Jimmy Butler III scored 22 points (12 in the third quarter), and the Miami Heat went on a 19-7 run in the third quarter to beat the Golden State Warriors 116-109.
The Warriors had gone on a 12-4 run to lead 68-67 when Butler’s dunk put the Heat ahead for good with 5:48 left in the third quarter. He scored 8 points and Duncan Robinson made 2 3-pointers as they pulled away to an 86-75 lead with 1:41 left in the quarter.
The Warriors got within 88-86 on Jordan Poole’s step-back 3-pointer with 9:18 to play, but Bam Adebayo answered with a dunk, and the Warriors got no closer.
Robinson scored 21 points, and Tyler Herro added 20 points (14 in the second quarter) on 8 for 13 shooting off the bench. The Heat had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Warriors, Stephen Curry had 36 points and 11 rebounds, and Andrew Wiggins added 23 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks. Draymond Green had 16 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals. Curry scored 16 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter.
The Warriors turned it over 20 times, about 6 more than usual for this many possessions.