Miami Heat @ Houston Rockets
25-32, 12-18 Away
117
25-32, 12-18 Away
40-18, 21-7 Home
109
40-18, 21-7 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Luke Babbitt makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dion Waiters assists)
- Hassan Whiteside blocks Clint Capela's jumper
- James Harden blocks Dion Waiters 's 4-foot jumper
- Hassan Whiteside blocks Trevor Ariza's layup
- Rodney McGruder misses 13-foot jumper
- Hassan Whiteside makes 11-foot two point shot
- Patrick Beverley makes 10-foot two point shot
- Goran Dragic makes 13-foot two point shot
- Ryan Anderson makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Hassan Whiteside makes two point shot (Goran Dragic assists)
- James Harden misses free throw 1 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3
- Clint Capela makes two point shot (Patrick Beverley assists)
- Rodney McGruder makes layup (Hassan Whiteside assists)
- James Harden makes 14-foot two point shot
- Goran Dragic makes 15-foot two point shot (Dion Waiters assists)
- Patrick Beverley makes free throw 1 of 2
- Patrick Beverley makes free throw 2 of 2
- Goran Dragic makes layup
- Luke Babbitt blocks Patrick Beverley 's 1-foot layup
- Ryan Anderson misses tip layup
- Goran Dragic misses free throw 1 of 2
- Goran Dragic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nene makes 1-foot layup (James Harden assists)
- Nene makes free throw 1 of 1
- Hassan Whiteside makes 5-foot two point shot
- James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Dion Waiters makes driving layup (Tyler Johnson assists)
- James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Nene misses free throw 1 of 2
- Nene makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tyler Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Johnson assists)
- Ryan Anderson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Tyler Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
- Tyler Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden misses layup
- Dion Waiters makes two point shot (James Johnson assists)
- Eric Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Rodney McGruder makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyler Johnson assists)
- Nene misses free throw 1 of 2
- Nene makes free throw 2 of 2
- Willie Reed makes free throw 1 of 2
- Willie Reed misses free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Willie Reed misses 10-foot two point shot
- Eric Gordon misses driving layup
- Nene makes layup (James Harden assists)
- James Johnson makes 14-foot two point shot (Dion Waiters assists)
- Eric Gordon misses 8-foot two point shot
- Dion Waiters misses layup
- Dion Waiters makes tip shot
- Sam Dekker misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Dion Waiters misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Johnson misses 20-foot two point jumper
- Patrick Beverley makes jumper
- Tyler Johnson misses 14-foot jumper
- Goran Dragic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon misses three point jumper
- Tyler Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Patrick Beverley misses 4-foot two point shot
- Wayne Ellington makes 21-foot two point shot (Willie Reed assists)
- Tyler Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Clint Capela makes 5-foot two point shot (Patrick Beverley assists)
- Patrick Beverley misses 13-foot jumper
- Corey Brewer makes tip shot
- Goran Dragic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Wayne Ellington misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Patrick Beverley makes free throw 1 of 2
- Patrick Beverley misses free throw 2 of 2
- Hassan Whiteside misses free throw 1 of 2
- Hassan Whiteside makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tyler Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Wayne Ellington misses 11-foot jumper
- James Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Hassan Whiteside misses 14-foot two point shot
- Tyler Johnson makes two point shot
- Eric Gordon misses 24-foot three point jumper
- James Johnson makes driving dunk
- Eric Gordon makes driving layup (James Harden assists)
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 1
- James Johnson misses layup
- Wayne Ellington makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyler Johnson assists)
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Dion Waiters misses 17-foot jumper
- Tyler Johnson makes layup
- Tyler Johnson makes free throw 1 of 1
- Eric Gordon misses layup
- Ryan Anderson misses 19-foot jumper
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Luke Babbitt makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dion Waiters assists)
- James Harden makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Dion Waiters misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Hassan Whiteside makes 4-foot jumper
- Hassan Whiteside makes free throw 1 of 1
- James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Nene misses layup
- Rodney McGruder misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ryan Anderson misses 6-foot jumper
- Dion Waiters makes 18-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Dion Waiters makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rodney McGruder assists)
- Goran Dragic misses 24-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Rodney McGruder misses 24-foot three point jumper
- James Johnson misses two point shot
- Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rodney McGruder makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luke Babbitt assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Clint Capela makes free throw 1 of 2
- Clint Capela makes free throw 2 of 2
- Dion Waiters misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes layup (James Harden assists)
- Goran Dragic misses 23-foot jumper
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Hassan Whiteside makes layup (Goran Dragic assists)
- Clint Capela makes two point shot (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Hassan Whiteside makes free throw 1 of 2
- Hassan Whiteside makes free throw 2 of 2
- Corey Brewer makes two point shot (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Luke Babbitt makes 23-foot three point jumper (Goran Dragic assists)
- Clint Capela makes two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Hassan Whiteside misses 13-foot jumper
- Clint Capela misses 4-foot hook shot
- Goran Dragic makes two point shot (Dion Waiters assists)
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Hassan Whiteside makes dunk (Rodney McGruder assists)
- Clint Capela makes 5-foot two point shot (Corey Brewer assists)
- Clint Capela misses free throw 1 of 1
- Hassan Whiteside misses layup
- James Harden misses layup
- Hassan Whiteside makes dunk (Dion Waiters assists)
- Hassan Whiteside misses free throw 1 of 1
- Ryan Anderson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Luke Babbitt misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Hassan Whiteside misses 11-foot two point shot
- Eric Gordon misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Dion Waiters makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dion Waiters misses free throw 2 of 2
- Hassan Whiteside blocks Nene 's 3-foot layup
- Dion Waiters misses Driving Floating Jump Shot
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rodney McGruder makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tyler Johnson assists)
- Sam Dekker misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tyler Johnson makes two point shot (Dion Waiters assists)
- James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Hassan Whiteside makes 12-foot two point shot
- Nene misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rodney McGruder misses 23-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 12-foot jumper
- Nene misses free throw 1 of 2
- Nene makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Johnson misses 10-foot jumper
- Dion Waiters makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Johnson assists)
- Sam Dekker makes layup (Nene assists)
- James Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Corey Brewer assists)
- Dion Waiters makes 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes 25-foot three pointer
- James Harden misses step back jumpshot
- Goran Dragic makes 11-foot two point shot
- Sam Dekker makes dunk (Eric Gordon assists)
- Wayne Ellington misses 24-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3
- James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3
- James Johnson misses 7-foot jumper
- Willie Reed makes two point shot
- Willie Reed blocks Montrezl Harrell 's 2-foot layup
- Sam Dekker misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Goran Dragic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Goran Dragic misses free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tyler Johnson makes 19-foot jumper (James Johnson assists)
- Eric Gordon misses driving finger roll layup
- Goran Dragic misses 24-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses driving layup
- Tyler Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Wayne Ellington assists)
- Ryan Anderson makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Goran Dragic makes 7-foot two point shot
- Ryan Anderson makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Sam Dekker makes 15-foot two point shot (Ryan Anderson assists)
- Dion Waiters makes 25-foot three point jumper (Goran Dragic assists)
- Ryan Anderson makes 23-foot three point jumper
- James Johnson makes 16-foot two point shot (Goran Dragic assists)
- Ryan Anderson makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Goran Dragic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Goran Dragic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ryan Anderson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Goran Dragic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Hassan Whiteside makes free throw 1 of 2
- Hassan Whiteside misses free throw 2 of 2
- Hassan Whiteside blocks Ryan Anderson's layup
- Ryan Anderson misses layup
- Goran Dragic makes technical free throw
- Hassan Whiteside blocks Corey Brewer's layup
- Dion Waiters misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Corey Brewer misses 23-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes 24-foot three point jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
- Tyler Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Goran Dragic makes two point shot
- Ryan Anderson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Goran Dragic makes driving layup
- Trevor Ariza makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Hassan Whiteside makes dunk (James Johnson assists)
- Ryan Anderson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Ryan Anderson makes two point shot
- Dion Waiters misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Dion Waiters makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dion Waiters makes free throw 2 of 2
- Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | MIA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Hassan Whiteside vs. Clint Capela (Ryan Anderson gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:47 | | James Harden bad pass | 0 | 0 |
| 11:30 | | Luke Babbitt makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dion Waiters assists) | 3 | 0 |
| 11:18 | | Hassan Whiteside blocks Clint Capela's jumper | 3 | 0 |
| 11:17 | | Dion Waiters defensive rebound | 3 | 0 |
| 11:10 | | James Harden blocks Dion Waiters 's 4-foot jumper | 3 | 0 |
| 11:10 | | Rockets defensive team rebound | 3 | 0 |
| 11:04 | | Hassan Whiteside blocks Trevor Ariza's layup | 3 | 0 |
| 11:00 | | Dion Waiters defensive rebound | 3 | 0 |
| 10:45 | | Rodney McGruder misses 13-foot jumper | 3 | 0 |
| 10:45 | | James Harden defensive rebound | 3 | 0 |
| 10:41 | | James Harden bad pass (Rodney McGruder steals) | 3 | 0 |
| 10:40 | | James Harden personal foul (Luke Babbitt draws the foul) | 3 | 0 |
| 10:21 | | Hassan Whiteside makes 11-foot two point shot | 5 | 0 |
| 10:00 | | Patrick Beverley makes 10-foot two point shot | 5 | 2 |
| 9:45 | | Goran Dragic makes 13-foot two point shot | 7 | 2 |
| 9:37 | | Ryan Anderson makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists) | 7 | 5 |
| 9:15 | | Hassan Whiteside makes two point shot (Goran Dragic assists) | 9 | 5 |
| 9:07 | | Rodney McGruder shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | 9 | 5 |
| 9:07 | | James Harden misses free throw 1 of 3 | 9 | 5 |
| 9:07 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 9 | 5 |
| 9:07 | | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3 | 9 | 6 |
| 9:07 | | James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3 | 9 | 7 |
| 8:52 | | Luke Babbitt bad pass (Trevor Ariza steals) | 9 | 7 |
| 8:44 | | Clint Capela makes two point shot (Patrick Beverley assists) | 9 | 9 |
| 8:19 | | Rodney McGruder makes layup (Hassan Whiteside assists) | 11 | 9 |
| 8:07 | | James Harden makes 14-foot two point shot | 11 | 11 |
| 7:54 | | Clint Capela personal foul (Dion Waiters draws the foul) | 11 | 11 |
| 7:48 | | Goran Dragic makes 15-foot two point shot (Dion Waiters assists) | 13 | 11 |
| 7:33 | | Goran Dragic shooting block foul (Patrick Beverley draws the foul) | 13 | 11 |
| 7:33 | | Patrick Beverley makes free throw 1 of 2 | 13 | 12 |
| 7:33 | | Patrick Beverley makes free throw 2 of 2 | 13 | 13 |
| 7:20 | | Goran Dragic makes layup | 15 | 13 |
| 7:03 | | Luke Babbitt blocks Patrick Beverley 's 1-foot layup | 15 | 13 |
| 7:01 | | Ryan Anderson offensive rebound | 15 | 13 |
| 7:01 | | Ryan Anderson misses tip layup | 15 | 13 |
| 7:01 | | Dion Waiters defensive rebound | 15 | 13 |
| 6:52 | | Ryan Anderson personal foul (Rodney McGruder draws the foul) | 15 | 13 |
| 6:52 | | Nene enters the game for Clint Capela | 15 | 13 |
| 6:43 | | Patrick Beverley shooting foul (Goran Dragic draws the foul) | 15 | 13 |
| 6:43 | | Goran Dragic misses free throw 1 of 2 | 15 | 13 |
| 6:43 | | Heat offensive team rebound | 15 | 13 |
| 6:43 | | Goran Dragic makes free throw 2 of 2 | 16 | 13 |
| 6:35 | | Nene makes 1-foot layup (James Harden assists) | 16 | 15 |
| 6:35 | | Hassan Whiteside shooting foul (Nene draws the foul) | 16 | 15 |
| 6:35 | | Nene makes free throw 1 of 1 | 16 | 16 |
| 6:11 | | Hassan Whiteside makes 5-foot two point shot | 18 | 16 |
| 6:03 | | Dion Waiters shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | 18 | 16 |
| 6:03 | | James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2 | 18 | 16 |
| 6:03 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 18 | 16 |
| 6:03 | | Tyler Johnson enters the game for Goran Dragic | 18 | 16 |
| 6:03 | | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2 | 18 | 17 |
| 5:50 | | Dion Waiters makes driving layup (Tyler Johnson assists) | 20 | 17 |
| 5:35 | | James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper | 20 | 17 |
| 5:35 | | Ryan Anderson offensive rebound | 20 | 17 |
| 5:24 | | Hassan Whiteside shooting block foul (Nene draws the foul) | 20 | 17 |
| 5:24 | | Rockets Full timeout | 20 | 17 |
| 5:24 | | Eric Gordon enters the game for Patrick Beverley | 20 | 17 |
| 5:24 | | Willie Reed enters the game for Luke Babbitt | 20 | 17 |
| 5:24 | | James Johnson enters the game for Hassan Whiteside | 20 | 17 |
| 5:24 | | Nene misses free throw 1 of 2 | 20 | 17 |
| 5:24 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 20 | 17 |
| 5:24 | | Nene makes free throw 2 of 2 | 20 | 18 |
| 5:11 | | Tyler Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Johnson assists) | 23 | 18 |
| 4:58 | | Ryan Anderson misses 26-foot three point jumper | 23 | 18 |
| 4:56 | | Tyler Johnson defensive rebound | 23 | 18 |
| 4:43 | | Eric Gordon personal foul (Tyler Johnson draws the foul) | 23 | 18 |
| 4:43 | | Tyler Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2 | 23 | 18 |
| 4:43 | | Heat offensive team rebound | 23 | 18 |
| 4:43 | | Tyler Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 24 | 18 |
| 4:28 | | James Harden bad pass (James Johnson steals) | 24 | 18 |
| 4:24 | | James Johnson bad pass (Nene steals) | 24 | 18 |
| 4:18 | | James Harden misses layup | 24 | 18 |
| 4:18 | | James Johnson defensive rebound | 24 | 18 |
| 4:13 | | Dion Waiters makes two point shot (James Johnson assists) | 26 | 18 |
| 4:03 | | Eric Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists) | 26 | 21 |
| 3:35 | | shot clock turnover | 26 | 21 |
| 3:35 | | Sam Dekker enters the game for Ryan Anderson | 26 | 21 |
| 3:31 | | Trevor Ariza misses 24-foot three point jumper | 26 | 21 |
| 3:30 | | Willie Reed defensive rebound | 26 | 21 |
| 3:14 | | Rodney McGruder makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyler Johnson assists) | 29 | 21 |
| 2:58 | | Nene misses free throw 1 of 2 | 29 | 21 |
| 2:58 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 29 | 21 |
| 2:58 | | Nene makes free throw 2 of 2 | 29 | 22 |
| 2:58 | | Willie Reed shooting block foul (Nene draws the foul) | 29 | 21 |
| 2:58 | | Heat Full timeout | 29 | 21 |
| 2:46 | | Nene personal foul (Willie Reed draws the foul) | 29 | 22 |
| 2:46 | | Willie Reed makes free throw 1 of 2 | 30 | 22 |
| 2:46 | | Willie Reed misses free throw 2 of 2 | 30 | 22 |
| 2:46 | | James Harden defensive rebound | 30 | 22 |
| 2:31 | | James Harden makes driving layup | 30 | 24 |
| 2:05 | | Willie Reed misses 10-foot two point shot | 30 | 24 |
| 2:04 | | Eric Gordon defensive rebound | 30 | 24 |
| 1:57 | | Eric Gordon misses driving layup | 30 | 24 |
| 1:55 | | Nene offensive rebound | 30 | 24 |
| 1:45 | | Nene makes layup (James Harden assists) | 30 | 26 |
| 1:23 | | James Johnson makes 14-foot two point shot (Dion Waiters assists) | 32 | 26 |
| 1:07 | | Eric Gordon misses 8-foot two point shot | 32 | 26 |
| 1:07 | | James Johnson defensive rebound | 32 | 26 |
| 59.0 | | Dion Waiters misses layup | 32 | 26 |
| 59.0 | | Dion Waiters makes tip shot | 34 | 26 |
| 59.0 | | Dion Waiters offensive rebound | 32 | 26 |
| 45.0 | | Sam Dekker misses 24-foot three point jumper | 34 | 26 |
| 44.0 | | James Harden offensive rebound | 34 | 26 |
| 38.0 | | Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper | 34 | 26 |
| 37.0 | | Tyler Johnson defensive rebound | 34 | 26 |
| 23.0 | | Dion Waiters misses 25-foot three point jumper | 34 | 26 |
| 23.0 | | Rockets defensive team rebound | 34 | 26 |
| 23.0 | | Clint Capela enters the game for Trevor Ariza | 34 | 26 |
| 23.0 | | Corey Brewer enters the game for Nene | 34 | 26 |
| 23.0 | | Wayne Ellington enters the game for Rodney McGruder | 34 | 26 |
| 23.0 | | Goran Dragic enters the game for Dion Waiters | 34 | 26 |
| 1.0 | | Tyler Johnson shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | 34 | 26 |
| 1.0 | | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2 | 34 | 27 |
| 1.0 | | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2 | 34 | 28 |
| 1.0 | | James Johnson bad pass (Eric Gordon steals) | 34 | 28 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 34 | 28 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:Pat Fraher
Referee:Dan Crawford
Referee:CJ Washington
2025-26 Standings
Eastern Conference
| Southeast | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami | 26 | 23 | .531 | - | W1 |
| Orlando | 24 | 22 | .522 | 0.5 | W1 |
| Atlanta | 24 | 26 | .480 | 2.5 | L1 |
| Charlotte | 21 | 28 | .429 | 5 | W5 |
| Washington | 12 | 34 | .261 | 12.5 | W2 |
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 32 | 15 | .681 | - | W1 |
| Houston | 29 | 17 | .630 | 2.5 | W1 |
| Memphis | 18 | 27 | .400 | 13 | L4 |
| Dallas | 19 | 29 | .396 | 13.5 | L3 |
| New Orleans | 12 | 37 | .245 | 21 | L1 |
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