Washington Wizards at Miami Heat
· National Basketball AssociationBub Carrington hits game-winner as time expires to lift Wizards past play-in bound Heat 119-118
Carrington had 15 points, nine assists and seven rebounds.
Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored a career high 41 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for Miami, and Keshad Johnson and Josh Christopher each had 17 points.
Miami is already locked into 10th place in the Eastern Conference and will play an elimination game against Chicago, the No. 9 seed, on Wednesday.
Colby Jones also had 20 for the Wizards, who won just two of their final 10 games of the season.
Heat: Some reserves got extended minutes with Miami resting Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro, and several other regulars out with lingering injuries.
Regular Season Series
MIA wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 119 - 118 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 119 - 118 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
(00:00) [Wizards] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) | 119 - 118 |
| 4th 0.1 |  |
Bub Carrington makes 1-foot two point shot | 119 - 118 |
| 4th 4.1 |  |
Josh Christopher back court turnover | 117 - 118 |
Statistics
 WSH |
 MIA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 46-90 | FG | 49-98 |
| 51.1 | Field Goal % | 50.0 |
| 16-37 | 3PT | 10-32 |
| 43.2 | Three Point % | 31.3 |
| 11-17 | FT | 10-12 |
| 64.7 | Free Throw % | 83.3 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 37 | Defensive Rebounds | 37 |
| 33 | Assists | 28 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 25 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 76 |
| 14 | Fouls | 12 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Miami Heat Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Terry Rozier, SG | Out | Apr 27 |
| Isaiah Stevens, G | Out | Apr 17 |
| Dru Smith, G | Out | Dec 27 |
Washington Wizards Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| JT Thor, F | Out | Apr 13 |
| Saddiq Bey, SF | Out | Apr 12 |
| Malcolm Brogdon, PG | Out | Apr 12 |
| Richaun Holmes, F | Out | Apr 12 |
| Jordan Poole, SG | Out | Apr 12 |
Game Information
Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 19,968 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Orlando |
41 | 41 | .500 | - | L1 |
 Atlanta |
40 | 42 | .488 | 1 | W3 |
 Miami |
37 | 45 | .451 | 4 | L1 |
 Charlotte |
19 | 63 | .232 | 22 | L7 |
 Washington |
18 | 64 | .220 | 23 | W1 |
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