Paul hit a jumper with 46 seconds left to finish the scoring. Miami had a chance to regain the lead after Paul missed a 3-pointer, but Wade missed a jumper, and Richardson missed a 3-pointer. With Houston down 113-103 after Dragic’s 3-pointer with 6:18 remaining, Harden scored 10 points on a 14-0 run that made it 117-113. Houston played at Charlotte on Wednesday night. Miami was coming off a home victory over Golden State on Wednesday night on Dwyane Wade’s banked 3-pointer at the buzzer. That was probably more deflating than anything.” “Double-digit lead all of us a sudden you look up and they were right there. “We were in the driver’s seat and had an opportunity to close it out and really buckle down defensively, and we started to foul,” Miami coach Erik Spoelstra said.
The Heat shot 52 percent, making 15 of 28 3-pointers.
Kelly Olynyk and Goran Dragic each had 21 points for Miami, Justise Winslow added 19 points and eight assists, and Josh Richardson had 18 points. … This is a character win, and when you get in the playoffs, that’s what counts.” “Just for a lot of reasons - spirit wise, we did it the right way. “I just really think it was a big win for us,” Houston coach Mike D’Antoni said. Houston held Miami to 20 points in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Heat by 15 in the decisive quarter. The Rockets shot 49 percent, including 19 of 46 on 3-pointers. Rivers scored 17 points, and Paul and Clark each had 14 to help Houston win its fourth straight game. “I took my shots when I had the opportunities, and not only myself, but Austin (Rivers), Gary (Clark), Chris (Paul) made some plays down the stretch. “I wanted to be aggressive and continue to attack the rim,” Harden said.
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Harden made 8 of 18 3-pointers and was 16 of 32 overall from the field and 18 of 18 on free throws. “All of us were like, ‘He had that many points?’ We had no idea he had that many points. “We get the stat sheet at the end of the game, and I saw he had 58,” Rivers said. 23, and had the most points ever against the Heat - breaking Willie Burton’s mark of 53 for Philadelphia on Dec. He fell three points short of his career high set at New York on Jan. They were just too comfortable, so we had to pick the pressure up in the second half, create some turnovers and energy with our defense.” “They gained confidence and knocked down shots. “We were lackadaisical on defense, especially in that second quarter,” Harden said. Harden also had 10 assists and seven rebounds and the Rockets overcame a 21-point third-quarter deficit to beat the Miami Heat 121-118 on Thursday night. HOUSTON - After scoring 58 points, James Harden pointed to the Houston Rockets’ defense and team effort. NBA star slams Warriors announcers over 'disrespectful' contract accusation NBA guard fumes over ejection for phantom elbow Magic, Timberwolves players exchange punches during wild brawlĮx-Knick calls out Ben Simmons' practice tale
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