NBA

Miami Heat at Houston Rockets

· National Basketball Association
16-14, 7-9 Away
Final
104 - 100

21-11, 11-5 Home

Herro leads Heat over Rockets in game marred by fight and ejections in final minute

VanVleet ejected after bumping into official

Herro was thrown to the ground by the Rockets' Amen Thompson with 35 seconds left and the Heat leading 99-94. Players and coaches from both benches then came onto the court.

Both players were thrown out along with Rockets guard Jalen Green, coach Ime Udoka and assistant coach Ben Sullivan. Terry Rozier was also ejected for Miami.

Houston led 92-85 after Fred VanVleet's layup with 8:10 to play, but the Rockets missed their next 11 shots, allowing Miami to tie the game when Herro found Haywood Highsmith for a 3-pointer with 4:47 to play.

Herro’s jumper with 1:56 to play put the Heat on top for good. VanVleet was ejected in the final minute after appearing to make contact with referee Marc Davis, upset after being called for a 5-second violation that preceded the dustup with Thompson, Herro and others.

Takeaways Heat: Playing the second night of a back-to-back and missing Jimmy Butler for a fifth straight game, Nikola Jovic finished with 18 points, seven rebounds, and six assists for the Heat. Highsmith added 15 points.

Rockets: After blowing a 15-point, fourth-quarter lead against the Wolves, Houston struggled offensively in the fourth quarter, shooting just 6 for 24 from the field. Dillon Brooks scored 22 points after missing the last three games with a right ankle effusion.

Key moment Jovic’s 3 with 47 seconds left put Miami up 98-94.

Key Stat Miami outscored Houston, the NBA’s best offensive rebounding team, 15-9 in second-chance points.

Up Next The Rockets host Dallas on Wednesday and the Heat host New Orleans on Wednesday.

Regular Season Series

MIA leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 104 - 100
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 104 - 100
4th 1.1 Dillon Brooks makes 29-foot three pointer 104 - 100
4th 4.0 Bam Adebayo makes free throw 2 of 2 104 - 97
4th 4.0 Bam Adebayo makes free throw 1 of 2 103 - 97

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/mia.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originMIA https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/hou.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originHOU
37-84 FG 38-97
44 Field Goal % 39
10-33 3PT 13-40
30 Three Point % 32
20-28 FT 11-13
71 Free Throw % 85
52 Rebounds 52
15 Offensive Rebounds 19
37 Defensive Rebounds 33
21 Assists 24
6 Steals 5
3 Blocks 4
14 Turnovers 12
1 Team Turnovers 1
15 Total Turnovers 13
3 Technical Fouls 6
3 Total Technical Fouls 6
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 15
14 Fast Break Points 19
48 Points in Paint 44
14 Fouls 21
8 Largest Lead 12
Houston Rockets Houston Rockets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Steven Adams, C Out Jan 28
Fred VanVleet, G Out Sep 22
Miami Heat Miami Heat Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Terry Rozier, G Out Mar 19

Game Information

Toyota Center (Houston)

Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 18,055 · Capacity:

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta 41 33 .554 - L1
Charlotte 39 34 .534 1.5 W5
Orlando 39 34 .534 1.5 W1
Miami 39 35 .527 2 L1
Washington 17 56 .233 23.5 L1

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
San Antonio 55 18 .753 - W7
Houston 44 29 .603 11 W1
New Orleans 25 50 .333 31 L4
Memphis 24 49 .329 31 L5
Dallas 24 50 .324 31.5 W1
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