Miami Heat center Kel’el Ware (7) goes up for the dunk during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
MIAMI — Rookie Kel’el Ware scored 25 points to tie his season high, Duncan Robinson added 21 on 5-of-7, 3-point shooting and the Miami Heat beat the San Antonio Spurs 128-107 on Sunday.
Jimmy Butler had eight points and seven assists in his second game since returning from a seven-game suspension for “conduct detrimental to the team.”
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Terry Rozier had 20 points, Tyler Herro scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half and Nikol Jovic added 14 to help the Heat end a three-game losing streak.
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One of the best games @KelelWareIt’s a young career.
Here’s what happened ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/lvYWDmwIPM
– Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) January 19, 2025
Miami closed the first half with an 11-0 run to take a five-point lead at 46-41, then opened the second with a 25-8 run. Jovic’s 3-pointer with 5:45 left in the third period ended the spurt and gave the Heat a 71-52 lead.
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Devin Vassell scored 23 points and Victor Wembanyama added 21 for the Spurs. They have lost three times in a row.
Takeaways
Spurs: San Antonio reached the halfway point at 19-22.
Heat: Miami also ended a three-game home slide. Before the recent home woes, Miami had won nine of 11 games at Kaseya Center since November 18.
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Key moment
Back-to-back 3-pointers from Robinson and Rozier late in the second quarter gave the Heat the lead for good and capped the 11-0 run at the end of the first half.
Key statistic
The Heat missed their first eight 3-point attempts, then made 10 of their next 11 and finished 18 of 33.
To be continued
The Spurs travel to Paris for games against Indiana on Thursday and Saturday. The Heat host Portland on Tuesday night.
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