Overview
- Bam Adebayo posted 24 points and 11 rebounds, and Pelle Larsson added 20 with 10 in the fourth to secure the result.
- Tyler Herro scored 18 in a spot start, Kel’el Ware delivered a 13-point, 15-rebound double-double, and Andrew Wiggins returned after receiving eight stitches inside his mouth.
- Kevin Durant led Houston with 32 points, eight assists and six rebounds, while Amen Thompson had 20 points and 11 boards and Reed Sheppard scored 14.
- Houston missed eight straight shots late, allowing a 7-0 Miami run that put the game out of reach.
- Norman Powell is listed week-to-week with a right groin strain and is set to miss multiple games, and Jabari Smith Jr. sat with a right ankle sprain and is not expected to play Monday in Washington; Durant and Herro received first-half technicals for a verbal exchange and downplayed it afterward.