Houston Rockets 106 Miami Heat 103-Recap

Mar 4, 2014; Houston, TX, USA; Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade (3) controls the ball during the second quarter as Houston Rockets point guard Patrick Beverley (2) defends at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

It took all 48 minutes for the Houston Rockets to earn their first win in 9 tries against the Miami Heat, but a last second stand by Dwight Howard and the rest of the defense sealed a 106-103 win.

With the Rockets up 106-100 with 21 seconds remaining, Michael Beasley drained a 3-pointer to cut the lead to 3, leading to a turnover by James Harden when he attempted a full court pass that sailed out of bounds. That led to an isolation by Lebron James against Howard with a chance to send the game to overtime, but a step-back 3-pointer at the buzzer went off the rim.

Miami Heat

STARTERS

MIN

FG

3PFG

FT

OREB

DREB

REB

AST

STL

BLK

TO

PF

+/-

PTS

20

1-6

0-5

0-0

1

1

2

0

0

2

1

0

-16

2

37

9-18

0-3

4-6

1

0

1

6

3

0

1

1

-15

22

27

1-5

0-2

3-4

0

5

5

0

2

0

1

3

-17

5

22

1-5

0-1

1-3

1

3

4

2

2

0

0

1

-15

3

37

8-15

0-1

8-12

3

1

4

6

2

0

3

1

-4

24

BENCH

MIN

FG

3PFG

FT

OREB

DREB

REB

AST

STL

BLK

TO

PF

+/-

PTS

1

0-0

0-0

0-0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

+4

0

20

2-3

0-0

1-1

2

5

7

0

0

5

0

5

+10

5

28

9-13

4-7

2-2

0

4

4

2

0

0

0

4

+13

24

22

2-7

1-3

0-0

0

1

1

2

1

0

2

2

+14

5

26

5-8

2-5

1-1

1

3

4

1

1

0

0

1

+11

13

DNP COACH’S DECISION

DNP COACH’S DECISION

DNP COACH’S DECISION

TOTALS

FG

3PFG

FT

OREB

DREB

REB

AST

STL

BLK

TO

PF

PTS

Fast break points:   22
Points in the paint:   54
Total Team Turnovers (Points off turnovers):   9 (10)

Houston Rockets

STARTERS

MIN

FG

3PFG

FT

OREB

DREB

REB

AST

STL

BLK

TO

PF

+/-

PTS

35

8-13

1-1

2-3

4

8

12

2

0

1

0

1

+17

19

38

5-10

0-3

0-0

1

3

4

8

0

0

3

2

+10

10

36

8-13

0-0

6-8

3

13

16

1

0

0

2

2

+16

22

33

6-12

5-8

2-3

2

0

2

2

3

1

2

4

+17

19

40

9-15

1-5

2-5

0

4

4

11

1

0

6

3

+14

21

BENCH

MIN

FG

3PFG

FT

OREB

DREB

REB

AST

STL

BLK

TO

PF

+/-

PTS

13

0-5

0-2

1-2

0

1

1

0

0

0

1

3

-14

1

18

1-3

0-0

2-2

0

3

3

0

0

0

0

3

-16

4

11

1-2

0-0

1-2

2

2

4

0

0

0

2

2

-15

3

1

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

15

2-5

1-4

2-2

0

0

0

0

0

1

2

2

-14

7

DNP COACH’S DECISION

DNP COACH’S DECISION

DNP COACH’S DECISION

TOTALS

FG

3PFG

FT

OREB

DREB

REB

AST

STL

BLK

TO

PF

PTS

Fast break points:   16
Points in the paint:   50
Total Team Turnovers (Points off turnovers):   18 (23)

All 5 starters scored in double digits with Howard leading the damage at 22 points and 16 rebounds. James Harden scored 21 points and dished out 11 assists while Terrence Jones and Patrick Beverley both scored 19 points. Chandler Parsons added 10 points and 8 assists. The Rockets were also able to survive 18 turnovers that led to 22 fast-break points for the Heat

A night after scoring a career high 61 points, James was ‘only’ held to 22 points, while Dwyane Wade scored 24 points and dished out 6 dimes. Beasley also added 24 points off the bench.