The Miami Heat beat the Houston Rockets 120-110 on Dec 31, 2021 at Toyota Center (Houston).
Final · Toyota Center (Houston)
Top performers
- Jimmy Butler III led the Heat with 37 points, 1 rebounds and 2 assists.
- Jae'Sean Tate led the Rockets with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.
Miami Heat box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Butler III | 35 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12-21 | 2-3 | 11-11 | 0 |
| Tyler Herro | 38 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5-17 | 1-9 | 5-7 | 0 |
| Kyle Lowry | 37 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3-11 | 2-7 | 4-5 | 3 |
| Caleb Martin | 38 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Haywood Highsmith | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 163 | 85 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 27-62 | 9-25 | 22-25 | 7 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Houston Rockets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jae'Sean Tate | 25 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9-15 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Christian Wood | 34 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8-14 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 2 |
| Jalen Green | 28 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-11 | 2-7 | 4-4 | 5 |
| Eric Gordon | 27 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 31 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3-11 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 6 |
| Alperen Sengun | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 2 |
| KJ Martin | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Team | 166 | 90 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 33-70 | 10-30 | 14-17 | 19 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Heat · 2021-22 season · Previous Dec 29, 2021: MIA at SA · Next Jan 2, 2022: MIA 113, SAC 115
- Rockets · 2021-22 season · Previous Dec 28, 2021: LAL 132, HOU 123 · Next Jan 1, 2022: DEN 124, HOU 111