Voted as an All-Star starter earlier in the day, Dwyane Wade had 27 points, nine assists, six rebounds and four steals as the Heat battled the defending champion San Antonio Spurs to a virtual standstill Thursday night. But Miami surrendered the lead in the final minute of an excruciating 90-89 home loss. Mark Blount contributed 23 points for the Heat.
The HEAT struggled to score as they took on the defending-champion Spurs on Wednesday. Miami fell, 88-78, for their fourth straight loss. Shaquille O'Neal led the team with 17 points. Udonis Haslem had 10 points and nine rebounds. Ricky Davis added 14 points.
Shaquille O'Neal scored a team-high 17 in 17 minutes to best Tim Duncan's seven, but the HEAT couldn't overcome an eight-point halftime deficit in a 104-87 loss to the Spurs at American Airlines Arena on Tuesday.
A balanced attack helped the HEAT surge past the Spurs on Sunday, 100-85. Dwyane Wade led six players in double figures in scoring, finishing with 26, 18 of which coming in the final quarter. Shaquille O'Neal posted 16 points and seven rebounds, while Jason Kapono added 13 and 11.
The HEAT dropped a 106-86 decision to the Spurs on Wednesday. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 18 points, six assists and five rebounds. Earl Barron came off the bench to chip in a career-high 15 points and six boards.
Despite huge games by Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade, the HEAT were unable to come away with a victory, falling to the Spurs 103-93 on Saturday. O'Neal finished with 24 points and eight rebounds, while Wade registered 23 points and three steals. The HEAT will try to bounce back this Tuesday when they travel to Orlando to take on the Magic.
Dwyane Wade scored 36 points for the HEAT but Miami could not keep up with the World Champs down the stretch in Friday's 101-94 loss to the Spurs. Shaquille O'Neal added 23 and Jason Williams chipped in 18 on 8-of-11 shooting.
Dwyane Wade racked up 31 points, six rebounds and 10 assists, but Miami took a 98-84 loss in San Antonio on Wednesday. The HEAT finished 2-3 on their road trip.
Preseason HEAT vs. Spurs Oct. 10, 2005 WIN: 103-101
Rookie Kevin Braswell hit a driving layup as time expired to defeat the World Champion San
Antonio Spurs 103-101 at AmericanAirlines Arena. The Spurs All-Star duo of Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili got
San Antonio off early, combining to score 18 of the Spurs’ 34 points in the opening quarter, as the HEAT trailed by 16 after one. The Spurs stretched
their lead to 18 at the 3:40 mark of the second before Dwyane Wade’s buzzer-beating bank shot from 40-feet out capped off a 13-4 run to end the
half. The Spurs took an 56-47 lead into halftime. Miami briefly retook the lead in the third quarter, but the San Antonio reserves ended the quarter on
an 11-2 run to take an eight-point lead heading into the final frame. The Spurs had a six-point advantage with 3:49 minutes left in the game, but
Antoine Walker kept the HEAT in the game. His layup tied the game at 96-all with 2:38 remaining. He gave the HEAT a three-point edge, 99-96, with
a three-pointer on the next position. San Antonio tied the game at 101 and had a chance to win the game with 14 seconds to play, but Kyle Bailey’s
errant pass with 2.4 seconds remaining set up Braswell’s game winner.
Dwyane Wade scored 13 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter as the HEAT held off the Spurs, 96-92 on Sunday. Shaquille O'Neal added 27 points and seven rebounds for Miami, which has won six of seven and nine of its past ten games.
Miami lost its second game in as many nights with a 93-84 loss in San Antonio. The Spurs
jumped out to a quick lead, going on a 23-12 run, but Miami made a run of their own to end the first quarter only down by three points. San Antonio,
who had three starters reach double-figure points at halftime, went ahead again by as many as 10 points in the second quarter, taking a 51-45 lead
into the half. San Antonio took a 12 point lead going into the final frame, but the HEAT battled back, starting the quarter with a 16-5 run to close
within one point with 4:43 remaining. The Spurs responded by finishing the game on a 16-8 run to seal the victory. Miami was led by Shaquille
O’Neal, who recorded his 35th career 20/20 game with 23 points and 21 rebounds. Dwyane Wade did not dress due to a sprained left ankle he
suffered on 11/11 vs. Dallas. San Antonio was led by Manu Ginobili’s 29 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and six steals.
Tim Duncan scored 21 points pulled down 19 rebounds and blocked five shots to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 86-70 win over the HEAT. In addition to Duncan, the Spurs also got 21 points, 13 rebounds and three blocked shots from Rasho Nesterovic. For the game, San Antonio blocked nine shots and out rebounded the HEAT 48-39. Lamar Odom led the HEAT with 17 points, followed by Eddie Jones and Dwyane Wade, who chipped in with 14 points apiece. Brian Grant recorded 10 rebounds to go with his six points. Miami shot 38.8 percent from the field (31-of-80 shot attempts and 2-of-10 from the three-point line. San Antonio led by as many as 20 points in the game and outscored the HEAT in three of the four quarters, including a 24-13 advantage after the first. The HEAT trailed at halftime 45-29.
The Miami HEAT fell to the defending World Champion Spurs 80-73. Eddie Jones led Miami (0-5) with 26 points before fouling out with 4:28 left. Lamar Odom added 12 rebounds and 14 points while John Wallace had 10 off the bench. Miami, which was without injured wing players Caron Butler and rookie Dwyane Wade, cut the deficit to 74-73 on Odom's layup with 2:12 to go. But the Spurs held the HEAT scoreless the rest of the way.
Tim Duncan scored 17 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, as the San Antonio Spurs defeated the
HEAT 84-69 at the SBC Center. The Spurs have won 11 of their last 12 games and are undefeated at home versus Eastern Conference teams. Duncan, who also recorded four blocked shots, spearheaded a Spurs defense that forced 24 HEAT turnovers. Everyone that saw action for Miami on Tuesday committed at least one. The Spurs led 24-15 after the first quarter and 43-30 by halftime. San Antonio led by as many as 33 points in the game and held Miami to 40 percent shooting (30-of-74) and out-rebounded the HEAT 42-37. Eddie Jones led the HEAT in scoring with 13 points and Sean Lampley chipped in with 11 points off the bench, who have now lost four in a row on the road. LaPhonso Ellis scored eight points and Rasual Butler added seven points to round out the top scorers for Miami. Malik Allen, Vladimir Stepania and Sean Marks each scored six points. Note: San Antonio went to the free-throw line 26 times (16-of-26), while the HEAT went the free-throw line only nine times (6-of-9). The nine fouls called on San Antonio was an all-time low for an HEAT opponent.
Tim Duncan scored 17 points and pulled down a NBA single-season high 25 rebounds in leading the San Antonio
Spurs to a 67-65 win over the HEAT. Duncan also set a NBA single-season high for defensive rebounds with 23 total. Miami trailed by two points with 18 seconds remaining but Travis Best’ missed three-point attempt and Caron Butler’s missed jumper before time expired prevented Miami from winning or tying the game. Eddie Jones led the HEAT with 17 points, followed by Butler’s 12 points and Brian Grant’s 10 points. Grant also pulled down 11 rebounds for his 18 double-double of the season. Vladimir Stepania led the HEAT in rebounding with 14 boards, one shy of his career-high of 15 boards. The Spurs led by as many as eight points in the first half, thanks in part by a 10 point scoring first quarter by the HEAT. Miami had a better second quarter and forged ahead by halftime, leading 32-31 after outscoring San Antonio 22-13 in the period. Miami made only 10 trips to the charity stripe, making eight.
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