The Miami HEAT fell behind the Rockets in the first quarter on Thursday and couldn't make up the difference on the way to a 112-100 road loss. Dwyane Wade led the HEAT with 33 points and 11 assists.
Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade looked as good as they did while leading the Miami Heat to an NBA title. O'Neal and Wade both had their best games of the season, and the Heat finally won at home, beating the Houston Rockets 98-91 on Friday night.
Dwyane Wade was helped off the court early in the fourth quarter with a left shoulder injury in a 112-102 defeat in Houston on Wednesday. Prior to his exit, Wade posted 27 points and nine assists, while Shaquille O'Neal added 20 points and 16 rebounds.
Miami's three-point halftime lead eventually became a fourth-quarter struggle, as the HEAT fell to Houston at home on Sunday night, 94-72. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 24 points, while Shaquille O'Neal had 15.
In the final tuneup before Tuesday's regular-season opener, Miami struggled in the second half and was dealt a 96-71 loss by the visiting Rockets on Wednesday. Dwyane Wade did his best, shooting 11-of-17 for a game-high 26 points. Shaquille O'Neal and Alonzo Mourning added nine apiece.
Dwyane Wade scored 17 of his 32 in the fourth quarter as the HEAT held off a late Houston run in a 101-95 road win Sunday. Shaquille O'Neal sank 10 straight free throws at one point and finished with 24 points and 14 rebounds. Wade added six rebounds and nine assists.
The HEAT trailed by four points at the end of the third quarter, but outscored the Rockets by eight in the fourth to pull out the 88-84 victory on Thursday. Dwyane Wade was all over the AmericanAirlines Arena court, scoring 25 points to go with eight rebounds, seven assists, three steals and a blocked shot. Alonzo Mourning (13 points and nine boards) continued to fill in well for the injured Shaquille O'Neal.
Damon Jones completed a four-point play in the final 33 seconds to pull the HEAT within one point, but it was not enough as the HEAT's 12-game winning streak came to an end with an 84-82 loss against the Houston Rockets. Tracy McGrady’s 3-pointer with 5:45 remaining in the game gave the Rockets a 74-62 advantage and they took an 80-72 cushion after Mike James nailed a shot from the arc with 40 seconds left. But Jones countered with a 3-pointer seven seconds later, then nailed another and was fouled by James with 14.3 seconds remaining. The Rockets twice fouled Dwyane Wade in the closing seconds before he could get off a 3-pointer, and Wade missed the first free throw each time.
Dwyane Wade recorded a game-high 30 points and six assists and grabbed a team-high eight
rebounds to lead the Miami HEAT past the Houston Rockets, 104-95, at the AmericanAirlines Arena. After a tight second period, which saw eight
lead changes and five ties, Miami took a 48-46 advantage into halftime and never trailed in the second half. Up by three points, 73-70, to begin the
fourth quarter, Wade and Eddie Jones got things going for the HEAT. Jones scored the first five points of the quarter to give Miami an eight-point
edge. Wade scored 12 of his 23 second-half points in the fourth period to help push the lead to 12 with four minutes left. Tracy McGrady’s 3-pointer
with 35 seconds left capped a 13-6 run for the Rockets and pulled them to within five, 100-95. But Wade scored the game’s final four points to help
secure the victory.
Stan Van Gundy has family bragging rights and, the way his team is playing, has a lot to be proud of.
Eddie Jones had 27 points and Lamar Odom had 20 and 15 rebounds as the HEAT used a dominant third quarter to post a 95-81 triumph over the Houston Rockets. Stan Van Gundy's squad not only defeated his brother Jeff's team, but the Heat recorded three straight wins for the first time since late December. Miami also has won four of six since a four-game losing streak.
Yao Ming blocked a career-high seven shots and Cuttino Mobley scored 30 points as the Rockets cruised to a 90-70 victory over the HEAT in the first meeting of the Van Gundy brothers. The matchup of the coaching brothers was the first in the NBA since current Larry Brown faced Herb Brown from 1976-78. The two squared off before in memorable playoff series when Jeff coached the New York Knicks and Stan was an assistant under Pat Riley in Miami. Eddie Jones scored 21 points to lead Miami and Lamar Odom added 14 and 10 rebounds. Rookie Dwyane Wade chipped in 11 points.
Caron Butler scored 24 points and led four other Miami players in double-figures as the HEAT cruised
past the Houston Rockets 94-82 at the Compaq Center. Butler, who connected on 8-of-15 from the field and 8-of-9 from the free-throw line, also
recorded three rebounds and two steals in 39 minutes of action. In addition to Butler, point guards Travis Best and Mike James each scored 15
points, followed by Malik Allen’s 14 points. Eddie House chipped in with 12 points in just his third start of the season. House replaced Eddie Jones in
the starting line-up, who was left home with a left groin strain. Miami shot a season high 51 percent from the field and 60 percent from the three-point
line. The HEAT jumped out to a 26-18 lead in the first period and went into halftime up 56-41. The 56 first half points for Miami, tied a season high,
set earlier this season at Toronto. Despite being outrebounded (49-37) for the second straight game, the HEAT forced Houston into a 32 percent
shooting night and held the Rockets 12 points under its season average.
Steve Francis’ three-pointer at the end of regulation and steal in overtime, lifted the Houston Rockets to a 105-
100 victory over the Miami HEAT. Miami led 91-88 with five seconds remaining in the fourth quarter before Francis tied the game as time expired in the fourth quarter. HEAT guard Eddie Jones, who scored 15 of his career-high 38 points in the fourth quarter of Saturday night’s win over Golden State, poured in 17 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter of this game. It was the most points by any HEAT player in any quarter this season. Jones also grabbed 10 rebounds and recorded seven assists and a season high six steals. After Jones connected on a three-pointer with 42 seconds left in the overtime period to give Miami a 100-99 lead, Rockets guard Cuttio Mobley put Houston right back on top with lay-up 14 seconds later, extending the lead to 101-100. On the ensuing HEAT possession, Jones had the ball stolen by Francis and Miami was forced to foul. Houston back-up center Eddie Griffin made a two free throws to put Houston up three-points with nine second remaining. The HEAT had one last possession, but Mike
James’ three-point attempt from the corner bounced off the rim. The Rockets added two more points on a pair of Yao Ming free throws to secure the win. Mobley led Houston in scoring with 27 points, followed by Francis with 21. Former HEAT Glen Rice, Yao Ming and Eddie Griffin scored 15 points each for Houston. In addition to Jones, four other HEAT starters scored in double-figures including Caron Butler (18 points), Brian Grant (16 points), Travis Best (13 points) and Malik Allen (10 points). Houston made 22-of-28 free throws and outrebounded Miami 54-40.
HEAT vs. Rockets History
H/A
DATE
SCORE
W/L
HEAT LEADING SCORER
OPP. LEADING SCORER
2002-03 Season
A
02/14/03
94-82
W
C. BUTLER - 24
FRANCIS - 27
H
12/16/02
105-100
L
JONES - 32
MOBLEY - 27
2001-02 Season
H
04/09/02
120-117
W
JONES - 26
FRANCIS - 35
A
12/15/01
76-73
W
JONES - 19
THOMAS - 26
2000-01 Season
A
01/30/01
103-85
W
MASON - 19
MOBLEY - 22
H
11/25/00
91-80
L
JONES - 18
MOBLEY - 21
1999-2000 Season
A
01/23/00
101-88
L
MOURNING - 23
BULLARD - 24
H
01/06/00
111-99
W
MOURNING - 28
FRANCIS - 22
1998-99 Season
H
02/20/99
81-71
W
BROWN - 24
HARRINGTON - 17
1997-98 Season
H
03/29/98
109-77
W
MAJERLE - 22
ELIE - 18
A
03/05/98
117-93
W
HARDAWAY - 25
BARKLEY - 18
1996-97 Season
H
03/16/97
101-80
W
HARDAWAY - 31
OLAJUWON - 20
A
12/21/96
86-66
W
LENARD - 22
OLAJUWON - 20
1995-96 Season
A
03/16/96
121-97
W
HARDAWAY - 28
OLAJUWON - 26
H
11/08/95
89-82
W
COLES/OWENS - 18
OLAJUWON - 22
1994-95 Season
A
01/11/95
108-97
L
MINER - 19
SMITH - 25
H
12/26/94
101-88
L
RICE - 20
OLAJUWON - 24
1993-94 Season
H
12/14/93
97-88
L
MINER - 24
MAXWELL - 25
A
12/09/93
115-109
L
RICE - 40
OLAJUWON - 28
1992-93 Season
A
03/09/93
104-94
L
LONG - 22
OLAJUWON - 34
H
11/27/92
101-93
L
RICE - 22
OLAJUWON - 33
1991-92 Season
A
03/05/92
114-93
L
SHAW - 20
MAXWEL/THORPE - 25
H
01/10/92
111-107
L
LONG/SEIKALY - 23
THORPE - 32
1990-91 Season
H
03/31/91
123-103
L
RICE - 16
JOHNSON - 32
A
11/17/90
117-100
L
EDWARDS - 27
THORPE - 28
1989-90 Season
A
11/19/89
132-94
L
THOMPSON - 21
WIGGINS - 26
H
11/14/89
101-99
W
EDWARDS - 33
WIGGINS - 24
1988-89 Season
A
04/22/89
91-89
W
EDWARDS/LONG - 17
OLAJUWON - 19
H
04/08/89
107-104
W
LONG - 30
OLAJUWON - 43
A
01/24/89
118-93
L
THOMPSON - 20
FLOYD - 22
H
12/27/88
101-93
L
SUNDVOLD - 25
OLAJUWON - 22
A
11/17/88
113-107
L
GRAY - 19
OLAJUWON - 29
H
11/11/88
121-100
L
SEIKALY - 18
CHIEVOUS - 22
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