On March 26th, Beijing Time, the 2024 - 25 NBA regular season continued. The Golden State Warriors played away against the Miami Heat. After the full - game, the Warriors lost to the Heat 86 - 112, suffering a two - game losing streak.
Full - game data: The specific scores of each quarter were 22 - 28, 18 - 29, 30 - 26, 16 - 29 (the Warriors' scores are in front). For the Warriors, Stephen Curry continued to sit out due to injury. Jimmy Butler, facing his former team, only scored 11 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and had 2 assists under tight defense. In addition, Jonathan Kuminga had 15 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals; Brandin Podziemski had 14 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists with 2 steals; Gui Santos had 13 points and 3 rebounds; Buddy Hield had 10 points and 3 rebounds; Moses Moody had 7 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists; Gary Payton II had 4 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals; Kevon Looney had 3 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists; Draymond Green had 2 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.
For the Heat, Bam Adebayo had 27 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist; Tyler Herro had 20 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists; Alec Burks had 17 points and 2 rebounds; Kyle Ware had 14 points and 10 rebounds; Jaden Mitchell had 12 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists; Andrew Wiggins had 10 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks; Li Kaier had 7 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.
Game review: At the beginning of the first quarter, Alec Burks made a three - pointer and Bam Adebayo got a dunk on a fast - break, and the Heat took the lead. Jimmy Butler drove past Tyler Herro and made a lay - up, scoring his first points against his old team. However, these 2 points were also his only points in the entire first half. After that, the intensity of the confrontation between the two sides was extremely high. Jimmy Butler committed a 5 - second violation when inbounding the ball; Andrew Wiggins was called for an 8 - second violation for failing to cross the half - court with the ball for a long time. After the interlude, the Heat continued to control the game. In the last 2 and a half minutes of this quarter, Bam Adebayo found his shooting touch and scored 9 points by making free throws and field goals. For the Warriors, Buddy Hield and Gui Santos jointly made three three - pointers. After the first quarter, the Warriors trailed 22 - 28.
In the second quarter, the Heat continued to improve their offensive quality. After Tyler Herro and Jaden Mitchell scored on drives to the basket, the home team led by 10 points. For the Warriors, with Jimmy Butler under tight defense and Stephen Curry out, the team had serious problems in offensive operations. Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield scored sporadically, but they couldn't change the Warriors' passive situation. In the second half of this quarter, the point difference remained over 10 points without any sign of change. In the last seconds of this quarter, Alec Burks and Tyler Herro made consecutive three - pointers. At halftime, the Heat led the Warriors 57 - 40 by 17 points.
After the intermission, Bam Adebayo made another dunk and Alec Burks continued to make three - pointers, and the point difference was widened to over 20 points. After that, Bam Adebayo not only was powerful inside but also made a three - pointer from the outside. For the Warriors, Jimmy Butler's offensive desire increased. He combined drives and jumpers and scored over 10 points in the second half of the third quarter. Around Jimmy Butler, Brandin Podziemski and Jonathan Kuminga also continued to score, and the point difference showed signs of narrowing. But the Heat remained unmoved. At the end of this quarter, they stabilized the situation again. With Jaden Mitchell making a three - pointer, the Heat led 83 - 70 after three quarters.
In the fourth quarter, the Heat didn't give the Warriors any chance. They maintained the high three - point accuracy in the first three quarters. In the middle of this quarter, Li Kaier made a three - pointer and Tyler Herro made two consecutive three - pointers from the outside, and the point difference returned to over 20 points. After that, the Warriors still fought hard, but it didn't make much sense. Finally, after the full - game, the Warriors lost to the Heat 86 - 112, suffering a two - game losing streak.
Starting line - ups of both sides: Warriors: Gary Payton II, Brandin Podziemski, Draymond Green, Moses Moody, Jimmy Butler; Heat: Andrew Wiggins, Alec Burks, Bam Adebayo, Kyle Ware, Tyler Herro.
