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Miami Heat at Brooklyn Nets

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22-22, 11-13 Away
Final
106 - 97

14-32, 5-15 Home

Herro, Adebayo lead Heat past Nets 106-97 on Vince Carter's jersey retirement night

Miami Heat vs. Brooklyn Nets: Game Highlights

Nikola Jovic had 17 points, six rebounds and four assists, and Duncan Robinson had 15 points and seven rebounds for the Heat (22-22), who snapped their two-game losing streak and won for just the second time in the past six games.

D’Angelo Russell had 22 points and six assists, Keon Johnson scored 22 points and Jalen Wilson had 12 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. Brooklyn (14-32) lost its sixth straight and for the 22nd time in its past 27 games.

Takeaways Miami: Miami won despite committing 22 turnovers by shooting 13 for 28 from 3-point range (46.4%). The Heat surpassed 45% on 3-pointers in a game for just the third time in their past 23 games.

Brooklyn: On the night they raised Vince Carter’s No. 15 to the rafters, the Nets again were competitive for spurts despite shooting 37.5% from the field and 14 for 40 from 3-point range (35%).

Key moment After trailing by four at halftime, and as many as 11 in the first half, Brooklyn pulled even at 61 midway through the third quarter, keyed by Russell’s two 3-pointers. But the Heat responded with an immediate 7-0 run then closed the quarter by outscoring the Nets 21-7, while shooting 4 for 6 from 3-point range in the period.

Key stat The Nets have lost 10 straight home games. Brooklyn has not won at Barclays Center since its 99-90 win over the Indiana Pacers on Dec. 4.

Up next Miami hosts Orlando on Monday and Brooklyn hosts Sacramento on Monday.

This version corrects that Adebayo had 16 rebounds. A previous version stated he had 15.

Regular Season Series

MIA leads series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 106 - 97
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 106 - 97
4th 11.0 Bam Adebayo defensive rebound 106 - 97
4th 15.1 Keon Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper 106 - 97
4th 20.1 Tyler Herro makes free throw 2 of 2 106 - 97

Statistics

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35-79 FG 30-80
44 Field Goal % 38
13-28 3PT 14-40
46 Three Point % 35
23-24 FT 23-26
96 Free Throw % 88
51 Rebounds 35
12 Offensive Rebounds 8
39 Defensive Rebounds 27
22 Assists 23
9 Steals 11
6 Blocks 5
22 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 1
22 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
29 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 11
12 Fast Break Points 20
42 Points in Paint 30
23 Fouls 21
18 Largest Lead 2
Brooklyn Nets Brooklyn Nets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Drake Powell, G Out Dec 22
Cam Thomas, G Out Dec 22
Haywood Highsmith, F Out Dec 18
Miami Heat Miami Heat Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Pelle Larsson, G Out Dec 25
Nikola Jovic, F Out Dec 25
Keshad Johnson, F Day-To-Day Dec 25
Tyler Herro, G Out Dec 25
Bam Adebayo, C Day-To-Day Dec 25

Game Information

Barclays Center

Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 17,962 · Capacity:

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 17 13 .567 - W1
Miami 15 15 .500 2 L3
Atlanta 15 16 .484 2.5 L4
Charlotte 10 20 .333 7 W1
Washington 5 23 .179 11 L2

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York 21 9 .700 - W1
Boston 18 11 .621 2.5 W3
Toronto 18 13 .581 3.5 W1
Philadelphia 16 12 .571 4 L1
Brooklyn 9 19 .321 11 W2
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