NBA

Houston Rockets at Miami Heat

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37-22, 17-15 Away
Final
105 - 115

32-29, 18-11 Home

Adebayo scores 24, Larsson adds 20 and Heat hold off Rockets, 115-105

Durant and Herro jaw at each other in first quarter

Tyler Herro scored 18, Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 14 and Kel’el Ware had a 13-point, 15-rebound game for the Heat. Andrew Wiggins — who needed eight stitches to close a laceration inside his mouth — had 12 points for Miami.

Kevin Durant finished with 32 points, eight assists and six rebounds for the Rockets, who got 20 points from Amen Thompson and 14 from Reed Sheppard.

Both teams had double-digit leads early; the Rockets ran out to a quick 14-4 edge, the Heat answered with a 37-14 run to take a 41-28 lead. And then things settled down, with the sides staying relatively close the rest of the way.

Neither team had a double-digit lead in the second half until Larsson hit a pair of free throws with 1:52 left for a 113-103 lead.

The Rockets played without Jabari Smith Jr., sidelined with a sprained right ankle. He isn't expected to play in Washington on Monday either.

“We'll target when we return home,” said Rockets coach Ime Udoka, who put Sheppard into the starting lineup in Smith's place.

Meanwhile, Miami was without Norman Powell — who'll miss at least one week with a right groin strain, sustained Thursday in a Heat loss at Philadelphia. Herro, who has been working his way back from injury as well, got the start in Powell's spot.

“I feel for Norm because he wants to be out there for all the games, especially these moments right now," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "We’ll treat him and we’ll see where he is after the week.”

Up next Rockets: Visit Washington on Monday.

Heat: Host Brooklyn on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

MIA leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 105 - 115
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 105 - 115
4th 1.6 shot clock turnover 105 - 115
4th 25.7 Aaron Holiday makes 8-foot floating jump shot 105 - 115
4th 37.0 Pelle Larsson makes free throw 2 of 2 103 - 115

Statistics

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41-95 FG 45-90
43 Field Goal % 50
9-36 3PT 11-31
25 Three Point % 35
14-21 FT 14-20
67 Free Throw % 70
47 Rebounds 47
15 Offensive Rebounds 14
32 Defensive Rebounds 33
26 Assists 22
6 Steals 3
2 Blocks 4
10 Turnovers 13
1 Team Turnovers 1
11 Total Turnovers 14
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 10
18 Fast Break Points 16
50 Points in Paint 66
18 Fouls 18
10 Largest Lead 13
14 Lead Changes 14
23 Percent Led 68
Miami Heat Miami Heat Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tyler Herro, G Out Apr 27
Bam Adebayo, C Out Apr 14
Dru Smith, G Out Apr 13
Nikola Jovic, F Out Apr 13
Houston Rockets Houston Rockets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Kevin Durant, F Out Apr 28
Steven Adams, C Out Jan 28
Fred VanVleet, G Out Sep 22

Game Information

Kaseya Center

Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 19,700 · Capacity:

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
San Antonio 62 20 .756 - L1
Houston 52 30 .634 10 W1
New Orleans 26 56 .317 36 L2
Dallas 26 56 .317 36 W1
Memphis 25 57 .305 37 L8

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta 46 36 .561 - L1
Orlando 45 37 .549 1 L1
Charlotte 44 38 .537 2 W1
Miami 43 39 .524 3 W2
Washington 17 65 .207 29 L10
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