Overview
- Norman Powell scored 25 points, including 17 in the fourth quarter, as Miami closed with a 38-22 surge after trailing entering the final period.
- Bam Adebayo returned from a six-game toe injury absence to post 20 points and seven rebounds in 29 minutes.
- Golden State sat Stephen Curry (ankle), Jimmy Butler (back), Draymond Green (illness), Jonathan Kuminga (knee) and Al Horford (rest), leaning on Brandin Podziemski (20), Quinten Post (19) and Buddy Hield (18).
- The Warriors committed 23 turnovers that became 34 Heat points, and the teams combined to shoot 38.4%, the NBA’s second-worst combined mark this season.
- Miami improved to 9-6 and Golden State fell to 9-8 as the Warriors finished their road trip 3-3; next up, Warriors host Portland on Friday and the Heat visit Chicago.