Warriors Slip By Heat In Overtime

     The Miami Heat lost to the Golden State Warriors 120-112 in overtime at Chase Center on Wednesday night. Miami extended their losing streak to three games. It was the fourth contest for the Heat in their seven-game road trip. 

     Miami(11-17) rode out to a 36-24 advantage after one quarter. The Heat stayed in front and led 61-45 at halftime. 

     Golden State(16-13) still trailed 86-76 at the end of three quarters. The Warriors scored 11 straight points and were down 99-96 with 3:37 left in the fourth. They finished the frame on a 20-6 run to put it into overtime. 

     It was scoreless in the first two-and-a-half minutes of overtime. Golden State went on a 10-2 spurt and was the only time that they led the game. 

     Jimmy Butler had a triple-double for the second straight contest and third time in his last four games. He chalked up 13 points, 11 assists and 12 rebounds. Bam Adebayo powered in 24 points while Kendrick Nunn knocked in 19 points. Duncan Robinson and Precious Achiuwa were able to pour in 13 points each. 

     Stephen Curry showed up in overtime and ended up with a double-double of 26 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds for the Warriors. Andrew Wiggins and Kelly Oubre Jr. both had 23 points each. Kent Bazemore came off the bench with a game-high 26 points.