The Miami Heat lost to the Houston Rockets 99-90 at Toyota Center on Monday night. The Heat have been beaten three of their last five games. The Rockets have the second-best record in the Western Conference behind Golden State.
Miami(27-20) took advantage in the first quarter and led 33-25 and were still ahead 50-46 at halftime. The second half belonged to Houston (33-12) as they pulled ahead 71-68 after three quarters and outscored the Heat 28-22 in the final quarter.
James Harden led the Rockets with a game-high 28 points while Chris Paul compiled 16 points, six assists and six rebounds. Hassan Whiteside put together a double-double for the Heat with 22 points and 12 rebounds. Wayne Ellington downed 13 points and Josh Richardson dropped in 12 points.
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