Houston Rockets 104 Miami Heat 111-Recap

Mar 16, 2014; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade (3) is pressured by Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) during the first half at the American Airlines Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports

For the first time this season, the Houston Rockets have dropped 3 consecutive games after a 4th quarter collapse to the Miami Heat resulted in a 111-104 loss. After holding on to a 102-98 lead with 4 minutes remaining, the Rockets missed their final 7 field goal attempts, leading to a 13-0 Heat run to close out the game.

James Harden led the Rockets with 30 points on 7 of 16 shooting, while Dwight Howard finished with 21 points and 14 rebounds. Patrick Beverley scored 15 points, dished out 5 assists, and recorded 4 steals. Terrence Jones added 12 points and 4 rebounds in 25 minutes.

Ray Allen hit 4 of 6 3-pointers and led the Heat with 25 points off the bench, while both Lebron James and Dwayne Wade scored 24 points apiece.  James also added 5 rebounds and 5 assists, and Wade also dished out 7 dimes.

Houston Rockets

STARTERS

MIN

FG

3PFG

FT

OREB

DREB

REB

AST

STL

BLK

TO

PF

+/-

PTS

25

5-7

1-1

1-1

2

2

4

0

2

0

1

1

+2

12

38

4-9

0-1

1-2

0

1

1

5

4

0

2

2

0

9

38

9-12

0-0

3-6

3

11

14

5

0

2

2

3

-4

21

36

5-14

1-5

4-4

0

0

0

5

4

1

2

3

-5

15

43

7-16

5-12

11-12

0

3

3

1

0

0

4

3

-7

30

BENCH

MIN

FG

3PFG

FT

OREB

DREB

REB

AST

STL

BLK

TO

PF

+/-

PTS

17

3-5

1-2

0-0

1

3

4

0

0

0

1

2

+3

7

7

0-2

0-0

0-0

0

1

1

0

0

1

0

2

-7

0

10

2-3

0-0

0-2

4

2

6

0

0

0

0

1

-5

4

26

2-7

1-2

1-1

0

1

1

2

1

0

3

4

-22

6

DNP ARTHROSCOPIC RIGHT KNEE PROCEDURE

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:   20
Points in the paint:   54
Total Team Turnovers (Points off turnovers):   16 (18)

Miami Heat

STARTERS

MIN

FG

3PFG

FT

OREB

DREB

REB

AST

STL

BLK

TO

PF

+/-

PTS

43

8-17

1-3

7-8

0

5

5

5

2

0

5

3

+11

24

34

7-12

2-6

2-2

1

7

8

0

2

1

1

1

+8

18

13

0-2

0-0

0-0

2

4

6

0

0

0

1

4

+1

0

19

3-9

0-3

0-0

0

0

0

4

1

0

5

4

+4

6

34

10-15

0-0

4-7

1

2

3

7

2

1

1

1

+17

24

BENCH

MIN

FG

3PFG

FT

OREB

DREB

REB

AST

STL

BLK

TO

PF

+/-

PTS

21

2-3

0-0

2-2

3

4

7

0

0

1

0

1

-5

6

21

1-2

1-2

2-3

0

1

1

1

1

0

0

2

-3

5

2

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-2

0

25

2-6

1-2

0-0

0

0

0

4

1

0

0

4

+7

5

29

7-11

4-6

7-7

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

+7

25

DNP COACH’S DECISION

DNP COACH’S DECISION

DNP COACH’S DECISION

DNP

TOTALS

FGM-A

3PM-A

FTM-A

OREB

DREB

REB

AST

STL

BLK

TO

PF

PTS

Fast break points:   14
Points in the paint:   40
Total Team Turnovers (Points off turnovers):   14 (14)

With the Rockets up 99-98, Beverley drained a 3-pointer to stretch the lead to 4, but Howard was called for a delay of game when he slapped the ball out of the net to the baseline referee.

That sparked the Heat’s 13-0 run that included 2 other technical free throws, and 7 straight missed shots on the Rockets’ end.  Beverley hit a pair of free throws in the final seconds to put up the first points in the final 4:26 of the game. The Heat closed the game out on a 15-2 run.