2 points off them.
Tyler Johnson scored 20 points (12 on mid-range shots) on 8 for 11 shooting off the bench. Dragic added 20 points, and Justise Winslow scored 15 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) off the bench.
For the Nets, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson had 18 points and 8 rebounds.
The Heat shot 46.7% from the field and 29.6% from 3 to the Nets’ 40.7% and 25.9%. The Nets forced 6 turnovers, about 7 fewer than usual for this many possessions.