Miami Heat at Brooklyn Nets
· National Basketball AssociationHeat beat the Nets 106-95 to snap a 5-game losing streak
Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 19 points and Bam Adebayo had 17 rebounds despite battling foul trouble as the Heat won for just the second time in December. They came into the month with 13 wins, tied for their most ever before December, but had gone 1-5 since.
Michael Porter Jr. scored 28 points for the Nets, who went cold after equaling the most lopsided victory in franchise history in their last game. Nic Claxton added 16 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists.
Brooklyn beat Milwaukee 127-82 on Sunday but shot under 39% from the field in this one and was just 11 for 49 (22%) from 3-point range.
Still, Miami's lead was just 86-82 with under five minutes remaining. Ware made a 3-pointer and Jaquez followed with consecutive baskets to extend the Heat lead to 93-82 with 4:01 left.
The Nets missed 10 of their 13 3-point attempts in the fourth quarter.
Nets: Host Toronto on Sunday.
Regular Season Series
MIA leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 106 - 95 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 106 - 95 |
| 4th 17.2 |  |
Heat defensive team rebound | 106 - 95 |
| 4th 19.8 |  |
Egor Demin misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 106 - 95 |
| 4th 34.0 | |
Kel'el Ware makes free throw 2 of 2 | 106 - 95 |
Statistics
 MIA |
 BKN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 41-89 | FG | 38-98 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 9-28 | 3PT | 11-49 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 22 |
| 15-19 | FT | 8-11 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 42 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 9 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 54 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 12 | Fouls | 17 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 3 |
| 6 | Lead Changes | 6 |
| 90 | Percent Led | 6 |
Brooklyn Nets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Day'Ron Sharpe, C | Day-To-Day | Nov 4 |
| Noah Clowney, F | Day-To-Day | Nov 4 |
| Egor Demin, G | Out | Oct 29 |
| Tyler Bilodeau, F | Out | Oct 25 |
Miami Heat Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|
Game Information
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 17,548 · Capacity:
2026-27 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
5 | 4 | .556 | - | W2 |
 Washington |
4 | 4 | .500 | 0.5 | L1 |
 Charlotte |
3 | 5 | .375 | 1.5 | L4 |
 Miami |
2 | 5 | .286 | 2 | L1 |
 Orlando |
2 | 5 | .286 | 2 | L2 |
2026-27 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia |
- | 1 | W5 | 0.8888889 | 8 |
 Boston |
1.5 | 2 | W1 | 0.75 | 6 |
 Toronto |
3 | 3 | W1 | 0.5714286 | 4 |
 New York |
4 | 4 | W1 | 0.42857143 | 3 |
 Brooklyn |
6 | 6 | L1 | 0.14285715 | 1 |
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