NBA The forward sinks the Rockets with a triple-double: 27 + 10 + 10
EForward Jimmy Butler was a prophet in his hometown and gave his best All-Star version to lead the Miami Heat to a 94-101 road win over the Houston Rockets.
Butler, a native of Houston, finished with a triple-double of 27 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists and got Miami through a slow start to the game to finally be the best team on the Toyota Center track in the presence of 3,251 spectators. .
The Heat’s star forward had 27 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists that helped the Heat stay on the winning track with the fourth consecutive win and an overall record of 11-14.
Butler had his first triple-double of the season and his 10th overall, always imposing his best individual game against an inconsistent defense from the Rockets, who are noticing the injury loss of young powerhouse Christian Wood too much.
The Heat came close to having two players with triple-doubles, after power forward Bam Adebayo also imposed his power inside the paint and finished with 10 points, 13 rebounds, eight assists, in addition to recovering two balls before being eliminated by accumulation. personnel in the absence of a minute to conclude the game.
Nor was he inspired by the control of the ball, losing it eight times of the 20 that the team accumulated.
Guard-forward Duncan Robinson was once again the exclusive 3-pointer with 11 attempts, scoring 5 to finish the game with 15 points and two assists.
Robinson’s contribution had more value after the Heat were left without guard Tyler Herro, hours before the game began, having to submit to the NBA’s Covid-19 health and safety protocols.
According to them, Herro could have tested positive for Covid-19, have an inconclusive test or be subjected to follow-up for having been close to an infected person.
Miami trailed by 13 points in the first half, but used a great streak and solid defense in the third quarter to give him a 12-point lead that he got into the fourth period.
The Heat stayed up 12 after a dunk from Adebayo, before Houston used a 9-0 run to get back into the game with a 94-97 run and less than a minute left in regulation time.
Although the Heat missed two shots after that, they ultimately grabbed both offensive rebounds, including the second for Butler.
The Heat’s star player was fouled and made two free throws with 10 seconds left and the Heat added two more personnel pitches before regulation time ended that secured the victory.
“Maintaining the winning streak against an opponent like the Rockets and the road allows us to continue to build team confidence going forward,” said Heat coach Eric Spoelstra. “We still have to have better control of the ball, but we are doing better.”
Quite the opposite of what happens with the Rockets, who again showed inconsistency and the lack of a true leader within the team.
Point guard John Wall and backup guard Eric Gordon led the Rockets, with 17 points each, but never got the decisive goals the team needed down the stretch of the game.
Although the pvot DeMarcus Cousins, who started at Wood’s position, completed a good game by getting a double-double of 16 points, 11 rebounds and distributing three assists, which did not prevent the Rockets’ fourth consecutive loss (11- 14).
Rockets coach Stephen Silas admitted the team struggled again with offensive play as demonstrated by finishing the game with just 39 percent shooting from the field.
“You can’t win a game with that percentage and more against a rival like Miami that has players who know how to score from any position,” Silas said. “We must regain confidence in our team play.”
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