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Miami Heat at Washington Wizards

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34-41, 16-22 Away
Final
120 - 94

16-59, 7-31 Home

Heat win 5th straight, getting 55 from Herro and Adebayo to roll past Wizards 120-94

Miami Heat vs. Washington Wizards: Game Highlights

The Heat (34-41) became the third team in NBA history to immediately follow a losing streak of at least 10 games with a winning streak of at least five games. The 2021-22 Houston Rockets lost 15 straight and then won seven in a row, and the 2017-18 Chicago Bulls lost 10 straight before winning seven in a row.

Pelle Larsson and Terry Rozier each scored 15 for Miami, which has gotten each of its last five wins by at least 10 points.

Jordan Poole had 35 points in 29 minutes for the Wizards. Poole hit seven 3-pointers, raising his season total to 228 and eclipsing the franchise record of 223 by Bradley Beal in 2016-17. Tristan Vukcevic added 14 off the Washington bench.

Takeaways Heat: Miami was again without Andrew Wiggins and Duncan Robinson because of injuries and Kevin Love for personal reasons. Davion Mitchell was a late scratch with a stomach illness.

Wizards: It was Washington's 49th loss of the season by double digits and its 23rd loss by at least 20 points. The Wizards have only five double-digit wins this season, none of them by more than 18 points.

Key moment A 15-0 run in the first quarter put Miami in control for good.

Key stat The Heat had 68 points in the paint and 62 rebounds.

Up next Miami finishes a three-game road trip Wednesday at Boston. Washington continues its homestand Wednesday against Sacramento.

Regular Season Series

MIA leads series 3-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 120 - 94
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 120 - 94
4th 2.1 shot clock turnover 120 - 94
4th 26.1 Tristan Vukcevic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Martin assists) 120 - 94
4th 37.1 Jaylen Martin defensive rebound 120 - 91

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/wsh.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originWSH
47-93 FG 34-86
51 Field Goal % 40
9-32 3PT 13-43
28 Three Point % 30
17-24 FT 13-18
71 Free Throw % 72
62 Rebounds 39
15 Offensive Rebounds 5
47 Defensive Rebounds 34
29 Assists 22
12 Steals 14
2 Blocks 4
17 Turnovers 18
2 Team Turnovers 0
19 Total Turnovers 18
0 Technical Fouls 2
0 Total Technical Fouls 2
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 23
23 Fast Break Points 12
68 Points in Paint 36
16 Fouls 20
29 Largest Lead 4
Washington Wizards Washington Wizards Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Trae Young, G Out Mar 26
Kyshawn George, F Out Mar 25
Anthony Davis, F Out Mar 20
D'Angelo Russell, G Out Mar 3
Cam Whitmore, F Out Jan 15
Miami Heat Miami Heat Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Terry Rozier, G Out Mar 19

Game Information

Capital One Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 16,901 · 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
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