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Herro leads Heat over Rockets in game marred by fight and ejections in final minute
HOUSTON (AP) Tyler Herro scored 27 points before being one of seven people ejected, six for their roles in a fight in the final minute of the Miami Heat's 104-100 victory over the Houston Rockets on Sunday night.
Herro was thrown to the ground by the Rockets' Amen Thompson with 35 seconds left and the Heat leading 99-94. Players and coaches from both benches then came onto the court.
Both players were thrown out along with Rockets guard Jalen Green, coach Ime Udoka and assistant coach Ben Sullivan. Terry Rozier was also ejected for Miami.
Houston led 92-85 after Fred VanVleet's layup with 8:10 to play, but the Rockets missed their next 11 shots, allowing Miami to tie the game when Herro found Haywood Highsmith for a 3-pointer with 4:47 to play.
Herro’s jumper with 1:56 to play put the Heat on top for good. VanVleet was ejected in the final minute after appearing to make contact with referee Marc Davis, upset after being called for a 5-second violation that preceded the dustup with Thompson, Herro and others.
Heat: Playing the second night of a back-to-back and missing Jimmy Butler for a fifth straight game, Nikola Jovic finished with 18 points, seven rebounds, and six assists for the Heat. Highsmith added 15 points.
Rockets: After blowing a 15-point, fourth-quarter lead against the Wolves, Houston struggled offensively in the fourth quarter, shooting just 6 for 24 from the field. Dillon Brooks scored 22 points after missing the last three games with a right ankle effusion.
Jovic’s 3 with 47 seconds left put Miami up 98-94.
Miami outscored Houston, the NBA’s best offensive rebounding team, 15-9 in second-chance points.
The Rockets host Dallas on Wednesday and the Heat host New Orleans on Wednesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Bam Adebayo vs. Alperen Sengun (Kevin Love gains possession) | ||
| 11:45 |  | Kevin Love turnover (lost ball) (Alperen Sengun steals) | ||
| 11:42 | | Jabari Smith Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Haywood Highsmith steals) | ||
| 11:31 | | Kevin Love misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:31 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 11:17 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:17 | | Kevin Love shooting foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 11:17 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 0-4 |
| 11:04 | | Fred VanVleet shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul) | ||
| 11:04 | | +1 | Kevin Love makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-4 |
| 11:04 | | +1 | Kevin Love makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-4 |
| 10:54 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point jump shot (Jalen Green assists) | 2-7 |
| 10:31 | | Haywood Highsmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:30 | | Dillon Brooks defensive rebound | ||
| 10:17 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving layup | 2-9 |
| 9:59 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:56 | | Kevin Love offensive rebound | ||
| 9:56 | | Kevin Love misses two point tip layup | ||
| 9:54 | | Kevin Love offensive rebound | ||
| 9:53 | | +2 | Kevin Love makes two point putback layup | 4-9 |
| 9:45 | | Terry Rozier shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 9:45 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 4-10 |
| 9:45 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 4-11 |
| 9:45 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 4-12 |
| 9:29 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Tyler Herro assists) | 6-12 |
| 9:14 | | Dillon Brooks turnover (bad pass) (Bam Adebayo steals) | ||
| 9:08 | | +3 | Tyler Herro makes three point stepback jump shot (Kevin Love assists) | 9-12 |
| 8:53 | | Jalen Green misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:50 | | Jalen Green offensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:46 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 8:36 | | Terry Rozier misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:33 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:27 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 8:13 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point pullup jump shot (Tyler Herro assists) | 11-12 |
| 7:55 | | Jalen Green misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:53 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 7:47 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point running finger roll layup | 13-12 |
| 7:30 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:27 | | Terry Rozier defensive rebound | ||
| 7:21 | | Bam Adebayo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:20 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:17 | | Fred VanVleet turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:08 | | +3 | Haywood Highsmith makes three point jump shot (Tyler Herro assists) | 16-12 |
| 6:40 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:39 | | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | Tyler Herro turnover (bad pass) (Fred VanVleet steals) | ||
| 6:23 | | Jalen Green misses two point running reverse layup | ||
| 6:18 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 6:18 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point tip layup | 16-14 |
| 6:13 | | Fred VanVleet blocks Terry Rozier's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:10 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 6:01 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point running layup (Fred VanVleet assists) | 16-16 |
| 5:42 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:33 | | Kevin Love misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:33 | | Kevin Love offensive rebound | ||
| 5:33 | | Heat turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 5:20 | | Dillon Brooks misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 5:17 | | Terry Rozier defensive rebound | ||
| 5:14 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point running layup | 18-16 |
| 5:14 | | Jalen Green defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 4:56 | | Steven Adams misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 4:55 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 4:44 | | Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:41 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 4:23 | | +3 | Dillon Brooks makes three point jump shot (Steven Adams assists) | 18-19 |
| 4:02 | | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point pullup bank jump shot | 20-19 |
| 3:50 | | Jalen Green misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:48 | | Steven Adams offensive rebound | ||
| 3:45 | | Dillon Brooks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:45 | | Steven Adams offensive rebound | ||
| 3:40 | | +2 | Dillon Brooks makes two point cutting layup (Steven Adams assists) | 20-21 |
| 3:32 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:21 | | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point driving layup | 22-21 |
| 2:54 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 2:51 | | Steven Adams offensive rebound | ||
| 2:51 | | +2 | Steven Adams makes two point tip layup | 22-23 |
| 2:40 | | Steven Adams shooting foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul) | ||
| 2:40 | | Kel'el Ware misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:40 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 2:40 | | +1 | Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-23 |
| 2:21 | | Jabari Smith Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Haywood Highsmith steals) | ||
| 2:17 | | Tyler Herro misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:13 | | Steven Adams defensive rebound | ||
| 2:02 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:00 | | Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 1:52 | | Cam Whitmore misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:50 | | Kel'el Ware defensive rebound | ||
| 1:40 | | Haywood Highsmith turnover (bad pass) (Amen Thompson steals) | ||
| 1:35 | | +2 | Cam Whitmore makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Amen Thompson assists) | 23-25 |
| 1:12 | | +3 | Nikola Jovic makes three point stepback bank jump shot | 26-25 |
| 1:12 | | Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul (Nikola Jovic draws the foul) | ||
| 1:12 | | +1 | Nikola Jovic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 27-25 |
| 1:03 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:01 | | Kel'el Ware defensive rebound | ||
| 0:53 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 29-25 |
| 0:40 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 29-27 |
| 0:33 | | Alec Burks offensive foul (Aaron Holiday draws the foul) | ||
| 0:33 | | Alec Burks turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:19 | | Amen Thompson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:15 | | Nikola Jovic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point stepback jump shot | 31-27 |
| 0:00 | | Amen Thompson misses three point bank jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:50 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point driving dunk (Aaron Holiday assists) | 31-29 |
| 11:30 | | Alec Burks misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:24 | | Nikola Jovic offensive rebound | ||
| 11:24 | | Nikola Jovic misses two point tip layup | ||
| 11:22 | | Kel'el Ware offensive rebound | ||
| 11:20 | | +2 | Nikola Jovic makes two point driving layup (Kel'el Ware assists) | 33-29 |
| 11:13 | | +2 | Cam Whitmore makes two point dunk (Amen Thompson assists) | 33-31 |
| 10:51 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point driving layup (Kel'el Ware assists) | 35-31 |
| 10:52 | | Amen Thompson defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 10:40 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving finger roll layup (Aaron Holiday assists) | 35-33 |
| 10:34 | | Dillon Brooks personal foul (Nikola Jovic draws the foul) | ||
| 10:24 | | Alec Burks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:20 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 10:03 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving layup | 35-35 |
| 9:43 | | Alec Burks turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:23 | | Terry Rozier blocks Cam Whitmore's two point cutting dunk | ||
| 9:20 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 9:17 | | Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Nikola Jovic draws the foul) | ||
| 9:17 | | +1 | Nikola Jovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-35 |
| 9:17 | | +1 | Nikola Jovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-35 |
| 9:02 | | Alperen Sengun offensive foul (Nikola Jovic draws the foul) | ||
| 9:02 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:51 | | Nikola Jovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:48 | | Steven Adams defensive rebound | ||
| 8:39 | | +2 | Steven Adams makes two point floating jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 37-37 |
| 8:14 | | Bam Adebayo offensive foul (Charge) (Dillon Brooks draws the foul) | ||
| 8:14 | | Bam Adebayo turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:53 | | Dillon Brooks misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:52 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 7:47 | | Terry Rozier misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:47 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:36 | | Aaron Holiday misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:34 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:20 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point driving floating jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists) | 39-37 |
| 6:58 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:57 | | Terry Rozier defensive rebound | ||
| 6:51 | | Terry Rozier turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 6:51 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:35 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point pullup jump shot (Steven Adams assists) | 39-39 |
| 6:17 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point hook shot (Tyler Herro assists) | 41-39 |
| 6:03 | | Jalen Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:00 | | Nikola Jovic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:53 | | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point running reverse layup (Nikola Jovic assists) | 43-39 |
| 5:33 | | Fred VanVleet turnover (bad pass) (Haywood Highsmith steals) | ||
| 5:33 | | Jalen Green personal foul (Loose ball) (Alec Burks draws the foul) | ||