Butler scores 22 to lead the Heat to a 119-104 victory over the Rockets
HOUSTON (AP) Jimmy Butler scored 22 points, and Bam Adebayo had 18 points and 12 rebounds to help the Miami Heat to a 119-104 victory over the Houston Rockets on Friday night.
The Heat, who are in seventh place in the Eastern Conference, won for the fourth time in five games and extended their winning streak against Houston to eight.
“As we've said all year long, we're always in control of our own destiny,” Butler said. “And so now that's the case more than ever. So it’s good to start by getting on the road and winning. Wins are so very hard to come by no matter who you’re playing against.”
The Rockets opened the fourth quarter with an 8-2 run, capped by two 3-pointers by Jalen Green, to cut the lead to 94-91 with about 10 minutes to go.
The Heat got 3-pointers from Caleb Martin, Tyler Herro and Jaime Jaquez Jr. in a 20-5 run after that to make it 114-96 with just more than four minutes remaining.
Green and Houston coach Ime Udoka received technical fouls during that stretch for yelling at the officials. Jeff Green made a 3-pointer for Houston with about eight minutes left, but the Rockets didn’t score again until a layup by Jock Landale four minutes later.
Herro had 17 points, six assists and five rebounds in his return after missing 20 games with knee and foot injuries. He didn’t start but played 25 minutes minutes after coach Erik Spoelstra said he’d be on a minutes restriction.
“It’s just great to have him back,” Spoelstra said. “As head coach I didn’t forget what he brings to the table. The skill level, the creativity, the speed... those are all things that we need.”
He added that he didn't intend to play Herro as much as he did.
“I’ll probably get a stern talking to from the training staff,” Spoelstra said. “The big thing will be how he feels tomorrow.”
Jalen Green had 21 points and Dillon Brooks added 18 for the Rockets, who lost their fourth straight game after winning the previous 11.
“We just didn't have the pop, the juice, kind of the swag and the bounce that you need to compete at a high level,” Houston's Fred VanVleet said. “We didn't have it.”
The Heat were up by five at halftime and used a 7-2 run, with the last four points from Butler, to extend their lead to 77-66 midway through the third.
Five straight points by the Rockets, with a 3 by VanVleet, cut the lead to seven later in the third, but Miami scored the next six points to push the lead to 89-76.
The Heat led 93-83 entering the fourth.
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Heat: Visit Indiana Sunday.
Rockets: Visit Dallas Sunday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Bam Adebayo vs. Jeff Green (Jabari Smith Jr. gains possession) | ||
| 11:42 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:14 |  | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point pullup jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists) | 2-3 |
| 11:03 | | Duncan Robinson shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 11:03 | | Jalen Green misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:03 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 11:03 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-4 |
| 10:48 | | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 5-4 |
| 10:27 | | Jabari Smith Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Bam Adebayo steals) | ||
| 10:17 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point pullup jump shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 7-4 |
| 10:02 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 9:59 | | Fred VanVleet offensive rebound | ||
| 9:59 | | +2 | Jeff Green makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 7-6 |
| 9:59 | | Nikola Jovic shooting foul (Jeff Green draws the foul) | ||
| 9:59 | | +1 | Jeff Green makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 7-7 |
| 9:46 | | Jimmy Butler turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Green steals) | ||
| 9:40 | | +2 | Dillon Brooks makes two point running dunk (Jeff Green assists) | 7-9 |
| 9:26 | | Nikola Jovic turnover (bad pass) (Jabari Smith Jr. steals) | ||
| 9:18 | | Fred VanVleet turnover (lost ball) (Jimmy Butler steals) | ||
| 9:10 | | Jimmy Butler turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 8:58 | | +2 | Jeff Green makes two point cutting layup (Jalen Green assists) | 7-11 |
| 8:45 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point driving floating jump shot | 9-11 |
| 8:33 | | +3 | Dillon Brooks makes three point jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 9-14 |
| 8:13 | | Nikola Jovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:11 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 8:01 | | Dillon Brooks misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 7:59 | | Nikola Jovic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:54 | | Jimmy Butler misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:51 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:35 | | Jimmy Butler personal foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 7:28 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:26 | | Nikola Jovic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:18 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point turnaround bank hook shot | ||
| 7:17 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 7:07 | | Jeff Green misses two point cutting finger roll layup | ||
| 7:07 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 6:45 | | +2 | Nikola Jovic makes two point driving layup (Bam Adebayo assists) | 11-14 |
| 6:28 | | Terry Rozier shooting foul (Dillon Brooks draws the foul) | ||
| 6:28 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:28 | | +1 | Dillon Brooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-15 |
| 6:28 | | Dillon Brooks misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:28 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 6:14 | | Nikola Jovic misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:13 | | Cam Whitmore defensive rebound | ||
| 6:03 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:02 | | Nikola Jovic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:50 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:49 | | Dillon Brooks defensive rebound | ||
| 5:33 | | +3 | Dillon Brooks makes three point jump shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) | 11-18 |
| 5:19 | | Cam Whitmore shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 5:19 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-18 |
| 5:19 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-18 |
| 5:06 | | Cam Whitmore turnover (back court violation) | ||
| 4:55 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point driving layup | 15-18 |
| 4:45 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:44 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 4:36 | | Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 4:36 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-18 |
| 4:36 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-18 |
| 4:19 | | +3 | Dillon Brooks makes three point pullup jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 17-21 |
| 4:02 | | +2 | Caleb Martin makes two point driving layup (Duncan Robinson assists) | 19-21 |
| 3:44 | | Jock Landale misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:42 | | Heat defensive rebound | ||
| 3:29 | | Jimmy Butler misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:28 | | Cam Whitmore defensive rebound | ||
| 3:17 | | Cam Whitmore misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:17 | | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | ||
| 3:10 | | Caleb Martin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:08 | | Dillon Brooks defensive rebound | ||
| 3:00 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:00 | | Duncan Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:49 | | Jabari Smith Jr. blocks Jimmy Butler's two point driving layup | ||
| 2:48 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 2:43 | | Cam Whitmore misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 2:41 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 2:34 | | +2 | Caleb Martin makes two point driving reverse layup (Duncan Robinson assists) | 21-21 |
| 2:34 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:24 | | +2 | Cam Whitmore makes two point reverse dunk (Jock Landale assists) | 21-23 |
| 2:05 | | Kevin Love misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:04 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 1:53 | | Jalen Green turnover (bad pass) (Haywood Highsmith steals) | ||
| 1:48 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point running dunk (Tyler Herro assists) | 23-23 |
| 1:38 | | Tyler Herro shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 1:38 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-24 |
| 1:38 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-25 |
| 1:25 | | Kevin Love turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:15 | | Aaron Holiday misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:14 | | Cam Whitmore offensive rebound | ||
| 1:11 | | Cam Whitmore misses two point putback layup | ||
| 1:08 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 1:05 | | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point running pullup jump shot | 25-25 |
| 0:52 | | Dillon Brooks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:50 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 0:31 | | Kevin Love misses two point turnaround bank hook shot | ||
| 0:30 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 0:27 | | +2 | Kevin Love makes two point bank hook shot (Caleb Martin assists) | 27-25 |
| 0:11 | | +2 | Dillon Brooks makes two point pullup jump shot (Jock Landale assists) | 27-27 |
| 0:01 | | Tyler Herro misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:38 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point pullup jump shot (Tyler Herro assists) | 29-27 |
| 11:16 | | +3 | Cam Whitmore makes three point jump shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) | 29-30 |
| 10:59 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point dunk (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists) | 31-30 |
| 10:47 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Aaron Holiday assists) | 31-32 |
| 10:24 | | Tyler Herro misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:23 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 10:15 | | Jalen Green misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 10:15 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 10:07 | | +2 | Caleb Martin makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Tyler Herro assists) | 33-32 |
| 9:48 | | Jalen Green misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:47 | | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 9:40 | | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point running reverse layup (Caleb Martin assists) | 35-32 |
| 9:23 | | Cam Whitmore misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:22 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:13 | | Reggie Bullock Jr. personal foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 8:58 | | Caleb Martin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:57 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | Jalen Green misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:48 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point driving floating jump shot | 37-32 |
| 8:24 | | Bam Adebayo shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 8:24 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-33 |
| 8:24 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-34 |
| 8:05 | | Jalen Green personal foul (Tyler Herro draws the foul) | ||
| 7:56 | | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point driving layup | 39-34 |
| 7:43 | | Reggie Bullock Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jaime Jaquez Jr. steals) | ||
| 7:41 | | Fred VanVleet shooting foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 7:41 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-34 |
| 7:41 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-34 |
| 7:32 | | Haywood Highsmith shooting foul (Fred VanVleet draws the foul) | ||
| 7:32 | | +1 | Fred VanVleet makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-35 |
| 7:32 | | +1 | Fred VanVleet makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-36 |
| 7:21 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point cutting dunk (Tyler Herro assists) | 43-36 |
| 6:57 | | Jalen Green misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:57 | | Jalen Green offensive rebound | ||
| 6:57 | | Caleb Martin shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 6:57 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:57 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 43-37 |
| 6:57 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 43-38 |
| 6:32 | | Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul) | ||
| 6:32 | | Terry Rozier misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | ||
| 6:32 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 6:32 | | +1 | Terry Rozier makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 44-38 |
| 6:32 | | +1 | Terry Rozier makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 45-38 |
| 6:19 | | Fred VanVleet turnover (bad pass) (Terry Rozier steals) | ||
| 6:14 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point running layup | ||
| 6:11 | | Haywood Highsmith offensive rebound | ||
| 6:06 | | +3 | Terry Rozier makes three point pullup jump shot | 48-38 |
| 5:56 | | Kevin Love personal foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 5:47 | | +2 | Jock Landale makes two point floating jump shot (Jalen Green assists) | 48-40 |
| 5:38 | | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point driving floating jump shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 50-40 |
| 5:31 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point driving finger roll layup | 50-42 |
| 5:14 | | Tyler Herro misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:14 | | Dillon Brooks defensive rebound | ||
| 5:05 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point stepback jump shot (Dillon Brooks assists) | 50-44 |
| 4:51 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:44 | | Haywood Highsmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:43 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 4:37 | | Dillon Brooks misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 4:36 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:36 | | Kevin Love personal foul (Loose ball) (Jock Landale draws the foul) | ||
| 4:36 | | +1 | Jock Landale makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 50-45 |
| 4:36 | | +1 | Jock Landale makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 50-46 |
| 4:15 | | Terry Rozier misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:13 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 4:06 | | Jalen Green misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 4:05 | | Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound | ||
| 3:44 | | Haywood Highsmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:41 | | Kevin Love offensive rebound | ||
| 3:40 | | +2 | Kevin Love makes two point putback layup | 52-46 |
| 3:31 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point driving layup | 52-48 |
| 3:10 | | Jalen Green blocks Terry Rozier's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:07 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 3:05 | | +2 | Jock Landale makes two point running dunk (Jeff Green assists) | 52-50 |
| 2:41 | | Haywood Highsmith misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:39 | | Kevin Love offensive rebound | ||
| 2:38 | | +2 | Kevin Love makes two point putback layup | 54-50 |
| 2:20 | | Jalen Green turnover (lost ball) (Terry Rozier steals) | ||
| 2:18 | | Fred VanVleet shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 2:18 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 55-50 |
| 2:18 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of |