MIAMI (AP) – Bam Adebayo scored 17 of his 23 points in the second half and the Miami Heat ended a three-game skid with a 110-95 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night.
Nikola Jovic scored 18 points and Tyler Herro added 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Heat, who held their opponents under 100 points and improved to 7-0. Miami’s Duncan Robinson scored 17 points on 5 of 10 3-point shots.
Cam Johnson and Noah Clowney each scored 19 points for Brooklyn. Keon Johnson finished with 15 points and Tyrese Martin had 14 points for the Nets.
Brooklyn ended the first half on a 17-6 run, cutting the deficit to one point at halftime. The Heat defeated the Nets 52-38 in the second half.
Heat star forward Jimmy Butler missed his second straight game due to a stomach illness. Miami reserve guard Drew Smith left the game early in the second quarter with a lower left foot injury and did not return.
takeout
Nets: Brooklyn is 2-8 since posting a season-high three-game winning streak in November. Six of the losses were by double digits, two of which were by 25 points or more.
Heat: Miami suffered a three-game losing streak. With the win, Miami avoided a four-game stretch for the second time this season.
important moment
Miami, which scored eight points in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s 121-114 loss to Orlando to blow a 22-point lead, opened Monday’s fourth period with five unanswered points to cut its lead to 88. The number increased to 78. The Heat outscored Brooklyn 27-17 during this period.
Main status
Miami made 21-of-24 shots from the line, with Adebayo 7-of-8 and Herro 5-of-6.
to the next
Both teams will resume action on Thursday. The Nets visit Milwaukee and the Heat visit Orlando.
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