Game ID: 22301044
Golden State Warriors @ Miami Heat
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
Kaseya Center, Miami, FL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIA 26 29 20 17 92GSW 24 29 32 28 113
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
MIA availability going into 3/18 · back-to-backOUT Herro missed 11 since 2/26, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 14 since 2/13, out tonight
OUT Love missed 9 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Wright back 3/17 after 7, 21 min since (95% of 22)
BACK Bryant back 3/13 after 2, 14 min since (120% of 12)
BACK Cain back 3/15 after 10, 1 min since (11% of 10)
NEW Robinson 27 to 32 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 3/20 · 1 day's restOUT Butler III missed 2 since 3/17, returns tonight: 37 min (109% of 34)
OUT Herro missed 12 since 2/26, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 15 since 2/13, out tonight
OUT Jović missed 2 since 3/17, returns tonight: 33 min (166% of 20)
OUT Love missed 10 since 2/29, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 2 since 3/17, out tonight
BACK Wright back 3/17 after 7, 18 min since (83% of 22)
BACK Bryant back 3/13 after 2, 14 min since (125% of 12)
MIA availability going into 3/22 · 1 day's restOUT Herro missed 13 since 2/26, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 16 since 2/13, out tonight
OUT Love missed 11 since 2/29, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 3 since 3/17, returns tonight: 4 min (38% of 10)
BACK Butler III back 3/20 after 2, 37 min since (109% of 34)
BACK Wright back 3/17 after 7, 17 min since (79% of 22)
BACK Jović back 3/20 after 2, 33 min since (166% of 20)
BACK Bryant back 3/13 after 2, 14 min since (126% of 12)
MIA availability going into 3/24 · 1 day's restOUT Herro missed 14 since 2/26, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 2 since 3/20, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 17 since 2/13, out tonight
OUT Love missed 12 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Butler III back 3/20 after 2, 37 min since (108% of 34)
BACK Wright back 3/17 after 7, 19 min since (85% of 22)
BACK Jović back 3/20 after 2, 26 min since (130% of 20)
BACK Cain back 3/15 after 10, 2 min since (25% of 10)
MIA availability going into 3/26 · 1 day's restOUT Herro missed 15 since 2/26, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 3 since 3/20, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 18 since 2/13, out tonight
OUT Love missed 13 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Butler III back 3/20 after 2, 33 min since (96% of 34)
BACK Wright back 3/17 after 7, 21 min since (96% of 22)
BACK Jović back 3/20 after 2, 24 min since (117% of 20)
BACK Cain back 3/22 after 3, 7 min since (66% of 10)
MIA availability going into 3/29 · 2 days' restOUT Herro missed 16 since 2/26, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 4 since 3/20, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 19 since 2/13, out tonight
OUT Love missed 14 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Butler III back 3/20 after 2, 33 min since (96% of 34)
BACK Jović back 3/20 after 2, 25 min since (126% of 20)
BACK Cain back 3/22 after 3, 5 min since (49% of 10)
MIA availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Herro missed 17 since 2/26, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 5 since 3/20, returns tonight: 28 min (104% of 27)
OUT Richardson missed 20 since 2/13, out tonight
OUT Love missed 15 since 2/29, out tonight
BACK Butler III back 3/20 after 2, 31 min since (90% of 34)
BACK Jović back 3/20 after 2, 24 min since (118% of 20)
BACK Cain back 3/22 after 3, 7 min since (67% of 10)
MIA availability going into 4/02 · 1 day's restOUT Herro missed 18 since 2/26, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 21 since 2/13, out tonight
OUT Love missed 16 since 2/29, returns tonight: 16 min (97% of 16)
BACK Robinson back 3/31 after 5, 28 min since (104% of 27)
BACK Cain back 3/22 after 3, 5 min since (55% of 10)
NEW Highsmith 21 to 27 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 4/04 · 1 day's restOUT Herro missed 19 since 2/26, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 22 since 2/13, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 2 since 3/31, out tonight
BACK Robinson back 3/31 after 5, 29 min since (106% of 27)
BACK Love back 4/02 after 16, 16 min since (97% of 16)
NEW Highsmith 21 to 28 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/18 · 1 day's restBACK Curry back 3/16 after 3, 34 min since (104% of 33)
BACK Looney back 3/13 after 3, 17 min since (108% of 16)
NEW Kuminga 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/20 · 1 day's restOUT Šarić missed 2 since 3/16, returns tonight: 5 min (30% of 17)
OUT Looney missed 2 since 3/16, returns tonight: 6 min (35% of 16)
OUT Quinones missed 2 since 3/16, returns tonight: 4 min (35% of 11)
BACK Curry back 3/16 after 3, 34 min since (103% of 33)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 25 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/22 · 1 day's restBACK Curry back 3/16 after 3, 30 min since (93% of 33)
BACK Šarić back 3/20 after 2, 5 min since (30% of 17)
BACK Looney back 3/13 after 3, 12 min since (72% of 16)
BACK Quinones back 3/20 after 2, 4 min since (35% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 25 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/24 · 1 day's restBACK Curry back 3/16 after 3, 32 min since (96% of 33)
BACK Šarić back 3/20 after 2, 5 min since (30% of 17)
BACK Looney back 3/13 after 3, 12 min since (72% of 16)
BACK Quinones back 3/20 after 2, 4 min since (35% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 25 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/26 · 1 day's restOUT Šarić missed 2 since 3/22, out tonight
OUT Looney missed 2 since 3/22, returns tonight: 19 min (116% of 16)
OUT Quinones missed 2 since 3/22, returns tonight: 2 min (15% of 11)
BACK Curry back 3/16 after 3, 31 min since (95% of 33)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 25 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/27 · back-to-backOUT Šarić missed 3 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK Looney back 3/20 after 2, 12 min since (76% of 16)
BACK Quinones back 3/20 after 2, 3 min since (25% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 26 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Šarić missed 4 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK Looney back 3/20 after 2, 13 min since (81% of 16)
BACK Quinones back 3/20 after 2, 3 min since (25% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 28 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 2 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Šarić missed 5 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK Looney back 3/26 after 2, 15 min since (91% of 16)
BACK Quinones back 3/26 after 2, 3 min since (32% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 30 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 4/02 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 3 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Šarić missed 6 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK Looney back 3/26 after 2, 13 min since (82% of 16)
BACK Quinones back 3/26 after 2, 3 min since (32% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 30 min over the last 4
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 100, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 17 free throws a game; Butler III at 21 and Rozier at 18 a game. Without Herro (15 straight), Robinson (3 straight), Richardson (18 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 16 free throws a game; Curry at 26 and Thompson at 20 a game. Without Šarić (2 straight), Looney (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 100 a night to Golden State's 119 and the arc, Golden State at 39 percent from three to Miami's 34. Call it Miami 113, Golden State 110, Golden State keeping it close.
3/18 @ PHI 91-98 — MIA notes
MIA lost 91-98. MIA shot 39% (35 of 89) to PHI's 44%, 12 of 33 from three. Rozier led with 20 (8 of 21, 3 of 7 from three); Adebayo added 20, Martin 13. Q4 was theirs, 26-19, the deficit cut from 14 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 79-65 against them. Adebayo's -19 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/20 @ CLE 107-104 — MIA notes
MIA won 107-104. MIA shot 46% (38 of 83) to CLE's 47%, 13 of 36 from three. Butler III led with 30 (11 of 19, 2 of 4 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Rozier added 24, Jović 14. The hinge was Q3, 22-18: a lead of 4 became 8. Butler III was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
3/22 vs NOP 88-111 — MIA notes
MIA lost 88-111. MIA shot 36% (31 of 86) to NOP's 51%, 13 of 47 from three. MIA turned it over 4 times to NOP's 12. The glass went 34-56 against them. Butler III led with 17 (5 of 12, 0 of 3 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Swider added 14, Rozier 13. Q1 was theirs, 20-21, but the other 3 periods went 90-68 against them. They led by as many as 12. Wright's -23 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/24 vs CLE 121-84 — MIA notes
MIA won 121-84. MIA shot 52% (43 of 83) to CLE's 42%, 15 of 38 from three. MIA turned it over 9 times to CLE's 17. The glass went 44-30 for them. Highsmith led with 18 (7 of 10, 4 of 4 from three); Adebayo added 15, Butler III 15. The hinge was Q3, 30-18: a lead of 21 became 33, and the lead reached 45. Butler III was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
3/26 vs GSW 92-113 — MIA notes
MIA lost 92-113. MIA shot 40% (37 of 92) to GSW's 55%, 8 of 33 from three. Adebayo led with 24 (10 of 21, 1 of 3 from three); Rozier added 15, Highsmith 15. Q1 was theirs, 26-24, but the other 3 periods went 89-66 against them. Jaquez Jr.'s -24 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/29 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 102, shooting 42 percent and 33 from three, 17 free throws a game; Butler III at 21 and Adebayo at 18 a game. Without Herro (16 straight), Robinson (4 straight), Richardson (19 straight). 2 days' rest. Portland comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 16 free throws a game; Banton at 20 and Henderson at 19 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Simons (3 straight), Sharpe (36 straight), Ayton (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 102 a night to Portland's 117 and the turnovers, Portland giving it away 15 times a game to Miami's 9. Call it Miami 112, Portland 105.
3/31 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 17 free throws a game; Kuzma at 21 and Poole at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Jones (8 straight), Champagnie (2 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 99, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Adebayo at 18 and Rozier at 18 a game. Without Herro (17 straight), Robinson (5 straight), Richardson (20 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Washington giving it away 16 times a game to Miami's 7 and the glass, where Washington has been plus-5 a night and Miami minus-2. Call it Miami 111, Washington 108, Washington keeping it close.
4/02 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 99, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Adebayo at 19 and Rozier at 18 a game. Without Herro (18 straight), Richardson (21 straight), Love (16 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 107, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 32 and DiVincenzo at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Anunoby (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-8 a night and Miami minus-2 and the defense, Miami allowing 99 a night to New York's 107. Call it Miami 111, New York 109, New York keeping it close.
4/04 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 97, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Rozier at 22 and Adebayo at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Herro (19 straight), Richardson (22 straight), Mills (2 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 43 from three, 19 free throws a game; Maxey at 24 and Oubre Jr. at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Maxey (2 straight), Melton (18 straight), Covington (44 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 97 a night to Philadelphia's 112. Call it Miami 114, Philadelphia 107.
3/18 vs NYK 112-119 — GSW notes
GSW lost 112-119. GSW shot 48% (42 of 88) to NYK's 48%, 14 of 36 from three. Curry led with 27 (8 of 20, 4 of 13 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Jackson-Davis added 19, Thompson 18. Q4 was theirs, 24-20, the deficit cut from 11 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 99-88 against them. Podziemski's -15 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/20 vs MEM 137-116 — GSW notes
GSW won 137-116. GSW shot 58% (58 of 100) to MEM's 44%, 19 of 39 from three, and got to the line 6 times to MEM's 18. Kuminga led with 26 (12 of 17, 2 of 3 from three); Thompson added 23, Wiggins 22. The hinge was Q2, 35-26: a lead of 1 became 10, and the lead reached 27. Green was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
3/22 vs IND 111-123 — GSW notes
GSW lost 111-123. GSW shot 41% (43 of 106) to IND's 48%, 14 of 48 from three. The glass went 64-50 for them. Curry led with 25 (9 of 24, 6 of 18 from three); Thompson added 17, Podziemski 13. Q4 was theirs, 23-21, the deficit cut from 14 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 102-88 against them. They led by as many as 12. Curry's -13 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/24 @ MIN 110-114 — GSW notes
GSW lost 110-114. GSW shot 45% (38 of 85) to MIN's 48%, 14 of 36 from three, and went to the line 26 times to MIN's 18 — 20 points from the stripe to their 13. Curry led with 31 (9 of 21, 5 of 11 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Thompson added 16, Wiggins 15. Q1 was theirs, 27-18, but the other 3 periods went 96-83 against them. They led by as many as 12. Podziemski's -11 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/26 @ MIA 113-92 — GSW notes
GSW won 113-92. GSW shot 55% (47 of 85) to MIA's 40%, 13 of 38 from three. Thompson led with 28 (11 of 20, 6 of 14 from three); Kuminga added 18, Curry 17. The hinge was Q3, 32-20: GSW came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 10, and the lead reached 22. GSW trailed 53-55 at the half and won the second half 60-37. Thompson was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
3/27 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 101, shooting 51 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Banchero at 20 and F. Wagner at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. 3 days' rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 15 free throws a game; Curry at 23 and Thompson at 20 a game. Without Šarić (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 101 a night to Golden State's 113 and the turnovers, Orlando giving it away 14 times a game to Golden State's 11. Call it Orlando 115, Golden State 109.
3/29 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 98 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 16 free throws a game; Miller at 19 and Bridges at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 14 free throws a game; Curry at 21 and Thompson at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Šarić (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-6 a night and Charlotte minus-5 and the defense, Golden State allowing 108 a night to Charlotte's 116. Call it Golden State 115, Charlotte 108.
3/31 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Vassell at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 104, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 15 free throws a game; Curry at 23 and Thompson at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Kuminga (2 straight), Šarić (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-7 a night and San Antonio minus-1 and the line, where San Antonio takes 23 free throws a game to Golden State's 15. Call it Golden State 114, San Antonio 112, San Antonio keeping it close.
4/02 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 102, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 14 free throws a game; Curry at 24 and Thompson at 18 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Kuminga (3 straight), Šarić (6 straight). One day's rest. Dallas comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 102, shooting 51 percent and 43 from three, 20 free throws a game; Dončić at 33 and Irving at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Green (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Dallas at 43 percent from three to Golden State's 36 and the line, where Dallas takes 20 free throws a game to Golden State's 14. Call it Golden State 113, Dallas 112, Dallas keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MIAAW A. Williams
BA B. Adebayo
CM C. Martin
CS C. Swider
DW D. Wright
HH H. Highsmith
JJ J. Jaquez Jr.
JO Jovic
NJ N. Jović
OR O. Robinson
PM P. Mills
TB T. Bryant
TR T. Rozier
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BP B. Podziemski
CP C. Paul
DG D. Green
GP G. Payton II
GS G. Santos
JK J. Kuminga
JR J. Robinson
KL K. Looney
KT K. Thompson
MM M. Moody
QU Quinones
SC S. Curry
MIA/GSW the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Thompson scores 28, Golden State runs away in 2nd half to top Miami 113-92
MIAMI -- — Jonathan Kuminga controlled an offensive rebound midway through the third quarter and slapped the ball out to Stephen Curry , who connected on a 3-pointer from the “C” in the Heat Culture logo painted across midcourt.
The Golden State bench roared in approval.
So did tons of fans. And this wasn't in San Francisco. It was in Miami.
The Warriors' trend of having more wins on the road than at home continued on Tuesday night. Klay Thompson returned to the starting lineup and scored 28 points, Kuminga added 18 and the Warriors pulled away in the second half to beat the still-shorthanded Miami Heat 113-92.
“Our assist to turnover ratio was really good," Thompson said, scanning the postgame stat sheet that showed the Warriors with 30 assists and 12 total turnovers. “That's always a great indicator of if it's a good night at the office.”
The Warriors are 18-19 at home and now 19-15 on the road; they're on pace to be the second team in NBA history to finish with a winning record overall while having a sub-.500 record at home.
“You walk into any arena in the league on the road and there’s automatically blue and yellow jerseys all over the place," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “Steph’s got so many fans across the country and a lot of people cheer for him no matter where we are.”
Curry and Andrew Wiggins each scored 17 for Golden State, which led by two at the half and then led by as many as 22 points in the fourth.
Bam Adebayo scored 24 points for Miami, which played without leading scorer Jimmy Butler — sidelined by an illness. The Heat also were without Tyler Herro (foot) for a 16th consecutive game, Kevin Love (heel) for a 14th consecutive game and Duncan Robinson (back) for a fourth game in a row.
Haywood Highsmith and Terry Rozier each scored 15 points for the Heat. Jaime Jaquez Jr . scored 12 and Nikola Jovic had 11. Miami fell to 2-16 when it scores less than 103 points.
“It helps when they're missing their elite scorers,” Thompson said.
Thompson was 11 for 20 from the floor, 6 for 14 on 3-pointers and had his highest-scoring game since Feb. 15 for the Warriors.
Miami was within 87-81 early in the fourth; Golden State outscored the Heat 26-11 the rest of the way.
“We could never get it to the moment of truth,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “And you have to credit Golden State.”
The Warriors (37-34) moved a full game ahead of idle Houston in the race for 10th — and the final play-in spot — in the Western Conference.
“We’ve got a lot of work to do,” Warriors center Kevon Looney said.
Miami (39-33) remained seventh in the Eastern Conference, tied with Philadelphia but one spot over the 76ers because of a head-to-head tiebreaker. The loss also left Miami 1 1/2 games behind Indiana in the race for the sixth, and last guaranteed playoff spot, in the East.