Overview
- Miami outscored Golden State 38-22 in the fourth quarter to pull away at Kaseya Center.
- Golden State sat Stephen Curry (ankle), Jimmy Butler (lower back strain), Draymond Green (illness) and Jonathan Kuminga (knee), with Al Horford resting on the second night of a back-to-back.
- Bam Adebayo returned from a six-game absence due to a toe injury and logged 20 points and seven rebounds in 29 minutes.
- The Warriors opened with Brandin Podziemski, Will Richard, Moses Moody, Gui Santos and Trayce Jackson-Davis; Podziemski led them with 20 points, while Quinten Post scored 19 and Buddy Hield 18 off the bench.
- Miami converted 23 Warriors turnovers into 34 points on a night when both teams struggled from the field.