Miami
Heat
104
–
100
FINAL
Houston
Rockets
Date
Sunday, December 29, 2024
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 31 | 22 | 28 | 18 | 104 |
| HOU | 27 | 23 | 32 | 12 | 100 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Nikola Jović
MIA
18
PTS
7
REB
6
AST
+18
+/−
Key Contributions
Contested Shots14
Loose Balls2
Opp FG% When Defending57.1%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.24
Impact Composite61.5
Hustle: 24.0Defense: 34.3Impact: 3.2
14 contested shots+18 plus/minusonly 12 pts allowed on 49.4 possessions
Box Score MVP
Tyler Herro
MIA
27
PTS
6
REB
9
AST
+13
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-17 (58.8%)
3PT3-7
FT4-7
TS%67.2%
eFG%67.6%
TOV3
ORTG118
DRTG100
NET+18
58.8% FG+13 plus/minusonly 20 pts allowed on 51.7 possessions
Box Score
| MIA | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jović | 30:58 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 56% | 3-5 | 60% | 5-5 | 100% | +18 |
| Terry Rozier | 38:11 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6-19 | 32% | 0-8 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -3 |
| Alec Burks | 17:56 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1-5 | 20% | 1-5 | 20% | 1-1 | 100% | -2 |
| Bam Adebayo | 34:17 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4-12 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 4-6 | 67% | -1 |
| Tyler Herro | 36:57 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10-17 | 59% | 3-7 | 43% | 4-7 | 57% | +13 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Love | 14:00 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-7 | 14% | 0-1 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | -13 |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | 16:25 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Kel'el Ware | 13:43 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-3 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-3 | 33% | +5 |
| Haywood Highsmith | 37:33 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6-9 | 67% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| TOTAL | — | 104 | 52 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 37-84 | 44% | 10-33 | 30% | 20-28 | 71% | — |
Pelle Larsson —
Isaiah Stevens —
Josh Christopher —
Keshad Johnson —
Jimmy Butler III —
Duncan Robinson —
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Whitmore | 11:32 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 43% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 26:17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2-8 | 25% | 2-5 | 40% | 1-1 | 100% | -4 |
| Amen Thompson | 31:45 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -17 |
| Jalen Green | 34:17 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-20 | 30% | 1-8 | 13% | 6-7 | 86% | -10 |
| Steven Adams | 12:29 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Aaron Holiday | 10:59 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Fred VanVleet | 38:14 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6-17 | 35% | 4-10 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Dillon Brooks | 39:40 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8-20 | 40% | 5-12 | 42% | 1-1 | 100% | +8 |
| Alperen Sengun | 34:47 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8-14 | 57% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +4 |
| TOTAL | — | 100 | 52 | 19 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 38-97 | 39% | 13-40 | 33% | 11-13 | 85% | — |
Jeff Green —
Tari Eason —
Jock Landale —
Jae'Sean Tate —
Reed Sheppard —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MIA37/84 (44%)
Paint
24/41 (59%)
Mid
7/17 (41%)
3PT
11/35 (31%)
RA 61%Paint 52%ATB3 29%Corner 3 36%Mid 20%
HOU38/97 (39%)
Paint
22/44 (50%)
Mid
5/22 (23%)
3PT
13/40 (33%)
ATB3 31%RA 75%Paint 19%Mid 25%Corner 3 40%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Fred VanVleet
defended Haywood Highsmith
8.1 min • 3 pts • 20%
Best Defender
Dillon Brooks
held Nikola Jović
4.4 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jabari Smith Jr.
vs Kevin Love
2.6 min • 7 pts • 50%
| HOU Defense | Alec Burks | Bam Adebayo | Haywood Highsmith | Jaime Jaquez Jr. | Kel'el Ware | Kevin Love | Nikola Jović | Terry Rozier | Tyler Herro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillon Brooks | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.3m 3pts 25% | — | — | 4.4m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 2pts 50% | 4.9m 3pts 25% |
| Fred VanVleet | — | 1.2m 4pts 67% | 8.1m 3pts 20% | — | — | — | — | 2.0m 3pts 100% | 1.0m 0pts 0% |
| Amen Thompson | 1.3m 2pts 50% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | 2.2m 2pts 50% | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 4.3m 1pts 0% |
| Alperen Sengun | — | 6.9m 6pts 43% | 1.2m 2pts 100% | — | 1.7m 8pts 60% | — | 1.1m 4pts 100% | — | — |
| Jalen Green | — | — | 2.4m 2pts 25% | — | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 20% | 6.0m 5pts 25% | 1.1m 4pts 100% |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | — | — | — | — | — | 2.6m 7pts 50% | 2.9m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| Steven Adams | — | 1.6m 2pts 100% | — | — | 2.1m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Holiday | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 2pts 33% |
| Cam Whitmore | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.2m 3pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | — | 2.3m 18pts 70% | 3.2m 2pts 20% | — | 1.6m 9pts 43% | 2.3m 5pts 50% | 1.3m 2pts 33% | 1.4m 2pts 100% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = HOU leads, negative = MIA leads
HOU Largest Lead
12
Q3 6:41
MIA Largest Lead
8
Q4 11:26
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
MIA 9-0 run
Q1 2:31 – Q1 4:13
+6 → -1
MIA 12-0 run
Q1 2:31 – Q1 4:52
+6 → -4
HOU 9-0 run
Q3 1:20 – Q3 2:23
0 → +6
MIA 15-0 run
Q3 0:26 – Q3 0:26
-3 → -3