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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Heat | 29 | 34 | 33 | 26 | 122 |
 Rockets | 32 | 32 | 23 | 36 | 123 |
MIATeam statsHOU| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 47-9251.1% | 16-4139.0% | 12-1675.0% | 41 | 31 | 9 |
| HOU | 45-8652.3% | 16-3545.7% | 17-2181.0% | 44 | 33 | 13 |
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Houston Rockets123| 40 | 13 | 4-13 | 2-8 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −5.6 | ||||||
| 38 | 24 | 10-17 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 0 | +2 | +8.4 | |||||||
| 37 | 27 | 9-17 | 5-9 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | +1.8 | ||||
| 37 | 23 | 8-12 | 5-8 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +17 | +17.1 | |||||
| 33 | 19 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +1.8 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | 7 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −6.8 | |||||
| 14 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −2.7 | |||||
| 13 | 8 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +3.6 | ||||
| 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −2.4 | ||||
| 3 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.4 | |
| Team | 123 | 45-8652.3% | 16-3545.7% | 44 | 33 | 13 | 16 | 17-2181.0% | 13 | 5 | 3 | |||
Bench 17 points on 5 for 14 shooting
Did not play: Jeff Green, Isaiah Crawford and Clint Capela (coach’s decision).
Miami Heat122| 45 | 32 | 12-21 | 2-4 | 6-8 | 0 | +5 | +12.7 | |||||||
| 39 | 25 | 10-22 | 2-9 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +2.5 | ||||
| 38 | 21 | 8-12 | 5-9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +17 | +5.8 | |||||
| 37 | 15 | 6-15 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −0.4 | ||||||
| 31 | 19 | 7-12 | 2-3 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +1.3 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | 8 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −1.2 | ||||||
| 15 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −1.4 | ||||
| 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | +0.3 | ||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −3.2 | |||
| 4 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −3.4 | |||
| Team | 122 | 47-9251.1% | 16-4139.0% | 41 | 31 | 9 | 19 | 12-1675.0% | 11 | 6 | 1 | |||
Bench 10 points on 4 for 10 shooting
Did not play: Norman Powell, Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Andrew Wiggins (injury/illness); Keshad Johnson (coach’s decision).
Rockets123Heat122ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Amen Thompson tipped in Kevin Durant’s missed shot with 0.2 seconds left, and the Houston Rockets beat the Miami Heat 123-122.
Simone Fontecchio’s layup had put the Heat ahead 122-121 with 5.4 seconds left.
During clutch time, the Rockets outscored the Heat 12-8. Kevin Durant (No. 4 in clutch points, 2025-26) scored 6 of the Rockets’ 12 on 2 for 3 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Reed Sheppard had 5 of his 14 assists, 4 with the game within 5 points. With 7.6 seconds left, Davion Mitchell stole the ball from Tari Eason, and Fontecchio’s layup off it put the Heat ahead 122-121.
Durant scored 27 points with 5 3-pointers. Thompson added 24 points and a career-high 18 rebounds, and Sheppard had 23 points, a career-high 14 assists and 4 steals on 8 for 12 shooting. The Rockets had 3 20-point scorers. Durant and Sheppard set each other up for 8 baskets and 22 points, 3 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Heat, Bam Adebayo had 32 points (18 in the paint) and 21 rebounds, and Tyler Herro added 25 points (16 in the paint). Fontecchio scored 21 points on 8 for 12 shooting. The Heat had 3 20-point scorers.
The Heat’s starters outscored the Rockets 68-49 in 20 minutes together.
Houston RocketsMiami HeatPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. The Rockets’ chance bottomed out at 8.2% (4th quarter, 0.2s left).
106 points from the field on 86 shots: 16.3 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 12-15 | 80.0% | 67% |
| In the paint | 13-24 | 54.2% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 4-12 | 33.3% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-13 | 30.8% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 12-22 | 54.5% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simone Fontecchio | 17 | 3 | 1-2 | −3 |
| Tyler Herro | 15 | 4 | 2-2 | −1 |
| Bam Adebayo | 14 | 4 | 2-4 | −1 |
| Pelle Larsson | 12 | 8 | 2-4 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 22 | 5 | 1-3 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 80 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Herro | 21 | 4 | 2-3 | −1 |
| Bam Adebayo | 17 | 6 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Pelle Larsson | 13 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Davion Mitchell | 8 | 1 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 25 | 8 | 4-6 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 83 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davion Mitchell | 27 | 0 | 0-1 | −7 |
| Simone Fontecchio | 13 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Pelle Larsson | 10 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Myron Gardner | 7 | 7 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 13 | 5-7 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
Score margin over time — positive = HOU leads, negative = MIA leads
HOU Largest Lead
8
Q1 10:42
MIA Largest Lead
12
Q1 5:18
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
HOU 8-0 run
Q1 11:31 – Q1 10:42
0 → +8
MIA 12-0 run
Q1 10:28 – Q1 8:29
+8 → -4
MIA 11-0 run
Q1 8:07 – Q1 5:18
-1 → -12
HOU 9-0 run
Q1 1:48 – Q1 0:00
-6 → +3
