ORACLE ARENA, OAKLAND, CA — This is a continuation of the halftime recap of the Miami Heat at the Golden State Warriors.
The Heat took a 54-53 lead into halftime.
Q3: No Rhythm, McCaw Clutch Splash
The Warriors got off to a hot start, as Kevin Durant hit a catch-and-shoot triple…
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Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra took a timeout as the Warriors moved ahead, 60-56, with 10:06 remaining.
After the timeout, both teams failed to score on five possessions each before Dion Waiters scored after a turnover by Patrick McCaw, who started the second half again as a replacement for Klay Thompson.
Curry found Draymond Green for a slam down the lane…
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Durant and Waiters traded buckets, then after some more misses by both teams, Pachulia tracked down a miss by Hassan Whiteside and Draymond found McCaw wide open on the right wing for an in-transition splash.
That put Golden State up with a little needed separation, 67-60, with 5:08 to play.
Closing out the quarter, Andre Iguodala drilled a catch-and-shoot triple from the right corner, JaVale McGee snuffed out James Johnson…
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McGee scored inside, and the Warriors took a 79-68 lead into the final frame.
Q4:
David West got a steal to start the fourth, then hit a jumper assisted by Iguodala to put Golden State up, 81-68.
But Tyler Johnson answered with a three, Whiteside putback an airball, Iguodala missed a trey attempt, Whiteside hit a turnaround before the shot clock buzzer, and Shaun Livingston got a one-hander to drop…
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After the timeout, Whiteside got another dunk, then after Ian Clark missed a runner, Waiters lobbed to Whiteside for yet another jam, and Warriors head coach Steve Kerr took a timeout with 6:56 to go as the Heat crept back, 85-80.
ic3 86-82
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Notes:
Livingston missed shot from baseline
Heat pushed into frontcourt pass to Tyler Johnson for the dunk 85-82
Warriors answered with ball to Livingston fouled by T Johnson made one of two 86-82
T Johnson missed three
Warriors drove and kicked out then swung to top Clark hit a three 89-82
Timeout Heat with left 89-82 Warriors
Waites missed corner three
Zaza missed off Livingston feed
T Johnson missed three
Zaza cutting to the basket fed by Clark but missed layup but was fouled by Whiteside
Zaza made both ft’s 91-82
Waiters lobbed high to Whiteside for dunk 91-84
Clark made a two 93-84
Whiteside hit a two 93-86
Waiters missed
Draymond rebounded penetrated kicked out to Curry the set a big screen for Curry who drained the trey 96-86
Draymond stole ball missed layup
Dragic nailed a three 96-89
Curry missed
Zaza blocked Whiteside
Durant elbow jumper made 98-89 Warriors
Timeout Heat 2:02 left
Waiters picked clean but Durant called for foul
Zaza blocked Whiteside
Steph with the crossover off the glass 100-89 Warriors
Curry knocked ball away from Whiteside. Zaza went to floor tapped the ball to Curry who passed to Andre for the layup
102-89 Warriors
Timeout Heat 57.9 left
T Johnson fouled by Livingston made 1 of 2 from the line 102-90
Durant with the dagger three 105-90
Waiters drove to bucket but missed layup
J Johnson fouled KD in the bonus
KD made both ft’s 107-90
Dragic fouled on drive by McCaw made bucket and made ft 107-93
Dubs turned ball over in backcourt
J Johnson made layup 107-95
Warriors inbounded time expired
FINAL Warriors 107-95 over the heat
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