Final

Miami Heat16-14104 winneratHouston Rockets21-11100

Sun, Dec 29, 7:00 PM ESTToyota Center, Houston, TXFanDuel Sports Network - Sun · Space City Home Network

The box score

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
MIA	31	22	28	23	104
HOU	27	23	32	18	100

Miami Heat

104

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Haywood HighsmithF	38	15	8	2	2	1	3	6-9	3-6	0-0	+10
Kevin LoveF	14	5	6	1	0	0	1	1-7	0-1	3-4	-13
Bam AdebayoC	34	12	10	1	3	0	2	4-12	0-1	4-6	-1
Tyler HerroG	37	27	6	9	0	0	3	10-17	3-7	4-7	+13
Terry RozierG	38	14	5	0	1	1	2	6-19	0-8	2-2	-3
Jaime Jaquez Jr.	16	2	3	0	0	0	0	1-3	0-0	0-0	-7
Nikola Jović	31	18	7	6	0	0	0	5-9	3-5	5-5	+18
Kel'el Ware	14	7	7	2	0	1	1	3-3	0-0	1-3	+5
Alec Burks	18	4	0	0	0	0	2	1-5	1-5	1-1	-2
Team		104	52	21	6	3	14	37-84	10-33	20-28

DNP: Jimmy Butler III (nwt-return to competition reconditioning), Josh Christopher (coach's decision), Keshad Johnson (coach's decision), Pelle Larsson (coach's decision), Duncan Robinson (injury/illness), Isaiah Stevens (coach's decision)

Houston Rockets

100

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Dillon BrooksF	40	22	4	0	0	1	1	8-20	5-12	1-1	+8
Jabari Smith Jr.F	26	7	3	0	0	0	2	2-8	2-5	1-1	-4
Alperen SengunC	35	18	18	6	1	1	5	8-14	0-1	2-2	+4
Jalen GreenG	34	19	3	2	0	0	1	6-20	1-8	6-7	-10
Fred VanVleetG	38	16	7	6	3	2	3	6-17	4-10	0-0	+4
Amen Thompson	32	5	5	5	1	0	0	2-4	0-1	1-2	-17
Steven Adams	12	4	9	3	0	0	0	2-3	0-0	0-0	-6
Cam Whitmore	12	7	3	0	0	0	0	3-7	1-2	0-0	+6
Aaron Holiday	11	2	0	2	0	0	0	1-4	0-1	0-0	-5
Team		100	52	24	5	4	12	38-97	13-40	11-13

DNP: Tari Eason (injury/illness), Jeff Green (coach's decision), Jock Landale (coach's decision), Reed Sheppard (coach's decision), Jae'Sean Tate (nwt - injury/illness)

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Lead tracker

Biggest lead · HOU: 12
Biggest lead · MIA: 8
Times tied: 8
Lead changes: 13
Longest run · MIA: 12

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How they entered this matchup

Rest edge: HOUTravel tax: MIA3 in 4: both

HOU has the rest edge with 47h between tipoffs, 19h more than MIA.
MIA is carrying the heavier travel load at 701 mi from its previous stop.
Both teams are navigating a 3 in 4 spot, which raises the fatigue floor on each side.
MIA is in game 3 of 3 on the road with 606 mi already logged before tip.

Reading the setup…

Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	MIA	HOU
Record	16-14	21-11
Days rest	B2B	1 day edge
Hours rest	28h	47h
Rest swing	-19h	+19h
Travel in	701 mi	0 mi edge
Zone change	-1h	0h
Body clock	-1h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 3 of 3	Homestand · 2 of 5
Miles before tip	606 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	B2B3 in 4	3 in 4
Fatigue Index	6	2 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

MIA carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 6 vs. HOU's 2.

How each side got here701 mi vs 0 mi

How each side got here

MIA

701 mi

Atlanta, GAHouston, TX

MIA came from Atlanta, GA with 701 mi of travel and -1h of time-zone change.

Atlanta, GA to Houston, TX

HOU

0 mi

Houston, TXNo travel

HOU stayed in Houston, TX between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in Houston, TX

Where this game sitsroad 3 of 3 vs homestand 2 of 5

Where this game sits in the run

MIA

Road trip

MIA is on game 3 of 3 on the road, with 606 mi already behind it.

Game in segment3 of 3

Miles before tip606 mi

Segment miles1,307 mi

HOU

Homestand

HOU is in game 2 of 5 on this homestand.

Game in segment2 of 5

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

Local TV: MIAFanDuel Sports Network - SunHOUSpace City Home Networkin-market
League Pass: Full replay + condensed game
Radio: HOU790 AM / S: 93.3 FMSiriusXMMIAWQAM 560 AM / S: WAQI 710

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