Rookie Kel’el Ware matches season high with 25 points in the Heat's 128-107 win over the Spurs
MIAMI (AP) Rookie Kel’el Ware scored 25 points to match his season high, Duncan Robinson added 21 on 5-of-7 3-shooting and the Miami Heat beat the San Antonio Spurs 128-107 on Sunday.
Jimmy Butler had eight points and seven assists in his second game since returning from a seven-game suspension for “conduct detrimental to the team.”
Terry Rozier had 20 points, Tyler Herro scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half and Nikol Jovic added 14 to help the Heat snap a three-game losing streak.
Miami closed the first half with an 11-0 run to take a five-point lead at 46-41, then opened the second with a 25-8 run. Jovic’s 3-pointer with 5:45 remaining in the third period ended the spurt and put the Heat ahead 71-52.
Devin Vassell scored 23 points and Victor Wembanyama added 21 for the Spurs. They have lost three straight.
Spurs: San Antonio reached the halfway point at 19-22.
Heat: Miami also ended a three-game slide at home. Before the recent home woes, Miami had won nine of 11 at Kaseya Center since Nov. 18.
Consecutive 3-pointers from Robinson and Rozier late in the second quarter gave the Heat the lead for good and capped the 11-0 run at the end the first half.
The Heat missed their first eight 3-point attempts then made 10 of their next 11 and finished 18 of 33.
The Spurs head to Paris for games against Indiana on Thursday and Saturday. The Heat host Portland on Tuesday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Victor Wembanyama vs. Bam Adebayo (Harrison Barnes gains possession) | ||
| 11:49 |  | +2 | Victor Wembanyama makes two point driving layup (Chris Paul assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:24 | | +2 | Haywood Highsmith makes two point driving finger roll layup | 2-2 |
| 11:04 | | Devin Vassell turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 10:43 | | Duncan Robinson turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 10:32 | | Stephon Castle misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:30 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 10:19 | | Victor Wembanyama shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 10:19 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-3 |
| 10:19 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-4 |
| 10:05 | | +2 | Harrison Barnes makes two point driving layup (Devin Vassell assists) | 4-4 |
| 9:50 | | Haywood Highsmith turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 9:38 | | +2 | Stephon Castle makes two point driving layup (Harrison Barnes assists) | 6-4 |
| 9:22 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 9:18 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 9:10 | | +3 | Stephon Castle makes three point jump shot (Victor Wembanyama assists) | 9-4 |
| 8:53 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point driving layup (Bam Adebayo assists) | 9-6 |
| 8:43 | | Chris Paul misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:40 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 8:24 | | Haywood Highsmith misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:19 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | +3 | Victor Wembanyama makes three point stepback jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 12-6 |
| 7:53 | | Bam Adebayo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:52 | | Spurs defensive rebound | ||
| 7:37 | | Duncan Robinson shooting foul (Victor Wembanyama draws the foul) | ||
| 7:37 | | Victor Wembanyama misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:37 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 7:37 | | +1 | Victor Wembanyama makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-6 |
| 7:24 | | +2 | Duncan Robinson makes two point driving layup | 13-8 |
| 7:10 | | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 15-8 |
| 6:42 | | Bam Adebayo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:39 | | Haywood Highsmith offensive rebound | ||
| 6:38 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:34 | | Bam Adebayo offensive rebound | ||
| 6:32 | | Duncan Robinson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:29 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 6:24 | | Devin Vassell misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:22 | | Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound | ||
| 6:19 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point running dunk (Bam Adebayo assists) | 15-10 |
| 6:18 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:04 | | Stephon Castle turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:53 | | Tyler Herro misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:50 | | Haywood Highsmith offensive rebound | ||
| 5:41 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:35 | | Bam Adebayo offensive rebound | ||
| 5:35 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point tip layup | 15-12 |
| 5:29 | | Devin Vassell misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:25 | | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | ||
| 5:17 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point hook shot | ||
| 5:17 | | Harrison Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 5:09 | | Victor Wembanyama misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:05 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 4:51 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:46 | | Devin Vassell defensive rebound | ||
| 4:40 | | Harrison Barnes misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:38 | | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | ||
| 4:33 | | Tyler Herro misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:28 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 4:21 | | +2 | Victor Wembanyama makes two point driving dunk (Chris Paul assists) | 17-12 |
| 3:54 | | Devin Vassell blocks Haywood Highsmith's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:50 | | Duncan Robinson offensive rebound | ||
| 3:47 | | Duncan Robinson misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:44 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | ||
| 3:33 | | +3 | Victor Wembanyama makes three point jump shot | 20-12 |
| 3:31 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:13 | | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point hook shot | 20-14 |
| 2:49 | | +3 | Julian Champagnie makes three point jump shot (Devin Vassell assists) | 23-14 |
| 2:34 | | +2 | Kel'el Ware makes two point alley-oop dunk (Nikola Jovic assists) | 23-16 |
| 2:12 | | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point stepback jump shot | 25-16 |
| 1:55 | | +2 | Duncan Robinson makes two point driving bank hook shot (Kel'el Ware assists) | 25-18 |
| 1:45 | | Duncan Robinson shooting foul (Devin Vassell draws the foul) | ||
| 1:45 | | +1 | Devin Vassell makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 26-18 |
| 1:45 | | +1 | Devin Vassell makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 27-18 |
| 1:45 | | +1 | Devin Vassell makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 28-18 |
| 1:25 | | Nikola Jovic turnover (lost ball) (Charles Bassey steals) | ||
| 1:20 | | Devin Vassell misses two point running layup | ||
| 1:13 | | Julian Champagnie offensive rebound | ||
| 1:13 | | +2 | Julian Champagnie makes two point tip dunk | 30-18 |
| 1:08 | | Devin Vassell blocks Terry Rozier's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 1:08 | | Charles Bassey defensive rebound | ||
| 0:59 | | Charles Bassey turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jovic steals) | ||
| 0:53 | | Nikola Jovic misses two point running layup | ||
| 0:48 | | Charles Bassey defensive rebound | ||
| 0:44 | | Stephon Castle turnover (bad pass) (Jaime Jaquez Jr. steals) | ||
| 0:41 | | +2 | Nikola Jovic makes two point running layup (Tyler Herro assists) | 30-20 |
| 0:32 | | Stephon Castle misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:29 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:18 | | Kel'el Ware misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:14 | | Devin Vassell defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Devin Vassell misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |