Goran Dragic scored 24 points (11 in the second quarter), and the Miami Heat closed the fourth quarter on a 14-3 run to beat the Brooklyn Nets 109-106.
The Nets led 103-95 with 4:24 left in the fourth quarter. Jimmy Butler III’s 2 free throws put the Heat ahead for good with 29 seconds left.
The Nets had the ball down 3, but Spencer Dinwiddie missed a 28-foot pull-up 3-pointer with 2 seconds left that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the teams each scored 8. Dinwiddie scored 5 of the Nets’ 8 on 1 for 4 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Butler scored 20 points but shot 5 for 17.
For the Nets, Dinwiddie scored 29 points, and Garrett Temple went 1 for 8 from 3. Joe Harris scored 25 points (7 during a 13-0 run in the first quarter) with 5 3-pointers. DeAndre Jordan had 15 points and 8 rebounds on 7 for 8 shooting off the bench.
The Heat grabbed 16 offensive rebounds to the Nets’ 9. The Nets forced 9 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Nets’ starters were outscored 38-24 in 16 minutes together.