National Basketball Association
Miami 115, Brooklyn 111
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 12, 2022
Where: FTX Arena, Miami, Florida
Officials:
#51 Aaron Smith, #30 John Goble, #45 Brian Forte
Attendance:
19600
By Field Level Media
Bam Adebayo scored 19 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as the host Miami Heat sent the Brooklyn Nets to their 11th straight loss with a 115-111 victory on Saturday night.
Brooklyn's Kyrie Irving scored 18 straight Nets points in the fourth quarter as the Nets cut a 21-point deficit to just one on a 3-pointer by rookie Cam Thomas with 38 seconds left.
Miami's Jimmy Butler drove to the basket and scored on a short bank shot with 22 seconds left.
After two free throws by Irving and one by Butler, the Nets called timeout trailing 113-111 with 14 seconds left. However, a steal by Kyle Lowry on a pass intended for Irving iced the game for Miami.
Irving, who had just four points at halftime and nine through three quarters, finished with 29 points.
Miami, which has the best home record in the Eastern Conference at 19-6, got Tyler Herro (knee) off the injured list. Herro scored 15 points.
Brooklyn's Thomas scored 22 points, including 15 in less than eight second-quarter minutes.
The Nets were without four injured players, including star Kevin Durant as well as starters Joe Harris, Nic Claxton and LaMarcus Aldridge.
In addition, the three players Brooklyn acquired in a trade on Thursday -- Ben Simmons, Seth Curry and Andre Drummond -- are not yet cleared to play.
Brooklyn shot just 3-for-13 from 3-point range in the first quarter, but the Nets finished the opening 12 minutes tied 26-26 because Miami made just 2-of-9 from long distance.
There were four lead changes in the first two-plus minutes of the second quarter, but a Lowry layup with 9:28 left put Miami on top for the rest of the first half. Miami led 64-58 at halftime.
In the third quarter, Miami stretched its lead to 21 points before settling for a 91-76 advantage at the end of the period.
In the fourth quarter, Brooklyn went on a 16-3 run, cutting its deficit to single digits. Irving took over the game at one point, but Miami held on for the win.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Brooklyn |
|
Miami |
|
Kyrie Irving 29 |
Scoring |
Bam Adebayo 19 |
|
Kyrie Irving 5 |
Assists |
Kyle Lowry 6 |
|
Day'Ron Sharpe 12 |
Rebounds |
Bam Adebayo 14 |
|
Kyrie Irving 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Tyler Herro 7 |
|
Kessler Edwards 3 |
Steals |
Duncan Robinson 2 |
|
Kessler Edwards 1 |
Blocks |
Gabe Vincent 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Brooklyn
|
111 |
45.2 |
12-40 |
15-22 |
16 |
41 |
2 |
12 |
8 |
| Miami
|
115 |
50.0 |
10-29 |
23-29 |
20 |
52 |
1 |
6 |
15 |
Upcoming Games
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Miami will play their next game at home against Dallas. The Heat have a W/L % of .649 after a win and .650 after a loss.
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Brooklyn will play their next game at home against Sacramento. The Nets have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .538 after a loss.
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