Heat
Miami
Eastern Conference
Southeast
2
1
3
1354
1561
22
9
41
86
42
49
21
16
76
37
11
48
5
24
11
12
16
109
4
46
00
0
2520
117
5
91
80
88
810
61
871
01
53
31
55
3014
6060
75
45
60
2021
1014
50
83
71
86
109
13
122
22
79
43
02
3134
6060
4
0
0
25
11
44
9
8
89
8
6
14
0
5
3
5
30
60
6
0
0
20
7
35
1
0
0
10
1
11
1
3
1
5
14
60
7
4
57
20
10
50
8
7
88
10
1
11
2
7
4
0
31
60
5
5
100
21
14
67
3
1
33
9
3
12
2
9
3
2
34
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Hassan
Whiteside
Hassan Whiteside
True
33
12
15
80
0
0
0
1
3
33
1
14
15
1
3
2
3
2
25
20
double
Dwyane
Wade
Dwyane Wade
True
32
6
16
38
2
3
67
6
6
100
0
2
2
8
2
0
1
1
20
15
none
Luol
Deng
Luol Deng
True
26
5
12
42
1
4
25
3
4
75
3
3
6
1
0
0
1
1
14
-3
none
Chris
Bosh
Chris Bosh
True
24
4
11
36
2
4
50
0
0
0
1
7
8
0
0
2
0
1
10
1
none
Goran
Dragić
Goran Dragić
True
24
3
7
43
0
1
0
2
2
100
0
3
3
6
1
0
1
4
8
-6
none
Justise
Winslow
Justise Winslow
False
30
4
8
50
2
2
100
0
0
0
2
1
3
2
2
0
1
2
10
24
none
Mario
Chalmers
Mario Chalmers
False
22
1
3
33
0
1
0
2
3
67
1
0
1
3
2
0
3
3
4
27
none
Tyler
Johnson
Tyler Johnson
False
21
5
7
71
1
2
50
0
1
0
3
5
8
3
1
1
0
0
11
25
none
Gerald
Green
Gerald Green
False
18
2
7
29
1
5
20
2
2
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
7
7
none
Josh
McRoberts
Josh McRoberts
False
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
-10
none
Amar'e
Stoudemire
Amar'e Stoudemire
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Udonis
Haslem
Udonis Haslem
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
James
Ennis
James Ennis
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
3
November
2015
Tuesday
American Airlines Arena
Miami
Hawks
Atlanta
True
Rockets
Houston
Western Conference
Southwest
0
3
3
2134
2135
36
10
28
79
32
41
18
15
83
31
3
34
3
20
9
17
23
89
4
614
36
6
2221
129
6
85
84
99
711
11
722
11
76
43
42
3528
6060
88
01
1
1719
56
3
32
21
66
85
10
95
01
25
02
74
1214
6060
6
3
50
22
12
55
8
8
100
7
1
8
1
7
4
4
35
60
14
6
43
21
9
43
5
4
80
11
1
12
1
6
3
2
28
60
8
0
0
17
5
29
3
2
67
8
1
9
0
2
0
7
12
60
8
1
12
19
6
32
2
1
50
5
0
5
1
5
2
4
14
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Trevor
Ariza
Trevor Ariza
True
40
3
13
23
3
8
38
0
0
0
0
7
7
4
3
0
2
2
9
-13
none
James
Harden
James Harden
True
39
2
15
13
0
10
0
12
14
86
0
6
6
7
3
1
5
2
16
-23
none
Ty
Lawson
Ty Lawson
True
37
1
3
33
0
0
0
2
2
100
0
4
4
4
1
0
3
3
4
-23
none
Marcus
Thornton
Marcus Thornton
True
30
8
16
50
5
9
56
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
2
4
21
-15
none
Clint
Capela
Clint Capela
True
14
5
5
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
5
0
0
1
1
2
10
4
none
Montrezl
Harrell
Montrezl Harrell
False
22
3
4
75
0
0
0
1
2
50
2
3
5
0
0
1
1
2
7
-18
none
Corey
Brewer
Corey Brewer
False
21
5
13
38
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
0
0
3
10
-10
none
Patrick
Beverley
Patrick Beverley
False
19
4
7
57
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
3
3
9
-5
none
Chuck
Hayes
Chuck Hayes
False
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
-1
none
Jason
Terry
Jason Terry
False
5
1
3
33
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
none
Dwight
Howard
Dwight Howard
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
K.J.
McDaniels
K.J. McDaniels
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Sam
Dekker
Sam Dekker
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
2
November
2015
Monday
Toyota Center
Houston
Thunder
Oklahoma City
True
Despite trailing by 21 points early in the game , the Miami Heat ( 2 - 1 ) were able to comfortably defeat the Houston Rockets ( 0 - 3 ) , 109 - 89 . With star center Dwight Howard sidelined by a back injury , coach Kevin McHale rolled out a `` small ball `` lineup on the road against Miami . While guard Marcus Thornton , a new addition to the starting lineup , exploded for 21 points , Miami 's frontcourt was able to take advantage of Howard 's absence . Heat center Hassan Whiteside delivered a whopping 25 points and 15 rebound to go with a pair of blocks , and effort that helped fuel Miami 's 48 - 34 rebounding advantage . Veteran guard Dwyane Wade was also able to exploit holes in the Houston defense , posting 20 points and dishing out 8 assists . Point guard Gordan Dragic 's struggles have continued , however , as he delivered just 8 points and played only 24 minutes . Houston , the second seed in the West last season , came into the season near the top of many power rankings . However , their loss to the Heat is their third consecutive defeat by a margin of twenty points . While Howard 's absence in two of the team 's three games has helped , star guard James Harden has struggled with inefficiency thus far , shooting just 26 percent from the field . The Rockets will likely look to adjust going forward . Houston will seak a bounceback performance as they take on the powerhouse Oklahoma City Thunder at home on Monday night . Meanwhile , the Heat will seek to carry the momentum from their victory into their next game , a home matchup against Atlanta .
Despite trailing by 21 points early in the game, the Miami Heat (2 - 1) were able to comfortably defeat the Houston Rockets (0 - 3), 109 - 89. With star center Dwight Howard sidelined by a back injury, coach Kevin McHale rolled out a "small ball "lineup on the road against Miami. While guard Marcus Thornton, a new addition to the starting lineup, exploded for 21 points, Miami's frontcourt was able to take advantage of Howard's absence. Heat center Hassan Whiteside delivered a whopping 25 points and 15 rebound to go with a pair of blocks, and effort that helped fuel Miami's 48 - 34 rebounding advantage. Veteran guard Dwyane Wade was also able to exploit holes in the Houston defense, posting 20 points and dishing out 8 assists. Point guard Gordan Dragic's struggles have continued, however, as he delivered just 8 points and played only 24 minutes. Houston, the second seed in the West last season, came into the season near the top of many power rankings. However, their loss to the Heat is their third consecutive defeat by a margin of twenty points. While Howard's absence in two of the team's three games has helped, star guard James Harden has struggled with inefficiency thus far, shooting just 26 percent from the field. The Rockets will likely look to adjust going forward. Houston will seak a bounceback performance as they take on the powerhouse Oklahoma City Thunder at home on Monday night. Meanwhile, the Heat will seek to carry the momentum from their victory into their next game, a home matchup against Atlanta.
Despite trailing by 21 points early in the game, the Miami Heat (2 - 1) were able to comfortably defeat the Houston Rockets (0 - 3), 109 - 89. With star center Dwight Howard sidelined by a back injury, coach Kevin McHale rolled out a "small ball "lineup on the road against Miami. While guard Marcus Thornton, a new addition to the starting lineup, exploded for 21 points, Miami's frontcourt was able to take advantage of Howard's absence. Heat center Hassan Whiteside delivered a whopping 25 points and 15 rebound to go with a pair of blocks, and effort that helped fuel Miami's 48 - 34 rebounding advantage. Veteran guard Dwyane Wade was also able to exploit holes in the Houston defense, posting 20 points and dishing out 8 assists. Point guard Gordan Dragic's struggles have continued, however, as he delivered just 8 points and played only 24 minutes. Houston, the second seed in the West last season, came into the season near the top of many power rankings. However, their loss to the Heat is their third consecutive defeat by a margin of twenty points. While Howard's absence in two of the team's three games has helped, star guard James Harden has struggled with inefficiency thus far, shooting just 26 percent from the field. The Rockets will likely look to adjust going forward. Houston will seak a bounceback performance as they take on the powerhouse Oklahoma City Thunder at home on Monday night. Meanwhile, the Heat will seek to carry the momentum from their victory into their next game, a home matchup against Atlanta.
<GAME> <DATE> 1 November 2015 <DAY> Sunday <STADIUM> American Airlines Arena <CITY> Miami <HOME> <TEAM> Heat <CITY> Miami <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 109 <WINS-LOSSES> 2 1 <QTRS> 30 14 31 34 <TEAM-AST> 24 <3PT> 9 <TEAM-FG> 42 <TEAM-FT> 16 <TEAM-REB> 48 <TEAM-TO> 12 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 3 November 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Tuesday <NEXT-STADIUM> American Airlines Arena <NEXT-CITY> Miami <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Atlanta <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Hawks <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Rockets <CITY> Houston <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 89 <WINS-LOSSES> 0 3 <QTRS> 35 28 12 14 <TEAM-AST> 20 <3PT> 10 <TEAM-FG> 32 <TEAM-FT> 15 <TEAM-REB> 34 <TEAM-TO> 17 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 2 November 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Monday <NEXT-STADIUM> Toyota Center <NEXT-CITY> Houston <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Oklahoma City <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Thunder <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Hassan Whiteside <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 25 <FG> 12 15 80 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 3 33 <REB> 15 <AST> 1 <STL> 3 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 14 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Dwyane Wade <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 20 <FG> 6 16 38 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 6 6 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 8 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Luol Deng <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 14 <FG> 5 12 42 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyler Johnson <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 7 71 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 8 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Justise Winslow <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 2 2 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Chris Bosh <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 11 36 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 8 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Goran Dragić <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 6 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gerald Green <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 7 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mario Chalmers <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Ennis <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Udonis Haslem <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Amar'e Stoudemire <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Josh McRoberts <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marcus Thornton <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 21 <FG> 8 16 50 <FG3> 5 9 56 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Harden <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 39 <PTS> 16 <FG> 2 15 13 <FG3> 0 10 0 <FT> 12 14 86 <REB> 6 <AST> 7 <STL> 3 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Corey Brewer <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 10 <FG> 5 13 38 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Clint Capela <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 10 <FG> 5 5 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Patrick Beverley <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 7 57 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Trevor Ariza <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 40 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 13 23 <FG3> 3 8 38 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 4 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Montrezl Harrell <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ty Lawson <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jason Terry <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Sam Dekker <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> K. J. McDaniels <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dwight Howard <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Chuck Hayes <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 9 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none