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MIAMI – Rookie Kel’el Ware scored 25 points to match his season high, Duncan Robinson added 21 on 5-of-7 3-shooting and the Miami Heat beat the San Antonio Spurs 128-107 on Sunday.
Jimmy Butler had eight points and 7 assists in his second sport since coming back from a seven-game suspension for “conduct detrimental to the team.”
Terry Rozier had 20 points, Tyler Herro scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half and Nikol Jovic added 14 to assist the Heat snap a three-game dropping streak.
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 remaining in the third interval ended the spurt and put the Heat forward 71-52.
Devin Vassell scored 23 points and Victor Wembanyama added 21 for the Spurs. They have misplaced three straight.
Takeaways
Spurs: San Antonio reached the midway level at 19-22.
Heat: Miami additionally ended a three-game slide at dwelling. Before the current dwelling woes, Miami had received 9 of 11 at Kaseya Center since Nov. 18.
Key second
Consecutive 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 finish the first half.
Key stat
The Heat missed their first eight 3-point makes an attempt then made 10 of their subsequent 11 and completed 18 of 33.
Up subsequent
The Spurs head to Paris for video games towards Indiana on Thursday and Saturday. The Heat host Portland on Tuesday night time.
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