NBA

Miami Heat at San Antonio Spurs

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24-23, 12-13 Away
Final
105 - 103

21-25, 13-13 Home

Adebayo hits 19-footer at buzzer to cap 30-point outing in Heat's 105-103 win over Spurs

Bam wins it for the Heat with buzzer-beating jumper

Miami guard Terry Rozier added 19 points in his first game since being named in a federal investigation looking into unusual betting patterns surrounding his play in March 2023 while with the Charlotte Hornets. Nikola Jovic had 14 points and Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 10.

Keldon Johnson led San Antonio with 19 points and Devin Vassell had 18.

Wembanyama was ruled out 40 minutes prior to the game with an undisclosed illness. Selected to his first All-Star Game as a Western Conference reserve Thursday, he missed his sixth game this season.

Adebayo was 13 for 21 from the field and had nine defensive rebounds as Miami won for the third time in four games.

The Spurs will not play in San Antonio again until March 2 as they embark on their annual lengthy road trip as a livestock show and rodeo is held in the Frost Bank Center. The Spurs will host games in Austin on Feb. 20 and 21.

Takeaways Heat: Rozier was 5 for 9 on 3-pointers and 7 for 14 from the field in 33 minutes.

Spurs: Charles Bassey had nine points and 15 rebounds and Zach Collins had two points and two rebounds in Wembanyama's absence.

Key moment Spurs point guard Chris Paul came up short on a 19-foot jumper with five seconds remaining after dribbling the clock down in an attempt to get the final shot off in regulation.

Key stat The Spurs were 9-3 when Johnson scores at least 15 points but were unable to capitalize on his 19-point effort.

Up next The Heat are at Chicago on Tuesday night. The Spurs are at Memphis on Monday night.

Regular Season Series

MIA wins series 2-0

Matchup Prediction

Spurs: 44.2%
Heat: 55.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 105 - 103
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 105 - 103
4th 0.0 (00:00) [Heat] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) 105 - 103
4th 0.1 Bam Adebayo makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Nikola Jovic assists) 105 - 103
4th 3.0 Duncan Robinson enters the game for Kel'el Ware 103 - 103

Statistics

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41-89 FG 38-91
46.1 Field Goal % 41.8
13-42 3PT 12-36
31.0 Three Point % 33.3
10-17 FT 15-21
58.8 Free Throw % 71.4
52 Rebounds 48
12 Offensive Rebounds 13
40 Defensive Rebounds 35
30 Assists 27
7 Steals 8
5 Blocks 3
13 Turnovers 10
1 Team Turnovers 1
14 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
8 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 14
12 Fast Break Points 13
40 Points in Paint 46
15 Fouls 18
11 Largest Lead 4

Game Information

Frost Bank Center

Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 18,354 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 29 32 .475 - L2
Miami 27 30 .474 - W1
Atlanta 27 32 .458 1 L1
Charlotte 14 44 .241 13.5 L5
Washington 10 48 .172 17.5 L1

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Memphis 38 20 .655 - W1
Houston 37 22 .627 1.5 W2
Dallas 32 28 .533 7 W1
San Antonio 24 33 .421 13.5 L4
New Orleans 16 43 .271 22.5 W3
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