Dwyane Wade scored 22 points and hit a last-second three-pointer which secured an 81-80 victory Saturday night over the Nets at American Airlines Arena. Udonis Haslem scored 28 points with 12 rebounds and Quentin Richardson added 13. The HEAT improve to 7-2 and take on the Thunder on Tuesday.
Dwyane Wade returned from his one-game hip flexor injury to play a superb all-around game (27 points, eight rebounds, six assists), but the HEAT were unable to pull out the win, losing 96-88 to the New Jersey Nets on the road Friday night. Michael Beasley continued his stellar play with 17 points in the contest. Jermaine O'Neal chipped in with 15.
Dwyane Wade shook off a knee injury scare and took over the game in a big way on Saturday. Wade came up with several clutch blocks and finished with 29 points to lift the HEAT to its third straight win over the Nets, a 101-96 overtime victory.
Dwyane Wade erupted for a season-tying best 43 points, his fourth 40-plus scoring performance this season, and Udonis Haslem buried a clutch jumper with 14.7 seconds left as the HEAT edged the host Nets, 106-103, on Saturday. Daequan Cook contributed with 17 points.
Dwyane Wade took over down the stretch Monday, scoring 19 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter as the HEAT - playing without Shawn Marion - erased a 10-point deficit to edge the New Jersey Nets, 99-94, to improve to 3-0 at home.
HEAT vs. Nets (Preseason Paris) Oct. 09, 2008 LOSS: 100-98
Michael Beasley and the HEAT rallied in the fourth quarter to force overtime, but could not maintain the momentum in Thursday's 100-98 preseason loss
to the Nets in Paris at NBA Europe Live. Beasley and Dwyane Wade scored 21 points apiece, while Shawn Marion chipped in with 10. The teams meet again on Sunday in London.
Superstar Dwyane Wade flirted with a triple-double and the Heat flirted with beating the Nets. However, both came up short in Friday night's 94-85 home setback to New Jersey.
After Udonis Haslem beat the buzzer with two of his 18 points at the end of the fourth, the Heat couldn't hold off the Nets in overtime as they dropped a 107-103 decision on Thursday. Dwyane Wade led Miami in scoring with a game-high 41 points.
Dwyane Wade scored 23 points and posted nine assists, as the HEAT overcame a late surge by the Nets to record a 91-87 road victory on Saturday. Wade was 6-for-9 from the foul line in the final two minutes to help preserve the win. Shaquille O'Neal added 18 points and five rebounds.
Shaquille O'Neal scored 12 of his 19 points in the third quarter as Miami outscored New Jersey by 10 in the period and held on Thursday for a 93-86 road win. Udonis Haslem tallied 21 points and 12 rebounds, while Jason Williams added 13 points and 12 assists.
Dorell Wright tallied a career-high 21 points, seven rebounds, four assists, four steals and six blocks, but the HEAT came up short in a 91-81 loss to the Nets on Friday. Jason Williams posted 17 points and four rebounds and Alonzo Mourning added 12 and nine.
Miami erased a 10-point halftime deficit on Friday night to defeat the Nets on the road 113-106. Dwyane Wade led the way with 34 points and 10 assists, while Udonis Haslem collected 28 points and nine rebounds.
Shaquille O'Neal dropped in 21 points for the Heat, who rebounded from an opening-night loss with a 91-85 home victory against the Nets on Friday. Dwyane Wade added 17 points.
2006 Playoffs, Round Two HEAT vs. Nets May 16, 2006 WIN: 106-105
Dwyane Wade’s steal of an inbounds pass with ninth-tenths of a second remaining ended the game and the series as Miami eliminated the Nets with a 106-105 victory in front of a sellout crowd of 20,255 at the AmericanAirlines Arena. With the win the HEAT captured the series, 4-1, and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second consecutive year. Antoine Walker led a balanced Miami scoring attack, which placed six players in double figures, tying the franchise postseason record. Walker scored 12 of his team-high 23 points in the second quarter as the HEAT rallied from being 12 down (36-24) with 10:42 remaining to being tied at the half at 54. In addition to his series-clinching steal, Wade put the HEAT ahead to stay with his dunk with 4:37 remaining in the contest, snapping a 96-96 tie. He scored 21 points, handed out six assists and grabbed six rebounds. The HEAT also received double-figure scoring efforts from Shaquille O’Neal (17), Jason Williams (12), Alonzo Mourning (11) and Gary Payton (10). Udonis Haslem contributed eight points and grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds for the HEAT which shot a series-high 56 percent (42-75) from the floor. Vince Carter and Richard Jefferson each contributed 33 points, seven rebounds and five assists in a losing cause for New Jersey. The only other Nets to score in double figures were Jason Kidd who finished with 20 points, a game-high eight assists and six rebounds, and Lamond Murray who chipped in 14 points and seven rebounds off the bench. New Jersey lost despite shooting a series-high 54.1 percent (40-74) from the floor.
2006 Playoffs, Round Two HEAT @ Nets May 14, 2006 WIN: 102-92
Dwyane Wade amassed team highs in both points (31) and assists (8) and grabbed seven rebounds to propel the HEAT to a 102-92 victory over the Nets before a crowd of 19,474 at the Continental Airlines Arena. Antoine Walker, who nailed five three-point field goals and Udonis Haslem, who grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds, each scored 20 points and combined to shoot 68 percent (15-22) from the floor for Miami. Shaquille O’Neal added 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the HEAT took a commanding 3-1 lead in the series. With Miami leading, 94-90, Gary Payton hit his lone shot of the game, a three-point field goal from the left corner with 56.4 seconds remaining, and the HEAT closed out the contest by hitting five of its final six free throws to secure the victory. The HEAT was victorious despite New Jersey receiving a triple-double by Jason Kidd with 17 points, 13 rebounds and a game-high 12 assists. The triple-double was the ninth of Kidd’s postseason career and the first against Miami in postseason play. The Nets also received 20-point performances from Vince Carter (26) and Nenad Krstic (20 points and a postseason career-high 14 rebounds) and a 17-point effort from Richard Jefferson. Miami shot 52.9 percent (37-70) from the floor and 42.1 percent (8-19) from three-point range while limiting the Nets to 42.9 percent (36-84) from the floor and 20 percent (4-20) from downtown.
2006 Playoffs, Round Two HEAT @ Nets May 12, 2006 WIN: 103-92
In a game that featured eight ties and 15 lead changes the HEAT grabbed control late in the fourth quarter to record a 103-92 victory before a sellout crowd of 20,102 at the Continental Airlines Arena. The 15 lead changes were the most in any Miami postseason contest in 2006. Trailing 81-80 in the final quarter, Dwyane Wade hit a driving lay-up and converted the free throw for a conventional three-point play with 4:22 left to put Miami ahead to stay. The HEAT forced the Nets into turnovers in four of their next five possessions and Wade scored 15 of Miami’s final 21 points, hitting all 11 of his free throw attempts in the final 4:22. Wade led the HEAT in both points (30) and assists (10) and also grabbed seven rebounds. Shaquille O’Neal added 19 points and nine rebounds, Antoine Walker tallied 16 points and James Posey scored eight points and grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds. Vince Carter’s 43 points, 17 field goals and 34 field goals attempted all led the Nets and rank as the third highest individual total against the HEAT in a postseason contest. Richard Jefferson added 17 points for New Jersey which also received 10 points, a game-high 12 assists and eight rebounds from Jason Kidd. Miami was able to put the game away connecting on 90.5 percent (19-21) of its free throw attempts in the fourth quarter. For the game Miami converted 85 percent (34-40) of its free throw attempts in the game compared to just 60 percent (12-20) by New Jersey. The Nets played without reserve forward Cliff Robinson, who began the first of his five-game NBA issued suspension.
2006 Playoffs, Round Two HEAT vs. Nets May 10, 2006 WIN: 111-89
In a complete reversal from Game 1, the HEAT opened this contest on a 25-4 run en route to a 111-89 triumph over the Nets before a sellout crowd of 20,227 at the AmericanAirlines Arena. Dwyane Wade scored 17 of his game-high 31 points in the opening quarter. His 17 first quarter points set a HEAT postseason record for points in a first quarter. Wade also added a team-high six assists and a game-high four steals. The HEAT, which led by as many as 23 in the first quarter, outscored New Jersey, 41-19, in the first 12 minutes. The 41 points are the most Miami has ever scored in a quarter in postseason play and tied the Nets’ postseason record for most points allowed in a quarter. The HEAT shot 70 percent (14-20) in the opening period while limiting New Jersey to 31.3 percent (5-16) shooting. Miami also capitalized on turnovers in the opening quarter turning six New Jersey miscues into 16 points. The HEAT took a 60-40 lead into the locker room at the half, marking only the third time in the franchise’s postseason history it had a halftime lead of at least 20 points. New Jersey got no closer than 15 points in the second half. In addition to Wade’s 31-point effort, Miami received 21 points from Shaquille O’Neal, 14 points from Jason Williams, 11 points and a game-high 10 rebounds from Udonis Haslem and 11 points off the bench from Gary Payton. Vince Carter led five Nets in double figures with 22 points. Richard Jefferson, playing with an ankle sprain that occurred in Game 1, finished with 16 points, Jason Kidd had 15 points and a team-high six assists, Nenad Krstic had 14 points and a team-high seven rebounds and Lamond Murray added 11 points off the bench.
2006 Playoffs, Round Two HEAT vs. Nets May 8, 2006 LOSS: 100-88
New Jersey opened the game with a 12-2 run and never looked back in handing Miami a 100-88 defeat before a sellout crowd of 20,208 at the AmericanAirlines Arena. The loss was the only home defeat in the 2006 postseason for the HEAT in 12 games. New Jersey shot 71.4 percent (15-21) from the floor in the opening quarter and led 38-21 after the first 12 minutes. The 38 points marked the most the HEAT has ever given up in the first quarter of a postseason game. The Nets pushed the lead as high as 28 points midway through the third quarter. On two occasions in the fourth quarter Miami got as close as nine points. The trio of Vince Carter, Jason Kidd and Richard Jefferson provided most of the damage against the HEAT. Carter, who was 15-19 from the foul line, finished with 27 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Kidd totaled 22 points, a team-high nine rebounds, a game-high seven assists and a game-high four steals. Jefferson tallied 20 points, five assists and four rebounds. The only other Net to score in double figures was Nenad Krstic who had 11 points. Dwyane Wade led the HEAT with 25 points and Shaquille O’Neal recorded a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Miami, which shot only 39.1 percent (27-69) from the floor and 18.2 percent (4-22) from three-point range, also received 12 points from Jason Williams and 10 from Udonis Haslem.
Miami hung tough for the entire first half, but a third-quarter run by New Jersey on Sunday dealt the HEAT a 90-78 road loss. Dwyane Wade poured in 32 points, six rebounds and five assists, while Shaquille O'Neal returned to the lineup by posting 18 points and nine boards. O'Neal was nursing an injured knee over the last two games.
Miami fell behind early on Saturday and never led in a 105-92 loss at the Nets. Dwyane Wade scored 31 points to go with five assists, and Antoine Walker had 19 points and five rebounds. Alonzo Mourning made 5-of-6 shot attempts for 12 points off the bench.
Dwyane Wade hit a free throw with five ticks left and the HEAT stopped Vince Carter on the final possession to secure a 90-89 win over the Nets on Monday. Wade had 23 points, six rebounds, six assists and four steals, and Antoine Walker added 18 points.
2005 Playoffs, Round One HEAT @ Nets May 1st, 2005 WIN: 110-97
Behind a game-high 34 points from Dwyane Wade, Miami cruised to a 110-97 win Sunday, completing a 4-0 sweep of the Nets. Eddie Jones pumped in 21 points and Shaquille O'Neal checked in with 17.
The HEAT’s stars shined bright in Game 3, but it was Udonis Haslem’s putback basket with 1:25 to go in the second OT that clinched the 108-105 win for Miami on Thursday. Shaquille O’Neal led six HEAT players in double figures with 25 points. Dwyane Wade added 22, Eddie Jones pitched in with 20 and Haslem finished with 14 points and 19 boards
2005 Playoffs, Round One HEAT vs. Nets Apr. 26th, 2005 WIN: 104-87
Alonzo Mourning led a balanced Miami attack with 21 points and also added nine rebounds in Tuesday's 104-87 victory over the Nets, which gave Miami a 2-0 series lead. Dwyane Wade tallied 17 points, 10 assists and six rebounds. Shaquille O'Neal was one of three Miami players to score 14 points; he also grabbed 10 rebounds.
2005 Playoffs, Round One HEAT vs. Nets Apr. 24th, 2005 WIN: 116-98
Dwyane Wade poured in a career playoff-best 32 points as the HEAT outscored New Jersey in every quarter of Sunday's 116-98 win in Game 1 of their first round playoff series. Damon Jones dropped in 30 points on 10-of-12 shooting from the field; Shaquille O'Neal scored 17 and grabbed 11 rebounds.
The HEAT held the Nets to a season low 29.7 percent from the field, as Miami defeated New
Jersey, 90-65, to extend its winning streak to eight games. With Dwyane Wade in foul trouble for much of the first half, Damon Jones stepped up,
scoring 12 points in the first half. The Nets held a 39-37 halftime edge, but the HEAT would pull away in the third quarter. Eddie Jones scored six of
his 14 third quarter points during the HEAT’s 11-0 run to help increase its advantage to 10, 58-48, with five minutes left in the period. Miami led by as
many as 30 and outscored New Jersey, 53-26, in the second half while holding the Nets to 17.1 percent from the field on 6-for-35 shooting. Eddie
Jones led the way for the HEAT, scoring a team-high 18 points. Shaquille O’Neal scored 15 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Vince Carter recorded
a game-high 20 points for New Jersey. Wade finished with 13 points in only 26 minutes of action.
Shaquille O’Neal scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in his first game back from injury as
the HEAT recorded a 106-90 road victory against the New Jersey Nets. The HEAT got off to a slow start, shooting 30 percent from the field in the
first quarter, and allowing the Nets to take a 24-15 advantage after one period of play. However the HEAT would go on to outscore the Nets in each
of the next three quarters, closing the gap to just four points at halftime. Miami pulled away in the third, led by Dwyane Wade’s 12 points in the
period, and outscored the Nets, 32-17. Wade dropped in 27 points for the game, tying Vince Carter for the game-high. The HEAT out-rebounded the
Nets 47-31.
The Miami HEAT won its first game of the regular season with a 100-77 win against the Nets in
New Jersey. The HEAT jumped out to an early 11-point lead, 13-2, and dominated the first quarter, shooting 68.8% from the field. Rasual Butler
scored 10 points in the first quarter to help the HEAT take a 29-15 lead. The Nets battled back in the second quarter, cutting the lead to as little as
two points with under a minute remaining, but the HEAT took a 46-41 lead into halftime. Miami continued its dominance to start the second half,
increasing their lead to 18 points to close out the quarter. The surge continued in the fourth, with the HEAT seeing their biggest lead of the game (26
points) with over seven minutes remaining. Damon Jones shined in the fourth quarter, scoring 10 points. The HEAT shot 50.7% from the field and
50.0% from three-point range. The club saw all five starters score in double-figures, with Dwyane Wade scoring a game-high 21 points. New Jersey
was led by Richard Jefferson’s 19 points.
Miami, which took home-court advantage in the first round, tips off the NBA Playoffs at 7 p.m. ET Sunday vs. New Orleans at AmericanAirlines Arena (ESPN). Caron Butler scored 14 of his 22 points in the third quarter as the Heat closed the regular season with a 96-84 win over New Jersey on Wednesday. Miami posted a 42-40 record, a 17-win improvement over last season.
The New Jersey Nets came into the game winning 15 straight against the Eastern Conference, but would have that streak snapped after a 104-95 defeat in Miami. The Nets last loss to an Eastern Conference team ironically came against the Miami HEAT on Jan. 23, 2004. The HEAT held a 13-point lead in the fourth before New Jersey closed the gap to four with about five minutes to play. Lamar Odom would hit on back-to-back positions to extend the lead to eight. Caron Butler put the nail in the coffin with a three-point shot as the 24-second shot clock expired with under a minute to go.
The New Jersey Nets pulled away in the fourth quarter to capture a 92-86 victory over the Miami HEAT in New Jersey. The Nets got to the free throw line a season-high 49 times converting on 37 of those attempts, connecting on 13 straight from the line in the final five minutes of the game. The 49 attempts from the line by New Jersey were the most by a HEAT opponent since the Los Angeles Lakers attempted 54 on Jan. 17, 1998.
Miami was on the wrong end of a 10-0 run early in the third quarter, and the HEAT got no closer than nine the rest of the way in a 99-88 loss at New Jersey on Wednesday. Lamar Odom scored 17 points in the first half, but he encountered foul trouble in the third quarter before finishing with a game-high 27 points and nine assists.
The Miami HEAT had seven players reach double-figure scoring, led by Eddie Jones’ 18 points in a 85-64 win over the Atlantic Division leading New Jersey Nets at AmercianAirlines Arena. The other six players with double-figure scoring included Rafer Alston (13 points), Lamar Odom (12 points), Malik Allen (11 points), Wang Zhi-Zhi (11 points), Caron Butler (10 points) and Udonis Haslem (10 points). Odom also recorded his 21st double-double of the season tying a career high with 18 rebounds. Miami led from start to finish in the game, outscoring the Nets in every quarter except the third period, where the Nets cut a HEAT 13-point deficit to six points at 58-52. The HEAT extended its lead to 17 points by the 4:35 mark of the fourth quarter and by as many as 20 points with less than a minute to play. The Nets got no closer than the six-point deficit they started the final period with. Miami shot just 43 percent from the field after connecting on 32-of-73 shot attempts. The HEAT did however shoot 88.2 percent from the free-throw line (15-of-17), while out-rebounding the Nets by five boards at 45-40. New Jersey was led by Kenyon Martin’s 16 points and Richard Jefferson’s 14 points. Miami’s held the Nets under 30 percent shooting, forcing them to 21-of-73 shot attempts (28.8%) and 2-of-10 from the three-point line (20.0%).
New Jersey guard Jason Kidd scored a game-high 30 points, while dishing out eight assists with three steals to lead the Nets to a 99-83 victory over the HEAT. The win marked the first-ever sweep for New Jersey over Miami, who have now dropped seven of its last eight meetings with the Nets. Richard Jefferson scored 18 points and Rodney Rogers added 12 points, while Kerry Kittles chipped in
with 11 points to round out the double-figure scorers. Brian Grant and Caron Butler led the HEAT in scoring with 23 and 15 points respectively, while Eddie House tossed in 10 points off the bench.
The Miami HEAT’s bid to knock off a top team in the Eastern Conference fell short as the New Jersey
Nets rolled off a 24-11 run to secure a 84-79 victory at Continental Airlines Arena. Miami led 68-60 with 9:58 left in the fourth quarter, after Rasual
Butler made his fifth three-pointer of the game. Over the next six ½ minutes, the HEAT would only make three field goals, with its last coming on a
Brian Grant lay-up with five seconds remaining to close the score to 82-79. The HEAT trailed by as many as many as 17 points in the game, but
closed the margin to by the end of the second period and went into halftime only trailing by eight at 47-39. Miami continued to chip away at the lead,
after outscoring the Nets 24-13 in the third quarter, taking a 63-60 lead into the final period. Caron Butler led Miami in scoring with 17 points, followed
by 15 points from Rasual Butler and 13 points from Grant. Eddie House chipped in with 11 points in his sixth start of the season. Raual Butler’s five
three-pointers was the most three-point field goals made by a HEAT rookie since Sasha Danilovic made six on Dec. 9, 1995 at Phoenix.
Richard Jefferson put on aerial display on Friday night, scoring 26 points on 10-of-14 shooting, including six dunks
in leading the New Jersey Nets to a 100-80 victory over the HEAT at AmericanAirlines Arena. Jefferson, who found out earlier in the day that he was going to be in the NBA’s slam dunk contest in February, scored his first four field goals on an alley-oop from Jason Kidd, two reverse-dunks and one facial over HEAT forward Malik Allen. The Nets shot 58 percent from the field on 39-of-67 shot attempts with 11 dunks. Rasual Butler led Miami in scoring with 12 points, while Stepania pulled down 10 rebounds, his 11th double-figure rebounding game of the season. Caron Butler was the only HEAT starter to reach double-figure scoring with 11 points. Allen and Eddie Jones scored nine points each. HEAT center Brian Grant was ejected with 10:24 remaining in the third quarter after receiving his second technical foul. Miami shot 38 percent from the field and committed 18 turnovers. New Jersey had 22 fast-break points and 46 points in the paint.
New Jersey Nets guard Jason Kidd scored 33 points on 13-of-25 shooting, including 6-of-6 from the free-throw
line, leading his team to a 93-84 victory over the HEAT. It was the fourth loss in a row for Miami and fifth overall at home. The HEAT led at halftime 44-41 but relinquished the lead midway through the third quarter. The Nets had a 68-66 lead with 32 seconds left in the quarter before extending its lead to seven points (73-66), after Kidd converted on a three-point play, then stole the ensuing inbounds pass to set up two Lucious Harris free throws after he was fouled. Miami would not score again until 9:24 mark of the fourth quarter to cut the lead to 76-68. New Jersey would led by as many as 13 points in the period, as the HEAT would not get any closer than five points on three separate occasion, the latest coming with 2:36 remaining in the game. HEAT rookie Caron Butler and Eddie Jones led the team in scoring with 18 points, followed by 16 points off the bench from Travis Best.
HEAT vs. Nets History
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