Heat Burn Rockets

     Jimmy Butler slammed the ball in the hoop on an inbound pass from Gabe Vincent with 00.3 seconds left in the fourth quarter as the Miami Heat edged the Houston Rockets 97-95 at Miami-Dade Arena on Friday night. The Heat visit the Orlando Magic tomorrow. 

     Houston(13-43) had a slight 29-28 lead after one quarter. Miami(31-25) moved ahead by the end of the second quarter 58-56. The Heat were still up 75-73 at the end of the third quarter. Both teams were tied 95-95 with seconds remaining until Butler scored on a ally-oop pass from Vincent. 

     Tyler Herro compiled 31 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for Miami in the victory. Bam Adebayo contributed 20 points along with eight rebounds while Butler dropped in 16 points. Jabari Smith Jr. led the Rockets with 22 points.