National Basketball Association
Miami 125, Houston 119
When: 8:30 PM ET, Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Where: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
Officials:
#27 Dick Bavetta, #74 Curtis Blair, #46 Matt Boland
Attendance:
18409
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Dwyane Wade scored a season-high 45 points for his second consecutive 40-point game to lead the Miami Heat to a 125-119 victory over the host Houston Rockets on Wednesday.
Wade made 17-of-24 shots and all 10 of his free throws as Miami (25-9) won its fourth straight game and ended Houston’s season-best five-game winning streak.
Wade had 40 points in Tuesday’s victory over New York.
Luis Scola scored 22 points to lead Houston (15-16), which ended Miami’s streak of holding 16 straight opponents under 100 points by scoring the most points against the Heat this season.
The Heat shot 58 percent from the field and sank 34-of-37 free throws but still needed to hold off a late charge by the Rockets to win for the 16th time in 17 games.
Back-to-back 3-pointers by Chase Budinger and Kyle Lowry were followed by Kevin Martin’s basket with 57.2 seconds left that cut the deficit to 117-114.
Joel Anthony made four straight free throws in an eight-second span to get the Heat’s lead back to seven.
Chris Bosh scored 21 points and LeBron James had 20 and nine assists for Miami.
Martin scored 21 points and Aaron Brooks had 20 and nine assists for Houston.
Top Game Performances
| Miami |
|
Houston |
|
Dwyane Wade 45 |
Scoring |
Luis Scola 22 |
|
LeBron James 9 |
Assists |
Aaron Brooks 9 |
|
Joel Anthony 7 |
Rebounds |
Chuck Hayes 8 |
|
Dwyane Wade 10 |
Free Throws Made |
Aaron Brooks 8 |
|
Dwyane Wade 2 |
Steals |
Kevin Martin 4 |
|
Joel Anthony 2 |
Blocks |
N/A |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Miami
|
125 |
58.1 |
5-16 |
34-37 |
20 |
40 |
9 |
3 |
17 |
| Houston
|
119 |
41.9 |
9-27 |
32-40 |
29 |
44 |
0 |
11 |
7 |
Upcoming Games
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Houston will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Rockets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Miami will play their next game at home against Golden State. The Heat have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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